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admiral
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Admiral
(gcide) | Admiral \Ad"mi*ral\, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral,
ultimately fr. Ar. am[imac]r-al-bahr commander of the sea;
Ar. am[imac]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and
am[imac]r-al, heard in different titles, was taken as one
word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L.
admirabilis admirable, fr. admirari to admire. It is said to
have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians,
in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. Ameer, Emir.]
1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of
high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief
gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear
admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet
or of fleets.
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2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most
considerable ship of a fleet.
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Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing
down upon his antagonist with all his canvas
straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring
from his broadsides. --E. Everett.
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3. (Zool.) A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of
Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.
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Admiral shell (Zool.), the popular name of an ornamental
cone shell (Conus admiralis).
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Lord High Admiral, a great officer of state, who (when this
rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval
administration of Great Britain.
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admiral
(wn) | admiral
n 1: the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice
admiral and below a fleet admiral [syn: admiral, {full
admiral}]
2: any of several brightly colored butterflies |
admiral
(devil) | ADMIRAL, n. That part of a war-ship which does the talking while the
figure-head does the thinking.
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ADMIRAL
(bouvier) | ADMIRAL, officer. In some countries is the commander in chief of the naval
forces. This office does not exist in the United States.
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admiral
(encz) | admiral,admirál n: |
admirals
(encz) | admirals,admirálové n: pl. |
admiralty
(encz) | admiralty,admiralita n: |
fleet admiral
(encz) | fleet admiral, |
full admiral
(encz) | full admiral, n: |
rear admiral
(encz) | rear admiral,kontradmirál Zdeněk Brož |
red admiral
(encz) | red admiral, n: |
vice admiral
(encz) | vice admiral,viceadmirál n: Zdeněk Brož |
vice-admiral
(encz) | vice-admiral,viceadmirál n: Zdeněk Brož |
white admiral
(encz) | white admiral,bělopásek n: [zoo.] motýl PetrV |
admiralita
(czen) | admiralita,admiraltyn: |
Admiral
(gcide) | Admiral \Ad"mi*ral\, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral,
ultimately fr. Ar. am[imac]r-al-bahr commander of the sea;
Ar. am[imac]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and
am[imac]r-al, heard in different titles, was taken as one
word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L.
admirabilis admirable, fr. admirari to admire. It is said to
have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians,
in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. Ameer, Emir.]
1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of
high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief
gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear
admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet
or of fleets.
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2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most
considerable ship of a fleet.
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Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing
down upon his antagonist with all his canvas
straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring
from his broadsides. --E. Everett.
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3. (Zool.) A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of
Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.
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Admiral shell (Zool.), the popular name of an ornamental
cone shell (Conus admiralis).
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Lord High Admiral, a great officer of state, who (when this
rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval
administration of Great Britain.
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Admiral shell
(gcide) | Admiral \Ad"mi*ral\, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral,
ultimately fr. Ar. am[imac]r-al-bahr commander of the sea;
Ar. am[imac]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and
am[imac]r-al, heard in different titles, was taken as one
word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L.
admirabilis admirable, fr. admirari to admire. It is said to
have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians,
in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. Ameer, Emir.]
1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of
high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief
gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear
admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet
or of fleets.
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2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most
considerable ship of a fleet.
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Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing
down upon his antagonist with all his canvas
straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring
from his broadsides. --E. Everett.
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3. (Zool.) A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of
Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.
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Admiral shell (Zool.), the popular name of an ornamental
cone shell (Conus admiralis).
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Lord High Admiral, a great officer of state, who (when this
rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval
administration of Great Britain.
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Admiralship
(gcide) | Admiralship \Ad"mi*ral*ship\, n.
The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill
of an admiral.
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Admiralties
(gcide) | Admiralty \Ad"mi*ral*ty\, n.; pl. Admiralties. [F.
amiraut['e], for an older amiralt['e], office of admiral, fr.
LL. admiralitas. See Admiral.]
1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. --Prescott.
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2. The department or officers having authority over naval
affairs generally.
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3. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and
offenses.
