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-rae
(gcide) | Hetaera \He*t[ae]"ra\, Hetaira \He*tai"ra\, n.; pl. -r[ae].
[NL. See Hetairism.] (Gr. Antiq.)
A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. --
He*t[ae]"ric, He*tai"ric, a.
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brae
(mass) | brae
- breh |
israel
(mass) | Israel
- Izrael |
israeli
(mass) | Israeli
- izraelský, Izraelčan, Izraelčanka, izraelský jazyk |
Actinomyces israeli
(gcide) | Actinomycosis \Ac`ti*no*my*co"sis\
([a^]k`t[i^]*n[-o]*m[imac]*k[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL.] (Med.)
A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to
infection with actinomycetes, especially by {Actinomyces
bovis} in cattle and by Actinomyces israeli or {Arachnia
propionica} in man. It is characterized by hard swellings
usually in the mouth and jaw. In man the disease may also
affect the abdomen or thorax. In cattle it is called also
lumpy jaw or big jaw.
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Active hyperaemia
(gcide) | Hyperaemia \Hy`per*[ae]"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over +
a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part
of the body.
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Active hyper[ae]mia, congestion due to increased flow of
blood to a part.
Passive hyper[ae]mia, interchange due to obstruction in the
return of blood from a part. -- Hy`per*[ae]"mic, a.
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Album Graecum
(gcide) | Album Graecum \Al"bum Gr[ae]"cum\ [L., Greek white.]
Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to
air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in
medicine.
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Amentiferae
(gcide) | Amentiferae \Amentiferae\ prop. n.
1. used in some classification systems for plants that bear
catkins.
Syn: group Amentiferae
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Amophorae
(gcide) | Amphora \Am"pho*ra\, n.; pl. Amophor[ae]. [L., fr. Gr.
'amforey`s, 'amforey`s, a jar with two handles; 'amfi` +
forey`s bearer, fe`rein to bear. Cf. Ampul.]
Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the
bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.
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Angraecum
(gcide) | Angraecum \Angraecum\ n.
1. a genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy
flowers sometimes grotesque.
Syn: genus Angrecum, genus Angraecum.
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Angraecum fragrans
(gcide) | Faham \Fa"ham\, n.
The leaves of an orchid (Angraecum fragrans), of the
islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a
substitute for Chinese tea.
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Antheraea
(gcide) | Antheraea \Antheraea\ n.
1. 1 a genus of large moths whose larvae produce silk of high
quality.
Syn: genus Antheraea.
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Antheraea mylitta
(gcide) | Tussah \Tus"sah\ Tusseh \Tus"seh\(t[u^]s"s[.a]), n. [Also
tussa, tussar, tusser, tussur, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind.
tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.]
An undomesticated East Indian silkworn (Antheraea mylitta),
that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.
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Arabis petraea
(gcide) | Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.
rocc.]
1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed
stone or crag. See Stone.
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Come one, come all! this rock shall fly
From its firm base as soon as I. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's
crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,
clay, etc., when in natural beds.
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3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a
support; a refuge.
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The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.
2.
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4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling
the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.
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5. (Zool.) The striped bass. See under Bass.
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Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,
rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.
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Rock alum. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a
rock.] Same as Roche alum.
Rock barnacle (Zool.), a barnacle (Balanus balanoides)
very abundant on rocks washed by tides.
Rock bass. (Zool.)
(a) The stripped bass. See under Bass.
(b) The goggle-eye.
(c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called
rock bass.
Rock builder (Zool.), any species of animal whose remains
contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the
corals and Foraminifera.
Rock butter (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide
of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white
color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous
slate.
Rock candy, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure
sugar which are very hard, whence the name.
Rock cavy. (Zool.) See Moco.
Rock cod (Zool.)
(a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod
found about rocks andledges.
(b) A California rockfish.
Rock cook. (Zool.)
(a) A European wrasse (Centrolabrus exoletus).
(b) A rockling.
Rock cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which
are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.
Rock crab (Zool.), any one of several species of large
crabs of the genus C, as the two species of the New
England coast (Cancer irroratus and Cancer borealis).
See Illust. under Cancer.
Rock cress (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress
kind found on rocks, as Arabis petraea, Arabis lyrata,
etc.
Rock crystal (Min.), limpid quartz. See Quartz, and under
Crystal.
Rock dove (Zool.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock
doo}.
Rock drill, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,
a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for
drilling holes for blasting, etc.
Rock duck (Zool.), the harlequin duck.
Rock eel. (Zool.) See Gunnel.
Rock goat (Zool.), a wild goat, or ibex.
Rock hopper (Zool.), a penguin of the genus Catarractes.
See under Penguin.
Rock kangaroo. (Zool.) See Kangaroo, and Petrogale.
Rock lobster (Zool.), any one of several species of large
spinose lobsters of the genera Panulirus and
Palinurus. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny
lobster}, and sea crayfish.
Rock meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite
occuring as an efflorescence.
Rock milk. (Min.) See Agaric mineral, under Agaric.
Rock moss, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See Cudbear.
Rock oil. See Petroleum.
Rock parrakeet (Zool.), a small Australian parrakeet
(Euphema petrophila), which nests in holes among the
rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive
green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing
quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish
green.
Rock pigeon (Zool.), the wild pigeon (Columba livia) Of
Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was
derived. See Illust. under Pigeon.
Rock pipit. (Zool.) See the Note under Pipit.
Rock plover. (Zool.)
(a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.
(b) The rock snipe.
Rock ptarmigan (Zool.), an arctic American ptarmigan
(Lagopus rupestris), which in winter is white, with the
tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish
brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black
patches on the back.
Rock rabbit (Zool.), the hyrax. See Cony, and Daman.
Rock ruby (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.
Rock salt (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring
in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from
the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes
given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation
from sea water in large basins or cavities.
