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birch
(mass) | birch
- breza |
birch
(encz) | birch,bříza n: Zdeněk Brož |
birch
(encz) | birch,mrskání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Birch
(gcide) | Birch \Birch\ (b[~e]rch), n.; pl. Birches (-[e^]z). [OE.
birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj["o]rk, Sw.
bj["o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche,
birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr.
bh[=u]rja. [root]254. Cf. 1st Birk.]
1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus
Betula; as, the white or common birch (Betula alba)
(also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch
(Betula glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch ({Betula
papyracea}); the yellow birch (Betula lutea); the black
or cherry birch (Betula lenta).
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2. The wood or timber of the birch.
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3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
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Note: The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being
tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in
schools. They were also made into brooms.
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The threatening twigs of birch. --Shak.
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4. A birch-bark canoe.
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Birch of Jamaica, a species (Bursera gummifera) of
turpentine tree.
Birch partridge. (Zool.) See Ruffed grouse.
Birch wine, wine made of the spring sap of the birch.
Oil of birch.
(a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European
birch (Betula alba), and used in the preparation of
genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia
leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor.
(b) An oil prepared from the black birch (Betula lenta),
said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for
which it is largely sold.
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Birch
(gcide) | Birch \Birch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Birched (b[~e]rcht); p. pr.
& vb. n. Birching.]
To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.
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Birch
(gcide) | Birch \Birch\, a.
Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.
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birch
(wn) | birch
adj 1: consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree [syn:
birch, birchen, birken]
n 1: hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used
especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
2: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a
thin peeling bark [syn: birch, birch tree]
3: a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a
birch tree; used to hit people as punishment; "my father
never spared the birch" [syn: birch, birch rod]
v 1: whip with a birch twig |
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birch
(mass) | birch
- breza |
birch
(encz) | birch,bříza n: Zdeněk Brožbirch,mrskání n: Zdeněk Brož |
birch tree
(encz) | birch tree,bříza |
birchen
(encz) | birchen,březový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
cherry birch
(encz) | cherry birch, n: |
common birch
(encz) | common birch, n: |
downy birch
(encz) | downy birch, n: |
gray birch
(encz) | gray birch, n: |
mountain birch
(encz) | mountain birch, n: |
paper birch
(encz) | paper birch, n: |
paperbark birch
(encz) | paperbark birch, n: |
red birch
(encz) | red birch, n: |
river birch
(encz) | river birch, n: |
silver birch
(encz) | silver birch, n: |
swamp birch
(encz) | swamp birch, n: |
sweet birch
(encz) | sweet birch, n: |
sweet-birch oil
(encz) | sweet-birch oil, n: |
water birch
(encz) | water birch, n: |
white birch
(encz) | white birch,bříza bradavičnatá n: [bot.] PetrV |
yellow birch
(encz) | yellow birch, n: |
birch camphor
(gcide) | Betulin \Bet"u*lin\, n. [L. betula birch tree.] (Chem.)
a term originally applied to a substance obtained as a resin
or tar by extraction from the outer bark of the common
European white birch (Betula alba); now referring to the
chemical compound (C30H50O2) having a
cyclopentanophenanthrene ring system, which is the main
constituent of that extract, and which may be obtained
crystalline; -- called also birch camphor. --Watts.
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Birch of Jamaica
(gcide) | Birch \Birch\ (b[~e]rch), n.; pl. Birches (-[e^]z). [OE.
birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj["o]rk, Sw.
bj["o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche,
birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr.
bh[=u]rja. [root]254. Cf. 1st Birk.]
1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus
Betula; as, the white or common birch (Betula alba)
(also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch
(Betula glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch ({Betula
papyracea}); the yellow birch (Betula lutea); the black
or cherry birch (Betula lenta).
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2. The wood or timber of the birch.
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3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
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Note: The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being
tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in
schools. They were also made into brooms.
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The threatening twigs of birch. --Shak.
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4. A birch-bark canoe.
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Birch of Jamaica, a species (Bursera gummifera) of
turpentine tree.
Birch partridge. (Zool.) See Ruffed grouse.
Birch wine, wine made of the spring sap of the birch.
Oil of birch.
(a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European
birch (Betula alba), and used in the preparation of
genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia
leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor.
(b) An oil prepared from the black birch (Betula lenta),
said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for
which it is largely sold.
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birch partridge
(gcide) | Ruffed \Ruffed\, a.
Furnished with a ruff.
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Ruffed grouse (Zool.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa
umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern
United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black
feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the
loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season.
