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gnu
(mass) | gnu
- pakôň |
gnu
(encz) | gnu,pakůň n: |
Gnu
(gcide) | Gnu \Gnu\, n. [Hottentot gnu, or nju: cf. F. gnou.] (Zool.)
One of two species of large South African antelopes of the
genus Catoblephas, having a mane and bushy tail, and curved
horns in both sexes. [Written also gnoo.]
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Note: The common gnu or wildebeest (Catoblephas gnu) is
plain brown; the brindled gnu or blue wildebeest ({C.
gorgon}) is larger, with transverse stripes of black on
the neck and shoulders.
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gnu
(wn) | gnu
n 1: large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox
and a long tufted tail [syn: gnu, wildebeest] |
gnu
(foldoc) | GNU
/g*noo/ 1. A recursive acronym:
"GNU's Not Unix!". The Free Software Foundation's project
to provide a freely distributable replacement for Unix. The
GNU Manifesto was published in the March 1985 issue of
Dr. Dobb's Journal but the GNU project started a year and a
half earlier when Richard Stallman was trying to get funding
to work on his freely distributable editor, Emacs.
Emacs and the GNU C compiler, gcc, two tools designed
for this project, have become very popular. GNU software is
available from many GNU archive sites.
See also Hurd.
2. John Gilmore.
[Jargon File]
(1997-04-12)
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gnu
(jargon) | GNU
/gnoo/, not, /noo/
1. [acronym: ‘GNU’s Not Unix!', see recursive acronym] A Unix-workalike
development effort of the Free Software Foundation headed by Richard
Stallman. GNU EMACS and the GNU C compiler, two tools designed for this
project, have become very popular in hackerdom and elsewhere. The GNU
project was designed partly to proselytize for RMS's position that
information is community property and all software source should be shared.
One of its slogans is “Help stamp out software hoarding!” Though this
remains controversial (because it implicitly denies any right of designers
to own, assign, and sell the results of their labors), many hackers who
disagree with RMS have nevertheless cooperated to produce large amounts of
high-quality software for free redistribution under the Free Software
Foundation's imprimatur. The GNU project has a web page at http://
www.gnu.org/. See EMACS, copyleft, General Public Virus, Linux.
2. Noted Unix hacker John Gilmore }, founder of Usenet's
anarchic alt.* hierarchy.
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gnu
(vera) | GNU
GNU's Not Unix (recursive!, Unix, GNU, OS)
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gnu
(devil) | GNU, n. An animal of South Africa, which in its domesticated state
resembles a horse, a buffalo and a stag. In its wild condition it is
something like a thunderbolt, an earthquake and a cyclone.
A hunter from Kew caught a distant view
Of a peacefully meditative gnu,
And he said: "I'll pursue, and my hands imbrue
In its blood at a closer interview."
But that beast did ensue and the hunter it threw
O'er the top of a palm that adjacent grew;
And he said as he flew: "It is well I withdrew
Ere, losing my temper, I wickedly slew
That really meritorious gnu."
Jarn Leffer
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cygnus
(encz) | Cygnus,Cygnus Vašek StodůlkaCygnus,souhvězdí Labuť n: [astr.] web |
double-magnum
(encz) | double-magnum, n: |
foramen magnum
(encz) | foramen magnum,týlní otvor n: [med.] Jirka Daněk |
gnu
(encz) | gnu,pakůň n: |
gnu goat
(encz) | gnu goat, n: |
interregnum
(encz) | interregnum,bezvládí |
lignum
(encz) | lignum, n: |
lignum vitae
(encz) | lignum vitae, n: |
magnum
(encz) | magnum,velká láhev na víno n: Zdeněk Brož |
magnum opus
(encz) | magnum opus,životní dílo [fráz.] latinsky Zdeněk Brož |
magnus hitch
(encz) | magnus hitch, n: |
magnuson
(encz) | Magnuson,Magnuson n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
musculus adductor magnus
(encz) | musculus adductor magnus, n: |
pignus
(encz) | pignus,slib n: Petr Prášekpignus,zástava n: Jakub Kalousek |
pignut
(encz) | pignut, n: |
pignut hickory
(encz) | pignut hickory, n: |
serratus magnus
(encz) | serratus magnus, n: |
sphagnum
(encz) | sphagnum,rašeliník n: Zdeněk Brož |
sphagnum moss
(encz) | sphagnum moss, n: |
wingnut
(encz) | wingnut, |
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cygnus
(czen) | Cygnus,Cygnus Vašek Stodůlka |
magnuson
(czen) | Magnuson,Magnusonn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
rezignuje
(czen) | rezignuje,resignsv: Zdeněk Brož |
rezignující
(czen) | rezignující,resigningadj: Zdeněk Brož |
stagnující
(czen) | stagnující,sluggishadj: Zdeněk Brožstagnující,stagnantadj: Zdeněk Brož |
Agnus
(gcide) | Agnus \Ag"nus\, n.; pl. E. Agnuses; L. Agni. [L., a lamb.]