Rock seal (Zool.), the harbor seal. See Seal.
Rock shell (Zool.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and
allied genera.
Rock snake (Zool.), any one of several large pythons; as,
the royal rock snake (Python regia) of Africa, and the
rock snake of India (Python molurus). The Australian
rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus Morelia.
Rock snipe (Zool.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa
maritima}); -- called also rock bird, rock plover,
winter snipe.
Rock soap (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy
feel, and adhering to the tongue.
Rock sparrow. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of
the genus Petronia, as Petronia stulla, of Europe.
(b) A North American sparrow (Pucaea ruficeps).
Rock tar, petroleum.
Rock thrush (Zool.), any Old World thrush of the genus
Monticola, or Petrocossyphus; as, the European rock
thrush (Monticola saxatilis), and the blue rock thrush
of India (Monticola cyaneus), in which the male is blue
throughout.
Rock tripe (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria
Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of
America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous
or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases
of extremity.
Rock trout (Zool.), any one of several species of marine
food fishes of the genus Hexagrammus, family Chiradae,
native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also {sea
trout}, boregat, bodieron, and starling.
Rock warbler (Zool.), a small Australian singing bird
(Origma rubricata) which frequents rocky ravines and
water courses; -- called also cataract bird.
Rock wren (Zool.), any one of several species of wrens of
the genus Salpinctes, native of the arid plains of Lower
California and Mexico.
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Araeometer
(gcide) | Araeometer \A`r[ae]*om"e*ter\ (?; 277).
See Areometer.
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Araeostyle
(gcide) | Intercolumniation \In`ter*co*lum`ni*a"tion\, n. (Arch.)
The clear space between two columns, measured at the bottom
of their shafts. --Gwilt.
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Note: It is customary to measure the intercolumniation in
terms of the diameter of the shaft, taken also at the
bottom. Different words, derived from the Greek, are in
use to denote certain common proportions. They are:
Pycnostyle, when the intercolumniation is of one and
a half diameters; Systyle, of two diameters;
Eustyle, of two and a quarter diameters; Diastyle,
of three diameters; Ar[ae]ostyle, of four or more,
and so great that a wooden architrave has to be used
instead of stone; Ar[ae]osystyle, when the
intercolumniations are alternately systyle and
ar[ae]ostyle.
[1913 Webster]Araeostyle \A*r[ae]"o*style\, a. & n. [L. araeostylos, Gr. ?; ?
at intervals + ? pillar, column.] (Arch.)
See Intercolumniation.
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Araeosystyle
(gcide) | Intercolumniation \In`ter*co*lum`ni*a"tion\, n. (Arch.)
The clear space between two columns, measured at the bottom
of their shafts. --Gwilt.
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Note: It is customary to measure the intercolumniation in
terms of the diameter of the shaft, taken also at the
bottom. Different words, derived from the Greek, are in
use to denote certain common proportions. They are:
Pycnostyle, when the intercolumniation is of one and
a half diameters; Systyle, of two diameters;
Eustyle, of two and a quarter diameters; Diastyle,
of three diameters; Ar[ae]ostyle, of four or more,
and so great that a wooden architrave has to be used
instead of stone; Ar[ae]osystyle, when the
intercolumniations are alternately systyle and
ar[ae]ostyle.
[1913 Webster]Araeosystyle \A*r[ae]`o*sys"tyle\, a. & n. [Gr. ? as intervals +
?. See Systyle.] (Arch.)
See Intercolumniation.
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Astraean
(gcide) | Astraean \As*tr[ae]"an\, a. [Gr. ? starry.] (Zool.)
Pertaining to the genus Astr[ae]a or the family
Astr[ae]id[ae]. -- n. A coral of the family
Astr[ae]id[ae]; a star coral.
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Aurae
(gcide) | Aura \Au"ra\, n.; pl. Aur[ae]. [L. aura air, akin to Gr. ?.]
1. Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation
from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the
blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of
flowers, etc.
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2. (Med.) The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or
cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head,
a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics.
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Electric aura, a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an
electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it,
called the electric atmosphere. See Atmosphere, 2.
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Aurorae
(gcide) | Aurora \Au*ro"ra\, n.; pl. E. Auroras, L. (rarely used)
Auror[ae]. [L. aurora, for ausosa, akin to Gr. ?, ?, dawn,
Skr. ushas, and E. east.]
1. The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the
redness of the sky just before the sun rises.
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2. The rise, dawn, or beginning. --Hawthorne.
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3. (Class. Myth.) The Roman personification of the dawn of
day; the goddess of the morning. The poets represented her
a rising out of the ocean, in a chariot, with rosy fingers
dropping gentle dew.
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4. (Bot.) A species of crowfoot. --Johnson.
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5. The aurora borealis or aurora australis (northern or
southern lights).
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Aurora borealis, i. e., northern daybreak; popularly called
northern lights. A luminous meteoric phenomenon, visible
only at night, and supposed to be of electrical origin.
This species of light usually appears in streams,
ascending toward the zenith from a dusky line or bank, a
few degrees above the northern horizon; when reaching
south beyond the zenith, it forms what is called the
corona, about a spot in the heavens toward which the
dipping needle points. Occasionally the aurora appears as
an arch of light across the heavens from east to west.
Sometimes it assumes a wavy appearance, and the streams of
light are then called merry dancers. They assume a variety
of colors, from a pale red or yellow to a deep red or
blood color. The
Aurora australisis a corresponding phenomenon in the
southern hemisphere, the streams of light ascending in the
same manner from near the southern horizon.
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Baraesthesiometer
(gcide) | Baraesthesiometer \Bar`[ae]s*the`si*om"e*ter\, Baresthesiometer
\Bar`es*the`si*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? weight + [ae]sthesiometer.]
(Physiol.)
An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of
pressure. -- Bar`[ae]s*the`si*o*met"ric,
Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric, a.
