| slovo | definícia |
cod
(mass) | COD
- Cash On Delivery, dobierka, Kongo (býv. Zair) |
Cod
(gcide) | Cod \Cod\ (k[o^]d), n. [AS. codd small bag; akin to Icel. koddi
pillow, Sw. kudde cushion; cf. W. cod, cwd, bag, shell.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A husk; a pod; as, a peascod. [Eng.] --Mortimer.
[1913 Webster]
2. A small bag or pouch. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]
3. The scrotum. --Dunglison.
[1913 Webster]
4. A pillow or cushion. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster] |
Cod
(gcide) | Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zool.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
[1913 Webster]
Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath.
[1913 Webster] |
COD
(gcide) | cod \c.o.d.\ adj. (Commerce)
an abbreviation of collect on delivery; payment due by the
recipient on delivery; as, a COD parcel. [Also spelled
COD.]
Syn: collect, collect on delivery.
[WordNet 1.5] |
cod
(gcide) | cod \c.o.d.\ n. abbr. (Commerce)
an abbreviation of collect on delivery; a method of payment
by which goods are paid for when they are delivered to the
customer's home or place of business. Contrasted to {payment
in advance} or terms or credit.
Syn: collect on delivery.
[PJC] |
c.o.d.
(wn) | C.O.D.
adv 1: collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package
C.O.D." [syn: C.O.D., COD, cash on delivery] |
cod
(vera) | COD
Capacity On Demand (IBM, zSeries), "CoD"
|
cod
(vera) | COD
Connection Oriented Data
|
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
cod
(mass) | COD
- Cash On Delivery, dobierka, Kongo (býv. Zair) |
code
(mass) | code
- kód |
code of law
(mass) | code of law
- zákonník |
coding
(mass) | coding
- programovanie |
codlinsandcream
(mass) | codlins-and-cream
- Epilobium hirsutum, vŕbovka chlpatá |
codswallop
(mass) | codswallop
- nezmysel |
encoding
(mass) | encoding
- kódovanie, kódovacia stránka |
machinecode
(mass) | machine-code
- strojový kód |
postcode
(mass) | postcode
- PSČ |
transcode
(mass) | transcode
- prekódovať |
unicode
(mass) | Unicode
- Unicode |
Adelocodonic
(gcide) | Adelocodonic \A*del`o*co*don"ic\, a. [Gr. ? invisible + ? a
bell.] (Zool.)
Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike
form and do not become free; -- opposed to phanerocodonic.
[1913 Webster] |
Apocodeine
(gcide) | Apocodeine \Ap`o*co*de"ine\, n. [Pref. apo- + codeine.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid, C18H19NO2, prepared from codeine. In its
effects it resembles apomorphine.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Aulacodus Swinderianus
(gcide) | ground \ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
some indefinite portion of it.
[1913 Webster]
There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
5.
[1913 Webster]
The fire ran along upon the ground. --Ex. ix. 23.
Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
earth.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;
territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or
resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place
of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
[1913 Webster]
From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
Egypt from Syrian ground. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
grounds of the estate are well kept.
[1913 Webster]
Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
--Dryden. 4.
[1913 Webster]
4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The
foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,
reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of
existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,
the ground of my hope.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
(a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition
are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,
being either of one tint or of tints but slightly
contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a
white ground. See Background, Foreground, and
Middle-ground.
(b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
raised in relief.
(c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a
metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except
where an opening is made by the needle.
[1913 Webster]
7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
usually in the plural.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
floated flush with them.
[1913 Webster]
8. (Mus.)
(a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
a varying melody.
(b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
--Moore (Encyc.).
[1913 Webster]
On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
[1913 Webster]
10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
[1913 Webster]
11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
Ground angling, angling with a weighted line without a
float.
Ground annual (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
upon the land.
Ground ash. (Bot.) See Groutweed.
Ground bailiff (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
--Simmonds.
Ground bait, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
Ground bass or Ground base (Mus.), fundamental base; a
fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
Ground beetle (Zool.), one of numerous species of
carnivorous beetles of the family Carabid[ae], living
mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
Ground chamber, a room on the ground floor.
Ground cherry. (Bot.)
(a) A genus (Physalis) of herbaceous plants having an
inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
tomato (Physalis Alkekengi). See Alkekengl.
(b) A European shrub (Prunus Cham[ae]cerasus), with
small, very acid fruit.
Ground cuckoo. (Zool.) See Chaparral cock.
Ground cypress. (Bot.) See Lavender cotton.
Ground dove (Zool.), one of several small American pigeons
of the genus Columbigallina, esp. C. passerina of the
Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live chiefly on
the ground.
Ground fish (Zool.), any fish which constantly lives on the
botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
Ground floor, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
England, the first floor.
Ground form (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.
Ground furze (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
shrub (Ononis arvensis) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
called also rest-harrow.
Ground game, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
winged game.
Ground hele (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
Ground of the heavens (Astron.), the surface of any part of
the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
as projected.
Ground hemlock (Bot.), the yew (Taxus baccata var.
Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
Ground hog. (Zool.)
(a) The woodchuck or American marmot (Arctomys monax).
See Woodchuck.
(b) The aardvark.
Ground hold (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Ground ice, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
before it forms on the surface.
Ground ivy. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See Gill.
Ground joist, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
sleeper.
Ground lark (Zool.), the European pipit. See Pipit.
Ground laurel (Bot.). See Trailing arbutus, under
Arbutus.
Ground line (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
Ground liverwort (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
radiated receptacles (Marchantia polymorpha).
Ground mail, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
churchyard.
Ground mass (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
embedded.
Ground parrakeet (Zool.), one of several Australian
parrakeets, of the genera Callipsittacus and
Geopsittacus, which live mainly upon the ground.
Ground pearl (Zool.), an insect of the family Coccid[ae]
(Margarodes formicarum), found in ants' nests in the
Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They are strung
like beads, and made into necklaces by the natives.
Ground pig (Zool.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
(Aulacodus Swinderianus) about two feet long, allied to
the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
spines; -- called also ground rat.
Ground pigeon (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons
which live largely upon the ground, as the tooth-billed
pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), of the Samoan
Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See Goura,
and Ground dove (above).
