| slovo | definícia |
arab
(mass) | Arab
- arabský, Arab |
Arab
(gcide) | Arab \Ar"ab\ (?; 277), n. [Prob. ultimately fr. Heb. arabah a
desert, the name employed, in the Old Testament, to denote
the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Ar. Arab, Heb. arabi,
arbi, arbim: cf. F. Arabe, L. Arabs, Gr. ?.]
One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in
Syria, Northern Africa, etc.
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Street Arab, a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city,
particularly and outcast boy or girl. --Tylor.
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The ragged outcasts and street Arabs who are
shivering in damp doorways. --Lond. Sat.
Rev.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
arab
(mass) | Arab
- arabský, Arab |
arabic
(mass) | Arabic
- arabský, Arabsky |
comparable
(mass) | comparable
- porovnateľný |
marabout
(mass) | marabout
- marabu |
parable
(mass) | parable
- alegória, prirovnanie, podobenstvo |
saudi arabia
(mass) | Saudi Arabia
- Saudská Arábia |
syrian arab republic
(mass) | Syrian Arab Republic
- Sýria, Sýrska arabská republika |
united arab emirates
(mass) | United Arab Emirates
- Spojené arabské emiráty |
A Arabica
(gcide) | Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,
fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It.
gomma.]
1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens
when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;
gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with
less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;
as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.
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2. (Bot.) See Gum tree, below.
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3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any
roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow
log. [Southern U. S.]
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4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]
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Black gum, Blue gum, British gum, etc. See under
Black, Blue, etc.
Gum Acaroidea, the resinous gum of the Australian grass
tree (Xanlhorrh[oe]a).
Gum animal (Zool.), the galago of West Africa; -- so called
because it feeds on gums. See Galago.
Gum animi or anim['e]. See Anim['e].
Gum arabic, a gum yielded mostly by several species of
Acacia (chiefly A. vera and A. Arabica) growing in
Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also gum acacia.
East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange
family which bears the elephant apple.
Gum butea, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea
frondosa} and B. superba, and used locally in tanning
and in precipitating indigo.
Gum cistus, a plant of the genus Cistus ({Cistus
ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.
Gum dragon. See Tragacanth.
Gum elastic, Elastic gum. See Caoutchouc.
Gum elemi. See Elemi.
Gum juniper. See Sandarac.
Gum kino. See under Kino.
Gum lac. See Lac.
Gum Ladanum, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental
species of Cistus or rock rose.
Gum passages, sap receptacles extending through the
parenchyma of certain plants (Amygdalace[ae],
Cactace[ae], etc.), and affording passage for gum.
Gum pot, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and
mixing other ingredients.
Gum resin, the milky juice of a plant solidified by
exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures
of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin
containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.
Gum sandarac. See Sandarac.
Gum Senegal, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees
(Acacia Verek and A. Adansoni[aum]) growing in the
Senegal country, West Africa.
Gum tragacanth. See Tragacanth.
Gum water, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.
Gum wood, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the
Eucalyptus piperita, of New South Wales.
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Acacia Arabica
(gcide) | Babul \Ba*bul"\, Babool \Ba*bool"\, n. [See Bablah.] (Bot.)
Any one of several species of Acacia, esp. {Acacia
Arabica}, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum
arabic.
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In place of Putney's golden gorse
The sickly babul blooms. --Kipling.
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Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
(gcide) | Shrine \Shrine\ (shr[imac]n), n. [OE. schrin, AS. scr[imac]n,
from L. scrinium a case, chest, box.]
1. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are
deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
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2. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like.
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Too weak the sacred shrine guard. --Byron.
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3. A place or object hallowed from its history or
associations; as, a shrine of art.
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4. Short for
Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a
secret fraternal organization professedly originated by
one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the
year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern
order, established in the United States in 1872, only
Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are
eligible for admission, though the order itself is not
Masonic. A member of the order is popularly called a
Shriner, and the order itself is sometimes called the
Shriners.
