| slovo | definícia |
gyp
(encz) | gyp,podvést Zdeněk Brož |
Gyp
(gcide) | Gyp \Gyp\ (j[i^]p), n. [Said to be a sportive application of Gr.
gy`ps a vulture.]
A college servant; -- so called in Cambridge, England; at
Oxford called a scout. [Cant]
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gyp
(wn) | gyp
n 1: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: bunco, {bunco
game}, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick,
confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting,
flimflam]
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my
inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted
her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little
change" [syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick,
nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct,
gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
egypt
(mass) | Egypt
- Egypt |
gypsy
(mass) | Gypsy
- cigánsky, cigán, cigánka |
egypt
(msas) | Egypt
- EG, EGY, Egypt |
egypt
(msasasci) | Egypt
- EG, EGY, Egypt |
egypt
(encz) | Egypt,Egypt [zem.] web |
egyptian
(encz) | egyptian,egyptský adj: Zdeněk BrožEgyptian,Egypťan Hynek Hanke |
egyptian cat
(encz) | Egyptian cat, |
egyptian cobra
(encz) | Egyptian cobra, |
egyptian cotton
(encz) | Egyptian cotton, |
egyptian deity
(encz) | Egyptian deity, |
egyptology
(encz) | Egyptology,egyptologie n: Zdeněk Brož |
gyp
(encz) | gyp,podvést Zdeněk Brož |
gypsies
(encz) | gypsies,cikáni Zdeněk Brož |
gypsum
(encz) | gypsum,sádra n: Zdeněk Brož |
gypsum board
(encz) | gypsum board, n: |
gypsy
(encz) | gypsy,cikán gypsy,cikánka gypsy,cikánský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
gypsy cab
(encz) | gypsy cab, n: |
gypsy dancing
(encz) | gypsy dancing, n: |
gypsy moth
(encz) | gypsy moth, n: |
gypsyweed
(encz) | gypsyweed, n: |
gypsywort
(encz) | gypsywort, n: |
egypt
(czen) | Egypt,Egypt[zem.] web |
egyptologie
(czen) | egyptologie,Egyptologyn: Zdeněk Brož |
egyptský
(czen) | egyptský,egyptianadj: Zdeněk Brož |
egyptský bůh podvětí
(czen) | egyptský bůh podvětí,Osiris Zdeněk Brož |
egyptský bůh slunce
(czen) | egyptský bůh slunce,Ran: Michal Ambrož |
egypťan
(czen) | Egypťan,Egyptian Hynek Hanke |
město v egyptě
(czen) | město v Egyptě,Suez Zdeněk Brož |
Aegyptopithecus
(gcide) | Aegyptopithecus \Aegyptopithecus\ n.
1. an extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; --
fossils were found in Egypt.
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Alopochen Aegyptiaca
(gcide) | Goose \Goose\ (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. Geese (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS.
g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan.
gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for
hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. Gander,
Gannet, Ganza, Gosling.] (Zool.)
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1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserin[ae],
and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several
allied genera. See Anseres.
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Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been
derived from the European graylag goose ({Anser
anser}). The bean goose (A. segetum), the American
wild or Canada goose (Branta Canadensis), and the
bernicle goose (Branta leucopsis) are well known
species. The American white or snow geese and the blue
goose belong to the genus Chen. See Bernicle,
Emperor goose, under Emperor, Snow goose, {Wild
goose}, Brant.
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2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the
common goose.
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Note: The Egyptian or fox goose (Alopochen Aegyptiaca) and
the African spur-winged geese (Plectropterus) belong
to the family Plectropterid[ae]. The Australian
semipalmated goose (Anseranas semipalmata) and Cape
Barren goose (Cereopsis Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) are
very different from northern geese, and each is made
the type of a distinct family. Both are domesticated in
Australia.
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3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle,
which resembles the neck of a goose.
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4. A silly creature; a simpleton.
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5. A game played with counters on a board divided into
compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.
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The pictures placed for ornament and use,
The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.
--Goldsmith.
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A wild goose chase, an attempt to accomplish something
impossible or unlikely of attainment.
Fen goose. See under Fen.
Goose barnacle (Zool.), any pedunculated barnacle of the
genus Anatifa or Lepas; -- called also {duck
barnacle}. See Barnacle, and Cirripedia.