Ground pine. (Bot.)
(a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus Ajuga ({A.
Cham[ae]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
Teucrium or germander, and named from its resinous
smell. --Sir J. Hill.
(b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
Lycopodium (L. clavatum); -- called also {club
moss}.
(c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
height, of the same genus (L. dendroideum) found in
moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
States. --Gray.
Ground plan (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
elevation or perpendicular section.
Ground plane, the horizontal plane of projection in
perspective drawing.
Ground plate.
(a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
groundsel.
(b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
mudsill.
(c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
--Knight.
Ground plot, the ground upon which any structure is
erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
plan.
Ground plum (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
Ground rat. (Zool.) See Ground pig (above).
Ground rent, rent paid for the privilege of building on
another man's land.
Ground robin. (Zool.) See Chewink.
Ground room, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
--Tatler.
Ground sea, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
also rollers, and in Jamaica, the North sea.
Ground sill. See Ground plate (a) (above).
Ground snake (Zool.), a small burrowing American snake
(Celuta am[oe]na). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
tail.
Ground squirrel. (Zool.)
(a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
genera Tamias and Spermophilus, having cheek
pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
Western species. See Chipmunk, and Gopher.
(b) Any species of the African genus Xerus, allied to
Tamias.
Ground story. Same as Ground floor (above).
Ground substance (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
matrix, of tissues.
Ground swell.
(a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
(b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
remote distance after the gale has ceased.
Ground table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Ground tackle (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
vessel at anchor. --Totten.
Ground thrush (Zool.), one of numerous species of
bright-colored Oriental birds of the family Pittid[ae].
See Pitta.
Ground tier.
(a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
--Totten.
(b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
vessel's hold.
(c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
Ground timbers (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
--Knight.
Ground tit. (Zool.) See Ground wren (below).
Ground wheel, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
Ground wren (Zool.), a small California bird ({Cham[ae]a
fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
the arid plains. Called also ground tit, and wren tit.
To bite the ground, To break ground. See under Bite,
Break.
To come to the ground, To fall to the ground, to come to
nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
To gain ground.
(a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
army in battle gains ground.
(b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
army gains ground on the enemy.
(c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
influential.
To get ground, or To gather ground, to gain ground. [R.]
"Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast." --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
of them, but by bidding higher. --South.
To give ground, to recede; to yield advantage.
[1913 Webster]
These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
To lose ground, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
or reputation; to decline.
To stand one's ground, to stand firm; to resist attack or
encroachment. --Atterbury.
To take the ground to touch bottom or become stranded; --
said of a ship.
[1913 Webster] |
bank cod
(gcide) | Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zool.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
[1913 Webster]
Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath.
[1913 Webster] |
Blue cod
(gcide) | Blue \Blue\ (bl[=u]), a. [Compar. Bluer (bl[=u]"[~e]r);
superl. Bluest.] [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, livid, black,
fr. Icel.bl[=a]r livid; akin to Dan. blaa blue, Sw. bl[*a],
D. blauw, OHG. bl[=a]o, G. blau; but influenced in form by F.
bleu, from OHG. bl[=a]o.]
1. Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it,
whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue
as a sapphire; blue violets. "The blue firmament."
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence,
of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence
of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air
was blue with oaths.
[1913 Webster]
3. Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue.
[1913 Webster]
4. Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as,
thongs looked blue. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
5. Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour
religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals;
inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality;
as, blue laws.
[1913 Webster]
6. Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of
bluestocking. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
The ladies were very blue and well informed.
--Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
Blue asbestus. See Crocidolite.
Blue black, of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost
black.
Blue blood. See under Blood.
Blue buck (Zool.), a small South African antelope
(Cephalophus pygm[ae]us); also applied to a larger
species ([AE]goceras leucoph[ae]us); the blaubok.
Blue cod (Zool.), the buffalo cod.
Blue crab (Zool.), the common edible crab of the Atlantic
coast of the United States (Callinectes hastatus).
Blue curls (Bot.), a common plant ({Trichostema
dichotomum}), resembling pennyroyal, and hence called also
bastard pennyroyal.
Blue devils, apparitions supposed to be seen by persons
suffering with delirium tremens; hence, very low
spirits. "Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue devils,
or lay them all in a red sea of claret?" --Thackeray.
Blue gage. See under Gage, a plum.
Blue gum, an Australian myrtaceous tree ({Eucalyptus
globulus}), of the loftiest proportions, now cultivated in
tropical and warm temperate regions for its timber, and as
a protection against malaria. The essential oil is
beginning to be used in medicine. The timber is very
useful. See Eucalyptus.
Blue jack, Blue stone, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
Blue jacket, a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval
uniform.
Blue jaundice. See under Jaundice.
Blue laws, a name first used in the eighteenth century to
describe certain supposititious laws of extreme rigor
reported to have been enacted in New Haven; hence, any
puritanical laws. [U. S.]
Blue light, a composition which burns with a brilliant blue
flame; -- used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at
sea, and in military operations.
Blue mantle (Her.), one of the four pursuivants of the
English college of arms; -- so called from the color of
his official robes.
Blue mass, a preparation of mercury from which is formed
the blue pill. --McElrath.
Blue mold or Blue mould, the blue fungus ({Aspergillus
glaucus}) which grows on cheese. --Brande & C.
Blue Monday,
(a) a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation, or itself
given to dissipation (as the Monday before Lent).
(b) a Monday considered as depressing because it is a
workday in contrast to the relaxation of the weekend.
Blue ointment (Med.), mercurial ointment.
Blue Peter (British Marine), a blue flag with a white
square in the center, used as a signal for sailing, to
recall boats, etc. It is a corruption of blue repeater,
one of the British signal flags.
Blue pill. (Med.)
(a) A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc.
(b) Blue mass.
Blue ribbon.
(a) The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter;
-- hence, a member of that order.
(b) Anything the attainment of which is an object of great
ambition; a distinction; a prize. "These
[scholarships] were the --blue ribbon of the college."
--Farrar.
(c) The distinctive badge of certain temperance or total
abstinence organizations, as of the --Blue ribbon
Army.
Blue ruin, utter ruin; also, gin. [Eng. Slang] --Carlyle.