Agnus Dei.
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Agnus castus
(gcide) | Agnus castus \Ag"nus cas"tus\ [Gr. ? a willowlike tree, used at
a religious festival; confused with ? holy, chaste.] (Bot.)
A species of Vitex (Vitex agnus castus); the chaste tree.
--Loudon.
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And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. --Dryden.
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Agnus Dei
(gcide) | Agnus Dei \Ag"nus De"i\ [L., lamb of God.] (R. C. Ch.)
(a) A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.
(b) A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from
the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the
Pope.
(c) A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning
with the words "Agnus Dei."
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Agnus Scythicus
(gcide) | Agnus Scythicus \Ag"nus Scyth"i*cus\ [L., Scythian lamb.] (Bot.)
The Scythian lamb, a kind of woolly-skinned rootstock. See
Barometz.
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Agnuses
(gcide) | Agnus \Ag"nus\, n.; pl. E. Agnuses; L. Agni. [L., a lamb.]
Agnus Dei.
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Catoblephas gnu
(gcide) | Gnu \Gnu\, n. [Hottentot gnu, or nju: cf. F. gnou.] (Zool.)
One of two species of large South African antelopes of the
genus Catoblephas, having a mane and bushy tail, and curved
horns in both sexes. [Written also gnoo.]
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Note: The common gnu or wildebeest (Catoblephas gnu) is
plain brown; the brindled gnu or blue wildebeest ({C.
gorgon}) is larger, with transverse stripes of black on
the neck and shoulders.
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Cygnus
(gcide) | Cygnus \Cyg"nus\ (s?g"n?s), n. [L., a swan.] (Astron.)
A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or
following, Lyra; the Swan.
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Cygnus ferus
(gcide) | elk \elk\, elke \elke\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The European wild or whistling swan (Cygnus ferus).
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Cygnus gibbus
(gcide) | Mute \Mute\, a. [L. mutus; cf. Gr. my`ein to shut, Skr. m[=u]ta
bound, m[=u]ka dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr. F. muet, a dim. of OF.
mu, L. mutus.]
1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
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All the heavenly choir stood mute,
And silence was in heaven. --Milton.
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Note: In law a prisoner is said to stand mute, when, upon
being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead
directly, or will not put himself on trial.
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2. Incapable of speaking; dumb. --Dryden.
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3. Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by
complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the
passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th
Mute, 2.
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4. Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a
metal.
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Mute swan (Zool.), a European wild white swan ({Cygnus
olor} syn. Cygnus gibbus), which produces no loud notes,
in distinction from the Trumpeter swan.
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Syn: Silent; dumb; speechless.
Usage: Mute, Silent, Dumb. One is silent who does not
speak; one is dumb who can not, for want of the proper
organs; as, a dumb beast, etc.; and hence,
figuratively, we speak of a person as struck dumb with
astonishment, etc. One is mute who is held back from
speaking by some special cause; as, he was mute
through fear; mute astonishment, etc. Such is the case
with most of those who never speak from childhood;
they are not ordinarily dumb, but mute because they
are deaf, and therefore never learn to talk; and hence
their more appropriate name is deaf-mutes.
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They spake not a word;
But, like dumb statues, or breathing stones,
Gazed each on other. --Shak.
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All sat mute,
Pondering the danger with deep thoughts.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]Swan \Swan\ (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG.
swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and
perhaps to E. sound something audible.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds
belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the
subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and strong beak
and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful
movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are
white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a
melodious song, especially at the time of its death.