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Baraesthesiometric
(gcide) | Baraesthesiometer \Bar`[ae]s*the`si*om"e*ter\, Baresthesiometer
\Bar`es*the`si*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? weight + [ae]sthesiometer.]
(Physiol.)
An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of
pressure. -- Bar`[ae]s*the`si*o*met"ric,
Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric, a.
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Barbarea praecox
(gcide) | Yellow \Yel"low\ (y[e^]l"l[-o]), a. [Compar. Yellower
(y[e^]l"l[-o]*[~e]r); superl. Yellowest.] [OE. yelow,
yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D.
geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan.
guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. chlo`n young verdure, chlwro`s
greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [root]49. Cf.
Chlorine, Gall a bitter liquid, Gold, Yolk.]
1. Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold
or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or
of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the
green.
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Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.
--Chaucer.
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A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought
First fruits, the green ear and the yellow sheaf.
--Milton.
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The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.
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2. Cowardly; hence, dishonorable; mean; contemptible; as, he
has a yellow streak. [Slang]
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3. Sensational; -- said of some newspapers, their makers,
etc.; as, yellow journal, journalism, etc. [Colloq.]
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Yellow atrophy (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in
which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly
smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms
are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and
jaundice.
Yellow bark, calisaya bark.
Yellow bass (Zool.), a North American fresh-water bass
(Morone interrupta) native of the lower parts of the
Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with
several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called
also barfish.
Yellow berry. (Bot.) Same as Persian berry, under
Persian.
Yellow boy, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.
Yellow brier. (Bot.) See under Brier.
Yellow bugle (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga
Chamaepitys}).
Yellow bunting (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer.
Yellow cat (Zool.), a yellow catfish; especially, the
bashaw.
Yellow copperas (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --
called also copiapite.
Yellow copper ore, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper
pyrites. See Chalcopyrite.
Yellow cress (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant
(Barbarea praecox), sometimes grown as a salad plant.
Yellow dock. (Bot.) See the Note under Dock.
Yellow earth, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes
used as a yellow pigment.
Yellow fever (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile
disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,
producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black
vomit. See Black vomit, in the Vocabulary.
Yellow flag, the quarantine flag. See under Quarantine,
and 3d Flag.
Yellow jack.
(a) The yellow fever. See under 2d Jack.
(b) The quarantine flag. See under Quarantine.
Yellow jacket (Zool.), any one of several species of
American social wasps of the genus Vespa, in which the
color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are
noted for their irritability, and for their painful
stings.
Yellow lead ore (Min.), wulfenite.
Yellow lemur (Zool.), the kinkajou.
Yellow macauco (Zool.), the kinkajou.
Yellow mackerel (Zool.), the jurel.
Yellow metal. Same as Muntz metal, under Metal.
Yellow ocher (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown
iron ore, which is used as a pigment.
Yellow oxeye (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant
(Chrysanthemum segetum) closely related to the oxeye
daisy.
Yellow perch (Zool.), the common American perch. See
Perch.
Yellow pike (Zool.), the wall-eye.
Yellow pine (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,
their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the
most common are valuable species are Pinus mitis and
Pinus palustris of the Eastern and Southern States, and
Pinus ponderosa and Pinus Arizonica of the Rocky
Mountains and Pacific States.
Yellow plover (Zool.), the golden plover.
Yellow precipitate (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which
is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding
corrosive sublimate to limewater.
Yellow puccoon. (Bot.) Same as Orangeroot.
Yellow rail (Zool.), a small American rail ({Porzana
Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,
darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish
yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also
yellow crake.
Yellow rattle, Yellow rocket. (Bot.) See under Rattle,
and Rocket.
Yellow Sally (Zool.), a greenish or yellowish European
stone fly of the genus Chloroperla; -- so called by
anglers.
Yellow sculpin (Zool.), the dragonet.
Yellow snake (Zool.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus
inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to
ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed
with black, and anteriorly with black lines.
Yellow spot.
(a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the
fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where
vision is most accurate. See Eye.
(b) (Zool.) A small American butterfly (Polites Peckius)
of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a
large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the
hind wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also
Peck's skipper. See Illust. under Skipper, n., 5.
Yellow tit (Zool.), any one of several species of crested
titmice of the genus Machlolophus, native of India. The
predominating colors of the plumage are yellow and green.
Yellow viper (Zool.), the fer-de-lance.
Yellow warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
American warblers of the genus Dendroica in which the
predominant color is yellow, especially {Dendroica
aestiva}, which is a very abundant and familiar species;
-- called also garden warbler, golden warbler, {summer
yellowbird}, summer warbler, and yellow-poll warbler.
Yellow wash (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in
water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate
to limewater.
Yellow wren (Zool.)
(a) The European willow warbler.
(b) The European wood warbler.
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Brae
(gcide) | Brae \Brae\, n. [See Bray a hill.]
A hillside; a slope; a bank; a hill. [Scot.] --Burns.
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Caesurae
(gcide) | caesura \cae*su"ra\, n.; pl. E. caesuras, L. C[ae]sur[ae]
[L. caesura a cutting off, a division, stop, fr. caedere,
caesum, to cut off. See Concise.]
A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a
foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause
in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the
c[ae]sural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.
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Note: In the following line the c[ae]sura is between study
and of.
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The prop | er stud | y of | mankind | is man.
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2. a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); as, after
an ominous caesura the preacher continued.
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Camerae
(gcide) | Camera \Cam"e*ra\, n.; pl. E. Cameras, L. Camerae. [L.
vault, arch, LL., chamber. See Chamber.]
A chamber, or instrument having a chamber. Specifically: The
camera obscura when used in photography. See Camera, and
Camera obscura.
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Bellows camera. See under Bellows.
In camera (Law), in a judge's chamber, that is, privately;
as, a judge hears testimony which is not fit for the open
court in camera.
