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Haum
(gcide) | Haum \Haum\ (h[add]m), n.
See Haulm, stalk. --Smart.
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meerschaum
(encz) | meerschaum,mořská pěna n: Zdeněk Brož |
thaumatolatry
(encz) | thaumatolatry, n: |
thaumaturge
(encz) | thaumaturge,iluzionista n: Zdeněk Brožthaumaturge,kouzelník n: Zdeněk Brož |
thaumaturgic
(encz) | thaumaturgic,iluzionistický adj: Zdeněk Brožthaumaturgic,kouzelnický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
thaumaturgist
(encz) | thaumaturgist,divotvůrce Zdeněk Brožthaumaturgist,iluzionista Zdeněk Brožthaumaturgist,kouzelník n: Zdeněk Brož |
thaumaturgy
(encz) | thaumaturgy,čarodějnictví n: Michal Ambrožthaumaturgy,divotvorství n: Michal Ambrožthaumaturgy,magické praktiky n: Michal Ambrož |
Meerschaum
(gcide) | Meerschaum \Meer"schaum\ (m[=e]r"sh[add]m; 277), n. [G., lit.,
sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perh. is a
corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. Mere a lake,
and Scum.]
1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light
enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a
hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in
Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar
holders, etc. Also called sepiolite.
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2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral; a meerschaum pipe.
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shaum
(gcide) | Shawm \Shawm\, n. [OE. shalmie, OF. chalemie; cf. F. chalumeau
shawm, chaume haulm, stalk; all fr. L. calamus a reed, reed
pipe. See Haulm, and cf. Calumet.] (Mus.)
A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to have
resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form.
[Written also shalm, shaum.] --Otway.
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Even from the shrillest shaum unto the cornamute.
--Drayton.
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Thaumalea picta
(gcide) | Pheasant \Pheas"ant\ (f[e^]z"ant), n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF.
faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. fasiano`s (sc.
'o`rnis) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. Fa`sis a river in
Colchis or Pontus.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous
birds of the genus Phasianus, and many other genera of
the family Phasianid[ae], found chiefly in Asia.
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Note: The
common pheasant, or English pheasant ({Phasianus
Colchicus}) is now found over most of temperate Europe,
but was introduced from Asia. The
ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus torquatus) and the
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) have been
introduced into Oregon. The
golden pheasant (Thaumalea picta) is one of the most
beautiful species. The
silver pheasant (Euplocamus nychthemerus) of China, and
several related species from Southern Asia, are very
beautiful.
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2. (Zool.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.]
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Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as
the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc.
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Fireback pheasant. See Fireback.
Gold pheasant, or Golden pheasant (Zool.), a Chinese
pheasant (Thaumalea picta), having rich, varied colors.
The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and
the under parts are scarlet.
Mountain pheasant (Zool.), the ruffed grouse. [Local, U.S.]
Pheasant coucal (Zool.), a large Australian cuckoo
(Centropus phasianus). The general color is black, with
chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant
cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species.
Pheasant duck. (Zool.)
(a) The pintail.
(b) The hooded merganser.
Pheasant parrot (Zool.), a large and beautiful Australian
parrakeet (Platycercus Adelaidensis). The male has the
back black, the feathers margined with yellowish blue and
scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing coverts and cheeks
light blue, the crown, sides of the neck, breast, and
middle of the belly scarlet.
Pheasant's eye. (Bot.)
(a) A red-flowered herb (Adonis autumnalis) of the
Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye
Adonis}.
(b) The garden pink (Dianthus plumarius); -- called also
Pheasant's-eye pink.
Pheasant shell (Zool.), any marine univalve shell of the
genus Phasianella, of which numerous species are found
in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly
colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a
pheasant.
Pheasant wood. (Bot.) Same as Partridge wood
(a), under Partridge.
Sea pheasant (Zool.), the pintail.
Water pheasant. (Zool.)
(a) The sheldrake.
(b) The hooded merganser.
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Thaumastura cora
(gcide) | Shaft \Shaft\, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D.
schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle,
haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????,
a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf.
Scape, Scepter, Shave.]
