| slovo | definícia |
-gos
(gcide) | Archipelago \Ar`chi*pel"a*go\, n.; pl. -goes or -gos. [It.
arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref ? + ? sea, perh.
akin to ? blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See
Plague.]
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1. The Grecian Archipelago, or [AE]gean Sea, separating
Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number
of small islands.
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2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with
many islands or with a group of islands.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
goshawk
(mass) | goshawk
- jastrab |
gosling
(mass) | gosling
- husle |
gospel
(mass) | gospel
- evanjelium |
gossip
(mass) | gossip
- reči, hovoriť, klebety |
yugoslavia
(mass) | Yugoslavia
- Juhoslávia |
yugoslavian
(mass) | Yugoslavian
- juhoslovanský |
Amigos
(gcide) | Amigo \A*mi"go\, n.; pl. Amigos. [Sp., fr. L. amicus.]
A friend; -- a Spanish term applied in the Philippine Islands
to friendly natives.
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Angostura
(gcide) | Angostura \An`gos*tu"ra\, Angostura bark \An`gos*tu"ra
bark"\([aum][ng]`g[o^]s*t[=oo]"r[.a] b[aum]rk`). [From
Angostura, in Venezuela.]
A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree
of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or {Galipea
officinalis}). It is used used as a tonic, in medicines,
liqueurs and bitters. --U. S. Disp.
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Angostura bark
(gcide) | Angostura \An`gos*tu"ra\, Angostura bark \An`gos*tu"ra
bark"\([aum][ng]`g[o^]s*t[=oo]"r[.a] b[aum]rk`). [From
Angostura, in Venezuela.]
A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree
of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or {Galipea
officinalis}). It is used used as a tonic, in medicines,
liqueurs and bitters. --U. S. Disp.
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Argos
(gcide) | Argos \Argos\ n.
1. an ancient city in SE Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in
the 7th century BC.
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Argosies
(gcide) | Argosy \Ar"go*sy\, n.; pl. Argosies. [Earlier ragusy, fr.
ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.]
A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.
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Where your argosies with portly sail . . .
Do overpeer the petty traffickers. --Shak.
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Argosy
(gcide) | Argosy \Ar"go*sy\, n.; pl. Argosies. [Earlier ragusy, fr.
ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.]
A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.
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Where your argosies with portly sail . . .
Do overpeer the petty traffickers. --Shak.
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bongos
(gcide) | Bongo \Bon"go\ (b[o^][ng]"g[=o]), n.; pl. bongos or bongo.
one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a
different pitch, played by striking with the hands.
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Bouteloua oligostachya
(gcide) | Grama grass \Gra"ma grass`\ [Sp. grama a sort of grass.] (Bot.)
The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the
Western United States, esp. the Bouteloua oligostachya.
[1913 Webster]Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
(b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
Grass bass (Zool.), the calico bass.
Grass bird, the dunlin.
Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
(B[oe]hmeria nivea syn. Urtica nivea), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
Grass finch. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also vesper sparrow and
bay-winged bunting.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
which several species are known.
Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.
Grass moth (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
Crambus, found in grass.
Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of citronella, {ginger
grass oil}, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
Grass owl (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
Crass quit (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
Grass snake. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See Green snake, under Green.
Grass snipe (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also jacksnipe in America.
Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.
To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
[1913 Webster]Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\ (m[e^]s*k[=e]"t[asl]), Mesquit \Mes*quit"\
(m[e^]s*k[=e]t"), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican
Indian word.] (Bot.)
Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the
southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus
Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical
spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the
honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
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Honey mesquite. See Algaroba
(b) .
Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens),
having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
the Indians.
Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas
(Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so
called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
-- called also muskit grass, grama grass.
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Brigose
(gcide) | Brigose \Bri*gose"\, a. [LL. brigosus, It. brigoso. See
Brigue, n.]
Contentious; quarrelsome. [Obs.] --Puller.
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Confragose
(gcide) | Confragose \Con`fra*gose"\, a. [L. confragosus; con- + fragosus,
fr. frangere. See Fragile.]