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Note: In England, admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested
in the High Court of Admiralty, which was held before
the Lord High Admiral, or his deputy, styled the Judge
of the Admiralty; but admiralty jurisdiction is now
vested in the probate, divorce, and admiralty division
of the High Justice. In America, there are no admiralty
courts distinct from others, but admiralty jurisdiction
is vested in the district courts of the United States,
subject to revision by the circuit courts and the
Supreme Court of the United States. Admiralty
jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and
torts, collisions at sea, cases of prize in war, etc.,
and in America, admiralty jurisdiction is extended to
such matters, arising out of the navigation of any of
the public waters, as the Great Lakes and rivers.
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4. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
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5. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in
England, transact business.
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Admiralty
(gcide) | Admiralty \Ad"mi*ral*ty\, n.; pl. Admiralties. [F.
amiraut['e], for an older amiralt['e], office of admiral, fr.
LL. admiralitas. See Admiral.]
1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. --Prescott.
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2. The department or officers having authority over naval
affairs generally.
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3. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and
offenses.
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Note: In England, admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested
in the High Court of Admiralty, which was held before
the Lord High Admiral, or his deputy, styled the Judge
of the Admiralty; but admiralty jurisdiction is now
vested in the probate, divorce, and admiralty division
of the High Justice. In America, there are no admiralty
courts distinct from others, but admiralty jurisdiction
is vested in the district courts of the United States,
subject to revision by the circuit courts and the
Supreme Court of the United States. Admiralty
jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and
torts, collisions at sea, cases of prize in war, etc.,
and in America, admiralty jurisdiction is extended to
such matters, arising out of the navigation of any of
the public waters, as the Great Lakes and rivers.
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4. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
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5. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in
England, transact business.
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Conus admiralis
(gcide) | Admiral \Ad"mi*ral\, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral,
ultimately fr. Ar. am[imac]r-al-bahr commander of the sea;
Ar. am[imac]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and
am[imac]r-al, heard in different titles, was taken as one
word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L.
admirabilis admirable, fr. admirari to admire. It is said to
have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians,
in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. Ameer, Emir.]
1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of
high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief
gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear
admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet
or of fleets.
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2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most
considerable ship of a fleet.
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Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing
down upon his antagonist with all his canvas
straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring
from his broadsides. --E. Everett.
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3. (Zool.) A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of
Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.
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Admiral shell (Zool.), the popular name of an ornamental
cone shell (Conus admiralis).
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Lord High Admiral, a great officer of state, who (when this
rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval
administration of Great Britain.
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Droits of the Admiralty
(gcide) | Droit \Droit\ (droit), n. [F. See Direct.]
A right; law in its aspect of the foundation of rights; also,
in old law, the writ of right. -- Abbott.
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Droit d'aubaine. See under Aubaine.
Droits of the Admiralty (Eng. Law), rights or perquisites
of the Admiralty, arising from seizure of an enemy's ships
in port on the breaking out of war, or those coming into
port in ignorance of hostilities existing, or from such
ships as are taken by noncommissioned captors; also, the
proceeds of wrecks, and derelict property at sea. The
droits of admiralty are now paid into the Exchequer for
the public benefit.
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High admiral
(gcide) | High \High\, a. [Compar. Higher; superl. Highest.] [OE.
high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he['a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h,
OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw.
h["o]g, Dan. h["o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound,
G. h["u]gel hill, Lith. kaukaras.]
1. Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a
line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or
extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as,
a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.
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2. Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished;
remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or
relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are
understood from the connection; as
(a) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or
intellectual; pre["e]minent; honorable; as, high aims,
or motives. "The highest faculty of the soul."
--Baxter.
(b) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or
in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified;
as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
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He was a wight of high renown. --Shak.
(c) Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
(d) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like;
strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes,
triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high
wind; high passions. "With rather a high manner."
--Thackeray.
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Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
--Ps. lxxxix.
13.
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Can heavenly minds such high resentment show?
--Dryden.
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(e) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount;
grand; noble.
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Both meet to hear and answer such high things.
--Shak.
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Plain living and high thinking are no more.
--Wordsworth.
(f) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods
at a high price.
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If they must be good at so high a rate, they
know they may be safe at a cheaper. --South.
(g) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; --
used in a bad sense.