Panoramic camera, or Pantascopic camera, a photographic
camera in which the lens and sensitized plate revolve so
as to expose adjacent parts of the plate successively to
the light, which reaches it through a narrow vertical
slit; -- used in photographing broad landscapes. --Abney.
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Capreolus capraea
(gcide) | Roebuck \Roe"buck`\, n. [1st roe + buck.] (Zool.)
A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capraea)
having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the
summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and
graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high
grounds.
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Chelicerae
(gcide) | Chelicera \Che*lic"e*ra\ (k[-e]*l[i^]s"[-e]*r[.a]), n.; pl.
Chelicer[ae] (-r[=e]). [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw + ke`ras
horn.] (Zool.)
One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a
pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnida. They are
homologous with the falcers of spiders, and probably with the
mandibles of insects.
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Cinnabar Graecorum
(gcide) | dragon \drag"on\ (dr[a^]g"[u^]n), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr.
Gr. dra`kwn, prob. fr. de`rkesqai, dra`kein, to look (akin to
Skr. dar[,c] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes.
Cf. Drake a dragon, Dragoon.]
1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a
monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head
and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and
ferocious.
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The dragons which appear in early paintings and
sculptures are invariably representations of a
winged crocodile. --Fairholt.
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Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great
monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some
kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents
of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied
metaphorically to Satan.
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Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the
waters. -- Ps. lxxiv.
13.
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Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the
young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample
under feet. -- Ps. xci.
13.
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He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,
which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a
thousand years. --Rev. xx. 2.
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2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.
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3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere
figured as a dragon; Draco.
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4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move
through the air as a winged serpent.
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5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached
to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of
a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.
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6. (Zool.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of
several species, found in the East Indies and Southern
Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are
prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of
wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps
from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard.
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7. (Zool.) A variety of carrier pigeon.
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8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a
charge in a coat of arms.
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Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in
the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic
of, a dragon.
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Dragon arum (Bot.), the name of several species of
Aris[ae]ma, a genus of plants having a spathe and
spadix. See Dragon root(below).
Dragon fish (Zool.), the dragonet.
Dragon fly (Zool.), any insect of the family
Libellulid[ae]. They have finely formed, large and
strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous
eyes, and a long body; -- called also mosquito hawks.
Their larv[ae] are aquatic and insectivorous.
Dragon root (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[ae]ma
Dracontium}); green dragon.
Dragon's blood, a resinous substance obtained from the
fruit of several species of Calamus, esp. from {Calamus
Rotang} and Calamus Draco, growing in the East Indies. A
substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation
from Drac[ae]na Draco; also from Pterocarpus Draco, a
tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is
red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for
coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar
Gr[ae]corum}.
Dragon's head.
(a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus
Dracocephalum. They are perennial herbs closely
allied to the common catnip.
(b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,
chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol ?. The deviation
from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one
node to the other seems, according to the fancy of
some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose
belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the
intersections representing the head and tail; -- from
which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.
Brit.
Dragon shell (Zool.), a species of limpet.
Dragon's skin, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat
resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners
and quarrymen. --Stormonth.
Dragon's tail (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,
indicated by the symbol ?. See Dragon's head (above).
Dragon's wort (Bot.), a plant of the genus Artemisia
(Artemisia dracunculus).
Dragon tree (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree
(Drac[ae]na Draco), yielding one of the resins called
dragon's blood. See Drac[ae]na.
Dragon water, a medicinal remedy very popular in the
earlier half of the 17th century. "Dragon water may do
good upon him." --Randolph (1640).
Flying dragon, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
[1913 Webster]Cinnabar \Cin"na*bar\, n. [L. cinnabaris, Gr. ?; prob. of
Oriental origin; cf. Per. qinb[=a]r, Hind. shangarf.]
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1. (Min.) Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red
crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is
used in medicine.
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2. The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment;
vermilion.
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Cinnabar Gr[ae]corum. [L. Graecorum, gen. pl., of the
Greeks.] (Med.) Same as Dragon's blood.
Green cinnabar, a green pigment consisting of the oxides of
cobalt and zinc subjected to the action of fire.
Hepatic cinnabar (Min.), an impure cinnabar of a
liver-brown color and submetallic luster.
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Cortes Geraes
(gcide) | Cortes Geraes \Cor"tes Ge*ra"es\ [Pg.]
See Legislature, Portugal.
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Cruciferae
(gcide) | Cruciferae \Cruciferae\ n.
a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers; the
mustard family.
Syn: family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family
Brassicaceae, mustard family.
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Cypraea
(gcide) | Cypraea \Cy*pr[ae]"a\ (s?-pr?"?), n. [NL.; cf. Gr. ???? a name
of Venus.] (Zool.)
A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See Cowrie.
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Cypraea argus
(gcide) | Argus shell \Ar"gus shell`\ (Zool.)
A species of shell (Cypr[ae]a argus), beautifully
variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.
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Cypraea aurantia
(gcide) | Orange \Or"ange\ ([o^]r"[e^]nj), n. [F.; cf. It. arancia,
arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar.
n[=a]ranj, Per. n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga
orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or
gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]
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1. The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus ({Citrus
Aurantium}). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy
carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery
rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow
when ripe.
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Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the
bitter orange, which is supposed to be the original
stock; the navel orange, which has the rudiment of a
second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the
blood orange, with a reddish juice; and the {horned
orange}, in which the carpels are partly separated.
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2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
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3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
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Mandarin orange. See Mandarin.
Mock orange (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus
Philadelphus, which have whitish and often fragrant
blossoms.
Native orange, or Orange thorn (Bot.), an Australian
shrub (Citriobatus parviflorus); also, its edible yellow
berries.
Orange bird (Zool.), a tanager of Jamaica (Tanagra zena);
-- so called from its bright orange breast.