Broken; uneven. [Obs.] "Confragose cataracts." --Evelyn.
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Dagos
(gcide) | Dago \Da"go\ (d[=a]"g[-o]), n.; pl. Dagos (-g[=o]z). [Cf. Sp.
Diego, E. James.]
A nickname given to a person of Spanish (or, by extension,
Portuguese or Italian) descent. [U. S.]
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Disgospel
(gcide) | Disgospel \Dis*gos"pel\, v. i.
To be inconsistent with, or act contrary to, the precepts of
the gospel; to pervert the gospel. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Drongos
(gcide) | Drongo \Dron"go\, n.; pl. Drongos. (Zool.)
A passerine bird of the family Dicrurid[ae]. They are
usually black with a deeply forked tail. They are natives of
Asia, Africa, and Australia; -- called also drongo shrikes.
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egos
(gcide) | ego \e"go\, n.; pl. egos. [L., I.]
The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical
experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product
of reflective thought; the subject consciously considered as
"I" by a person; -- opposed to non-ego.
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2. (Psychoanalysis) that one of the three parts of a person's
psychic apparatus that mediates consciously between the
drives of the id and the realities of the external
physical and social environment, by integrating
perceptions of the external world and organizing the
reactions to it. Contrasted with the id and superego.
[PJC]
3. egotism; as, a job requiring a diplomat without too much
ego.
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4. self-esteem; as, he has an overinflated ego.
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ergosterol
(gcide) | ergosterol \ergosterol\ n.
a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by
ultraviolet radiation.
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Fingrigos
(gcide) | Fingrigo \Fin"gri*go\, n.; pl. Fingrigos. [So called in
Jamaica.] (Bot.)
A prickly, climbing shrub of the genus Pisonia. The fruit
is a kind of berry.
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Fungosity
(gcide) | Fungosity \Fun*gos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. fungosit['e],
fongosit['e].]
The quality of that which is fungous; fungous excrescence.
--Dunglison.
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Galagos
(gcide) | Galago \Ga*la"go\, n.; pl. Galagos. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A genus of African lemurs, including numerous species.
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Note: The grand galago (Galago crassicaudata) is about
the size of a cat; the mouse galago (G. murinus)is
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Garcinia Mangostana
(gcide) | Garcinia \Gar*cin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree ({Garcinia
Mangostana}), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago;
-- so called in honor of Dr. Garcin.
[1913 Webster]Mangosteen \Man"go*steen\, Mangostan \Man"go*stan\, mangosteen
tree \mangosteen tree\n. [Malay mangusta, mangis.] (Bot.)
A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia ({Garcinia
Mangostana}) with thick leathery leaves. The tree grows to
the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called
mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which
is very delicious food.
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Gosainthan
(gcide) | Gosainthan \Gosainthan\ prop. n.
A mountain in Tibet, 26,287 feet high. [proper name]
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gosan-chiku
(gcide) | gosan-chiku \gosan-chiku\ n. (Bot.)
A small bamboo of Southeastern China (Phyllostachys aurea)
having slender culms flexuous when young.
Syn: fishpole bamboo, hotei-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea.
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Goshawk
(gcide) | Goshawk \Gos"hawk`\, n. [AS. g[=o]shafuc, lit., goosehawk; or
Icel. g[=a]shaukr. See Goose, and Hawk the bird.] (Zool.)
Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species
and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius)
and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known
species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity,
and courage. The Australian goshawk ({A.
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]}) is pure white.
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Gosherd
(gcide) | Gosherd \Gos"herd\, n. [OE. gosherde. See Goose, and Herd a
herdsman.]
One who takes care of geese.
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Goslet
(gcide) | Goslet \Gos"let\, n. (Zool.)
One of several species of pygmy geese, of the genus
Nettepus. They are about the size of a teal, and inhabit
Africa, India, and Australia.
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Gosling
(gcide) | Gosling \Gos"ling\, n. [AS. g[=o]s goose + -ling.]
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1. A young or unfledged goose.
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2. A catkin on nut trees and pines. --Bailey.