Blue spar (Min.), azure spar; lazulite. See Lazulite.
Blue thrush (Zool.), a European and Asiatic thrush
(Petrocossyphus cyaneas).
Blue verditer. See Verditer.
Blue vitriol (Chem.), sulphate of copper, a violet blue
crystallized salt, used in electric batteries, calico
printing, etc.
Blue water, the open ocean.
Big Blue, the International Business Machines corporation.
[Wall Street slang.] PJC
To look blue, to look disheartened or dejected.
True blue, genuine and thorough; not modified, nor mixed;
not spurious; specifically, of uncompromising
Presbyterianism, blue being the color adopted by the
Covenanters.
[1913 Webster]
For his religion . . .
'T was Presbyterian, true blue. --Hudibras.
[1913 Webster]Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
[1913 Webster]
5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
[1913 Webster]
Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
[1913 Webster] buffalofish |
blue cod
(gcide) | Blue \Blue\ (bl[=u]), a. [Compar. Bluer (bl[=u]"[~e]r);
superl. Bluest.] [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, livid, black,
fr. Icel.bl[=a]r livid; akin to Dan. blaa blue, Sw. bl[*a],
D. blauw, OHG. bl[=a]o, G. blau; but influenced in form by F.
bleu, from OHG. bl[=a]o.]
1. Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it,
whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue
as a sapphire; blue violets. "The blue firmament."
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence,
of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence
of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air
was blue with oaths.
[1913 Webster]
3. Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue.
[1913 Webster]
4. Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as,
thongs looked blue. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
5. Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour
religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals;
inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality;
as, blue laws.
[1913 Webster]
6. Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of
bluestocking. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
The ladies were very blue and well informed.
--Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
Blue asbestus. See Crocidolite.
Blue black, of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost
black.
Blue blood. See under Blood.
Blue buck (Zool.), a small South African antelope
(Cephalophus pygm[ae]us); also applied to a larger
species ([AE]goceras leucoph[ae]us); the blaubok.
Blue cod (Zool.), the buffalo cod.
Blue crab (Zool.), the common edible crab of the Atlantic
coast of the United States (Callinectes hastatus).
Blue curls (Bot.), a common plant ({Trichostema
dichotomum}), resembling pennyroyal, and hence called also
bastard pennyroyal.
Blue devils, apparitions supposed to be seen by persons
suffering with delirium tremens; hence, very low
spirits. "Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue devils,
or lay them all in a red sea of claret?" --Thackeray.
Blue gage. See under Gage, a plum.
Blue gum, an Australian myrtaceous tree ({Eucalyptus
globulus}), of the loftiest proportions, now cultivated in
tropical and warm temperate regions for its timber, and as
a protection against malaria. The essential oil is
beginning to be used in medicine. The timber is very
useful. See Eucalyptus.
Blue jack, Blue stone, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
Blue jacket, a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval
uniform.
Blue jaundice. See under Jaundice.
Blue laws, a name first used in the eighteenth century to
describe certain supposititious laws of extreme rigor
reported to have been enacted in New Haven; hence, any
puritanical laws. [U. S.]
Blue light, a composition which burns with a brilliant blue
flame; -- used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at
sea, and in military operations.
Blue mantle (Her.), one of the four pursuivants of the
English college of arms; -- so called from the color of
his official robes.
Blue mass, a preparation of mercury from which is formed
the blue pill. --McElrath.
Blue mold or Blue mould, the blue fungus ({Aspergillus
glaucus}) which grows on cheese. --Brande & C.
Blue Monday,
(a) a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation, or itself
given to dissipation (as the Monday before Lent).
(b) a Monday considered as depressing because it is a
workday in contrast to the relaxation of the weekend.
Blue ointment (Med.), mercurial ointment.
Blue Peter (British Marine), a blue flag with a white
square in the center, used as a signal for sailing, to
recall boats, etc. It is a corruption of blue repeater,
one of the British signal flags.
Blue pill. (Med.)
(a) A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc.
(b) Blue mass.
Blue ribbon.
(a) The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter;
-- hence, a member of that order.
(b) Anything the attainment of which is an object of great
ambition; a distinction; a prize. "These
[scholarships] were the --blue ribbon of the college."
--Farrar.
(c) The distinctive badge of certain temperance or total
abstinence organizations, as of the --Blue ribbon
Army.
Blue ruin, utter ruin; also, gin. [Eng. Slang] --Carlyle.
Blue spar (Min.), azure spar; lazulite. See Lazulite.
Blue thrush (Zool.), a European and Asiatic thrush
(Petrocossyphus cyaneas).
Blue verditer. See Verditer.
Blue vitriol (Chem.), sulphate of copper, a violet blue
crystallized salt, used in electric batteries, calico
printing, etc.
Blue water, the open ocean.
Big Blue, the International Business Machines corporation.
[Wall Street slang.] PJC
To look blue, to look disheartened or dejected.
True blue, genuine and thorough; not modified, nor mixed;
not spurious; specifically, of uncompromising
Presbyterianism, blue being the color adopted by the
Covenanters.
[1913 Webster]
For his religion . . .
'T was Presbyterian, true blue. --Hudibras.
[1913 Webster]Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
[1913 Webster]
5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
[1913 Webster]
Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
[1913 Webster] buffalofish |
Buffalo cod
(gcide) | Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
[1913 Webster]
5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
[1913 Webster]
Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
[1913 Webster] buffalofishCod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zool.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
[1913 Webster]
Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath.
[1913 Webster] |
Cacodemon
(gcide) | Cacodemon \Cac`o*de"mon\, n. [Gr. ??????????; kako`s bad +
?????? demon: cf. F. cacod['e]mon.]
1. An evil spirit; a devil or demon. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Med.) The nightmare. --Dunaglison.
[1913 Webster] |
Cacodoxical
(gcide) | Cacodoxical \Cac`o*dox"ic*al\, a.
Heretical.
[1913 Webster] Cacodoxy |
Cacodoxy
(gcide) | Cacodoxy \Cac"o*dox`y\, n. [Gr. ????????? perverted opinion;
kako`s bad + ????? opinion.]
Erroneous doctrine; heresy; heterodoxy. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
Heterodoxy, or what Luther calls cacodoxy. --R.