Orange cowry (Zool.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypraea
aurantia}), highly valued by collectors of shells on
account of its rarity.
Orange grass (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant
(Hypericum Sarothra), having minute, deep yellow
flowers.
Orange oil (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained
from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is
obtained from the flowers.
Orange pekoe, a kind of black tea.
Orange pippin, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.
Quito orange, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of
nightshade (Solanum Quitoense), native in Quito.
Orange scale (Zool.) any species of scale insects which
infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale
(Mytilaspis citricola), the long scale ({Mytilaspis
Gloveri}), and the red scale (Aspidiotus Aurantii).
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Cypraea moneta
(gcide) | Money \Mon"ey\, n.; pl. Moneys. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F.
monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See Mint place where coin is made,
Mind, and cf. Moidore, Monetary.]
1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined,
or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a
medium of exchange in financial transactions between
citizens and with government; also, any number of such
pieces; coin.
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To prevent such abuses, . . . it has been found
necessary . . . to affix a public stamp upon certain
quantities of such particular metals, as were in
those countries commonly made use of to purchase
goods. Hence the origin of coined money, and of
those public offices called mints. --A. Smith.
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2. Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as
a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit,
etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is
lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense,
any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and
selling.
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3. Any article used as a medium of payment in financial
transactions, such as checks drawn on checking accounts.
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4. (Economics) Any form of wealth which affects a person's
propensity to spend, such as checking accounts or time
deposits in banks, credit accounts, letters of credit,
etc. Various aggregates of money in different forms are
given different names, such as M-1, the total sum of all
currency in circulation plus all money in demand deposit
accounts (checking accounts).
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Note: Whatever, among barbarous nations, is used as a medium
of effecting exchanges of property, and in the terms of
which values are reckoned, as sheep, wampum, copper
rings, quills of salt or of gold dust, shovel blades,
etc., is, in common language, called their money.
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4. In general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in
land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, money.
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The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.
--1 Tim vi. 10
(Rev. Ver. ).
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Money bill (Legislation), a bill for raising revenue.
Money broker, a broker who deals in different kinds of
money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; -- called
also money changer.
Money cowrie (Zool.), any one of several species of
Cypraea (esp. Cypraea moneta) formerly much used as
money by savage tribes. See Cowrie.
Money of account, a denomination of value used in keeping
accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an
equivalent coin; e. g., the mill is a money of account in
the United States, but not a coin.
Money order,
(a) an order for the payment of money; specifically, a
government order for the payment of money, issued at
one post office as payable at another; -- called also
postal money order.
(b) a similar order issued by a bank or other financial
institution.
Money scrivener, a person who procures the loan of money to
others. [Eng.]
Money spider, Money spinner (Zool.), a small spider; --
so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that the
person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money
matters.
Money's worth, a fair or full equivalent for the money
which is paid.
A piece of money, a single coin.
Ready money, money held ready for payment, or actually
paid, at the time of a transaction; cash.
plastic money, credit cards, usually made out of plastic;
also called plastic; as, put it on the plastic.
To make money, to gain or acquire money or property; to
make a profit in dealings.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Cowrie \Cow"rie\ Cowry \Cow"ry\(kou"r[y^]), n.; pl. Cowries
(-r[i^]z). [Hind. kaur[imac].] (Zool.)
A marine shell of the genus Cypr[ae]a.
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Note: There are numerous species, many of them ornamental.
Formerly Cypr[ae]a moneta and several other species
were largely used as money in Africa and some other
countries, and they are still so used to some extent.
The value is always trifling, and varies at different
places.
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Cypraea pantherina
(gcide) | panther \pan"ther\ (p[a^]n"th[~e]r), n. [OE. pantere, F.
panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr.
pundr[imac]ka a tiger.]
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1. (Zool.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by
some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is
marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are
darker than the color of the body.
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2. (Zool.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or
cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
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Panther cat (Zool.), the ocelot.
Panther cowry (Zool.), a spotted East Indian cowry
(Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color.
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Cypraea testudinaria
(gcide) | Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word
preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the
Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,
Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
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Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
are also called turtles.
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2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
type-revolving cylinder press.
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Alligator turtle, Box turtle, etc. See under Alligator,
Box, etc.
green turtle (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus
Chelonia, having usually a smooth greenish or
olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
(Chelonia Midas) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
the other (Chelonia virgata) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.
Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on
seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
grass.
Turtle cowrie (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea
testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its
fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.
Turtle grass (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
Indies.
Turtle shell, tortoise shell. See under Tortoise.
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Cypraea tigris
(gcide) | Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;
probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri
an arrow, Per. t[imac]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; --
probably so named from its quickness.]
1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris)
native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and
sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped
with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and
belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or
exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal
tiger}, and Bengal tiger.
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2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
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As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak.
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3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or
mistress. --Dickens.
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4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three
cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]
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5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
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American tiger. (Zool.)
(a) The puma.
(b) The jaguar.
Clouded tiger (Zool.), a handsome striped and spotted
carnivore (Felis macrocelis or Felis marmorata) native
of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about
three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet
long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark
markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but
there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending
back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth.
Called also tortoise-shell tiger.
Mexican tiger (Zool.), the jaguar.
Tiger beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of active
carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelidae. They
usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.
Tiger bittern. (Zool.) See Sun bittern, under Sun.
Tiger cat (Zool.), any one of several species of wild cats
of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes
somewhat resembling those of the tiger.
Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus
Tigridia (as Tigridia conchiflora, {Tigridia
grandiflora}, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or
streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger.
Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ({Chamaerops
Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J.
Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily.
Tiger moth (Zool.), any one of numerous species of moths of
the family Arctiadae which are striped or barred with
black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The
larvae are called woolly bears.
Tiger shark (Zool.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo
tigrinus} syn. Galeocerdo maculatus) more or less barred
or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic
and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark.