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An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin.
--Prov. xxi.
4.
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His forces, after all the high discourses,
amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot.
--Clarendon.
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3. Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or
superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i.
e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy)
seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e.,
deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough)
scholarship, etc.
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High time it is this war now ended were. --Spenser.
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High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies.
--Baker.
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4. (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures
do not cook game before it is high.
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5. (Mus.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as,
a high note.
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6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the
tongue in relation to the palate, as [=e] ([=e]ve), [=oo]
(f[=oo]d). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10,
11.
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High admiral, the chief admiral.
High altar, the principal altar in a church.
High and dry, out of water; out of reach of the current or
tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached.
High and mighty arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.]
High art, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects
and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all
meretricious display.
High bailiff, the chief bailiff.
High Church, & Low Church, two ecclesiastical parties in
the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church.
The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic
succession, and hold, in general, to a sacramental
presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal regeneration, and
to the sole validity of Episcopal ordination. They attach
much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship.
Low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in
many instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of
the high-church school. See Broad Church.
High constable (Law), a chief of constabulary. See
Constable, n., 2.
High commission court, a court of ecclesiastical
jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal
power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse
of its powers it was abolished in 1641.
High day (Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31.
High festival (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full
ceremonial.
High German, or High Dutch. See under German.
High jinks, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry;
wild sport. [Colloq.] "All the high jinks of the county,
when the lad comes of age." --F. Harrison.
High latitude (Geog.), one designated by the higher
figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator.
High life, life among the aristocracy or the rich.
High liver, one who indulges in a rich diet.
High living, a feeding upon rich, pampering food.
High Mass. (R. C. Ch.) See under Mass.
High milling, a process of making flour from grain by
several successive grindings and intermediate sorting,
instead of by a single grinding.
High noon, the time when the sun is in the meridian.
High place (Script.), an eminence or mound on which
sacrifices were offered.
High priest. See in the Vocabulary.
High relief. (Fine Arts) See Alto-rilievo.
High school. See under School.
High seas (Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in
the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty,
usually distant three miles or more from the coast line.
--Wharton.
High steam, steam having a high pressure.
High steward, the chief steward.
High tea, tea with meats and extra relishes.
High tide, the greatest flow of the tide; high water.
High time.
(a) Quite time; full time for the occasion.
(b) A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal.
[Slang]
High treason, treason against the sovereign or the state,
the highest civil offense. See Treason.
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Note: It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as
treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a
distinct offense, has been abolished. --Mozley & W.
High water, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the
tide; also, the time of such elevation.
High-water mark.
(a) That line of the seashore to which the waters
ordinarily reach at high water.
(b) A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a
river or other body of fresh water, as in time of
freshet.
High-water shrub (Bot.), a composite shrub ({Iva
frutescens}), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic
coast of the United States.
High wine, distilled spirits containing a high percentage
of alcohol; -- usually in the plural.
To be on a high horse, to be on one's dignity; to bear
one's self loftily. [Colloq.]
With a high hand.
(a) With power; in force; triumphantly. "The children of
Israel went out with a high hand." --Ex. xiv. 8.
(b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. "They governed
the city with a high hand." --Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious;
proud; violent; full; dear. See Tall.
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Lord High Admiral
(gcide) | Admiral \Ad"mi*ral\, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral,
ultimately fr. Ar. am[imac]r-al-bahr commander of the sea;
Ar. am[imac]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and
am[imac]r-al, heard in different titles, was taken as one
word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L.
admirabilis admirable, fr. admirari to admire. It is said to
have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians,
in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. Ameer, Emir.]
1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of
high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief
gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear
admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet
or of fleets.
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2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most
considerable ship of a fleet.
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Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing
down upon his antagonist with all his canvas
straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring
from his broadsides. --E. Everett.
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3. (Zool.) A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of
Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.
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Admiral shell (Zool.), the popular name of an ornamental
cone shell (Conus admiralis).
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Lord High Admiral, a great officer of state, who (when this
rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval
administration of Great Britain.
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Rear admiral
(gcide) | Rear \Rear\, a.
Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear
rank of a company.
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Rear admiral, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a
vice admiral and above a commodore. See Admiral.