Turnbull.
[1913 Webster] |
Cacodyl
(gcide) | Cacodyl \Cac"o*dyl\, n. [Gr. ??????? ill-smelling (kako`s bad +
????? to smell) + -yl.] (Chem.)
Alkarsin; a colorless, poisonous, arsenical liquid,
As2(CH3)4, spontaneously inflammable and possessing an
intensely disagreeable odor. It is the type of a series of
compounds analogous to the nitrogen compounds called
hydrazines. [Written also cacodyle, and kakodyl.]
[1913 Webster] |
cacodyle
(gcide) | Cacodyl \Cac"o*dyl\, n. [Gr. ??????? ill-smelling (kako`s bad +
????? to smell) + -yl.] (Chem.)
Alkarsin; a colorless, poisonous, arsenical liquid,
As2(CH3)4, spontaneously inflammable and possessing an
intensely disagreeable odor. It is the type of a series of
compounds analogous to the nitrogen compounds called
hydrazines. [Written also cacodyle, and kakodyl.]
[1913 Webster] |
Cacodylic
(gcide) | Cacodylic \Cac`o*dyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, cacodyl.
[1913 Webster]
Cacodylic acid, a white, crystalline, deliquescent
substance, (CH3)2AsO.OH, obtained by the oxidation of
cacodyl, and having the properties of an exceedingly
stable acid; -- also called alkargen.
[1913 Webster] |
Cacodylic acid
(gcide) | Cacodylic \Cac`o*dyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, cacodyl.
[1913 Webster]
Cacodylic acid, a white, crystalline, deliquescent
substance, (CH3)2AsO.OH, obtained by the oxidation of
cacodyl, and having the properties of an exceedingly
stable acid; -- also called alkargen.
[1913 Webster] |
Cod
(gcide) | Cod \Cod\ (k[o^]d), n. [AS. codd small bag; akin to Icel. koddi
pillow, Sw. kudde cushion; cf. W. cod, cwd, bag, shell.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A husk; a pod; as, a peascod. [Eng.] --Mortimer.
[1913 Webster]
2. A small bag or pouch. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]
3. The scrotum. --Dunglison.
[1913 Webster]
4. A pillow or cushion. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zool.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
[1913 Webster]
Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath.
[1913 Webster]cod \c.o.d.\ adj. (Commerce)
an abbreviation of collect on delivery; payment due by the
recipient on delivery; as, a COD parcel. [Also spelled
COD.]
Syn: collect, collect on delivery.
[WordNet 1.5]cod \c.o.d.\ n. abbr. (Commerce)
an abbreviation of collect on delivery; a method of payment
by which goods are paid for when they are delivered to the
customer's home or place of business. Contrasted to {payment
in advance} or terms or credit.
Syn: collect on delivery.
[PJC] |
COD
(gcide) | Cod \Cod\ (k[o^]d), n. [AS. codd small bag; akin to Icel. koddi
pillow, Sw. kudde cushion; cf. W. cod, cwd, bag, shell.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A husk; a pod; as, a peascod. [Eng.] --Mortimer.
[1913 Webster]
2. A small bag or pouch. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]
3. The scrotum. --Dunglison.
[1913 Webster]
4. A pillow or cushion. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zool.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
[1913 Webster]
Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath.
[1913 Webster]cod \c.o.d.\ adj. (Commerce)
an abbreviation of collect on delivery; payment due by the
recipient on delivery; as, a COD parcel. [Also spelled
COD.]
Syn: collect, collect on delivery.
[WordNet 1.5]cod \c.o.d.\ n. abbr. (Commerce)
an abbreviation of collect on delivery; a method of payment
by which goods are paid for when they are delivered to the
customer's home or place of business. Contrasted to {payment
in advance} or terms or credit.
Syn: collect on delivery.
[PJC] |
cod
(gcide) | Cod \Cod\ (k[o^]d), n. [AS. codd small bag; akin to Icel. koddi
pillow, Sw. kudde cushion; cf. W. cod, cwd, bag, shell.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A husk; a pod; as, a peascod. [Eng.] --Mortimer.
[1913 Webster]
2. A small bag or pouch. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]
3. The scrotum. --Dunglison.
[1913 Webster]
4. A pillow or cushion. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zool.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
[1913 Webster]
Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath.
[1913 Webster]cod \c.o.d.\ adj. (Commerce)
an abbreviation of collect on delivery; payment due by the
recipient on delivery; as, a COD parcel. [Also spelled
COD.]
Syn: collect, collect on delivery.
[WordNet 1.5]cod \c.o.d.\ n. abbr. (Commerce)
an abbreviation of collect on delivery; a method of payment
by which goods are paid for when they are delivered to the
customer's home or place of business. Contrasted to {payment
in advance} or terms or credit.
Syn: collect on delivery.
[PJC] |
Cod fishery
(gcide) | Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zool.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
[1913 Webster]
Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath.
[1913 Webster] |
Cod line
(gcide) | Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.
gadus merlangus.] (Zool.)
An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense
numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is
especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of
Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are several varieties; as shore cod, from
shallow water; bank cod, from the distant banks; and
rock cod, which is found among ledges, and is often
dark brown or mottled with red. The tomcod is a
distinct species of small size. The bastard, blue,
buffalo, or cultus cod of the Pacific coast belongs
to a distinct family. See Buffalo cod, under
Buffalo.
[1913 Webster]
Cod fishery, the business of fishing for cod.
Cod line, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.
--McElrath.
[1913 Webster] |
Cod liver
(gcide) | Cod liver \Cod" liv`er\, n.
The liver of the common cod and allied species.
[1913 Webster]
Cod-liver oil, an oil obtained from the liver of the
codfish, and used extensively in medicine as a means of
supplying the body with fat in cases of malnutrition.
[1913 Webster] |
Coda
(gcide) | Coda \Co"da\ (k[=o]"d[.a]), n. [It., tail, fr. L. cauda.] (Mus.)
A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a
composition.
[1913 Webster] |
Codarium acutifolium
(gcide) | Tamarind \Tam"a*rind\, n. [It. tamarindo, or Sp. tamarindo, or
Pg. tamarindo, tamarinho, from Ar. tamarhind[imac],
literally, Indian date; tamar a dried date + Hind India: cf.