Tiger shell (Zool.), a large and conspicuously spotted
cowrie (Cypraea tigris); -- so called from its fancied
resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also
tiger cowrie.
Tiger snake (Zool.), either of two very venomous snakes of
Tasmania and Australia, Notechis scutatis and {Notechis
ater}, which grow up to 5 feet in length.
Tiger wolf (Zool.), the spotted hyena (Hyaena crocuta).
Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree ({Machaerium
Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana.
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Cypraeidae
(gcide) | Cypraeidae \Cypraeidae\ n.
a natural family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries.
Syn: family Cypraeidae.
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Dies Irae
(gcide) | Dies Irae \Di"es I"r[ae]\
Day of wrath; -- the name and beginning of a famous
medi[ae]val Latin hymn on the Last Judgment.
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DIES IRAE attributed to Tomaso de Celano
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Dies irae, dies illa The day of wrath, that day solvet
saeclum in favilla: which will reduce the world to
ashes, teste David cum Sibylla. as foretold by David
and the Sybil. Quantus tremor est futurus, What terror
there will be, quando judex est venturus, when the Lord
will come cuncta stricte discussurus! to rigorously
judge all! Tuba mirum spargens sonum The trumpet,
scattering a wondrous sound per sepulcra regionum,
among the graves of all the lands, coget omnes ante
thronum. will assemble all before the Throne. Mors
stupebit et natura, Death and Nature will be astounded
cum resurget creatura, when they see a creature rise
again judicanti responsura. to answer to the Judge.
Liber scriptus proferetur, The book will be brought
forth in quo totum continetur, in which all deeds are
noted, unde mundus judicetur. for which humanity will
answer. Judex ergo cum sedebit, When the judge will be
seated, quidquid latet apparebit, all that is hidden
will appear, nil inultum remanebit. and nothing will go
unpunished. Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Alas, what
will I then say? Quem patronum rogaturus, To what
advocate shall I appeal, cum vix justus sit securus?
when even the just tremble? Rex tremendae majestatis, O
king of redoutable majesty, qui salvandos salvas
gratis, who freely saves the elect, salva me fons
pietatis. save me, o fount of piety! Recordare Jesu
pie, Remember, good Jesus, quod sum causa tuae viae,
that I am the cause of your journey, ne me perdas illa
die. do not lose me on that day. Quaerens me sedisti
lassus, You wearied yourself in finding me. redemisti
crucem passus, You have redeemed me through the cross.
tantus labor non sit cassus. Let not such great efforts
be in vain. Juste judex ultionis, O judge of vengeance,
justly donum fac remissionis make a gift of your
forgiveness ante diem rationis. before the day of
reckoning. Ingemisco tanquam reus, I lament like a
guilty one. culpa rubet vultus meus, My faults cause me
to blush, supplicanti parce, Deus. I beg you, spare me.
Qui Mariam absolvisti, You who have absolved Mary et
latronem exaudisti, and have heard the thief's prayer,
mihi quoque spem dedisti. have also given me hope.
Preces meae non sunt dignae: My prayers are not worthy,
sed tu bonus fac benigne, but you, o Good One, please
grant freely ne perenni cremer igne. that I do not burn
in the eternal fire. Inter oves locum praesta, Give me
a place among the sheep, et ab haedis me sequestra,
separate me from the goats statuens in parte dextra. by
placing me at your right. Confutatis maledictis, Having
destroyed the accursed, flammis acribus addictis:
condemned them to the fierce flames, voca me cum
benedictis. Count me among the blessed. Oro Supplex Et
Acclinis, I prostrate myself, supplicating, Cor
Contritum Quasi Cinis, my heart in ashes, repentant;
Gere Curam Mei Finis. take good care of my last moment!
Lacrimosa dies illa, That tearful day, qua resurget ex
favilla when shall rise again from the ashes judicandus
homo reus. sinful man to be judged. Huic ergo parce,
Deus: Therefore pardon him, o God. pie Jesu Domine,
Holy Lord Jesus, dona eis requiem. give them rest.
Amen. Amen.
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ecthoraeum
(gcide) | Ecthoreum \Ec`tho*re"um\, n.; pl. Ecthorea. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to
leap out; ek out + ?, ?, to leap, dart.] (Zo["o]l.)
The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida. See
Nettling cell. [Written also ecthor[ae]um.]
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Erytheraea Centaurium
(gcide) | Centaury \Cen"tau*ry\ (s[e^]n"t[add]*r[y^]), n. [L. centaureum
and centauria, Gr. kentay`rion, kentay`reion, and kentayri`h,
fr. the Centaur Chiron.] (Bot.)
A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is
usually given to the Eryther[ae]a Centaurium and the
Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the
whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated
Centaurea.
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Erythraean
(gcide) | Erythrean \Er`y*thre"an\, Erythraean \Er`y*thr[ae]"an\, a. [L.
erythraeus; Gr. ?, fr. 'eryqro`s red.]
Red in color. "The erythrean main." --Milton.
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Exedrae
(gcide) | Exedra \Ex"e*dra\ ([e^]ks"[-e]*dr[.a]), n.; pl. Exedr[ae]
([e^]ks"[-e]*dr[=e]). [L., fr. Gr 'exe`dra; 'ex out + "e`dra
seat.]
1. (Class. Antiq.) A room in a public building, furnished
with seats.
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2. (Arch.)
(a) The projection of any part of a building in a rounded
form.
(b) Any out-of-door seat in stone, large enough for
several persons; esp., one of curved form.
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Fenestrae
(gcide) | Fenestra \Fe*nes"tra\, n.; pl. Fenestr[ae]. [L., a window.]
(Anat.)
A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by
membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.
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Ferae
(gcide) | Ferae \Fe"r[ae]\, prop. n. pl. [L., wild animals, fem. pl. of
ferus wild.] (Zool.)