Rear front (Mil.), the rear rank of a body of troops when
faced about and standing in that position.
Rear guard (Mil.), the division of an army that marches in
the rear of the main body to protect it; -- used also
figuratively.
Rear line (Mil.), the line in the rear of an army.
Rear rank (Mil.), the rank or line of a body of troops
which is in the rear, or last in order.
Rear sight (Firearms), the sight nearest the breech.
To bring up the rear, to come last or behind.
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Red admiral
(gcide) | Red \Red\, a. [Compar. Redder (-d?r); superl. Reddest.] [OE.
red, reed, AS. re['a]d, re['o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries.
r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw.
r["o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r['a]uds, W.
rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr.
'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113.
Cf. Erysipelas, Rouge, Rubric, Ruby, Ruddy,
Russet, Rust.]
Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of
the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar
spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. "Fresh
flowers, white and reede." --Chaucer.
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Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.
--Shak.
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Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades
or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,
and the like.
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Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,
red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,
red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.
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Red admiral (Zool.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa
Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front
wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva
feeds on nettles. Called also Atalanta butterfly, and
nettle butterfly.
Red ant. (Zool.)
(a) A very small ant (Myrmica molesta) which often infests
houses.
(b) A larger reddish ant (Formica sanguinea), native of
Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making
species.
Red antimony (Min.), kermesite. See Kermes mineral
(b), under Kermes.
Red ash (Bot.), an American tree (Fraxinus pubescens),
smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.
--Cray.
Red bass. (Zool.) See Redfish
(d) .
Red bay (Bot.), a tree (Persea Caroliniensis) having the
heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United
States.
Red beard (Zool.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona
prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,
U.S.]
Red birch (Bot.), a species of birch (Betula nigra)
having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored
wood. --Gray.
Red blindness. (Med.) See Daltonism.
Red book, a book containing the names of all the persons in
the service of the state. [Eng.]
Red book of the Exchequer, an ancient record in which are
registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam
in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.
Red brass, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and
three of zinc.
Red bug. (Zool.)
(a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and
produces great irritation by its bites.
(b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus Pyrrhocoris,
especially the European species (Pyrrhocoris apterus),
which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree
trunks.
(c) See Cotton stainder, under Cotton.
Red cedar. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree
(Juniperus Virginiana) having a fragrant red-colored
heartwood.
(b) A tree of India and Australia (Cedrela Toona) having
fragrant reddish wood; -- called also toon tree in
India.
Red horse. (Zool.)
(a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially
Moxostoma macrolepidotum and allied species.
(b) See the Note under Drumfish.
Red lead.
(Chem) See under Lead, and Minium.
Red-lead ore. (Min.) Same as Crocoite.
Red liquor (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of
aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of
dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used
originally for red dyestuffs. Called also red mordant.
Red maggot (Zool.), the larva of the wheat midge.
Red manganese. (Min.) Same as Rhodochrosite.
Red man, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his
color.
Red maple (Bot.), a species of maple (Acer rubrum). See
Maple.
Red mite. (Zool.) See Red spider, below.
Red mulberry (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple
color (Morus rubra).
Red mullet (Zool.), the surmullet. See Mullet.
Red ocher (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a
reddish color.
Red perch (Zool.), the rosefish.
Red phosphorus. (Chem.) See under Phosphorus.
Red pine (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus
resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.
Red precipitate. See under Precipitate.
Red Republican (European Politics), originally, one who
maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --
because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an
extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]
Red ribbon, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.
Red sanders. (Bot.) See Sanders.
Red sandstone. (Geol.) See under Sandstone.
Red scale (Zool.), a scale insect (Aspidiotus aurantii)
very injurious to the orange tree in California and
Australia.
Red silver (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or
reddish black color. It includes proustite, or light red
silver, and pyrargyrite, or dark red silver.
Red snapper (Zool.), a large fish (Lutjanus aya syn.
Lutjanus Blackfordii) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and
about the Florida reefs.
Red snow, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga
(Protococcus nivalis) which produces large patches of
scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.
Red softening (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which
the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to
infarction or inflammation.