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go-slow
(gcide) | go-slow \go-slow\ n.
A form of labor protest by workers in which they deliberately
slow down in order to cause problems for their employers.
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gosmore
(gcide) | gosmore \gosmore\ n. (Bot.)
A European weed (Hypochaeris radicata) widely naturalized
in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves
resembling a cat's ears.
Syn: cat's-ear, cat's ear, California dandelion, capeweed,
Hypochaeris radicata.
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Gospel
(gcide) | Gospel \Gos"pel\, n. [OE. gospel, godspel, AS. godspell; god God
+ spell story, tale. See God, and Spell, v.]
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1. Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ,
the Kingdom of God, and salvation.
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And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom.
--Matt. iv.
23.
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The steadfast belief of the promises of the gospel.
--Bentley.
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Note: It is probable that gospel is from. OE. godspel, God
story, the narrative concerning God; but it was early
confused with god spell, good story, good tidings, and
was so used by the translators of the Authorized
version of Scripture. This use has been retained in
most cases in the Revised Version.
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Thus the literal sense [of gospel] is the
"narrative of God," i. e., the life of Christ.
--Skeat.
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2. One of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus
Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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3. A selection from one of the gospels, for use in a
religious service; as, the gospel for the day.
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4. Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of
political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this
political gospel. --Burke.
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5. Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as,
they took his words for gospel. [Colloq.]
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If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I
shall only ask him to read [OE]dipus, instead of
taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for
gospel. --Saintsbury.
[1913 Webster]Gospel \Gos"pel\, a.
Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as,
gospel righteousness. --Bp. Warburton.
[1913 Webster]Gospel \Gos"pel\, v. t.
To instruct in the gospel. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Gospeler
(gcide) | Gospeler \Gos"pel*er\, n. [AS. godspellere.] [Written also
gospeller.]
1. One of the four evangelists. --Rom. of R.
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Mark the gospeler was the ghostly son of Peter in
baptism. --Wyclif.
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2. A follower of Wyclif, the first English religious
reformer; hence, a Puritan. [Obs.] --Latimer.
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The persecution was carried on against the gospelers
with much fierceness by those of the Roman
persuasion. --Strype.
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3. A priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar
during the communion service.
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The Archbishop of York was the celebrant, the
epistoler being the dean, and the gospeler the
Bishop of Sydney. --Pall Mall
Gazette.
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Gospelize
(gcide) | Gospelize \Gos"pel*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gospelized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Gospelizing.] [Written also gospellize.]
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1. To form according to the gospel; as, a command gospelized
to us. --Milton.
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2. To instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; as, to gospelize
the savages. --Boyle.
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Gospelized
(gcide) | Gospelize \Gos"pel*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gospelized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Gospelizing.] [Written also gospellize.]
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1. To form according to the gospel; as, a command gospelized
to us. --Milton.
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2. To instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; as, to gospelize
the savages. --Boyle.
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Gospelizing
(gcide) | Gospelize \Gos"pel*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gospelized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Gospelizing.] [Written also gospellize.]
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1. To form according to the gospel; as, a command gospelized
to us. --Milton.
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2. To instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; as, to gospelize
the savages. --Boyle.
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gospeller
(gcide) | Gospeler \Gos"pel*er\, n. [AS. godspellere.] [Written also
gospeller.]
1. One of the four evangelists. --Rom. of R.
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Mark the gospeler was the ghostly son of Peter in
baptism. --Wyclif.
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2. A follower of Wyclif, the first English religious
reformer; hence, a Puritan. [Obs.] --Latimer.
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The persecution was carried on against the gospelers
with much fierceness by those of the Roman
persuasion. --Strype.
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3. A priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar
during the communion service.
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The Archbishop of York was the celebrant, the
epistoler being the dean, and the gospeler the
Bishop of Sydney. --Pall Mall
Gazette.
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Goss
(gcide) | Goss \Goss\, n. [See Gorse.]