A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora,
Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often
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Ferae naturae
(gcide) | Ferae naturae \Fe"r[ae] na*tu"r[ae]\ [L.]
Of a wild nature; -- applied to animals, as foxes, wild
ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property.
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Fraena
(gcide) | Fraenum \Fr[ae]"num\, or Frenum \Fre"num\, n.; pl. E.
Fr[ae]nums, L. Fr[ae]na. [L., a bridle.] (Anat.)
A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain
any part; as, the fr[ae]num of the tongue.
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Fraenula
(gcide) | Fraenulum \Fr[ae]n"u*lum\, n.; pl. Fr[ae]nula. [NL., dim. of
L. fraenum a bridle.] (Anat.)
A fr[ae]num. fraenum |
Fraenulum
(gcide) | Fraenulum \Fr[ae]n"u*lum\, n.; pl. Fr[ae]nula. [NL., dim. of
L. fraenum a bridle.] (Anat.)
A fr[ae]num. fraenum |
Fraenum
(gcide) | Fraenum \Fr[ae]"num\, or Frenum \Fre"num\, n.; pl. E.
Fr[ae]nums, L. Fr[ae]na. [L., a bridle.] (Anat.)
A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain
any part; as, the fr[ae]num of the tongue.
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Fraenums
(gcide) | Fraenum \Fr[ae]"num\, or Frenum \Fre"num\, n.; pl. E.
Fr[ae]nums, L. Fr[ae]na. [L., a bridle.] (Anat.)
A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain
any part; as, the fr[ae]num of the tongue.
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Gastraea
(gcide) | Gastraea \Gas*tr[ae]"a\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, the stomach.]
(Biol.)
A primeval larval form; a double-walled sac from which,
according to the hypothesis of Haeckel, man and all other
animals, that in the first stages of their individual
evolution pass through a two-layered structural stage, or
gastrula form, must have descended. This idea constitutes the
Gastr[ae]a theory of Haeckel. See Gastrula.
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Hydrae
(gcide) | Hydra \Hy"dra\, n.; pl. E. Hydras, L. Hydr[ae]. [L. hydra,
Gr. "y`dra; akin to "y`dwr water. See Otter the animal,
Water.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A serpent or monster in the lake or marsh
of Lerna, in the Peloponnesus, represented as having many
heads, one of which, when cut off, was immediately
succeeded by two others, unless the wound was cauterized.
It was slain by Hercules. Hence, a terrible monster.
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Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras dire. --Milton.
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2. Hence: A multifarious evil, or an evil having many
sources; not to be overcome by a single effort.
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3. (Zool.) Any small fresh-water hydroid of the genus
Hydra, usually found attached to sticks, stones, etc.,
by a basal sucker.
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Note: The body is a simple tube, having a mouth at one
extremity, surrounded by a circle of tentacles with
which it captures its prey. Young hydras bud out from
the sides of the older ones, but soon become detached
and are then like their parent. Hydras are remarkable
for their power of repairing injuries; for if the body
be divided in pieces, each piece will grow into a
complete hydra, to which fact the name alludes. The
zooids or hydranths of marine hydroids are sometimes
called hydras.
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4. (Astron.) A southern constellation of great length lying
southerly from Cancer, Leo, and Virgo.
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Hydraemia
(gcide) | Hydraemia \Hy*dr[ae]"mi*a\ (h[-i]*dr[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.,
fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
An abnormally watery state of the blood; an[ae]mia.
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Hyperaemia
(gcide) | Hyperaemia \Hy`per*[ae]"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over +
a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part
of the body.
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Active hyper[ae]mia, congestion due to increased flow of
blood to a part.
Passive hyper[ae]mia, interchange due to obstruction in the
return of blood from a part. -- Hy`per*[ae]"mic, a.
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Hyperaemic
(gcide) | Hyperaemia \Hy`per*[ae]"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over +
a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part
of the body.
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Active hyper[ae]mia, congestion due to increased flow of
blood to a part.
Passive hyper[ae]mia, interchange due to obstruction in the
return of blood from a part. -- Hy`per*[ae]"mic, a.
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Hyperaesthesia
(gcide) | Hyperaesthesia \Hy`per*[ae]s*the"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r
over + ? sense, perception.] (Med. & Physiol.)
A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the
body, or of a part of it. -- Hy`per*[ae]s*thet"ic, a.
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Hyperaesthetic
(gcide) | Hyperaesthesia \Hy`per*[ae]s*the"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r
over + ? sense, perception.] (Med. & Physiol.)
A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the
body, or of a part of it. -- Hy`per*[ae]s*thet"ic, a.
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Ipomoea Pes-Caprae
(gcide) | Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato,
batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade
family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
native of South America, but a form of the species is
found native as far north as New Mexico.
(b) The sweet potato (see below).
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Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zool.)
(a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both
in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
potato, often doing great damage. Called also
Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See
Colorado beetle.
(b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender
striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
does less injury than the preceding species.
Potato fly (Zool.), any one of several species of blister
beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species
(Lytta atrata), the striped (Lytta vittata), and the
gray (Lytta Fabricii syn. Lytta cinerea) are the most
common. See Blister beetle, under Blister.
Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans),
which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
Potato weevil (Zool.), an American weevil ({Baridius
trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
from potatoes or potato starch.
Potato worm (Zool.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or
hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also
tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato.
Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of
morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
leaves. [West Indies]
Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas)
allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this
is the "potato" of the Southern United States.
Wild potato. (Bot.)
(a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish
flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
places in the United States.
(b) A similar tropical American plant ({Ipom[oe]a
fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the
original stock of the sweet potato.
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Israel
(gcide) | Jacob \Ja"cob\, n. [Cf. F. Jacob. See 2d Jack.]
A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews),
who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (--Gen.
xxviii. 12); -- also called Israel.
