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Farse
(gcide) | Farse \Farse\, n. [See Farce, n.] (Eccl.)
An addition to, or a paraphrase of, some part of the Latin
service in the vernacular; -- common in English before the
Reformation.
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farseeing
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Camassia Farseri
(gcide) | Hyacinth \Hy"a*cinth\, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob.
the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh.
the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful
Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F.
hyacinthe. Cf. Jacinth. The hyacinth was fabled to have
sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally
slain by Apollo.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing
beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. {Hyacinthus
orientalis} is a common variety.
(b) A plant of the genus Camassia (Camassia Farseri),
called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth.
(c) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a
Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces
white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from
a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru.
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2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem.
See Zircon.
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Hyacinth bean (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant
(Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark
purple flowers and fruit.
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Farseeing
(gcide) | Farseeing \Far"see`ing\, a.
1. Able to see to a great distance; farsighted.
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2. Having foresight as regards the future.
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farseeing
(wn) | farseeing
adj 1: capable of seeing to a great distance [syn: eagle-eyed,
keen-sighted, farseeing, longsighted]
2: planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required
farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical
issues" [syn: farseeing, farsighted, foresighted,
foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted] |
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