F. tamarin. Cf. Hindu.] (Bot.)
1. A leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both
the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake
of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is
lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers
are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are
small and finely pinnated.
[1913 Webster]
2. One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which
contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for
preparing a pleasant drink.
[1913 Webster]
Tamarind fish, a preparation of a variety of East Indian
fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit.
Velvet tamarind.
(a) A West African leguminous tree ({Codarium
acutifolium}).
(b) One of the small black velvety pods, which are used
for food in Sierra Leone.
Wild tamarind (Bot.), a name given to certain trees
somewhat resembling the tamarind, as the {Lysiloma
latisiliqua} of Southern Florida, and the {Pithecolobium
filicifolium} of the West Indies.
[1913 Webster] |
Codder
(gcide) | Codder \Cod"der\, n.
A gatherer of cods or peas. [Obs. or Prov.] --Johnson.
[1913 Webster] |
Codding
(gcide) | Codding \Cod"ding\, a.
Lustful. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster] |
Coddle
(gcide) | Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v.
t.] [Written also codle.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
[1913 Webster]
It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
[1913 Webster]
2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
[1913 Webster]
How many of our English princes have been coddled at
home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
--Southey.
[1913 Webster] |
Coddled
(gcide) | Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v.
t.] [Written also codle.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
[1913 Webster]
It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
[1913 Webster]
2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
[1913 Webster]
How many of our English princes have been coddled at
home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
--Southey.
[1913 Webster] |
Coddling
(gcide) | Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v.
t.] [Written also codle.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
[1913 Webster]
It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
[1913 Webster]
2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
[1913 Webster]
How many of our English princes have been coddled at
home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
--Southey.
[1913 Webster] |
Coddymoddy
(gcide) | Coddymoddy \Cod"dy*mod"dy\ (k[o^]d"d[y^]*m[o^]d"d[y^]), n.
(Zool.)
A gull in the plumage of its first year.
[1913 Webster] |
Code
(gcide) | Code \Code\ (k[=o]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or
stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with
wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a
writing.]
1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the
rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are
set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by
public authority; a digest.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian
is sometimes called, by way of eminence, "The Code" .
--Wharton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one
subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the
regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.
[1913 Webster]
3. Any set of symbols or combinations of symbols used for
communication in any medium, such as by telegraph or
semaphore. See Morse code, and error-correcting code.
[PJC]
Note: A system of rules for making communications at sea by
means of signals has been referred to as the
naval code.
[1913 Webster]
4. Any set of standards established by the governing
authority of a geopolitical entity restricting the ways
that certain activities may be performed, especially the
manner in which buildings or specific systems within
buildings may be constructed; as, a building code; a
plumbing code; a health code.
[PJC]
5. Any system used for secrecy in communication, in which the
content of a communication is converted, prior to
transmission, into symbols whose meaning is known only to
authorized recipients of the message; such codes are used
to prevent unauthorized persons from learning the content
of the communication. The process of converting a
communication into secret symbols by means of a code is
called encoding or encryption. However, unauthorized
persons may learn the code by various means, as in
code-breaking.
[PJC]
6. An error-correcting code. See below.
[PJC]
7. (Computers) The set of instructions for a computer program
written by a programmer, usually in a programming language
such as Fortran, C, Cobol, Java, C++, etc.; also, the
executable binary object code. All such programs except
for the binary object code must be converted by a
compiler program into object code, which is the
arrangement of data bits which can be directly interpreted
by a computer.
[PJC]
Code civil or Code Napoleon, a code enacted in France in
1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and
of property generally. --Abbot.
error-correcting code (Computers) A set of symbols used to
represent blocks of binary data, in which the original
block of data is represented by a larger block of data
which includes additional bits arranged in such a way that
the original data may be read even if one or more of the
bits of the encoded data is changed, as in a noisy
communicaiton channel. Various codes are available which
can correct different numbers or patterns of errors in the
transmitted data. Such codes are used to achieve higher
accuracy in data transmission, and in data storage devices
such as disk drives and tape drives.
object code (Computers) the arrangement of bits stored in
computer memory or a data storage device which, when fed
to the instruction processor of a computer's central
processing unit, can be interpreted directly as
instructions for execution.
genetic code (Biochemistry, genetics) The set of
correspondences between sequences of three bases (codons)
in a RNA chain to the amino acid which those three bases
represent in the process of protein synthesis. Thus, the
sequence UUU codes for phenylalanine, and AUG codes for
methionine. There are twenty-one naturally-occurring amino
acids, and sixty-four possible arrangements of three bases
in RNA; thus some of the amino acids are represented by
more than one codon. Several codons do not represent amino
acids, but cause termination of the synthesis of a growing
amnio acid chain.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: The genetic code is represented by the following table:
The Genetic Code
=====================================================
UUU Phenylalanine (Phe) AUU Isoleucine (Ile)
UCU Serine (Ser) ACU Threonine (Thr)
UAU Tyrosine (Tyr) AAU Asparagine (Asn)
UGU Cysteine (Cys) AGU Serine (Ser)
UUC Phe AUC Ile
UCC Ser ACC Thr
UAC Tyr AAC Asn
UGC Cys AGC Ser
UUA Leucine (Leu) AUA Ile
UCA Ser ACA Thr
UAA STOP AAA Lysine (Lys)
UGA STOP AGA Arginine (Arg)
UUG Leu AUG Methionine (Met) or START
UCG Ser ACG Thr
UAG STOP AAG Lys
UGG Tryptophan (Trp) AGG Arg
CUU Leucine (Leu) GUU Valine Val
CCU Proline (Pro) GCU Alanine (Ala)
CAU Histidine (His) GAU Aspartic acid (Asp)
CGU Arginine (Arg) GGU Glycine (Gly)
CUC Leu GUC (Val)
CCU Pro GCC Ala
CAC His GAC Asp
CGC Arg GGC Gly
CUA Leu GUA Val
CCA Pro GCA Ala
CAA Glutamine (Gln) GAA Glutamic acid (Glu)
CGA Arg GGA Gly
CUG Leu GUG Val
CCG Pro GCG Ala
CAG Gln GAG Glu
CGG Arg GGG Gly
[PJC]Code \Code\ (k[=o]d), v. t.