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Arab
(gcide) | Arab \Ar"ab\ (?; 277), n. [Prob. ultimately fr. Heb. arabah a
desert, the name employed, in the Old Testament, to denote
the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Ar. Arab, Heb. arabi,
arbi, arbim: cf. F. Arabe, L. Arabs, Gr. ?.]
One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in
Syria, Northern Africa, etc.
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Street Arab, a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city,
particularly and outcast boy or girl. --Tylor.
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The ragged outcasts and street Arabs who are
shivering in damp doorways. --Lond. Sat.
Rev.
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Araba
(gcide) | Araba \A*ra"ba\, n. [Written also aroba and arba.] [Ar. or
Turk. 'arabah: cf. Russ. arba.]
A wagon or cart, usually heavy and without springs, and often
covered. [Oriental]
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The araba of the Turks has its sides of latticework to
admit the air --Balfour
(Cyc. of
India).
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Arabesque
(gcide) | Arabesque \Ar`a*besque"\, a.
1. Arabian. [Obs.]
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2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called
arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes.
[1913 Webster]Arabesque \Ar`a*besque"\, n. [F. arabesque, fr. It. arabesco,
fr. Arabo Arab.]
A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in
low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits,
foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or
imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together.
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Note: It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation, and
appeared, without the animal figures, in Moorish and
Arabic decorative art. (See Moresque.) The arabesques
of the Renaissance were founded on Greco-Roman work.
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Arabesqued
(gcide) | Arabesqued \Ar`a*besqued"\, a.
Ornamented in the style of arabesques.
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Arabian
(gcide) | Arabian \A*ra"bi*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants.
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Arabian bird, the phenix. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Arabian \A*ra"bi*an\, n.
A native of Arabia; an Arab.
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Arabian bird
(gcide) | Arabian \A*ra"bi*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants.
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Arabian bird, the phenix. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Bird \Bird\ (b[~e]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,
bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]
1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a
nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
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That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.
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The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.
--Tyndale
(Matt. viii.
20).
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2. (Zool.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with
wings. See Aves.
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3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
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4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
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And by my word! the bonny bird
In danger shall not tarry. --Campbell.
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Arabian bird, the phenix.
Bird of Jove, the eagle.
Bird of Juno, the peacock.
Bird louse (Zool.), a wingless insect of the group
Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very
numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite
(Zool.), a small mite (genera Dermanyssus,
Dermaleichus and allies) parasitic upon birds. The
species are numerous.
Bird of passage, a migratory bird.
Bird spider (Zool.), a very large South American spider
(Mygale avicularia). It is said sometimes to capture and
kill small birds.
Bird tick (Zool.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds
(genus Ornithomyia, and allies), usually winged.
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Arabian millet
(gcide) | Johnson grass \John"son grass`\ [Named after W. Johnson of
Alabama, who planted it about 1840-1845.] (Bot.)
A tall perennial grass (Sorghum Halepense), valuable in the
Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The
rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by
swine. Called also Cuba grass, Means grass, {Evergreen
millet}, and Arabian millet.
[1913 Webster]millet \mil"let\ (m[i^]l"l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L.
milium; akin to Gr. meli`nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.)
The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an
abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of
Germany and Southern Europe are Panicum miliaceum, and
Setaria Italica.
Note:
Arabian millet is Sorghum Halepense.
Egyptian millet or
East Indian millet is Penicillaria spicata.
Indian millet is Sorghum vulgare. (See under Indian.)
Italian millet is Setaria Italica, a coarse, rank-growing
annual grass, valuable for fodder when cut young, and
bearing nutritive seeds; -- called also Hungarian grass.
Texas millet is Panicum Texanum.
Wild millet, or
Millet grass, is Milium effusum, a tall grass growing in
woods.
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Arabian tea
(gcide) | Tea \Tea\ (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F.
th['e].]
1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea
Chinensis} or Camellia Chinensis). The shrub is a native
of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some
other countries.