Goose cap, a silly person. [Obs.] --Beau. & .
Goose corn (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({Juncus
squarrosus}).
Goose feast, Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.]
Goose grass. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Galium (G. Aparine), a
favorite food of geese; -- called also catchweed and
cleavers.
(b) A species of knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
(c) The annual spear grass (Poa annua).
Goose neck, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved
like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.), an iron hook
connecting a spar with a mast.
Goose quill, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a
pen made from it.
Goose skin. See Goose flesh, above.
Goose tongue (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea
ptarmica}), growing wild in the British islands.
Sea goose. (Zool.) See Phalarope.
Solan goose. (Zool.) See Gannet.
[1913 Webster]Spur-winged \Spur"-winged`\ (-w[i^]ngd`), a. (Zool.)
Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
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Spur-winged goose (Zool.), any one of several species of
long-legged African geese of the genus Plectropterus and
allied genera, having a strong spur on the bend of the
wing, as the Gambo goose (Plectropterus Gambensis) and
the Egyptian, or Nile, goose (Alopochen Aegyptiaca).
Spur-winged plover (Zool.), an Old World plover
(Hoplopterus spinosus) having a sharp spur on the bend
of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent
parts of Asia and Europe.
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Balanites Aegyptiaca
(gcide) | Zachun \Za*chun"\, n. (Bot.)
An oil pressed by the Arabs from the fruit of a small thorny
tree (Balanites Aegyptiaca), and sold to piligrims for a
healing ointment. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
[1913 Webster]Bito \Bi"to\, n., Bito tree \Bi"to tree`\ . [Etym. uncertain.]
(Bot.)
A small scrubby tree (Balanites [AE]gyptiaca) growing in
dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
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Note: The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in
Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy
fish; the ripe fruit is edible, when green it is an
anthelmintic; the fermented juice is used as a
beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called
zachun. The African name of the tree is hajilij.
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Balanites AEgyptiaca
(gcide) | Zachun \Za*chun"\, n. (Bot.)
An oil pressed by the Arabs from the fruit of a small thorny
tree (Balanites Aegyptiaca), and sold to piligrims for a
healing ointment. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
[1913 Webster]Bito \Bi"to\, n., Bito tree \Bi"to tree`\ . [Etym. uncertain.]
(Bot.)
A small scrubby tree (Balanites [AE]gyptiaca) growing in
dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
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Note: The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in
Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy
fish; the ripe fruit is edible, when green it is an
anthelmintic; the fermented juice is used as a
beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called
zachun. The African name of the tree is hajilij.
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Dipus Aegyptius
(gcide) | Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[=u]`.] (Zool.)
Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. {Dipus
Aegyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent
countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long
tail. [Written also gerboa.]
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Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping
rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good
Hope.
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Jerboa kangaroo (Zool.), small Australian kangaroo
(Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common
hare.
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Egypt
(gcide) | Egypt \Egypt\ n.
a country at the northeastern corner of Africa. At one time
it was joined with Syria to form the United Arab Republic.
Syn: United Arab Republic.
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Egypt herring
(gcide) | Saury \Sau"ry\, n.; pl. Sauries. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)
A slender marine fish (Scomberesox saurus) of Europe and
America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also
billfish, gowdnook, gawnook, skipper, skipjack,
skopster, lizard fish, and Egypt herring.
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Egyptian
(gcide) | Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, n.
1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the
Egyptian language.
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2. A gypsy. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian bean. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium
speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under Bean, 1.
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross.
Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
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Egyptian bath sponge
(gcide) | Towel \Tow"el\, n. [OE. towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL.
toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G.
zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel,
AS. [thorn]we['a]n to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. [thorn]v[=a],
Sw. tv[*a], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf. Doily.]
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying
anything wet, as the person after a bath.
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Towel gourd (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant
Luffa Aegyptiaca; also, the plant itself. The fruit is
very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds,
is used as a sponge or towel. Called also {Egyptian bath
sponge}, and dishcloth.
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Egyptian bean
(gcide) | Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian bean. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium
speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under Bean, 1.
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross.
Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
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Egyptian chlorosis
(gcide) | ankylostomiasis \an`ky*los*to*mi"a*sis\, ancylostomiasis
\an`cy*los*to*mi"a*sis\([a^][ng]`k[i^]*l[o^]s*t[-o]*m[imac]"[.a]*s[i^]s),
n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name
of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.)