Red spider (Zool.), a very small web-spinning mite
(Tetranychus telarius) which infests, and often
destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those
cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly
on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn
yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.
Called also red mite.
Red squirrel (Zool.), the chickaree.
Red tape,
(a) the tape used in public offices for tying up documents,
etc. Hence,
(b) official formality and delay; excessive bureaucratic
paperwork.
Red underwing (Zool.), any species of noctuid moths
belonging to Catacola and allied genera. The numerous
species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under
wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.
Red water, a disease in cattle, so called from an
appearance like blood in the urine.
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Scarlet admiral
(gcide) | Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.
Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
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Scarlet admiral (Zool.), the red admiral. See under Red.
-- Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ({Phaseolus
multiflorus}) having scarlet flowers; scarlet runner.
Scarlet fever (Med.), a contagious febrile disease
characterized by inflammation of the fauces and a scarlet
rash, appearing usually on the second day, and ending in
desquamation about the sixth or seventh day.
Scarlet fish (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from
its red color. See under Telescope.
Scarlet ibis (Zool.) See under Ibis.
Scarlet maple (Bot.), the red maple. See Maple.
Scarlet mite (Zool.), any one of numerous species of bright
red carnivorous mites found among grass and moss,
especially Thombidium holosericeum and allied species.
The young are parasitic upon spiders and insects.
Scarlet oak (Bot.), a species of oak (Quercus coccinea)
of the United States; -- so called from the scarlet color
of its leaves in autumn.
Scarlet runner (Bot.), the scarlet bean.
Scarlet tanager. (Zool.) See under Tanager.
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Vice admiral
(gcide) | Vice \Vice\, a. [Cf. F. vice-. See Vice, prep.]
Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or
duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office
that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice
agent; vice consul, etc.
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Vice admiral. [Cf. F. vice-amiral.]
(a) An officer holding rank next below an admiral. By the
existing laws, the rank of admiral and vice admiral in
the United States Navy will cease at the death of the
present incumbents.
(b) A civil officer, in Great Britain, appointed by the lords
commissioners of the admiralty for exercising admiralty
jurisdiction within their respective districts.
Vice admiralty, the office of a vice admiral.
Vice-admiralty court, a court with admiralty jurisdiction,
established by authority of Parliament in British
possessions beyond the seas. --Abbott.
Vice chamberlain, an officer in court next in rank to the
lord chamberlain. [Eng.]
Vice chancellor.
(a) (Law) An officer next in rank to a chancellor.
(b) An officer in a university, chosen to perform certain
duties, as the conferring of degrees, in the absence of
the chancellor.
(c) (R. C. Ch.) The cardinal at the head of the Roman
Chancery.
Vice consul [cf. F. vice-consul], a subordinate officer,
authorized to exercise consular functions in some
particular part of a district controlled by a consul.
Vice king, one who acts in the place of a king; a viceroy.
Vice legate [cf. F. vice-l['e]gat], a legate second in rank
to, or acting in place of, another legate.
Vice presidency, the office of vice president.
Vice president [cf. F. vice-pr['e]sident], an officer next
in rank below a president.
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Vice admiralty
(gcide) | Vice \Vice\, a. [Cf. F. vice-. See Vice, prep.]
Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or
duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office
that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice
agent; vice consul, etc.
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Vice admiral. [Cf. F. vice-amiral.]
(a) An officer holding rank next below an admiral. By the
existing laws, the rank of admiral and vice admiral in
the United States Navy will cease at the death of the
present incumbents.
(b) A civil officer, in Great Britain, appointed by the lords
commissioners of the admiralty for exercising admiralty
jurisdiction within their respective districts.
Vice admiralty, the office of a vice admiral.
Vice-admiralty court, a court with admiralty jurisdiction,
established by authority of Parliament in British
possessions beyond the seas. --Abbott.
Vice chamberlain, an officer in court next in rank to the
lord chamberlain. [Eng.]
Vice chancellor.
(a) (Law) An officer next in rank to a chancellor.
(b) An officer in a university, chosen to perform certain
duties, as the conferring of degrees, in the absence of
the chancellor.
(c) (R. C. Ch.) The cardinal at the head of the Roman
Chancery.