Called also tippet grouse, partridge, {birch
partridge}, pheasant, drummer, and white-flesher.
ruffed lemur (Zool.), a species of lemur (lemur varius)
having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its
color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed
maucaco}.
[1913 Webster]Birch \Birch\ (b[~e]rch), n.; pl. Birches (-[e^]z). [OE.
birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj["o]rk, Sw.
bj["o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche,
birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr.
bh[=u]rja. [root]254. Cf. 1st Birk.]
1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus
Betula; as, the white or common birch (Betula alba)
(also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch
(Betula glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch ({Betula
papyracea}); the yellow birch (Betula lutea); the black
or cherry birch (Betula lenta).
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2. The wood or timber of the birch.
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3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
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Note: The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being
tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in
schools. They were also made into brooms.
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The threatening twigs of birch. --Shak.
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4. A birch-bark canoe.
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Birch of Jamaica, a species (Bursera gummifera) of
turpentine tree.
Birch partridge. (Zool.) See Ruffed grouse.
Birch wine, wine made of the spring sap of the birch.
Oil of birch.
(a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European
birch (Betula alba), and used in the preparation of
genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia
leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor.
(b) An oil prepared from the black birch (Betula lenta),
said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for
which it is largely sold.
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Birch partridge
(gcide) | Ruffed \Ruffed\, a.
Furnished with a ruff.
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Ruffed grouse (Zool.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa
umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern
United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black
feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the
loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season.
Called also tippet grouse, partridge, {birch
partridge}, pheasant, drummer, and white-flesher.
ruffed lemur (Zool.), a species of lemur (lemur varius)
having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its
color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed
maucaco}.
[1913 Webster]Birch \Birch\ (b[~e]rch), n.; pl. Birches (-[e^]z). [OE.
birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj["o]rk, Sw.
bj["o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche,
birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr.
bh[=u]rja. [root]254. Cf. 1st Birk.]
1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus
Betula; as, the white or common birch (Betula alba)
(also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch
(Betula glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch ({Betula
papyracea}); the yellow birch (Betula lutea); the black
or cherry birch (Betula lenta).
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2. The wood or timber of the birch.
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3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
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Note: The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being
tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in
schools. They were also made into brooms.
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The threatening twigs of birch. --Shak.
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4. A birch-bark canoe.
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Birch of Jamaica, a species (Bursera gummifera) of
turpentine tree.
Birch partridge. (Zool.) See Ruffed grouse.
Birch wine, wine made of the spring sap of the birch.
Oil of birch.
(a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European
birch (Betula alba), and used in the preparation of
genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia
leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor.
(b) An oil prepared from the black birch (Betula lenta),
said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for
which it is largely sold.
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Birch wine
(gcide) | Wine \Wine\, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel.
v[imac]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, ?, and E.
withy. Cf. Vine, Vineyard, Vinous, Withy.]
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1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a
beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out
their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. "Red
wine of Gascoigne." --Piers Plowman.
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Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and
whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov.
xx. 1.
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Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape
Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton.
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Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol,
containing also certain small quantities of ethers and
ethereal salts which give character and bouquet.
According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines
are called red, white, spirituous, dry,
light, still, etc.
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2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit
or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as,
currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.
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3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.
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Noah awoke from his wine. --Gen. ix. 24.
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Birch wine, Cape wine, etc. See under Birch, Cape,
etc.
Spirit of wine. See under Spirit.
To have drunk wine of ape or To have drunk wine ape, to
be so drunk as to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Wine acid. (Chem.) See Tartaric acid, under Tartaric.
[Colloq.]
Wine apple (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a
rich, vinous flavor.
Wine fly (Zool.), small two-winged fly of the genus
Piophila, whose larva lives in wine, cider, and other
fermented liquors.
Wine grower, one who cultivates a vineyard and makes wine.
Wine measure, the measure by which wines and other spirits
are sold, smaller than beer measure.
Wine merchant, a merchant who deals in wines.
Wine of opium (Pharm.), a solution of opium in aromatized
sherry wine, having the same strength as ordinary
laudanum; -- also Sydenham's laudanum.
Wine press, a machine or apparatus in which grapes are
pressed to extract their juice.
Wine skin, a bottle or bag of skin, used, in various
countries, for carrying wine.
Wine stone, a kind of crust deposited in wine casks. See
1st Tartar, 1.
Wine vault.
(a) A vault where wine is stored.
(b) A place where wine is served at the bar, or at tables;
a dramshop. --Dickens.
Wine vinegar, vinegar made from wine.
Wine whey, whey made from milk coagulated by the use of
wine.