1. To convert (a text or other information) into a encoded
form by means of a code[5].
[PJC]
2. To write a computer program in a programming language; as,
to code a sorting routine.
[PJC]Code \Code\ (k[=o]d), v. i. (Biochemistry, genetics)
To serve as the nucleotide sequence directing the synthesis
of a particular amino acid or sequence of amino acids in
protein biosynthesis; as, this sequence of nucleotides
encodes the hemoglobin alpha chain..
[PJC] |
Code civil
(gcide) | Code \Code\ (k[=o]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or
stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with
wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a
writing.]
1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the
rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are
set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by
public authority; a digest.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian
is sometimes called, by way of eminence, "The Code" .
--Wharton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one
subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the
regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.
[1913 Webster]
3. Any set of symbols or combinations of symbols used for
communication in any medium, such as by telegraph or
semaphore. See Morse code, and error-correcting code.
[PJC]
Note: A system of rules for making communications at sea by
means of signals has been referred to as the
naval code.
[1913 Webster]
4. Any set of standards established by the governing
authority of a geopolitical entity restricting the ways
that certain activities may be performed, especially the
manner in which buildings or specific systems within
buildings may be constructed; as, a building code; a
plumbing code; a health code.
[PJC]
5. Any system used for secrecy in communication, in which the
content of a communication is converted, prior to
transmission, into symbols whose meaning is known only to
authorized recipients of the message; such codes are used
to prevent unauthorized persons from learning the content
of the communication. The process of converting a
communication into secret symbols by means of a code is
called encoding or encryption. However, unauthorized
persons may learn the code by various means, as in
code-breaking.
[PJC]
6. An error-correcting code. See below.
[PJC]
7. (Computers) The set of instructions for a computer program
written by a programmer, usually in a programming language
such as Fortran, C, Cobol, Java, C++, etc.; also, the
executable binary object code. All such programs except
for the binary object code must be converted by a
compiler program into object code, which is the
arrangement of data bits which can be directly interpreted
by a computer.
[PJC]
Code civil or Code Napoleon, a code enacted in France in
1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and
of property generally. --Abbot.
error-correcting code (Computers) A set of symbols used to
represent blocks of binary data, in which the original
block of data is represented by a larger block of data
which includes additional bits arranged in such a way that
the original data may be read even if one or more of the
bits of the encoded data is changed, as in a noisy
communicaiton channel. Various codes are available which
can correct different numbers or patterns of errors in the
transmitted data. Such codes are used to achieve higher
accuracy in data transmission, and in data storage devices
such as disk drives and tape drives.
object code (Computers) the arrangement of bits stored in
computer memory or a data storage device which, when fed
to the instruction processor of a computer's central
processing unit, can be interpreted directly as
instructions for execution.
genetic code (Biochemistry, genetics) The set of
correspondences between sequences of three bases (codons)
in a RNA chain to the amino acid which those three bases
represent in the process of protein synthesis. Thus, the
sequence UUU codes for phenylalanine, and AUG codes for
methionine. There are twenty-one naturally-occurring amino
acids, and sixty-four possible arrangements of three bases
in RNA; thus some of the amino acids are represented by
more than one codon. Several codons do not represent amino
acids, but cause termination of the synthesis of a growing
amnio acid chain.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: The genetic code is represented by the following table:
The Genetic Code
=====================================================
UUU Phenylalanine (Phe) AUU Isoleucine (Ile)
UCU Serine (Ser) ACU Threonine (Thr)
UAU Tyrosine (Tyr) AAU Asparagine (Asn)
UGU Cysteine (Cys) AGU Serine (Ser)
UUC Phe AUC Ile
UCC Ser ACC Thr
UAC Tyr AAC Asn
UGC Cys AGC Ser
UUA Leucine (Leu) AUA Ile
UCA Ser ACA Thr
UAA STOP AAA Lysine (Lys)
UGA STOP AGA Arginine (Arg)
UUG Leu AUG Methionine (Met) or START
UCG Ser ACG Thr
UAG STOP AAG Lys
UGG Tryptophan (Trp) AGG Arg
CUU Leucine (Leu) GUU Valine Val
CCU Proline (Pro) GCU Alanine (Ala)
CAU Histidine (His) GAU Aspartic acid (Asp)
CGU Arginine (Arg) GGU Glycine (Gly)
CUC Leu GUC (Val)
CCU Pro GCC Ala
CAC His GAC Asp
CGC Arg GGC Gly
CUA Leu GUA Val
CCA Pro GCA Ala
CAA Glutamine (Gln) GAA Glutamic acid (Glu)
CGA Arg GGA Gly
CUG Leu GUG Val
CCG Pro GCG Ala
CAG Gln GAG Glu
CGG Arg GGG Gly
[PJC] |
Code Napoleon
(gcide) | Code \Code\ (k[=o]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or
stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with
wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a
writing.]
1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the
rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are
set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by
public authority; a digest.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian
is sometimes called, by way of eminence, "The Code" .
--Wharton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one
subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the
regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.
[1913 Webster]
3. Any set of symbols or combinations of symbols used for
communication in any medium, such as by telegraph or
semaphore. See Morse code, and error-correcting code.
[PJC]
Note: A system of rules for making communications at sea by
means of signals has been referred to as the
naval code.
[1913 Webster]
4. Any set of standards established by the governing
authority of a geopolitical entity restricting the ways
that certain activities may be performed, especially the
manner in which buildings or specific systems within
buildings may be constructed; as, a building code; a
plumbing code; a health code.
[PJC]
5. Any system used for secrecy in communication, in which the
content of a communication is converted, prior to
transmission, into symbols whose meaning is known only to
authorized recipients of the message; such codes are used
to prevent unauthorized persons from learning the content
of the communication. The process of converting a
communication into secret symbols by means of a code is
called encoding or encryption. However, unauthorized
persons may learn the code by various means, as in
code-breaking.