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Note: Teas are classed as green or black, according to their
color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also
by various other characteristic differences, as of
taste, odor, and the like. The color, flavor, and
quality are dependent upon the treatment which the
leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for
green tea are heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow
pans over a wood fire, almost immediately after being
gathered, after which they are rolled with the hands
upon a table, to free them from a portion of their
moisture, and to twist them, and are then quickly
dried. Those intended for black tea are spread out in
the air for some time after being gathered, and then
tossed about with the hands until they become soft and
flaccid, when they are roasted for a few minutes, and
rolled, and having then been exposed to the air for a
few hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried
slowly over a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting
and rolling is sometimes repeated several times, until
the leaves have become of the proper color. The
principal sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest
kind; Hyson skin, the refuse of Hyson; Hyson, Imperial,
and Gunpowder, fine varieties; and Young Hyson, a
choice kind made from young leaves gathered early in
the spring. Those of black tea are Bohea, the poorest
kind; Congou; Oolong; Souchong, one of the finest
varieties; and Pekoe, a fine-flavored kind, made
chiefly from young spring buds. See Bohea, Congou,
Gunpowder tea, under Gunpowder, Hyson, Oolong,
and Souchong. --K. Johnson. --Tomlinson.
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Note: "No knowledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached
Europe till after the establishment of intercourse
between Portugal and China in 1517. The Portuguese,
however, did little towards the introduction of the
herb into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch
established themselves at Bantam early in 17th century,
that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the
habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe."
--Encyc. Brit.
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2. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water;
as, tea is a common beverage.
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3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the
dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea;
catnip tea.
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4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
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Arabian tea, the leaves of Catha edulis; also (Bot.), the
plant itself. See Kat.
Assam tea, tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought
there from China about the year 1850.
Australian tea, or Botany Bay tea (Bot.), a woody
climbing plant (Smilax glycyphylla).
Brazilian tea.
(a) The dried leaves of Lantana pseodothea, used in
Brazil as a substitute for tea.
(b) The dried leaves of Stachytarpheta mutabilis, used
for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for
preparing a beverage.
Labrador tea. (Bot.) See under Labrador.
New Jersey tea (Bot.), an American shrub, the leaves of
which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot.
See Redroot.
New Zealand tea. (Bot.) See under New Zealand.
Oswego tea. (Bot.) See Oswego tea.
Paraguay tea, mate. See 1st Mate.
Tea board, a board or tray for holding a tea set.
Tea bug (Zool.), an hemipterous insect which injures the
tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves.
Tea caddy, a small box for holding tea.
Tea chest, a small, square wooden case, usually lined with
sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China.
Tea clam (Zool.), a small quahaug. [Local, U. S.]
Tea garden, a public garden where tea and other
refreshments are served.
Tea plant (Bot.), any plant, the leaves of which are used
in making a beverage by infusion; specifically, {Thea
Chinensis}, from which the tea of commerce is obtained.
Tea rose (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the
rose (Rosa Indica, var. odorata), introduced from China,
and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now
cultivated.
Tea service, the appurtenances or utensils required for a
tea table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the
teapot, milk pitcher, and sugar dish.
Tea set, a tea service.
Tea table, a table on which tea furniture is set, or at
which tea is drunk.
Tea taster, one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea
by tasting.
Tea tree (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See Tea plant,
above.
Tea urn, a vessel generally in the form of an urn or vase,
for supplying hot water for steeping, or infusing, tea.
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Arabic
(gcide) | Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, a. [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.]
Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.
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Arabic numerals or figures, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3,
etc., and the cipher 0.
Gum arabic. See under Gum.
[1913 Webster]Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, n.
The language of the Arabians.
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Note: The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew.
It is very widely diffused, being the language in which
all Moslems must read the Koran, and is spoken as a
vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern
Africa.
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Arabic numerals
(gcide) | Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, a. [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.]
Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.
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Arabic numerals or figures, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3,
etc., and the cipher 0.
Gum arabic. See under Gum.
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Arabical
(gcide) | Arabical \A*rab"ic*al\, a.
Relating to Arabia; Arabic. -- A*rab"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Arabically
(gcide) | Arabical \A*rab"ic*al\, a.