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Note: The European white, or mute, swan (Cygnus gibbus),
which is most commonly domesticated, bends its neck in
an S-shaped curve. The whistling, or trumpeting, swans
of the genus Olor do not bend the neck in an S-shaped
curve, and are noted for their loud and sonorous cry,
due to complex convolutions of the windpipe. To this
genus belong the European whooper, or whistling swan
(Olor cygnus), the American whistling swan ({Olor
Columbianus}), and the trumpeter swan ({Olor
buccinator}). The Australian black swan ({Chenopis
atrata}) is dull black with white on the wings, and has
the bill carmine, crossed with a white band. It is a
very graceful species and is often domesticated. The
South American black-necked swan ({Sthenelides
melancorypha}) is a very beautiful and graceful
species, entirely white, except the head and neck,
which are dark velvety seal-brown. Its bill has a
double bright rose-colored knob.
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2. Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted
for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of
Avon.
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3. (Astron.) The constellation Cygnus.
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Swan goose (Zool.), a bird of India (Cygnopsis cygnoides)
resembling both the swan and the goose.
Swan shot, a large size of shot used in fowling.
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Cygnus olor
(gcide) | Mute \Mute\, a. [L. mutus; cf. Gr. my`ein to shut, Skr. m[=u]ta
bound, m[=u]ka dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr. F. muet, a dim. of OF.
mu, L. mutus.]
1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
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All the heavenly choir stood mute,
And silence was in heaven. --Milton.
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Note: In law a prisoner is said to stand mute, when, upon
being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead
directly, or will not put himself on trial.
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2. Incapable of speaking; dumb. --Dryden.
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3. Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by
complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the
passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th
Mute, 2.
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4. Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a
metal.
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Mute swan (Zool.), a European wild white swan ({Cygnus
olor} syn. Cygnus gibbus), which produces no loud notes,
in distinction from the Trumpeter swan.
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Syn: Silent; dumb; speechless.
Usage: Mute, Silent, Dumb. One is silent who does not
speak; one is dumb who can not, for want of the proper
organs; as, a dumb beast, etc.; and hence,
figuratively, we speak of a person as struck dumb with
astonishment, etc. One is mute who is held back from
speaking by some special cause; as, he was mute
through fear; mute astonishment, etc. Such is the case
with most of those who never speak from childhood;
they are not ordinarily dumb, but mute because they
are deaf, and therefore never learn to talk; and hence
their more appropriate name is deaf-mutes.
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They spake not a word;
But, like dumb statues, or breathing stones,
Gazed each on other. --Shak.
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All sat mute,
Pondering the danger with deep thoughts.
--Milton.
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Elaeagnus
(gcide) | Elaeagnus \E`l[ae]*ag"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a B[oe]otian
marsh plant; ? olive + ? sacred, pure.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs or small trees, having the foliage covered
with small silvery scales; oleaster.
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Elaeagnus angustifolia
(gcide) | Olive \Ol"ive\, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See Oil.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or
elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and
oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated
for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches
are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown
and beautifully variegated.
(b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by
cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil
is pressed from its flesh.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; --
so called from the form. See Oliva.
(b) The oyster catcher. [Prov. Eng.]
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3.
(a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish,
yellowish, or tawny green.
(b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and
green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
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4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under Olivary.
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5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and
cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
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Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the
formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive
brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive
crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc.
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Bohemian olive (Bot.), a species of Elaeagnus ({Elaeagnus
angustifolia}), the flowers of which are sometimes used in
Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.
Olive branch.
(a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of
peace.
(b) (Fig.): A child.
to hold out an olive branch, to offer to make peace (with a
rival or enemy).
Olive brown, brown with a tinge of green.
Olive green, a dark brownish green, like the color of the
olive.
Olive oil, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the
olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and
the arts.
Olive ore (Min.), olivenite.
Wild olive (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild
stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more
or less resembling the olive.
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Elaeagnus argentea
(gcide) | Silverberry \Sil"ver*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
A tree or shrub (Elaeagnus argentea) with silvery foliage
and fruit. --Gray.
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Elaeagnus hortensis
(gcide) | Oleaster \O`le*as"ter\, n. [L., fr. olea olive tree. See
Olive, Oil.] (Bot.)