A disease caused by the hookworm parasites of the genus
Ancylostoma (especially Ancylostoma duodenale), and
Necator americanus. Typically, infection in humans occurs
in the small intestine. In the small intestine they suck the
blood from the wall and, when present in large numbers,
produce a severe anaemia. Called also miner's anaemia,
tunnel disease, brickmaker's anaemia, {Egyptian
chlorosis}.
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Egyptian clover
(gcide) | Berseem \Ber*seem"\, n. [Ar. bersh[imac]m clover.]
An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) extensively
cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the
alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into
the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than
other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also Egyptian clover.
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Egyptian cross
(gcide) | Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian bean. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium
speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under Bean, 1.
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross.
Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
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Egyptian millet
(gcide) | millet \mil"let\ (m[i^]l"l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L.
milium; akin to Gr. meli`nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.)
The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an
abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of
Germany and Southern Europe are Panicum miliaceum, and
Setaria Italica.
Note:
Arabian millet is Sorghum Halepense.
Egyptian millet or
East Indian millet is Penicillaria spicata.
Indian millet is Sorghum vulgare. (See under Indian.)
Italian millet is Setaria Italica, a coarse, rank-growing
annual grass, valuable for fodder when cut young, and
bearing nutritive seeds; -- called also Hungarian grass.
Texas millet is Panicum Texanum.
Wild millet, or
Millet grass, is Milium effusum, a tall grass growing in
woods.
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Egyptian pea
(gcide) | Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. Peas (p[=e]z) or Pease (p[=e]z). [OE.
pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum;
cf. Gr. pi`sos, pi`son. The final s was misunderstood in
English as a plural ending. Cf. Pease.]
1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of
many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a
papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,
popularly called a pod.
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Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained
nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease
is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at
dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the
form peas being used in both senses.
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2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the
seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos,
Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)
of a different color from the rest of the seed.
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Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or
less closely related to the common pea. See the
Phrases, below.
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Beach pea (Bot.), a seashore plant, Lathyrus maritimus.
Black-eyed pea, a West Indian name for {Dolichos
sph[ae]rospermus} and its seed.
Butterfly pea, the American plant Clitoria Mariana,
having showy blossoms.
Chick pea. See Chick-pea.
Egyptian pea. Same as Chick-pea.
Everlasting pea. See under Everlasting.
Glory pea. See under Glory, n.
Hoary pea, any plant of the genus Tephrosia; goat's rue.
Issue pea, Orris pea. (Med.) See under Issue, and
Orris.
Milk pea. (Bot.) See under Milk.
Pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows
single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used
adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
Pea bug. (Zool.) Same as Pea weevil.
Pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
Pea crab (Zool.), any small crab of the genus
Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
the European species (Pinnotheres pisum) which lives in
the common mussel and the cockle.
Pea dove (Zool.), the American ground dove.
Pea-flower tribe (Bot.), a suborder (Papilionace[ae]) of
leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
the pea. --G. Bentham.
Pea maggot (Zool.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix
pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.
Pea ore (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in
round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
Pea starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is
sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
Pea tree (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of
the genus Caragana, natives of Siberia and China.
Pea vine. (Bot.)
(a) Any plant which bears peas.
(b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States
(Lathyrus Americana, and other similar species).
Pea weevil (Zool.), a small weevil (Bruchus pisi) which
destroys peas by eating out the interior.
Pigeon pea. (Bot.) See Pigeon pea.
Sweet pea (Bot.), the annual plant Lathyrus odoratus;
also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Egyptian privet
(gcide) | Lawsonia \Law*so"ni*a\, n. (Bot.)
An Asiatic and North African shrub (Lawsonia inermis), with
smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is
prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is
called Egyptian privet, and in the West Indies, {Jamaica
mignonette}.
[1913 Webster]Privet \Priv"et\, n. [Cf. Scot. privie, Prov. E. prim-print,
primwort. Prob. for primet, and perh. named from being cut
and trimmed. See, Prim, a., and cf. Prime to prune,
Prim, n., Prie, n.] (Bot.)
An ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare), much used
in hedges; -- called also prim.
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Egyptian privet. See Lawsonia.