Relating to Arabia; Arabic. -- A*rab"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Arabin
(gcide) | Arabin \Ar"a*bin\, n.
1. (Chem.) A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar,
contained in gum arabic, from which it is extracted as a
white, amorphous substance.
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2. Mucilage, especially that made of gum arabic.
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arabinose
(gcide) | Pentose \Pen"tose\, n. [Penta- + -ose.] (Chem.)
Any of a group of sugars of the formula C5H10O5, such as as
arabinose or ribose; -- so called from the five carbon
atoms in the molecule. They are not fermented by yeast.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Arabinose \Ar"a*bin*ose`\, n. (Chem.)
A sugar of the composition C5H10O5, obtained from cherry
gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid.
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Arabinose
(gcide) | Pentose \Pen"tose\, n. [Penta- + -ose.] (Chem.)
Any of a group of sugars of the formula C5H10O5, such as as
arabinose or ribose; -- so called from the five carbon
atoms in the molecule. They are not fermented by yeast.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Arabinose \Ar"a*bin*ose`\, n. (Chem.)
A sugar of the composition C5H10O5, obtained from cherry
gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid.
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Arabis Canadensis
(gcide) | Sickle \Sic"kle\, n. [OE. sikel, AS. sicol; akin to D. sikkel,
G. sichel, OHG. sihhila, Dan. segel, segl, L. secula, fr.
secare to cut; or perhaps from L. secula. See Saw a cutting
instrument.]
1. A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved
into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a
tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as
always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. {Reaping
hook}, under Reap.
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When corn has once felt the sickle, it has no more
benefit from the sunshine. --Shak.
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2. (Astron.) A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See
Illust. of Leo.
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Sickle pod (Bot.), a kind of rock cress ({Arabis
Canadensis}) having very long curved pods.
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Arabis lyrata
(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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Arabis perfoliata
(gcide) | Mustard \Mus"tard\, n. [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L.
mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed
with must. See Must, n.]
1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus
Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard
(Brassica alba), black mustard (Brassica Nigra),
wild mustard or charlock (Brassica Sinapistrum).
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Note: There are also many herbs of the same family which are
called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of
the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard ({Lepidium
ruderale}); hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale);
Mithridate mustard (Thlaspi arvense); tower mustard
(Arabis perfoliata); treacle mustard ({Erysimum
cheiranthoides}).
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2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white
mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken
internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large
doses is emetic.
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Mustard oil (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as
a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The
name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds
produced either naturally or artificially.
[1913 Webster]Tower \Tow"er\, n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin
to Gr. ?; cf. W. twr a tower, Ir. tor a castle, Gael. torr a
tower, castle. Cf. Tor, Turret.]
1. (Arch.)
(a) A mass of building standing alone and insulated,
usually higher than its diameter, but when of great
size not always of that proportion.
(b) A projection from a line of wall, as a fortification,
for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the
same height as the curtain wall or higher.
(c) A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special
purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in
proportion to its width and to the height of the rest
of the edifice; as, a church tower.
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2. A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense.
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Thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower
from the enemy. --Ps. lxi. 3.
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3. A headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about
the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also,
any high headdress.
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Lay trains of amorous intrigues
In towers, and curls, and periwigs. --Hudibras.
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4. High flight; elevation. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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Gay Lussac's tower (Chem.), a large tower or chamber used
in the sulphuric acid process, to absorb (by means of
concentrated acid) the spent nitrous fumes that they may
be returned to the Glover's tower to be reemployed. See
Sulphuric acid, under Sulphuric, and Glover's tower,
below.
Glover's tower (Chem.), a large tower or chamber used in
the manufacture of sulphuric acid, to condense the crude
acid and to deliver concentrated acid charged with nitrous
fumes. These fumes, as a catalytic, effect the conversion
of sulphurous to sulphuric acid. See Sulphuric acid,
under Sulphuric, and Gay Lussac's tower, above.
Round tower. See under Round, a.
Shot tower. See under Shot.