Vice consul [cf. F. vice-consul], a subordinate officer,
authorized to exercise consular functions in some
particular part of a district controlled by a consul.
Vice king, one who acts in the place of a king; a viceroy.
Vice legate [cf. F. vice-l['e]gat], a legate second in rank
to, or acting in place of, another legate.
Vice presidency, the office of vice president.
Vice president [cf. F. vice-pr['e]sident], an officer next
in rank below a president.
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Vice-admiralty court
(gcide) | Vice \Vice\, a. [Cf. F. vice-. See Vice, prep.]
Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or
duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office
that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice
agent; vice consul, etc.
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Vice admiral. [Cf. F. vice-amiral.]
(a) An officer holding rank next below an admiral. By the
existing laws, the rank of admiral and vice admiral in
the United States Navy will cease at the death of the
present incumbents.
(b) A civil officer, in Great Britain, appointed by the lords
commissioners of the admiralty for exercising admiralty
jurisdiction within their respective districts.
Vice admiralty, the office of a vice admiral.
Vice-admiralty court, a court with admiralty jurisdiction,
established by authority of Parliament in British
possessions beyond the seas. --Abbott.
Vice chamberlain, an officer in court next in rank to the
lord chamberlain. [Eng.]
Vice chancellor.
(a) (Law) An officer next in rank to a chancellor.
(b) An officer in a university, chosen to perform certain
duties, as the conferring of degrees, in the absence of
the chancellor.
(c) (R. C. Ch.) The cardinal at the head of the Roman
Chancery.
Vice consul [cf. F. vice-consul], a subordinate officer,
authorized to exercise consular functions in some
particular part of a district controlled by a consul.
Vice king, one who acts in the place of a king; a viceroy.
Vice legate [cf. F. vice-l['e]gat], a legate second in rank
to, or acting in place of, another legate.
Vice presidency, the office of vice president.
Vice president [cf. F. vice-pr['e]sident], an officer next
in rank below a president.
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admiral
(wn) | admiral
n 1: the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice
admiral and below a fleet admiral [syn: admiral, {full
admiral}]
2: any of several brightly colored butterflies |
admiral byrd
(wn) | Admiral Byrd
n 1: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions
to explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: Byrd, {Richard E.
Byrd}, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Admiral Byrd] |
admiral dewey
(wn) | Admiral Dewey
n 1: a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at
Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War [syn: Dewey,
George Dewey, Admiral Dewey] |
admiral nelson
(wn) | Admiral Nelson
n 1: English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon
but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805) [syn:
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, {Admiral
Nelson}, Lord Nelson] |
admiral nimitz
(wn) | Admiral Nimitz
n 1: United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War
II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy
(1885-1966) [syn: Nimitz, Chester Nimitz, {Chester
William Nimitz}, Admiral Nimitz] |
admiralty
(wn) | admiralty
n 1: the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
2: the office of admiral |
admiralty brass
(wn) | Admiralty brass
n 1: alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water;
Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: naval brass,
Admiralty brass, Admiralty Metal, Tobin bronze] |
admiralty island
(wn) | Admiralty Island
n 1: an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau |
admiralty islands
(wn) | Admiralty Islands
n 1: a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago |
admiralty law
(wn) | admiralty law
n 1: the branch of international law that deals with territorial
and international waters or with shipping or with ocean
fishery etc. [syn: maritime law, marine law, {admiralty
law}] |
admiralty metal
(wn) | Admiralty Metal
n 1: alpha-beta brass containing tin; resistant to sea water;
Admiralty Metal is a trademark [syn: naval brass,
Admiralty brass, Admiralty Metal, Tobin bronze] |
admiralty mile
(wn) | Admiralty mile
n 1: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet
(1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
[syn: nautical mile, naut mi, mile, mi,
geographical mile, Admiralty mile] |
admiralty range
(wn) | Admiralty Range
n 1: mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land |
five-star admiral
(wn) | five-star admiral
n 1: an admiral of the highest rank [syn: fleet admiral,
five-star admiral] |
fleet admiral
(wn) | fleet admiral
n 1: an admiral of the highest rank [syn: fleet admiral,
five-star admiral] |
full admiral
(wn) | full admiral
n 1: the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice
admiral and below a fleet admiral [syn: admiral, {full
admiral}] |
rear admiral
(wn) | rear admiral
n 1: an admiral junior to a vice admiral |
red admiral
(wn) | red admiral
n 1: of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red
and white markings [syn: red admiral, Vanessa atalanta] |
vice admiral
(wn) | vice admiral
n 1: an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear
admiral |
war admiral
(wn) | War Admiral
n 1: thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937 |
white admiral
(wn) | white admiral
n 1: North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a
broad white band [syn: banded purple, white admiral,
Limenitis arthemis]
2: Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings [syn:
white admiral, Limenitis camilla] |
admiral
(devil) | ADMIRAL, n. That part of a war-ship which does the talking while the
figure-head does the thinking.