Evergreen privet, a plant of the genus Rhamnus. See
Alatern.
Mock privet, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the
genus Phillyrea. They are from the Mediterranean region,
and have been much cultivated for hedges and for
fancifully clipped shrubberies.
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Egyptian reed
(gcide) | Reed \Reed\, n. [AS. hre['o]d; akin to D. riet, G. riet, ried,
OHG. kriot, riot.]
1. (Bot.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or
grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems,
such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the
common reed of Europe and North America ({Phragmites
communis}).
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2. A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some
plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe.
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Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed
Of Hermes. --Milton.
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3. An arrow, as made of a reed. --Prior.
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4. Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.]
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5. (Mus.)
(a) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the
mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in
vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a
single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is
double, forming a compressed tube.
(b) One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of
which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon,
harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets
or registers of pipes in an organ.
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6. (Weaving) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or
reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the
swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the
weft; a sley. See Batten.
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7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for
igniting the charge in blasting.
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8. (Arch.) Same as Reeding.
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Egyptian reed (Bot.), the papyrus.
Free reed (Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the
wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, concertina, etc.
It is distinguished from the beating or striking reed of
the organ and clarinet.
Meadow reed grass (Bot.), the Glyceria aquatica, a tall
grass found in wet places.
Reed babbler. See Reedbird.
Reed bunting (Zool.) A European sparrow ({Emberiza
sch[oe]niclus}) which frequents marshy places; -- called
also reed sparrow, ring bunting.
(b) Reedling.
Reed canary grass (Bot.), a tall wild grass ({Phalaris
arundinacea}).
Reed grass. (Bot.)
(a) The common reed. See Reed, 1.
(b) A plant of the genus Sparganium; bur reed. See under
Bur.
Reed organ (Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set
of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina,
etc.
Reed pipe (Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed.
Reed sparrow. (Zool.) See Reed bunting, above.
Reed stop (Mus.), a set of pipes in an organ furnished with
reeds.
Reed warbler. (Zool.)
(a) A small European warbler (Acrocephalus streperus);
-- called also reed wren.
(b) Any one of several species of Indian and Australian
warblers of the genera Acrocephalus, Calamoherpe,
and Arundinax. They are excellent singers.
Sea-sand reed (Bot.), a kind of coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}). See Beach grass, under Beach.
Wood reed grass (Bot.), a tall, elegant grass ({Cinna
arundinacea}), common in moist woods.
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Egyptian thorn
(gcide) | Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian bean. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium
speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under Bean, 1.
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross.
Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
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Egyptize
(gcide) | Egyptize \E"gypt*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Egyptized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Egyptizing.]
To give an Egyptian character or appearance to. --Fairbairn.
Egyptologer |
Egyptized
(gcide) | Egyptize \E"gypt*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Egyptized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Egyptizing.]
To give an Egyptian character or appearance to. --Fairbairn.
Egyptologer |
Egyptizing
(gcide) | Egyptize \E"gypt*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Egyptized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Egyptizing.]
To give an Egyptian character or appearance to. --Fairbairn.
Egyptologer |
Egyptologer
(gcide) | Egyptologer \E`gyp*tol"o*ger\, Egyptologist \E`gyp*tol"o*gist\,
n.
One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt; a student of
Egyptology.
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Egyptological
(gcide) | Egyptological \E*gyp`to*log"ic*al\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or devoted to, Egyptology.
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Egyptologist
(gcide) | Egyptologer \E`gyp*tol"o*ger\, Egyptologist \E`gyp*tol"o*gist\,
n.
One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt; a student of
Egyptology.
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Egyptology
(gcide) | Egyptology \E`gyp*tol"o*gy\, n. [Egypt + -logy.]
The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the
hieroglyphics.
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Gymnogyps californianus
(gcide) | Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r),
n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.]
1. (Zool.) A very large bird of the Vulture family
(Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated
parts of the Andes.
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2. (Zool.) The California vulture ({Gymnogyps
californianus}), also called California condor. [Local,
U. S.]
Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered
species. The California condor used to number in the
thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the
United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could
be identified in the wild. A breeding program was
instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in
captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds
had been reintroduced into the wild.
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3. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and
equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold,
and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon.
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4. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is
no longer coined.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]California condor \Cal`i*for"ni*a con"dor\ (Zool.)
a large vulture (Gymnogyps californianus), also called
California vulture.
Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered
species. The California condor used to number in the
thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the
United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could
be identified in the wild. A breeding program was
instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in
captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds
had been reintroduced into the wild.
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Gypaetus barbatus
(gcide) | Lammergeir \Lam"mer*geir\ (l[a^]m"m[~e]r*g[imac]r), Lammergeier
\Lam"mer*gei`er\, lammergeyer \lam"mer*gey`er\
(l[a^]m"m[~e]r*g[imac]`[~e]r), n. [G. l[aum]mmergeier; lamm,
pl. l[aum]mmer, lamb + geier vulture.] (Zool.)
A very large vulture (Gypa["e]tus barbatus), which inhabits
the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa.
When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It
is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty
yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head
and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on
small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying
tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping
them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore
called bonebreaker and ossifrage. It is supposed to be
the ossifrage of the Bible. Called also bearded vulture
and bearded eagle.
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Gypogeranus serpentarius
(gcide) | Secretary \Sec"re*ta*ry\, n.; pl. Secretaries. [F.
secr['e]taire (cf. Pr. secretari, Sp. & Pg. secretario, It.
secretario, segretario) LL. secretarius, originally, a
confidant, one intrusted with secrets, from L. secretum a
secret. See Secret, a. & n.]
1. One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. [R.]
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2. A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches,
public or private papers, records, and the like; an
official scribe, amanuensis, or writer; one who attends to
correspondence, and transacts other business, for an
association, a public body, or an individual.
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That which is most of all profitable is acquaintance
with the secretaries, and employed men of
ambassadors. --Bacon.
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3. An officer of state whose business is to superintend and
manage the affairs of a particular department of
government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or
advisory council of the chief executive; as, the secretary
of state, who conducts the correspondence and attends to
the relations of a government with foreign courts; the
secretary of the treasury, who manages the department of
finance; the secretary of war, etc.
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4. A piece of furniture, with conveniences for writing and
for the arrangement of papers; an escritoire.
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5. (Zool.) The secretary bird.
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Secretary bird. [So called in allusion to the tufts of
feathers at the back of its head, which were fancifully
thought to resemble pens stuck behind the ear.] (Zool.) A
large long-legged raptorial bird ({Gypogeranus
serpentarius}), native of South Africa, but now
naturalized in the West Indies and some other tropical
countries. It has a powerful hooked beak, a crest of long
feathers, and a long tail. It feeds upon reptiles of
various kinds, and is much prized on account of its habit
of killing and devouring snakes of all kinds. Called also
serpent eater.
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Syn: See the Note under Clerk, n., 4.
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Gypohierax Angolensis
(gcide) | Vulturine \Vul"tur*ine\ (?; 277), a. [L. vulturinus.]
Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in
qualities or looks; as, the vulturine sea eagle ({Gypohierax
Angolensis}); vulturine rapacity.
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The vulturine nose, which smells nothing but
corruption, is no credit to its possessor. --C.
Kingsley.
[1913 Webster]Eagle \Ea"gle\, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob.
named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf.
Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family,
esp. of the genera Aquila and Hali[ae]etus. The eagle
is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure,
keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most
noted species are the golden eagle ({Aquila
chrysa["e]tus}); the imperial eagle of Europe ({Aquila
mogilnik} or Aquila imperialis); the American bald eagle
(Hali[ae]etus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle
(Hali[ae]etus albicilla); and the great harpy eagle
(Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the
king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and
also for standards and emblematic devices. See {Bald
eagle}, Harpy, and Golden eagle.
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2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten
dollars.
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3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a
star of the first magnitude. See Aquila.
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4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard
of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or
standard of any people.
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Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. --Tennyson.
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Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France
under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their
national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for
an emblem a double-headed eagle.
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Bald eagle. See Bald eagle.
Bold eagle. See under Bold.
Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty
dollars.
Eagle hawk (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested, South American
hawk of the genus Morphnus.
Eagle owl (Zo["o]l.), any large owl of the genus Bubo,
and allied genera; as the American great horned owl ({Bubo
Virginianus}), and the allied European species ({B.
maximus}). See Horned owl.
Eagle ray (Zo["o]l.), any large species of ray of the genus
Myliobatis (esp. M. aquila).