Gorse. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Gossamer
(gcide) | Gossamer \Gos"sa*mer\, n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer,
perh. for goose summer, from its downy appearance, or perh.
for God's summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary's
yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word
alluded to a legend that the gossamer was the remnant of the
Virgin Mary's winding sheet, which dropped from her when she
was taken up to heaven. For the use of summer in the sense of
film or threads, cf. G. M[aum]dchensommer, Altweibersommer,
fliegender Sommer, all meaning, gossamer.]
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1. A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the
air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is
seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is
formed by small spiders.
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2. Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof
stuff.
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3. An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer.
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Gossamer spider (Zool.), any small or young spider which
spins webs by which to sail in the air. See {Ballooning
spider}.
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Gossamer spider
(gcide) | Gossamer \Gos"sa*mer\, n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer,
perh. for goose summer, from its downy appearance, or perh.
for God's summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary's
yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word
alluded to a legend that the gossamer was the remnant of the
Virgin Mary's winding sheet, which dropped from her when she
was taken up to heaven. For the use of summer in the sense of
film or threads, cf. G. M[aum]dchensommer, Altweibersommer,
fliegender Sommer, all meaning, gossamer.]
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1. A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the
air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is
seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is
formed by small spiders.
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2. Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof
stuff.
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3. An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer.
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Gossamer spider (Zool.), any small or young spider which
spins webs by which to sail in the air. See {Ballooning
spider}.
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Gossamery
(gcide) | Gossamery \Gos"sa*mer*y\, a.
Like gossamer; flimsy.
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The greatest master of gossamery affectation. --De
Quincey.
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Gossan
(gcide) | Gossan \Gos"san\, n. (Geol.)
Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to
oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.
Called also iron hat.
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Gossaniferous
(gcide) | Gossaniferous \Gos`san*if"er*ous\, a. [Gossan + -ferous.]
Containing or producing gossan.
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Gossaries
(gcide) | Glossary \Glos"sa*ry\, n.; pl. Gossaries. [L. glossarium, fr.
glossa: cf. F. glossaire. See 3d Gloss.]
A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages
of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an
author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic,
technical, or other uncommon words.
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Gossat
(gcide) | Gossat \Gos"sat\, n. (Zool.)
A small British marine fish (Motella tricirrata); -- called
also whistler and three-bearded rockling. [Prov. Eng.]
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Gossib
(gcide) | Gossib \Gos"sib\, n.
A gossip. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.
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Gossip
(gcide) | Gossip \Gos"sip\, n. [OE. gossib, godsib, a relation or sponsor
in baptism, a relation by a religious obligation, AS.
godsibb, fr. god + sib alliance, relation; akin to G. sippe,
Goth. sibja, and also to Skr. sabh[=a] assembly.]
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1. A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.
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Should a great lady that was invited to be a gossip,
in her place send her kitchen maid, 't would be ill
taken. --Selden.
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2. A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary
acquaintance. [Obs.]
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My noble gossips, ye have been too prodigal. --Shak.
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3. One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an
idle tattler.
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The common chat of gossips when they meet. --Dryden.
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4. The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.
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Bubbles o'er like a city with gossip, scandal, and
spite. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]Gossip \Gos"sip\, v. t.
To stand sponsor to. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Gossip \Gos"sip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gossiped; p. pr. & vb.
n. Gossiping.]
1. To make merry. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. --Shak.
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3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
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Gossiped
(gcide) | Gossip \Gos"sip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gossiped; p. pr. & vb.
n. Gossiping.]
1. To make merry. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. --Shak.
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3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
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Gossiper
(gcide) | Gossiper \Gos"sip*er\, n.
One given to gossip. --Beaconsfield.
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Gossiping
(gcide) | Gossip \Gos"sip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gossiped; p. pr. & vb.
n. Gossiping.]
1. To make merry. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. --Shak.
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3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
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Gossiprede
(gcide) | Gossiprede \Gos"sip*rede\, n. [Cf. Kindred.]
The relationship between a person and his sponsors. [Obs.]
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Gossipry
(gcide) | Gossipry \Gos"sip*ry\, n.
1. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special
intimacy. --Bale.