Tower bastion (Fort.), a bastion of masonry, often with
chambers beneath, built at an angle of the interior
polygon of some works.
Tower mustard (Bot.), the cruciferous plant {Arabis
perfoliata}.
Tower of London, a collection of buildings in the eastern
part of London, formerly containing a state prison, and
now used as an arsenal and repository of various objects
of public interest.
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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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Arabism
(gcide) | Arabism \Ar"a*bism\, n. [Cf. F. Arabisme.]
An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language. --Stuart.
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Arabist
(gcide) | Arabist \Ar`a*bist\, n. [Cf. F. Arabiste.]
One well versed in the Arabic language or literature; also,
formerly, one who followed the Arabic system of surgery.
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Arable
(gcide) | Arable \Ar"a*ble\, a. [F. arable, L. arabilis, fr. arare to
plow, akin to Gr. ?, E. ear, to plow. See Earable.]
Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land
which has been plowed or tilled.
[1913 Webster]Arable \Ar"a*ble\, n.
Arable land; plow land.
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Araby
(gcide) | Araby \Ar"a*by\, n.
The country of Arabia. [Archaic & Poetic]
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Asarabacca
(gcide) | Asarabacca \As`a*ra*bac"ca\, n. [L. asarum + bacca a berry. See
Asarone.] (Bot.)
An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europ[ae]um), the leaves
and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is
principally used in cephalic snuffs.
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Bearable
(gcide) | Bearable \Bear"a*ble\, a.
Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. --
Bear"a*bly, adv.
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Bearably
(gcide) | Bearable \Bear"a*ble\, a.
Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. --
Bear"a*bly, adv.
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Carabao
(gcide) | Carabao \Ca`ra*ba"o\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
The water buffalo of the Philippines. [Phil. Islands]
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Carabid
(gcide) | Carabid \Car"a*bid\, a. (Zool.)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the genus Carabus or
family Carabidae. -- n. One of the Carabidae, a family of
active insectivorous beetles.
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Carabidae
(gcide) | Carabidae \Carabidae\ n.
a family of nocturnal, terrestrial insects consisting of the
ground beetles, which feed chiefly on other insects.
Syn: family Carabidae.
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Carabine
(gcide) | Carabine \Car"a*bine\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*b[imac]n), n. (Mil.)
A carbine.
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Carabineer
(gcide) | Carabineer \Car`a*bi*neer"\ (k[a^]r`[.a]*b[i^]*n[=e]r"), n.
A carbineer.
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Caraboid
(gcide) | Caraboid \Car"a*boid\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*boid), a. [Carabus + -oid.]
(Zool.)
Like, or pertaining to the genus Carabus.
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Carabus
(gcide) | Carabus \Car"a*bus\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*b[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
ka`rabos a horned beetle.] (Zool.)
A genus of ground beetles, including numerous species. They
devour many injurious insects.
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Char-a-bancs
(gcide) | Char-a-bancs \Char`-a-bancs"\, n.; pl. Chars-a-banc. [F.]
A long, light, open vehicle, with benches or seats running
lengthwise.
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Coffea Arabica
(gcide) | Coffee \Cof"fee\ (k[add]"f[-e]; k[o^]f"f[-e]; 115), n. [Turk.
qahveh, Ar. qahuah wine, coffee, a decoction of berries. Cf.
Caf['e].]
1. The "beans" or "berries" (pyrenes) obtained from the
drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus Coffea,
growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm
regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America.
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2. The coffee tree.
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Note: There are several species of the coffee tree, as,
Coffea Arabica, Coffea canephora, {Coffea
occidentalis}, and Coffea Liberica. The white,
fragrant flowers grow in clusters at the root of the
leaves, and the fruit is a red or purple cherrylike
drupe, with sweet pulp, usually containing two pyrenes,
commercially called "beans" or "berries".
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3. The beverage made by decoction of the roasted and ground
berry of the coffee tree.
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They have in Turkey a drink called coffee. . . .
This drink comforteth the brain and heart, and
helpeth digestion. --Bacon.