Eagle vulture (Zo["o]l.), a large West African bid
(Gypohierax Angolensis), intermediate, in several
respects, between the eagles and vultures.
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gypoun
(gcide) | Gipoun \Gi*poun"\, n. [See Jupon.]
A short cassock. [Written also gepoun, gypoun, jupon,
juppon.] [Obs.] Gipser |
Gyps fulvus
(gcide) | Griffin \Grif"fin\, Griffon \Grif"fon\, n. [OE. griffin,
griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to
gryps, Gr. ?; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and
akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.]
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1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It
is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art.
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2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic
charge.
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3. (Zool.) A species of large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found
in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa,
and Asia Minor; -- called also gripe, and grype. It is
supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. The {bearded
griffin} is the lammergeir. [Written also gryphon.]
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4. An English early apple.
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Gypse
(gcide) | Gypse \Gypse\ (j[i^]ps), n. [F.]
See Gypsum. [Obs.] --Pococke.
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Gypseous
(gcide) | Gypseous \Gyp"se*ous\ (j[i^]p"s[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L. gypseus. See
Gypsum.]
Resembling or containing gypsum; partaking of the qualities
of gypsum.
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Gypsey
(gcide) | Gypsey \Gyp"sey\ (j[i^]p"s[y^]), n.
A gypsy. See Gypsy.
[1913 Webster]Gypsy \Gyp"sy\ (j[i^]p"s[y^]), n.; pl. Gypsies
(j[i^]p"s[i^]z). [OE. Gypcyan, F. ['e]gyptien Egyptian,
gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian.] [Also spelled gipsy
and gypsey.]
1. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally
from India, entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century,
and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain,
England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling,
horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany.
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Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose,
Beguiled me to the very heart of loss. --Shak.
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2. The language used by the gypsies.
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3. A dark-complexioned person. --Shak.
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4. A cunning or crafty person. [Colloq.] --Prior.
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gypsey
(gcide) | Gypsey \Gyp"sey\ (j[i^]p"s[y^]), n.
A gypsy. See Gypsy.
[1913 Webster]Gypsy \Gyp"sy\ (j[i^]p"s[y^]), n.; pl. Gypsies
(j[i^]p"s[i^]z). [OE. Gypcyan, F. ['e]gyptien Egyptian,
gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian.] [Also spelled gipsy
and gypsey.]
1. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally
from India, entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century,
and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain,
England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling,
horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany.
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Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose,
Beguiled me to the very heart of loss. --Shak.
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2. The language used by the gypsies.
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3. A dark-complexioned person. --Shak.
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4. A cunning or crafty person. [Colloq.] --Prior.
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Gypsies
(gcide) | Gypsy \Gyp"sy\ (j[i^]p"s[y^]), n.; pl. Gypsies
(j[i^]p"s[i^]z). [OE. Gypcyan, F. ['e]gyptien Egyptian,
gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See Egyptian.] [Also spelled gipsy
and gypsey.]
1. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally
from India, entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century,
and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain,
England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling,
horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany.
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Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose,
Beguiled me to the very heart of loss. --Shak.
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2. The language used by the gypsies.
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3. A dark-complexioned person. --Shak.
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4. A cunning or crafty person. [Colloq.] --Prior.
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Gypsiferous
(gcide) | Gypsiferous \Gyp*sif"er*ous\ (j[i^]p*s[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a.
[Gypsum + -ferous: cf. F. gypsif[`e]re.]
Containing gypsum.
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Gypsine
(gcide) | Gypsine \Gyp"sine\ (j[i^]p"s[i^]n), a.
Gypseous. [R.] --Chambers.
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Gypsography
(gcide) | Gypsography \Gyp*sog"ra*phy\ (j[i^]p*s[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n.
[Gypsum + -graphy.]
The act or art of engraving on gypsum.
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Gypsophila Struthium
(gcide) | Soaproot \Soap"root`\, n. (Bot.)
A perennial herb (Gypsophila Struthium) the root of which
is used in Spain as a substitute for soap.
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Gypsoplast
(gcide) | Gypsoplast \Gyp"so*plast\ (j[i^]p"s[-o]*pl[a^]st), n. [Gypsum +
Gr. pla`ssein to mold.]
A cast taken in plaster of Paris, or in white lime.
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