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Equisetum
(gcide) | Equisetum \Eq`ui*se"tum\, n.; pl. Equiseta. [L., the
horsetail, fr. equus horse + seta a thick,, stiff hair,
bristle.] (Bot.)
A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; -- also
called horsetails.
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Note: The Equiseta have hollow jointed stems and no true
leaves. The cuticle often contains siliceous granules,
so that one species (E. hyemale) is used for scouring
and polishing, under the name of Dutch rush or
scouring rush.
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equisetum
(wn) | Equisetum
n 1: horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae [syn:
Equisetum, genus Equisetum] |
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Equisetum arvense
(gcide) | Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D.
pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zool.)
A toad or frog. --Wyclif. "Loathed paddocks." --Spenser
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Paddock pipe (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus
Equisetum, especially Equisetum limosum and the
fruiting stems of Equisetum arvense; -- called also
padow pipe and toad pipe. See Equisetum.
Paddock stone. See Toadstone.
Paddock stool (Bot.),a toadstool.
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Equisetum hyemale
(gcide) | Dutch \Dutch\, a. [D. duitsch German; or G. deutsch, orig.,
popular, national, OD. dietsc, MHG. diutsch, tiutsch, OHG.
diutisk, fr. diot, diota, a people, a nation; akin to AS.
pe['o]d, OS. thiod, thioda, Goth. piuda; cf. Lith. tauta
land, OIr. tuath people, Oscan touto. The English have
applied the name especially to the Germanic people living
nearest them, the Hollanders. Cf. Derrick, Teutonic.]
Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants.
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Dutch auction. See under Auction.
Dutch cheese, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim
milk.
Dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is
yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape.
Dutch clover (Bot.), common white clover ({Trifolium
repens}), the seed of which was largely imported into
England from Holland.
Dutch concert, a so-called concert in which all the singers
sing at the same time different songs. [Slang]
Dutch courage, the courage of partial intoxication. [Slang]
--Marryat.
Dutch door, a door divided into two parts, horizontally, so
arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened,
while the upper part remains open.
Dutch foil, Dutch leaf, or Dutch gold, a kind of brass
rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in
Holland to ornament toys and paper; -- called also {Dutch
mineral}, Dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf.
Dutch liquid (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid,
C2H4Cl2, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal
odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or
olefiant gas; -- called also Dutch oil. It is so called
because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four
Hollandish chemists. See Ethylene, and Olefiant.
Dutch oven, a tin screen for baking before an open fire or
kitchen range; also, in the United States, a shallow iron
kettle for baking, with a cover to hold burning coals.
Dutch pink, chalk, or whiting dyed yellow, and used in
distemper, and for paper staining. etc. --Weale.
Dutch rush (Bot.), a species of horsetail rush or
Equisetum (Equisetum hyemale) having a rough,
siliceous surface, and used for scouring and polishing; --
called also scouring rush, and shave grass. See
Equisetum.
Dutch tile, a glazed and painted ornamental tile, formerly
much exported, and used in the jambs of chimneys and the
like.
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Note: Dutch was formerly used for German.
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Germany is slandered to have sent none to this
war [the Crusades] at this first voyage; and that
other pilgrims, passing through that country,
were mocked by the Dutch, and called fools for
their pains. --Fuller.
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Equisetum limosum
(gcide) | Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D.
pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zool.)
A toad or frog. --Wyclif. "Loathed paddocks." --Spenser
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Paddock pipe (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus
Equisetum, especially Equisetum limosum and the
fruiting stems of Equisetum arvense; -- called also
padow pipe and toad pipe. See Equisetum.
Paddock stone. See Toadstone.
Paddock stool (Bot.),a toadstool.
[1913 Webster]Toad \Toad\, n. [OE. tode, tade, AS. t[=a]die, t[=a]dige; of
unknown origin. Cf. Tadpole.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the
genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the
family Bufonidae. Toads are generally terrestrial in their
habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the
water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the
daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most
toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that
secrete an acrid fluid.
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Note: The common toad (Bufo vulgaris) and the natterjack
are familiar European species. The common American toad
(Bufo lentiginosus) is similar to the European toad,
but is less warty and is more active, moving chiefly by
leaping.
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Obstetrical toad. (Zool.) See under Obstetrical.
Surinam toad. (Zool.) See Pita.
Toad lizard (Zool.), a horned toad.
Toad pipe (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant ({Equisetum
limosum}) growing in muddy places. --Dr. Prior.
Toad rush (Bot.), a low-growing kind of rush ({Juncus
bufonius}).
Toad snatcher (Zool.), the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Toad spittle. (Zool.) See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo.
Tree toad. (Zool.) See under Tree.
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equisetum
(wn) | Equisetum
n 1: horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae [syn:
Equisetum, genus Equisetum] |
equisetum arvense
(wn) | Equisetum arvense
n 1: of Eurasia and Greenland and North America [syn: {common
horsetail}, field horsetail, Equisetum arvense] |
equisetum fluviatile
(wn) | Equisetum fluviatile
n 1: Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia [syn: {swamp
horsetail}, water horsetail, Equisetum fluviatile] |
equisetum hyemale
(wn) | Equisetum hyemale
n 1: evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly
used for scouring utensils [syn: scouring rush, {rough
horsetail}, Equisetum hyemale, {Equisetum hyemale
robustum}, Equisetum robustum] |
equisetum hyemale robustum
(wn) | Equisetum hyemale robustum
n 1: evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly
used for scouring utensils [syn: scouring rush, {rough
horsetail}, Equisetum hyemale, {Equisetum hyemale
robustum}, Equisetum robustum] |
equisetum palustre
(wn) | Equisetum palustre
n 1: scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy
areas of northern hemisphere [syn: marsh horsetail,
Equisetum palustre] |
equisetum robustum
(wn) | Equisetum robustum
n 1: evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly
used for scouring utensils [syn: scouring rush, {rough
horsetail}, Equisetum hyemale, {Equisetum hyemale
robustum}, Equisetum robustum] |
equisetum sylvaticum
(wn) | Equisetum Sylvaticum
n 1: Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America
[syn: wood horsetail, Equisetum Sylvaticum] |
equisetum variegatum
(wn) | Equisetum variegatum
n 1: northern North America; Greenland; northern and central
Europe [syn: variegated horsetail, {variegated scouring
rush}, Equisetum variegatum] |
genus equisetum
(wn) | genus Equisetum
n 1: horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae [syn:
Equisetum, genus Equisetum] |
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