[PJC]
6. An error-correcting code. See below.
[PJC]
7. (Computers) The set of instructions for a computer program
written by a programmer, usually in a programming language
such as Fortran, C, Cobol, Java, C++, etc.; also, the
executable binary object code. All such programs except
for the binary object code must be converted by a
compiler program into object code, which is the
arrangement of data bits which can be directly interpreted
by a computer.
[PJC]
Code civil or Code Napoleon, a code enacted in France in
1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and
of property generally. --Abbot.
error-correcting code (Computers) A set of symbols used to
represent blocks of binary data, in which the original
block of data is represented by a larger block of data
which includes additional bits arranged in such a way that
the original data may be read even if one or more of the
bits of the encoded data is changed, as in a noisy
communicaiton channel. Various codes are available which
can correct different numbers or patterns of errors in the
transmitted data. Such codes are used to achieve higher
accuracy in data transmission, and in data storage devices
such as disk drives and tape drives.
object code (Computers) the arrangement of bits stored in
computer memory or a data storage device which, when fed
to the instruction processor of a computer's central
processing unit, can be interpreted directly as
instructions for execution.
genetic code (Biochemistry, genetics) The set of
correspondences between sequences of three bases (codons)
in a RNA chain to the amino acid which those three bases
represent in the process of protein synthesis. Thus, the
sequence UUU codes for phenylalanine, and AUG codes for
methionine. There are twenty-one naturally-occurring amino
acids, and sixty-four possible arrangements of three bases
in RNA; thus some of the amino acids are represented by
more than one codon. Several codons do not represent amino
acids, but cause termination of the synthesis of a growing
amnio acid chain.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: The genetic code is represented by the following table:
The Genetic Code
=====================================================
UUU Phenylalanine (Phe) AUU Isoleucine (Ile)
UCU Serine (Ser) ACU Threonine (Thr)
UAU Tyrosine (Tyr) AAU Asparagine (Asn)
UGU Cysteine (Cys) AGU Serine (Ser)
UUC Phe AUC Ile
UCC Ser ACC Thr
UAC Tyr AAC Asn
UGC Cys AGC Ser
UUA Leucine (Leu) AUA Ile
UCA Ser ACA Thr
UAA STOP AAA Lysine (Lys)
UGA STOP AGA Arginine (Arg)
UUG Leu AUG Methionine (Met) or START
UCG Ser ACG Thr
UAG STOP AAG Lys
UGG Tryptophan (Trp) AGG Arg
CUU Leucine (Leu) GUU Valine Val
CCU Proline (Pro) GCU Alanine (Ala)
CAU Histidine (His) GAU Aspartic acid (Asp)
CGU Arginine (Arg) GGU Glycine (Gly)
CUC Leu GUC (Val)
CCU Pro GCC Ala
CAC His GAC Asp
CGC Arg GGC Gly
CUA Leu GUA Val
CCA Pro GCA Ala
CAA Glutamine (Gln) GAA Glutamic acid (Glu)
CGA Arg GGA Gly
CUG Leu GUG Val
CCG Pro GCG Ala
CAG Gln GAG Glu
CGG Arg GGG Gly
[PJC] |
Code of honor
(gcide) | Honor \Hon"or\ ([o^]n"[~e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour,
onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F.
honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also honour.]
1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect;
consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of
respect or reverence.
[1913 Webster]
A prophet is not without honor, save in his own
country. --Matt. xiii.
57.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or
consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity;
especially, excellence of character; high moral worth;
virtue; nobleness.
[1913 Webster]
Godlike erect, with native honor clad. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. Purity; chastity; -- a term applied mostly to women, but
becoming uncommon in usage.
[1913 Webster + PJC]
If she have forgot
Honor and virtue. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
4. A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course
of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the
duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege;
integrity; uprightness; trustworthness.
[1913 Webster]
Say, what is honor? 'T is the finest sense
Of justice which the human mind can frame,
Intent each lurking frailty to disclaim,
And guard the way of life from all offense
Suffered or done. --Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]
I could not love thee, dear, so much,
Loved I not honor more. --Lovelace.
[1913 Webster]
5. That to which esteem or consideration is paid;
distinguished position; high rank. "Restored me to my
honors." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
I have given thee . . . both riches, and honor. --1
Kings iii. 13.
[1913 Webster]
Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. --Ps. civ.
1.
[1913 Webster]
6. Fame; reputation; credit.
[1913 Webster]
Some in their actions do woo, and affect honor and
reputation. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
If my honor is meant anything distinct from
conscience, 't is no more than a regard to the
censure and esteem of the world. --Rogers.
[1913 Webster]
7. A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a
ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on
his breast; military honors; civil honors. "Their funeral
honors." --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
8. A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an
ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.
[1913 Webster]
9. A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil
offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor.
See Note under Honorable.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Feud. Law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on
which other lordships and manors depended. --Cowell.
[1913 Webster]
11. pl. Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as,
honors in classics.
[1913 Webster]
12. pl. (Whist) The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The
ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors. --R. A.
Proctor.
[1913 Webster]
Affair of honor, a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the
duel itself.
Court of honor, a court or tribunal to investigate and
decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court
of chivalry, or a military court to investigate acts or
omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in
their nature.
Debt of honor, a debt contracted by a verbal promise, or by
betting or gambling, considered more binding than if
recoverable by law.
Honor bright! An assurance of truth or fidelity. [Colloq.]
Honor court (Feudal Law), one held in an honor or seignory.
Honor point. (Her.) See Escutcheon.
Honors of war (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished
enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and
with colors flying.
Law of honor or Code of honor, certain rules by which
social intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion,
and which are founded on a regard to reputation. --Paley.
Maid of honor,
(a) a lady of rank, whose duty it is to attend the queen
when she appears in public.
(b) the bride's principle attendant at a wedding, if
unmarried. If married, she is referred to as the
matron of honor.
On one's honor, on the pledge of one's honor; as, the
members of the House of Lords in Great Britain, are not
under oath, but give their statements or verdicts on their
honor.
Point of honor, a scruple or nice distinction in matters
affecting one's honor; as, he raised a point of honor.
To do the honors, to bestow honor, as on a guest; to act as
host or hostess at an entertainment. "To do the honors and
to give the word." --Pope.
To do one honor, to confer distinction upon one.