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ADMIRALT
(bouvier) | ADMIRALTY. The name of a jurisdiction which takes cognizance of suits or
actions which arise in consequence of acts done upon or relating to the sea;
or, in other words, of all transactions and proceedings relative to commerce
and navigation, and to damages or injuries upon the sea. 2 Gall. R. 468. In
the great maritime nations of Europe, the term "admiralty jurisdiction,"
is, uniformly applied to courts exercising jurisdiction over maritime
contracts and concerns. It is as familiarly known among the jurists of
Scotland, France, Holland and Spain, as of England, and applied to their own
courts, possessing substantially the same jurisdiction as the English
Admiralty had in the reign of Edward III. Ibid., and the authorities there
cited; and see, also, Bac. Ab. Court of Admiralty; Merl. Repert. h.t.
Encyclopedie, h.t.; 1 Dall. 323.
2. The Constitution of the United States has delegated to the courts of
the national government cognizance "of all cases of admiralty and maritime
jurisdiction;" and the act of September 24, 1789, ch. 20 s. 9, has given the
district court" cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime
jurisdiction," including all seizures under laws of imposts, navigation or
trade of the United States, where the seizures are made on waters navigable
from the sea, by vessels of ten or more tons burden, within their respective
districts, as well as upon the high seas.
3. It is not within the plan of this work to enlarge upon this subject.
The reader is referred to the article Courts of the United States, where he
will find all which has been thought necessary to say upon it as been the
subject. Vide, generally, Dunlap's Adm. Practice; Bett's Adm. Practice; 1
Kent's Com. 353 to 380; Serg. Const. Law, Index, h.t.; 2 Gall. R. 398. to
476; 2 Chit. P. 508; Bac. Ab. Courts of Admiralty; 6 Vin. Ab. 505; Dane's
Ab. Index b. t; 12 Bro. Civ. and Adm. Law; Wheat. Dig. 1; 1 Story L. U. S.
56, 60; 2 Id. 905, 3 Id. 1564, 1696; 4 Sharsw. cont. of Story's L. U. S.
2262; Clerke's Praxis; Collectanea Maritima; 1 U. S. Dig. tit. Admiralty
Courts, XIII.
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BLACK BOOK OF THE ADMIRALTY
(bouvier) | BLACK BOOK OF THE ADMIRALTY. An ancient book compiled in the reign of Edw.
III. It has always been deemed of the highest authority in matters
concerning the admiralty. It contains the laws of Oleron, At large; a view
of the crimes and offences cognizable in the admiralty; ordinances and
commentaries on matters of prize and maritime torts, injuries and contracts,
2 Gall. R. 404.
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COURT OF ADMIRALTY
(bouvier) | COURT OF ADMIRALTY. A court having jurisdiction of all maritime causes. Vide
Admiralty; Courts of the United States; Instance Courts; Prize Court; 2
Chit. Pr. 508 to 538.
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DROITS OF ADMIRALT
(bouvier) | DROITS OF ADMIRALTY. Rights claimed by the government over the property of
an enemy. In England, it has been usual, in maritime wars, for the
government to seize and condemn, as droits of admiralty, the property of an
enemy found in her ports at the breaking out of hostilities. 1 Rob. R. 196;
13 Ves. jr. 71; Edw. R. 60; 3 B. & P. 191.
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VICE-ADMIRAL
(bouvier) | VICE-ADMIRAL. The title of an officer in the navy; the next in rank after
the admiral. In the United States we have no officer by this name.
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