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4. a cup of coffee[3], especially one served in a restaurant;
as, we each had two donuts and a coffee; three coffees to
go.
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5. a social gathering at which coffee is served, with
optional other foods or refreshments.
[PJC]
6. a color ranging from medium brown to dark brown.
[PJC]
Note: The use of coffee is said to have been introduced into
England about 1650, when coffeehouses were opened in
Oxford and London.
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Coffee bug (Zool.), a species of scale insect ({Lecanium
coff[ae]a}), often very injurious to the coffee tree.
Coffee rat (Zool.) See Musang.
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comparability
(gcide) | comparability \comparability\ n.
a similarity allowing comparison; an approximate equivalence.
Syn: comparison, compare, equivalence.
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Comparable
(gcide) | Comparable \Com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. comparabilis: cf. F.
comparable.]
Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.
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There is no blessing of life comparable to the
enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend. --Addison.
-- Com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- Com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
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Comparableness
(gcide) | Comparable \Com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. comparabilis: cf. F.
comparable.]
Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.
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There is no blessing of life comparable to the
enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend. --Addison.
-- Com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- Com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
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Comparably
(gcide) | Comparable \Com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. comparabilis: cf. F.
comparable.]
Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.
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There is no blessing of life comparable to the
enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend. --Addison.
-- Com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- Com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
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cubical parabola
(gcide) | Parabola \Pa*rab"o*la\, n.; pl. Parabolas. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; --
so called because its axis is parallel to the side of the
cone. See Parable, and cf. Parabole.] (Geom.)
(a) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the
intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane
parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of
which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the
focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix.
See Focus.
(b) One of a group of curves defined by the equation y =
ax^n where n is a positive whole number or a positive
fraction. For the cubical parabola n = 3; for the
semicubical parabola n = 3/2. See under Cubical, and
Semicubical. The parabolas have infinite branches, but
no rectilineal asymptotes.
[1913 Webster]Cubic \Cu"bic\ (k?"b?k), Cubical \Cu"bic*al\ (-b?-kal), a. [L.
cubicus, Gr. ?????: cf. F. cubique. See Cube.]
1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or
capable of being contained, in a cube.
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2. (Crystallog.) Isometric or monometric; as, cubic cleavage.
See Crystallization.
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Cubic equation, an equation in which the highest power of
the unknown quantity is a cube.
Cubic foot, a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which
measures a foot in each of its dimensions.
Cubic number, a number produced by multiplying a number
into itself, and that product again by the same number.
See Cube.
Cubical parabola (Geom.), two curves of the third degree,
one plane, and one on space of three dimensions.
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Cubical parabola
(gcide) | Parabola \Pa*rab"o*la\, n.; pl. Parabolas. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; --
so called because its axis is parallel to the side of the
cone. See Parable, and cf. Parabole.] (Geom.)
(a) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the
intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane
parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of
which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the
focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix.
See Focus.
(b) One of a group of curves defined by the equation y =
ax^n where n is a positive whole number or a positive
fraction. For the cubical parabola n = 3; for the
semicubical parabola n = 3/2. See under Cubical, and
Semicubical. The parabolas have infinite branches, but
no rectilineal asymptotes.
[1913 Webster]Cubic \Cu"bic\ (k?"b?k), Cubical \Cu"bic*al\ (-b?-kal), a. [L.
cubicus, Gr. ?????: cf. F. cubique. See Cube.]
1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or
capable of being contained, in a cube.
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2. (Crystallog.) Isometric or monometric; as, cubic cleavage.
See Crystallization.
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Cubic equation, an equation in which the highest power of
the unknown quantity is a cube.
Cubic foot, a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which
measures a foot in each of its dimensions.
Cubic number, a number produced by multiplying a number
into itself, and that product again by the same number.
See Cube.
Cubical parabola (Geom.), two curves of the third degree,
one plane, and one on space of three dimensions.
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Declarable
(gcide) | Declarable \De*clar"a*ble\, a.
Capable of being declared. --Sir T. Browne.
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Earable
(gcide) | Earable \Ear"a*ble\, a.