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2. Idle talk; gossip. --Mrs. Browning.
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Gossipy
(gcide) | Gossipy \Gos"sip*y\, a.
Full of, or given to, gossip.
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Gossoon
(gcide) | Gossoon \Gos*soon"\, n. [Scot. garson an attendant, fr. F.
gar[,c]on, OF. gars.]
A boy; a servant. [Ireland]
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Gossyparia mannipara
(gcide) | Manna \Man"na\ (m[a^]n"n[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma`nna, Heb.
m[=a]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).]
1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their
journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely
supplied food. --Ex. xvi. 15.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to lichens of the genus Lecanora,
sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and
Africa, and gathered and used as food; called also {manna
lichen}.
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3. (Bot. & Med.) A sweetish exudation in the form of pale
yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and
shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the
secretion of Fraxinus Ornus, and {Fraxinus
rotundifolia}, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.
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Note: Persian manna is the secretion of the camel's thorn
(see Camel's thorn, under Camel); Tamarisk manna,
that of the Tamarisk mannifera, a shrub of Western
Asia; Australian, manna, that of certain species of
eucalyptus; Brian[,c]on manna, that of the European
larch.
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Manna insect (Zool), a scale insect ({Gossyparia
mannipara}), which causes the exudation of manna from the
Tamarix tree in Arabia.
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Gossypium
(gcide) | Gossypium \Gos*syp"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. gossypion, gossipion.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The
species are much confused. G. herbaceum is the name given
to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island
cotton is produced by G. Barbadense, a shrubby variety.
There are several other kinds besides these.
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Gossypium herbaceum
(gcide) | Cotton \Cot"ton\ (k[o^]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the
cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr.
Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. Acton, Hacqueton.]
1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting
of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds
of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber
sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two
thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.
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2. The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
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3. Cloth made of cotton.
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Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a
sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton
bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry;
cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick.
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Cotton cambric. See Cambric, n., 2.
Cotton flannel, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton
fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it
is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel.
Cotton gin, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton,
invented by Eli Whitney.
Cotton grass (Bot.), a genus of plants (Eriphorum) of the
Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles
surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate
at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton.
Cotton mouse (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys
gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops.
Cotton plant (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gossypium, of
several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing
the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally
Asiatic, is Gossypium herbaceum.
Cotton press, a building and machinery in which cotton
bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a
press for baling cotton.
Cotton rose (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs (Filago),
covered with a white substance resembling cotton.
Cotton scale (Zool.), a species of bark louse ({Pulvinaria
innumerabilis}), which does great damage to the cotton
plant.
Cotton shrub. Same as Cotton plant.
Cotton stainer (Zool.), a species of hemipterous insect
(Dysdercus suturellus), which seriously damages growing
cotton by staining it; -- called also redbug.
Cotton thistle (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under
Thistle.
Cotton velvet, velvet in which the warp and woof are both
of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made
wholly of cotton.
Cotton waste, the refuse of cotton mills.
Cotton wool, cotton in its raw or woolly state.
Cotton worm (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia
argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage
to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on
corn, etc., and hence is often called corn worm, and
Southern army worm.
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Gossypium religiosum
(gcide) | Nankeen \Nan*keen"\, n. [So called from its being originally
manufactured at Nankin (Nanjing), in China.] [Written also
nankin.]
1. A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought
from China, made of a species of cotton ({Gossypium
religiosum}) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color
quite indestructible and permanent.
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2. An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.
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3. pl. Trousers made of nankeen. --Ld. Lytton.
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Nankeen bird (Zool.), the Australian night heron
(Nycticorax Caledonicus); -- called also quaker.
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Hesperomys gossypinus
(gcide) | Cotton \Cot"ton\ (k[o^]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the
cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr.
Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. Acton, Hacqueton.]
1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting
of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds
of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber
sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two
thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.
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2. The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
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3. Cloth made of cotton.
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Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a
sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton
bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry;
cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick.
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Cotton cambric. See Cambric, n., 2.
Cotton flannel, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton
fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it
is called swan's-down cotton, or Canton flannel.