(a) The wild olive tree (Olea Europea, var. sylvestris).
(b) Any species of the genus Elaeagus. See Eleagnus. The
small silvery berries of the common species ({Elaeagnus
hortensis}) are called Trebizond dates, and are made
into cakes by the Arabs.
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Green salt of Magnus
(gcide) | Green \Green\ (gr[=e]n), a. [Compar. Greener (gr[=e]n"[~e]r);
superl. Greenest.] [OE. grene, AS. gr[=e]ne; akin to D.
groen, OS. gr[=o]ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr["u]n, Dan. & Sw.
gr["o]n, Icel. gr[ae]nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See
Grow.]
1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;
resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is
between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.
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2. Having a sickly color; wan.
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To look so green and pale. --Shak.
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3. Full of life and vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;
as, a green manhood; a green wound.
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As valid against such an old and beneficent
government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.
--Burke.
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4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green
fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.
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5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.]
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We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L.
Watts.
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6. Immature in age, judgment, or experience; inexperienced;
young; raw; not trained; awkward; as, green in years or
judgment.
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I might be angry with the officious zeal which
supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my
gray hairs. --Sir W.
Scott.
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7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,
green wood, timber, etc. --Shak.
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8. (Politics) Concerned especially with protection of the
enviroment; -- of political parties and political
philosophies; as, the European green parties.
[PJC]
Green brier (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz
rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick
leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the
United States; -- called also cat brier.
Green con (Zool.), the pollock.
Green crab (Zool.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus
menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally
named joe-rocker.
Green crop, a crop used for food while in a growing or
unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root
crop, etc.
Green diallage. (Min.)
(a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene.
(b) Smaragdite.
Green dragon (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant
(Aris[ae]ma Dracontium), resembling the Indian turnip;
-- called also dragon root.
Green earth (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in
cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used
as a pigment by artists; -- called also mountain green.
Green ebony.
(a) A south American tree (Jacaranda ovalifolia), having
a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid
work, and in dyeing.
(b) The West Indian green ebony. See Ebony.
Green fire (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a
green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium
chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate),
to which the color of the flame is due.
Green fly (Zool.), any green species of plant lice or
aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.
Green gage, (Bot.) See Greengage, in the Vocabulary.
Green gland (Zool.), one of a pair of large green glands in
Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have their
outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[ae].
Green hand, a novice. [Colloq.]
Green heart (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in
the West Indies and in South America, used for
shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and
Guiana is the Nectandra Rodi[oe]i, that of Martinique is
the Colubrina ferruginosa.
Green iron ore (Min.) dufrenite.
Green laver (Bot.), an edible seaweed (Ulva latissima);
-- called also green sloke.
Green lead ore (Min.), pyromorphite.
Green linnet (Zool.), the greenfinch.
Green looper (Zool.), the cankerworm.
Green marble (Min.), serpentine.
Green mineral, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.
See Greengill.
Green monkey (Zool.) a West African long-tailed monkey
(Cercopithecus callitrichus), very commonly tamed, and
trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West
Indies early in the last century, and has become very
abundant there.
Green salt of Magnus (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline
salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides
of platinum.
Green sand (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while
slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.
Green sea (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a
vessel's deck.
Green sickness (Med.), chlorosis.
Green snake (Zool.), one of two harmless American snakes
(Cyclophis vernalis, and C. [ae]stivus). They are
bright green in color.
Green turtle (Zool.), an edible marine turtle. See
Turtle.
Green vitriol.
(a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline
substance, very extensively used in the preparation of
inks, dyes, mordants, etc.
(b) (Min.) Same as copperas, melanterite and {sulphate
of iron}.
Green ware, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not
yet baked.
Green woodpecker (Zool.), a common European woodpecker
(Picus viridis); -- called also yaffle.
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Hognut
(gcide) | Hognut \Hog"nut`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) The pignut. See Hickory.
(b) In England, the Bunium flexuosum, a tuberous plant.
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Interregnum
(gcide) | Interregnum \In`ter*reg"num\, n.; pl. Interregnums. [L., fr.
inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See Reign, and cf.
Interreign.]
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1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death
or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his
successor.