Arable; tillable. [Archaic]
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Equiparable
(gcide) | Equiparable \E*quip"a*ra*ble\a. [L. aequiparabilis.]
Comparable. [Obs. or R.]
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Far-about
(gcide) | Far-about \Far"-a*bout`\, n.
A going out of the way; a digression. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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G Arabica
(gcide) | Gazelle \Ga*zelle"\, n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp.
gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz?l a wild
goat.] (Zool.)
One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of
antelope, of the genus Gazella, esp. G. dorcas; -- called
also algazel, corinne, korin, and kevel. The gazelles
are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their
eyes. [Written also gazel.]
Note: The common species of Northern Africa ({Gazella
dorcas}); the Arabian gazelle, or ariel (G. Arabica);
the mohr of West Africa (G. mohr); the Indian ({G.
Bennetti}); the ahu or Persian (G. subgutturosa);
and the springbok or tsebe (G. euchore) of South
Africa, are the best known.
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Gazella Arabica
(gcide) | Cora \Co"ra\, n. (Zool.)
The Arabian gazelle (Gazella Arabica), found from persia to
North Africa.
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Gum arabic
(gcide) | Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,
fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It.
gomma.]
1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens
when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;
gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with
less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;
as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.
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2. (Bot.) See Gum tree, below.
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3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any
roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow
log. [Southern U. S.]
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4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]
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Black gum, Blue gum, British gum, etc. See under
Black, Blue, etc.
Gum Acaroidea, the resinous gum of the Australian grass
tree (Xanlhorrh[oe]a).
Gum animal (Zool.), the galago of West Africa; -- so called
because it feeds on gums. See Galago.
Gum animi or anim['e]. See Anim['e].
Gum arabic, a gum yielded mostly by several species of
Acacia (chiefly A. vera and A. Arabica) growing in
Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also gum acacia.
East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange
family which bears the elephant apple.
Gum butea, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea
frondosa} and B. superba, and used locally in tanning
and in precipitating indigo.
Gum cistus, a plant of the genus Cistus ({Cistus
ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.
Gum dragon. See Tragacanth.
Gum elastic, Elastic gum. See Caoutchouc.
Gum elemi. See Elemi.
Gum juniper. See Sandarac.
Gum kino. See under Kino.
Gum lac. See Lac.
Gum Ladanum, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental
species of Cistus or rock rose.
Gum passages, sap receptacles extending through the
parenchyma of certain plants (Amygdalace[ae],
Cactace[ae], etc.), and affording passage for gum.
Gum pot, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and
mixing other ingredients.
Gum resin, the milky juice of a plant solidified by
exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures
of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin
containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.
Gum sandarac. See Sandarac.
Gum Senegal, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees
(Acacia Verek and A. Adansoni[aum]) growing in the
Senegal country, West Africa.
Gum tragacanth. See Tragacanth.
Gum water, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.
Gum wood, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the
Eucalyptus piperita, of New South Wales.
[1913 Webster]Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, a. [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.]
Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.
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Arabic numerals or figures, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3,
etc., and the cipher 0.
Gum arabic. See under Gum.
[1913 Webster]acacia \a*ca"cia\ ([.a]*k[=a]"sh[.a] or [.a]*k[=a]"sh[i^]*[.a]),
n.; pl. E. acacias ([.a]*k[=a]"sh[.a]z), L. acaciae
([.a]*k[=a]"sh[i^]*[=e]). [L. from Gr. 'akaki`a; orig. the
name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root ak
to be sharp. See Acute.]
1. [capitalized] A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs.
Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have
terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of
the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America,
Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates.
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2. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia;
-- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic. AS
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gum arabic
(gcide) | Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,
fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It.
gomma.]
1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens
when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;
gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with
less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;
as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.
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2. (Bot.) See Gum tree, below.
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3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any
roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow
log. [Southern U. S.]
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4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]
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Black gum, Blue gum, British gum, etc. See under
Black, Blue, etc.