[1913 Webster]Birch \Birch\ (b[~e]rch), n.; pl. Birches (-[e^]z). [OE.
birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj["o]rk, Sw.
bj["o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche,
birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr.
bh[=u]rja. [root]254. Cf. 1st Birk.]
1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus
Betula; as, the white or common birch (Betula alba)
(also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch
(Betula glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch ({Betula
papyracea}); the yellow birch (Betula lutea); the black
or cherry birch (Betula lenta).
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2. The wood or timber of the birch.
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3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
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Note: The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being
tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in
schools. They were also made into brooms.
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The threatening twigs of birch. --Shak.
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4. A birch-bark canoe.
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Birch of Jamaica, a species (Bursera gummifera) of
turpentine tree.
Birch partridge. (Zool.) See Ruffed grouse.
Birch wine, wine made of the spring sap of the birch.
Oil of birch.
(a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European
birch (Betula alba), and used in the preparation of
genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia
leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor.
(b) An oil prepared from the black birch (Betula lenta),
said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for
which it is largely sold.
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birchbark
(gcide) | birchbark \birch"bark`\ n.
a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree.
Syn: birchbark canoe.
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Birched
(gcide) | Birch \Birch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Birched (b[~e]rcht); p. pr.
& vb. n. Birching.]
To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.
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Birchen
(gcide) | Birchen \Birch"en\ (b[~e]rch"'n), a.
Of or relating to birch.
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He passed where Newark's stately tower
Looks out from Yarrow's birchen bower. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Birches
(gcide) | Birch \Birch\ (b[~e]rch), n.; pl. Birches (-[e^]z). [OE.
birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj["o]rk, Sw.
bj["o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche,
birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr.
bh[=u]rja. [root]254. Cf. 1st Birk.]
1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus
Betula; as, the white or common birch (Betula alba)
(also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch
(Betula glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch ({Betula
papyracea}); the yellow birch (Betula lutea); the black
or cherry birch (Betula lenta).
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2. The wood or timber of the birch.
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3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
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Note: The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being
tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in
schools. They were also made into brooms.
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The threatening twigs of birch. --Shak.
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4. A birch-bark canoe.
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Birch of Jamaica, a species (Bursera gummifera) of
turpentine tree.
Birch partridge. (Zool.) See Ruffed grouse.
Birch wine, wine made of the spring sap of the birch.
Oil of birch.
(a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European
birch (Betula alba), and used in the preparation of
genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia
leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor.
(b) An oil prepared from the black birch (Betula lenta),
said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for
which it is largely sold.
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Birching
(gcide) | Birch \Birch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Birched (b[~e]rcht); p. pr.
& vb. n. Birching.]
To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.
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Oil of birch
(gcide) | Birch \Birch\ (b[~e]rch), n.; pl. Birches (-[e^]z). [OE.
birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj["o]rk, Sw.
bj["o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche,
birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr.
bh[=u]rja. [root]254. Cf. 1st Birk.]
1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus
Betula; as, the white or common birch (Betula alba)
(also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch
(Betula glandulosa); the paper or canoe birch ({Betula
papyracea}); the yellow birch (Betula lutea); the black
or cherry birch (Betula lenta).
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2. The wood or timber of the birch.
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3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
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Note: The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being
tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in
schools. They were also made into brooms.
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The threatening twigs of birch. --Shak.
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4. A birch-bark canoe.
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Birch of Jamaica, a species (Bursera gummifera) of
turpentine tree.
Birch partridge. (Zool.) See Ruffed grouse.
Birch wine, wine made of the spring sap of the birch.
Oil of birch.
(a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European
birch (Betula alba), and used in the preparation of
genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia
leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor.
(b) An oil prepared from the black birch (Betula lenta),
said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for
which it is largely sold.
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Paper birch
(gcide) | Paper \Pa"per\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus
papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr.
pa`pyros. Cf. Papyrus.]
1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended
to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It
is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous
material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded,
pressed, and dried.
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2. A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.
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3. A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the
like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific
society.
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They brought a paper to me to be signed. --Dryden.
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4. A printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a
journal; as, a daily paper.
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5. Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of
exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount
of his paper.
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6. Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper.
See Paper hangings, below.
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7. A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity; as, a
paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.
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8. A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for
external application; as, cantharides paper.
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9. pl. Documents establishing a person's identity, or status,
or attesting to some right, such as the right to drive a
vehicle; as, the border guard asked for his papers.
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Note: Paper is manufactured in sheets, the trade names of
which, together with the regular sizes in inches, are
shown in the following table. But paper makers vary the
size somewhat.