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2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive
branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.
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Interregnums
(gcide) | Interregnum \In`ter*reg"num\, n.; pl. Interregnums. [L., fr.
inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See Reign, and cf.
Interreign.]
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1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death
or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his
successor.
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2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive
branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.
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Lignum rhodium
(gcide) | Lignum rhodium \Lig"num rho"di*um\ (l[i^]g"n[u^]m
r[=o]"d[i^]*[u^]m). [NL., fr. L. lignum wood + Gr. "ro`don a
rose.] (Bot.)
The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of
species of Rhodorhiza from the Canary Islands, and of the
West Indian Amyris balsamifera.
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Lignum-vitae
(gcide) | Lignum-vitae \Lig"num-vi"tae\ (l[i^]g"n[u^]m v[imac]"t[=e]), n.
[L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[ae],
life.] (Bot.)
A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of
America, from which the guaiacum of medicine is procured.
Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various
mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks,
cogs, bearings, and the like. See Guaiacum.
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Note: In New Zealand the Metrosideros buxifolia is called
lignum-vit[ae], and in Australia a species of Acacia.
The bastard lignum-vit[ae] is a West Indian tree
(Sarcomphalus laurinus).
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magnum
(gcide) | magnum \mag"num\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m), a.
1. (Firearms) Having a larger charge than usual for a
cartridge of the same caliber; -- of cartridges for
handgun; as, a .44 magnum cartridge.
[PJC]
2. (Firearms) Designed to use a cartridge with a larger
charge than usual for handguns of the same caliber; -- of
handguns; as, a .44 magnum pistol.
[PJC]Magnum \Mag"num\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m), n. [Neut. sing. of L. magnus
great.]
1. A large wine bottle.
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They passed the magnum to one another freely. --Sir
W. Scott.
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2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the third
metacarpal bone.
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3. A magnum pistol, or the cartridge such a pistol uses; as,
he always carried a .44 magnum.
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Magnum
(gcide) | magnum \mag"num\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m), a.
1. (Firearms) Having a larger charge than usual for a
cartridge of the same caliber; -- of cartridges for
handgun; as, a .44 magnum cartridge.
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2. (Firearms) Designed to use a cartridge with a larger
charge than usual for handguns of the same caliber; -- of
handguns; as, a .44 magnum pistol.
[PJC]Magnum \Mag"num\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m), n. [Neut. sing. of L. magnus
great.]
1. A large wine bottle.
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They passed the magnum to one another freely. --Sir
W. Scott.
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2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the third
metacarpal bone.
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3. A magnum pistol, or the cartridge such a pistol uses; as,
he always carried a .44 magnum.
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magnum opus
(gcide) | magnum opus \mag"num o"pus\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m [=o]"p[u^]s), n.
1. A great work of art or literature.
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2. The greatest work or achievement of a particular artist,
writer, or other individual.
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Inspired by this milieu, [Max Stirner] wrote his
magnum opus The Ego and Its Own, which was published
in November 1844. --Svein Nyberg
(The Small Max
Stirner Web
Page, 1988
[http://www.math.uio.no/~solan/stirner/stirner.html])
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magnus hitch
(gcide) | magnus hitch \magnus hitch\ n.
A rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch.
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Olor cygnus
(gcide) | Hooper \Hoop"er\, n. (Zool.) [So called from its note.]
The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus); --
called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk. HoopoeSwan \Swan\ (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG.
swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and
perhaps to E. sound something audible.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds
belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the
subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and strong beak
and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful
movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are
white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a
melodious song, especially at the time of its death.
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Note: The European white, or mute, swan (Cygnus gibbus),
which is most commonly domesticated, bends its neck in
an S-shaped curve. The whistling, or trumpeting, swans
of the genus Olor do not bend the neck in an S-shaped
curve, and are noted for their loud and sonorous cry,
due to complex convolutions of the windpipe. To this
genus belong the European whooper, or whistling swan
(Olor cygnus), the American whistling swan ({Olor
Columbianus}), and the trumpeter swan ({Olor
buccinator}). The Australian black swan ({Chenopis
atrata}) is dull black with white on the wings, and has
the bill carmine, crossed with a white band. It is a
very graceful species and is often domesticated. The
South American black-necked swan ({Sthenelides
melancorypha}) is a very beautiful and graceful
species, entirely white, except the head and neck,
which are dark velvety seal-brown. Its bill has a
double bright rose-colored knob.