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And Jacob said . . . with my staff I passed over this
Jordan, and now I am become two bands. --Gen. xxxii.
9, 10.
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Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel.
--Gen. xxxii.
28.
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Jacob's ladder.
(a) (Bot.) A perennial herb of the genus Polemonium
({Polemonium c[oe]ruleum), having corymbs of drooping
flowers, usually blue. Gray}.
(b) (Naut.) A rope ladder, with wooden steps, for going
aloft. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
(c) (Naut.) A succession of short cracks in a defective spar.
Jacob's membrane. See Retina.
Jacob's staff.
(a) A name given to many forms of staff or weapon, especially
in the Middle Ages; a pilgrim's staff. [Obs.] --Spenser.
(b) (Surveying) See under Staff.
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Israelite
(gcide) | Israelite \Is"ra*el*ite\, n. [L. Isra["e]lites, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?,
Israel, Heb. Yisr[=a][=e]l, i. e., champion of God;
s[=a]r[=a]h to fight + [=e]l God.]
A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew. Israelitic |
Israelitic
(gcide) | Israelitic \Is`ra*el*it"ic\, Israelitish \Is"ra*el*i`tish\, a.
Of or pertaining to Israel, or to the Israelites; Jewish;
Hebrew.
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Israelitish
(gcide) | Israelitic \Is`ra*el*it"ic\, Israelitish \Is"ra*el*i`tish\, a.
Of or pertaining to Israel, or to the Israelites; Jewish;
Hebrew.
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Librae
(gcide) | Libra \Li"bra\ (l[imac]"br[.a]), n.; pl. Libr[ae]
(l[imac]"br[=e]). [L., a balance.] (Astron.)
(a) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the
sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked
thus [libra] in almanacs, etc.
(b ) A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio.
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Lusus naturae
(gcide) | Lusus naturae \Lu"sus na*tu"r[ae]\n. [L., fr. lusus sport +
naturae, gen. of natura nature.]
Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production.
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Menurae
(gcide) | Menurae \Menurae\ prop. n.
A suborder of birds including lyrebirds and scrubbirds.
Syn: suborder Menurae.
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Muraena
(gcide) | Muraena \Mu*rae"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
A genus of large eels of the family Muraenidae. They differ
from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having
the dorsal and anal fins continuous. The murry ({Muraena
Helenae}) of Southern Europe was the muraena of the Romans.
It is highly valued as a food fish.
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Muraena Helenae
(gcide) | Muraena \Mu*rae"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
A genus of large eels of the family Muraenidae. They differ
from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having
the dorsal and anal fins continuous. The murry ({Muraena
Helenae}) of Southern Europe was the muraena of the Romans.
It is highly valued as a food fish.
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Muraenoid
(gcide) | Muraenoid \Mu*rae"noid\, Murenoid \Mu*re"noid\, a. [NL. Muraena,
the generic name + -oid.] (Zool.)
Like or pertaining to the genus Muraena, or family
Muraenidae.
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Muraenoides gunnellus
(gcide) | Swordick \Sword"ick\, n. (Zool.)
The spotted gunnel (Muraenoides gunnellus). [Prov. Eng.]
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Myroxylon Pereirae
(gcide) | Balsam \Bal"sam\ (b[add]l"sam), n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree
or its resin, Gr. ba`lsamon. See Balm, n.]
1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or
volatile oil.
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Note: The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing
spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A
great variety of substances pass under this name, but
the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in
addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and
cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of
Gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu.
There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and
resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to
which the name balsam has been given.
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2. (Bot.)
(a) A species of tree (Abies balsamea).
(b) An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with
beautiful flowers; balsamine.
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3. Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.
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Was not the people's blessing a balsam to thy blood?
--Tennyson.
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Balsam apple (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Momordica
balsamina}), of the gourd family, with red or
orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a
walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and
poultices.
Balsam fir (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, {Abies
balsamea}, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived.
Balsam of copaiba. See Copaiba.
Balsam of Mecca, balm of Gilead.
Balsam of Peru, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained
from a Central American tree (Myroxylon Pereir[ae] and
used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment
of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of
Peru.
Balsam of Tolu, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or
solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree
(Myroxylon toluiferum). It is highly fragrant, and is
used as a stomachic and expectorant.
Balsam tree, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp.
the Abies balsamea.
Canada balsam, Balsam of fir, Canada turpentine, a
yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure,
becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the
balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir (Abies balsamea) by
breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See
Balm.
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Palestrae
(gcide) | Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. Palestr[ae], E. Palestras.
[NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written
also pal[ae]stra.] (Antiq.)
(a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for
athletic exercise in general.
(b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
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Palpebrae
(gcide) | Palpebra \Pal"pe*bra\, n.; pl. Palpebr[ae]. [L.] (Zool.)
The eyelid.
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Parapleurae
(gcide) | Parapleura \Par`a*pleu"ra\, n.; pl. Parapleur[ae]. [NL. See
Para-, and 2d Pleura.] (Zool.)
A chitinous piece between the metasternum and the pleuron of
certain insects.
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Passive hyperaemia
(gcide) | Hyperaemia \Hy`per*[ae]"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over +
a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part
of the body.
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Active hyper[ae]mia, congestion due to increased flow of
blood to a part.
Passive hyper[ae]mia, interchange due to obstruction in the
return of blood from a part. -- Hy`per*[ae]"mic, a.
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Paterae
(gcide) | Patera \Pat"e*ra\, n.; pl. Pater[ae](?). [L., fr. patere to
lie open.]
1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the
Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrifices.
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2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often
worked in relief on friezes, and the like.
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Peraeopod
(gcide) | Peraeopod \Pe*rae"o*pod\, n. [Gr. perai^os on the opposite side
+ -pod.] (Zool.)
One of the thoracic legs of a crustacean. See Illust. of
Crustacea.
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