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Note: In the manufacture of books, etc., a sheet, of whatever
size originally, is termed, when folded once, a folio;
folded twice, a quarto, or 4to; three times, an octavo,
or 8vo; four times, a sextodecimo, or 16mo; five times,
a 32mo; three times, with an offcut folded twice and
set in, a duodecimo, or 12mo; four times, with an
offcut folded three times and set in, a 24mo.
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Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination,
having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper
cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or
paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker;
paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight,
or paperweight, etc.
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Business paper, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in
payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to
accommodation paper.
Fly paper, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used
for catching flies.
Laid paper. See under Laid.
Paper birch (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula
papyracea}).
Paper blockade, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval
force.
Paper boat (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper.
Paper car wheel (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel
tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between
two plate-iron disks. --Forney.
Paper credit, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such
as promissory notes, duebills, etc.
Paper hanger, one who covers walls with paper hangings.
Paper hangings, paper printed with colored figures, or
otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against
the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper.
Paper house, an audience composed of people who have come
in on free passes. [Cant]
Paper money, notes or bills, usually issued by government
or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money,
and circulated as the representative of coin.
Paper mulberry. (Bot.) See under Mulberry.
Paper muslin, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc.
Paper nautilus. (Zool.) See Argonauta.
Paper reed (Bot.), the papyrus.
Paper sailor. (Zool.) See Argonauta.
Paper stainer, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De
Colange.
Paper wasp (Zool.), any wasp which makes a nest of
paperlike material, as the yellow jacket.
Paper weight, any object used as a weight to prevent loose
papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise.
on paper.
(a) in writing; as, I would like to see that on paper.
(b) in theory, though not necessarily in paractice.
(c) in the design state; planned, but not yet put into
practice.
Parchment paper. See Papyrine.
Tissue paper, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to
protect engravings in books.
Wall paper. Same as Paper hangings, above.
Waste paper, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless,
except for uses of little account.
Wove paper, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not
ribbed or watermarked.
paper tiger, a person or group that appears to be powerful
and dangerous but is in fact weak and ineffectual.
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Red birch
(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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american dwarf birch
(wn) | American dwarf birch
n 1: small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland
[syn: Newfoundland dwarf birch, American dwarf birch,
Betula glandulosa] |
american gray birch
(wn) | American gray birch
n 1: medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or
pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a
second-growth forest tree [syn: grey birch, gray birch,
American grey birch, American gray birch, {Betula
populifolia}] |
american grey birch
(wn) | American grey birch
n 1: medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or
pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a
second-growth forest tree [syn: grey birch, gray birch,
American grey birch, American gray birch, {Betula
populifolia}] |
american white birch
(wn) | American white birch
n 1: small American birch with peeling white bark often worked
into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white
birch}, paper birch, paperbark birch, canoe birch,
Betula cordifolia, Betula papyrifera] |
birch
(wn) | birch
adj 1: consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree [syn:
birch, birchen, birken]
n 1: hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used
especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
2: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a
thin peeling bark [syn: birch, birch tree]
3: a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a
birch tree; used to hit people as punishment; "my father
never spared the birch" [syn: birch, birch rod]
v 1: whip with a birch twig |
birch bark
(wn) | birch bark
n 1: a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree [syn: {birchbark
canoe}, birchbark, birch bark] |
birch beer
(wn) | birch beer
n 1: carbonated drink containing an extract from bark of birch
trees |
birch family
(wn) | birch family
n 1: monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula
and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and
Ostryopsis) [syn: Betulaceae, family Betulaceae, {birch
family}] |
birch leaf miner
(wn) | birch leaf miner
n 1: small black sawfly native to Europe but established in
eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches
causing serious defoliation [syn: birch leaf miner,
Fenusa pusilla] |
birch oil
(wn) | birch oil
n 1: a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied
externally for minor muscle and joint pain [syn: {methyl
salicylate}, birch oil, sweet-birch oil] |
birch rod
(wn) | birch rod
n 1: a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a
birch tree; used to hit people as punishment; "my father
never spared the birch" [syn: birch, birch rod] |
birch tree
(wn) | birch tree
n 1: any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a