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2. Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted
for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of
Avon.
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3. (Astron.) The constellation Cygnus.
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Swan goose (Zool.), a bird of India (Cygnopsis cygnoides)
resembling both the swan and the goose.
Swan shot, a large size of shot used in fowling.
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Pignus
(gcide) | Pignus \Pig"nus\, n.; pl. Pignora. [L.] (Rom. Law)
A pledge or pawn.
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pignut
(gcide) | Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (ground"n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The fruit of the Arachis hypog[ae]a (native country
uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
(b) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing
clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root
tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
(c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray.
(d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum),
having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, {earth
chestnut}, hawknut, and pignut.
[1913 Webster]Pignut \Pig"nut\ (p[i^]g"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
(a) See Groundnut
(d) .
(b) The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory ({Carya
glabra} syn. Carya porcina); also, the tree itself.
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Pignut
(gcide) | Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (ground"n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The fruit of the Arachis hypog[ae]a (native country
uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
(b) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing
clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root
tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
(c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray.
(d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum),
having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, {earth
chestnut}, hawknut, and pignut.
[1913 Webster]Pignut \Pig"nut\ (p[i^]g"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)
(a) See Groundnut
(d) .
(b) The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory ({Carya
glabra} syn. Carya porcina); also, the tree itself.
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Sphagnum
(gcide) | Sphagnum \Sphag"num\, n. [NL., fr/ Gr. ??? a kind of moss.]
(Bot.)
A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with
red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss;
peat moss.
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Stenocarpus salignus
(gcide) | Beefwood \Beef"wood`\, n.
An Australian tree (Casuarina), and its red wood, used for
cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New
South Wales, and Banksia compar of Queensland.
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Vitex agnus castus
(gcide) | Agnus castus \Ag"nus cas"tus\ [Gr. ? a willowlike tree, used at
a religious festival; confused with ? holy, chaste.] (Bot.)
A species of Vitex (Vitex agnus castus); the chaste tree.
--Loudon.
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And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. --Dryden.
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agnus dei
(wn) | Agnus Dei
n 1: figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ [syn: Agnus Dei,
Paschal Lamb]
2: a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words |
bastard lignum vitae
(wn) | bastard lignum vitae
n 1: small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West
Indies a source of lignum vitae wood [syn: {bastard lignum
vitae}, Guaiacum sanctum] |
bitter pignut
(wn) | bitter pignut
n 1: hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7
or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts [syn:
bitternut, bitternut hickory, bitter hickory, {bitter
pignut}, swamp hickory, Carya cordiformis] |
cygnus
(wn) | Cygnus
n 1: a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus
and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole
2: a genus of Anatidae [syn: Cygnus, genus Cygnus] |
cygnus atratus
(wn) | Cygnus atratus
n 1: large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
[syn: black swan, Cygnus atratus] |
cygnus buccinator
(wn) | Cygnus buccinator
n 1: large pure white wild swan of western North America having
a sonorous cry [syn: trumpeter, trumpeter swan, {Cygnus
buccinator}] |
cygnus columbianus
(wn) | Cygnus columbianus
n 1: swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
[syn: tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus] |
cygnus columbianus bewickii
(wn) | Cygnus columbianus bewickii
n 1: Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the
whooper [syn: Bewick's swan, {Cygnus columbianus
bewickii}] |
cygnus columbianus columbianus
(wn) | Cygnus columbianus columbianus
n 1: North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft
whistling note [syn: whistling swan, {Cygnus columbianus
columbianus}] |
cygnus cygnus
(wn) | Cygnus cygnus
n 1: common Old World swan noted for its whooping call [syn:
whooper, whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus] |
cygnus olor
(wn) | Cygnus olor
n 1: soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated [syn: {mute
swan}, Cygnus olor] |
double-magnum
(wn) | double-magnum
n 1: a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon) [syn:
jeroboam, double-magnum] |
elaeagnus
(wn) | Elaeagnus
n 1: oleaster [syn: Elaeagnus, genus Elaeagnus] |
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