Cotton gin, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton,
invented by Eli Whitney.
Cotton grass (Bot.), a genus of plants (Eriphorum) of the
Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles
surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate
at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton.
Cotton mouse (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys
gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops.
Cotton plant (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gossypium, of
several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing
the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally
Asiatic, is Gossypium herbaceum.
Cotton press, a building and machinery in which cotton
bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a
press for baling cotton.
Cotton rose (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs (Filago),
covered with a white substance resembling cotton.
Cotton scale (Zool.), a species of bark louse ({Pulvinaria
innumerabilis}), which does great damage to the cotton
plant.
Cotton shrub. Same as Cotton plant.
Cotton stainer (Zool.), a species of hemipterous insect
(Dysdercus suturellus), which seriously damages growing
cotton by staining it; -- called also redbug.
Cotton thistle (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under
Thistle.
Cotton velvet, velvet in which the warp and woof are both
of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made
wholly of cotton.
Cotton waste, the refuse of cotton mills.
Cotton wool, cotton in its raw or woolly state.
Cotton worm (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia
argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage
to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on
corn, etc., and hence is often called corn worm, and
Southern army worm.
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Jugoslav
(gcide) | Jugoslav \Jugoslav\ prop. n.
A native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia. [Also spelled
Yugoslav.]
Syn: Yugoslav, Yugoslavian, Jugoslavian.
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Jugoslavian
(gcide) | Jugoslavian \Jugoslavian\ prop. n.
a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia. [Also spelled
Yugoslavian.]
Syn: Yugoslav, Jugoslav, Yugoslavian.
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Lagostomus
(gcide) | Lagostomus \Lagostomus\ prop. n.
A mammal genus comprising the viscachas.
Syn: genus Lagostomus.
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Lagostomus maximus
(gcide) | chinchillon \chinchillon\ n.
a gregarious burrowing rodent (Lagostomus maximus) larger
than the chinchillas.
Syn: viscacha, Lagostomus maximus.
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Lagostomus trichodactylus
(gcide) | Viscacha \Vis*ca"cha\, Viz-cacha \Viz-ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)
A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus
trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger.
Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or
yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the
muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy
plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for
heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its
burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha,
vishatscha.
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Laryngoscope
(gcide) | Laryngoscope \La*ryn"go*scope\, n. [Larynx + -scope.]
1. (Surg.) An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two
mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for
examining its image. [Archaic]
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2. (Med.) A type of endoscope having a light source and
lenses, permitting theviewing of a magnified image of the
larynx. It may be flexible or rigid.
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Laryngoscopic
(gcide) | Laryngoscopic \La*ryn`go*scop"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to the inspection of the larynx; of or
pertaining to the laryngoscope or laryngoscopy.
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Laryngoscopist
(gcide) | Laryngoscopist \Lar`yn*gos"co*pist\, n.
One skilled in laryngoscopy.
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Laryngoscopy
(gcide) | Laryngoscopy \Lar`yn*gos"co*py\, n.
The art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with
the laryngoscope.
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Lemur mongos
(gcide) | Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n.; pl. Mongooses
1. (Zool.) A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus),
native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as
the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus).
[Written also mungoose, mungoos, mungous.]
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2. [Tamil manegos.] A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos).
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Logos
(gcide) | Logos \Log"os\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. lo`gos the word or form which
expresses a thought, also, the thought, fr. ? to speak.]
1. A word; reason; speech. --H. Bushell.
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2. The divine Word; Christ.
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Mandingos
(gcide) | Mandingos \Man*din"gos\, n. pl.; sing. Mandingo. (Ethnol.)
An extensive and powerful tribe of West African negroes.
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Mangostan
(gcide) | Mangosteen \Man"go*steen\, Mangostan \Man"go*stan\, mangosteen
tree \mangosteen tree\n. [Malay mangusta, mangis.] (Bot.)
A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia ({Garcinia
Mangostana}) with thick leathery leaves. The tree grows to
the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called
mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which
is very delicious food.
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