thin peeling bark [syn: birch, birch tree] |
birchbark
(wn) | birchbark
n 1: a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree [syn: {birchbark
canoe}, birchbark, birch bark] |
birchbark canoe
(wn) | birchbark canoe
n 1: a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree [syn: {birchbark
canoe}, birchbark, birch bark] |
birchen
(wn) | birchen
adj 1: consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree [syn:
birch, birchen, birken] |
black birch
(wn) | black birch
n 1: common birch of the eastern United States having spicy
brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used
for furniture [syn: sweet birch, cherry birch, {black
birch}, Betula lenta]
2: birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern
United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: black birch,
river birch, red birch, Betula nigra] |
canoe birch
(wn) | canoe birch
n 1: small American birch with peeling white bark often worked
into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white
birch}, paper birch, paperbark birch, canoe birch,
Betula cordifolia, Betula papyrifera] |
cherry birch
(wn) | cherry birch
n 1: common birch of the eastern United States having spicy
brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used
for furniture [syn: sweet birch, cherry birch, {black
birch}, Betula lenta] |
common birch
(wn) | common birch
n 1: European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly
drooping branches [syn: silver birch, common birch,
European white birch, Betula pendula] |
downy birch
(wn) | downy birch
n 1: European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and
somewhat drooping hairy branches [syn: downy birch,
white birch, Betula pubescens] |
european white birch
(wn) | European white birch
n 1: European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly
drooping branches [syn: silver birch, common birch,
European white birch, Betula pendula] |
gray birch
(wn) | gray birch
n 1: medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or
pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a
second-growth forest tree [syn: grey birch, gray birch,
American grey birch, American gray birch, {Betula
populifolia}] |
grey birch
(wn) | grey birch
n 1: medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or
pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a
second-growth forest tree [syn: grey birch, gray birch,
American grey birch, American gray birch, {Betula
populifolia}] |
mountain birch
(wn) | mountain birch
n 1: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark [syn: swamp birch, {water
birch}, mountain birch, Western paper birch, {Western
birch}, Betula fontinalis] |
newfoundland dwarf birch
(wn) | Newfoundland dwarf birch
n 1: small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland
[syn: Newfoundland dwarf birch, American dwarf birch,
Betula glandulosa] |
paper birch
(wn) | paper birch
n 1: small American birch with peeling white bark often worked
into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white
birch}, paper birch, paperbark birch, canoe birch,
Betula cordifolia, Betula papyrifera] |
paperbark birch
(wn) | paperbark birch
n 1: small American birch with peeling white bark often worked
into e.g. baskets or toy canoes [syn: {American white
birch}, paper birch, paperbark birch, canoe birch,
Betula cordifolia, Betula papyrifera] |
red birch
(wn) | red birch
n 1: birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern
United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: {black
birch}, river birch, red birch, Betula nigra] |
river birch
(wn) | river birch
n 1: birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern
United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: {black
birch}, river birch, red birch, Betula nigra] |
rutherford birchard hayes
(wn) | Rutherford Birchard Hayes
n 1: 19th President of the United States; his administration
removed federal troops from the South and so ended the
Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) [syn: Hayes,
Rutherford B. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard Hayes,
President Hayes] |
silver birch
(wn) | silver birch
n 1: European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly
drooping branches [syn: silver birch, common birch,
European white birch, Betula pendula] |
swamp birch
(wn) | swamp birch
n 1: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark [syn: swamp birch, {water
birch}, mountain birch, Western paper birch, {Western
birch}, Betula fontinalis] |
sweet birch
(wn) | sweet birch
n 1: common birch of the eastern United States having spicy
brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used
for furniture [syn: sweet birch, cherry birch, {black
birch}, Betula lenta] |
sweet-birch oil
(wn) | sweet-birch oil
n 1: a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen; applied
externally for minor muscle and joint pain [syn: {methyl
salicylate}, birch oil, sweet-birch oil] |
water birch
(wn) | water birch
n 1: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark [syn: swamp birch, {water
birch}, mountain birch, Western paper birch, {Western
birch}, Betula fontinalis] |
western birch
(wn) | Western birch
n 1: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark [syn: swamp birch, {water
birch}, mountain birch, Western paper birch, {Western
birch}, Betula fontinalis] |
western paper birch
(wn) | Western paper birch
n 1: birch of western United States resembling the paper birch
but having brownish bark [syn: swamp birch, {water
birch}, mountain birch, Western paper birch, {Western
birch}, Betula fontinalis] |
white birch
(wn) | white birch
n 1: European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and
somewhat drooping hairy branches [syn: downy birch,
white birch, Betula pubescens] |
yellow birch
(wn) | yellow birch
n 1: tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or
grey bark [syn: yellow birch, Betula alleghaniensis,
Betula leutea] |
yukon white birch
(wn) | Yukon white birch
n 1: Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark [syn: {Yukon
white birch}, Betula neoalaskana] |
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