Gum Acaroidea, the resinous gum of the Australian grass
tree (Xanlhorrh[oe]a).
Gum animal (Zool.), the galago of West Africa; -- so called
because it feeds on gums. See Galago.
Gum animi or anim['e]. See Anim['e].
Gum arabic, a gum yielded mostly by several species of
Acacia (chiefly A. vera and A. Arabica) growing in
Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also gum acacia.
East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange
family which bears the elephant apple.
Gum butea, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea
frondosa} and B. superba, and used locally in tanning
and in precipitating indigo.
Gum cistus, a plant of the genus Cistus ({Cistus
ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.
Gum dragon. See Tragacanth.
Gum elastic, Elastic gum. See Caoutchouc.
Gum elemi. See Elemi.
Gum juniper. See Sandarac.
Gum kino. See under Kino.
Gum lac. See Lac.
Gum Ladanum, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental
species of Cistus or rock rose.
Gum passages, sap receptacles extending through the
parenchyma of certain plants (Amygdalace[ae],
Cactace[ae], etc.), and affording passage for gum.
Gum pot, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and
mixing other ingredients.
Gum resin, the milky juice of a plant solidified by
exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures
of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin
containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.
Gum sandarac. See Sandarac.
Gum Senegal, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees
(Acacia Verek and A. Adansoni[aum]) growing in the
Senegal country, West Africa.
Gum tragacanth. See Tragacanth.
Gum water, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.
Gum wood, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the
Eucalyptus piperita, of New South Wales.
[1913 Webster]Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, a. [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.]
Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.
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Arabic numerals or figures, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3,
etc., and the cipher 0.
Gum arabic. See under Gum.
[1913 Webster]acacia \a*ca"cia\ ([.a]*k[=a]"sh[.a] or [.a]*k[=a]"sh[i^]*[.a]),
n.; pl. E. acacias ([.a]*k[=a]"sh[.a]z), L. acaciae
([.a]*k[=a]"sh[i^]*[=e]). [L. from Gr. 'akaki`a; orig. the
name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root ak
to be sharp. See Acute.]
1. [capitalized] A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs.
Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have
terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of
the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America,
Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates.
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2. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia;
-- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic. AS
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hearable
(gcide) | hearable \hearable\ adj.
perceptible by the ear. Opposite of inaudible. Also See:
loud, perceptible.
Syn: audible.
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Helicoid parabola
(gcide) | Helicoid \Hel"i*coid\, a. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, spiral + ? shape: cf. F.
h['e]lico["i]de. See Helix.]
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1. Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell.
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2. (Zool.) Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the
Helicid[ae], or Snail family.
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Helicoid parabola (Math.), the parabolic spiral.
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Inarable
(gcide) | Inarable \In*ar"a*ble\, a.
Not arable. [R.]
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Incomparable
(gcide) | Incomparable \In*com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. incomparabilis: cf. F.
incomparable. See In- not, and Comparable.]
Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others;
unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless;
peerless; transcendent.
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A merchant of incomparable wealth. --Shak.
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A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir
Isaac Newton for a patron. --Bp.
Warburton.
-- In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In*com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
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Delights incomparably all those corporeal things. --Bp.
Wilkins.
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Incomparableness
(gcide) | Incomparable \In*com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. incomparabilis: cf. F.
incomparable. See In- not, and Comparable.]
Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others;
unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless;
peerless; transcendent.
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A merchant of incomparable wealth. --Shak.
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A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir
Isaac Newton for a patron. --Bp.
Warburton.
-- In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In*com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
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Delights incomparably all those corporeal things. --Bp.
Wilkins.
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Incomparably
(gcide) | Incomparable \In*com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. incomparabilis: cf. F.
incomparable. See In- not, and Comparable.]
Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others;
unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless;
peerless; transcendent.
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A merchant of incomparable wealth. --Shak.
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A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir
Isaac Newton for a patron. --Bp.
Warburton.
-- In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness, n. -- In*com"pa*ra*bly, adv.
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Delights incomparably all those corporeal things. --Bp.
Wilkins.
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