To have the honor, to have the privilege or distinction.
Word of honor, an engagement confirmed by a pledge of
honor.
[1913 Webster] |
code-breaking
(gcide) | code-breaking \code"-break`ing\, n.
A process of discovering the content of an encoded message or
the nature of a code[5]. The method used may be
surreptitious, or may use sophisticated mathematical and
computational techniques to discover the code.
[PJC] |
Codefendant
(gcide) | Codefendant \Co`de*fend"ant\, n.
A joint defendant. --Blackstone.
[1913 Webster] |
codeia
(gcide) | Codeine \Co"deine\ (k[=o]"d[=e]n or k[-o]*d[=e]"[i^]n), n. [Gr.
kw`deia poppy head: cf. F. cod['e]ine.] (Chem.)
One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance,
C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of
morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also
codeia.
[1913 Webster] |
Codeine
(gcide) | Codeine \Co"deine\ (k[=o]"d[=e]n or k[-o]*d[=e]"[i^]n), n. [Gr.
kw`deia poppy head: cf. F. cod['e]ine.] (Chem.)
One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance,
C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of
morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also
codeia.
[1913 Webster] |
Codetta
(gcide) | Codetta \Co*det"ta\ (k[-o]*d[e^]t"t[.a]), n. [It., dim. of coda
tail.] (Mus.)
A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part
of either; a short coda.
[1913 Webster] |
Codex
(gcide) | Codex \Co"dex\ (k[=o]"d[e^]ks), n.; pl. Codices. [L. See
Code.]
1. A book, especially an early form of book with pages
stitched together, contrasting with the earlier scrolls; a
manuscript; as, a DaVinci codex.
[1913 Webster]
2. A collection or digest of laws; a code(senses 2 or 4).
[archaic] --Burrill.
[1913 Webster]
3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any
part of them, particularly the New Testament.
[1913 Webster]
4. A collection of canons. --Shipley.
[1913 Webster] |
Codex Sinaiticus
(gcide) | Sinaic \Si*na"ic\, Sinaitic \Si`na*it"ic\, a. [From Mount
Sinai.]
Of or pertaining to Mount Sinai; given or made at Mount
Sinai; as, the Sinaitic law.
[1913 Webster]
Sinaitic manuscript, a fourth century Greek manuscript of
the part Bible, discovered at Mount Sinai (the greater
part of it in 1859) by Tisschendorf, a German Biblical
critic; -- called also Codex Sinaiticus.
[1913 Webster] |
Codfish
(gcide) | Codfish \Cod"fish\, n. (Zool.)
A kind of fish. Same as Cod.
[1913 Webster] |
Codger
(gcide) | Codger \Codg"er\, n. [Cf. Cadger.]
1. A miser or mean person.
[1913 Webster]
2. A singular or odd person, especially an old man; -- a
familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
A few of us old codgers met at the fireside.
--Emerson.
[1913 Webster] |
Codical
(gcide) | Codical \Cod"i*cal\, a.
Relating to a codex, or a code.
[1913 Webster] |
Codices
(gcide) | Codex \Co"dex\ (k[=o]"d[e^]ks), n.; pl. Codices. [L. See
Code.]
1. A book, especially an early form of book with pages
stitched together, contrasting with the earlier scrolls; a
manuscript; as, a DaVinci codex.
[1913 Webster]
2. A collection or digest of laws; a code(senses 2 or 4).
[archaic] --Burrill.
[1913 Webster]
3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any
part of them, particularly the New Testament.
[1913 Webster]
4. A collection of canons. --Shipley.
[1913 Webster] |
Codicil
(gcide) | Codicil \Cod"i*cil\, n. [L. codicillus, dim. of codex: cf. F.
codicille. See Code.] (Law)
A clause added to a will.
[1913 Webster] |
Codicillary
(gcide) | Codicillary \Cod`i*cil"la*ry\, a. [L. codicillaris,
codicillarius.]
Of the nature of a codicil.
[1913 Webster] |
Codification
(gcide) | Codification \Co`di*fi*ca"tion\ (? or ?), n. [Cf. F.
codification.]
The act or process of codifying or reducing laws to a code.
[1913 Webster] |
Codified
(gcide) | Codify \Co"di*fy\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Codified;
p. pr. & vb. n. Codifying.] [Code + -fy: cf. F. codifier.]
To reduce to a code, as laws.
[1913 Webster] |
Codifier
(gcide) | Codifier \Co"di*fi`er\ (? or ?), n.
One who codifies.
[1913 Webster] |
Codify
(gcide) | Codify \Co"di*fy\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Codified;
p. pr. & vb. n. Codifying.] [Code + -fy: cf. F. codifier.]
To reduce to a code, as laws.
[1913 Webster] |
Codifying
(gcide) | Codify \Co"di*fy\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Codified;
p. pr. & vb. n. Codifying.] [Code + -fy: cf. F. codifier.]
To reduce to a code, as laws.
[1913 Webster] |
Codilla
(gcide) | Codilla \Co*dil"la\, n. [Cf. L. codicula a little tail, dim. of
cauda tail.] (Com.)
The coarse tow of flax and hemp. --McElrath.
[1913 Webster] |
Codille
(gcide) | Codille \Co*dille"\, n. [F. codile.]
A term at omber, signifying that the game is won. --Pope.
[1913 Webster] |
Codist
(gcide) | Codist \Co"dist\, n.
A codifier; a maker of codes. [R.]
[1913 Webster] |
codle
(gcide) | Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v.
t.] [Written also codle.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
[1913 Webster]
It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
[1913 Webster]
2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
[1913 Webster]
How many of our English princes have been coddled at
home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
--Southey.
[1913 Webster]Codle \Co"dle\, v. t.
See Coddle.
[1913 Webster] Codlin |
Codle
(gcide) | Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coddled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Coddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
Prov. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and Cade, a. & v.
t.] [Written also codle.]
1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
[1913 Webster]
It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. --Dampier.
[1913 Webster]
2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
[1913 Webster]
How many of our English princes have been coddled at
home by their fond papas and mammas! --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.
--Southey.
[1913 Webster]Codle \Co"dle\, v. t.
See Coddle.
[1913 Webster] Codlin |
|