1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.
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His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft,
That lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft. --Chaucer.
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A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele
[stale], the feathers, and the head. --Ascham.
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2. The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the
weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be
thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
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And the thunder,
Winged with red lightning and impetuous rage,
Perhaps hath spent his shafts. --Milton.
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Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been
attacked with all the shafts of ridicule. --V. Knox.
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3. That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of
an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when
cylindrical. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The trunk, stem, or
stalk of a plant.
(b) (Zool.) The stem or midrib of a feather. See Illust.
of Feather.
(c) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill.
(d) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.
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Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . .
his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his
knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
--Ex. xxv. 31.
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(e) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments,
etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc.
(f) A pole, especially a Maypole. [Obs.] --Stow.
(g) (Arch.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar
between the capital and base (see Illust. of
Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof.
Also, the spire of a steeple. [Obs. or R.] --Gwilt.
(h) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or
columnar monument.
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Bid time and nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to thee. --Emerson.
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(i) (Weaving) A rod at the end of a heddle.
(j) (Mach.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one
or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and
intended to carry one or more wheels or other
revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as,
the shaft of a steam engine. See Illust. of
Countershaft.
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4. (Zool.) A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of
the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the
male; -- called also cora humming bird.
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5. [Cf. G. schacht.] (Mining) A well-like excavation in the
earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and
raising ore, for raising water, etc.
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6. A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air
shaft.
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7. The chamber of a blast furnace.
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Line shaft (Mach.), a main shaft of considerable length, in
a shop or factory, usually bearing a number of pulleys by
which machines are driven, commonly by means of
countershafts; -- called also line, or main line.
Shaft alley (Naut.), a passage extending from the engine
room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft.
Shaft furnace (Metal.), a furnace, in the form of a
chimney, which is charged at the top and tapped at the
bottom.
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Thaumatolatry
(gcide) | Thaumatolatry \Thau`ma*tol"a*try\
(th[add]`m[.a]*t[o^]l"[.a]*tr[y^]), n. [Gr. qay^ma,
qay`matos, a wonder + latrei`a worship.]
Worship or undue admiration of wonderful or miraculous
things. [R.]
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The thaumatolatry by which our theology has been
debased for more than a century. --Hare.
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Thaumatrope
(gcide) | Thaumatrope \Thau"ma*trope\ (th[add]"m[.a]*tr[=o]p), n. [Gr.
qay^ma a wonder + tre`pein to turn.] (Opt.)
An optical instrument or toy for showing the persistence of
an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is
withdrawn.
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Note: It consists of a card having on its opposite faces
figures of two different objects, or halves of the same
object, as a bird and a cage, which, when the card is
whirled rapidly round a diameter by the strings that
hold it, appear to the eye combined in a single
picture, as of a bird in its cage.
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thaumaturge
(gcide) | thaumaturge \thau"ma*turge\ (th[add]"m[.a]*t[^u]rj), n. [See
thaumaturgus.]
A magician; a wonder worker. --Lowell.
Syn: thaumaturgist.
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thaumaturgic
(gcide) | thaumaturgic \thau`ma*tur"gic\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[i^]k),
thaumaturgical \thau`ma*tur"gic*al\
(th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[i^]*kal), a.
Of or pertaining to thaumaturgy; magical; wonderful.
--Burton.
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thaumaturgical
(gcide) | thaumaturgic \thau`ma*tur"gic\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[i^]k),
thaumaturgical \thau`ma*tur"gic*al\
(th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[i^]*kal), a.
Of or pertaining to thaumaturgy; magical; wonderful.
--Burton.
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thaumaturgics
(gcide) | thaumaturgics \thau`ma*tur"gics\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[i^]ks),
n.
Feats of legerdemain, or magical performances.
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thaumaturgist
(gcide) | thaumaturgist \thau`ma*tur"gist\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[i^]st),
n.
One who deals in wonders, or believes in them; a wonder
worker; a thaumaturge. --Carlyle.
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thaumaturgus
(gcide) | thaumaturgus \thau`ma*tur"gus\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"g[u^]s), n.
[NL., from Gr. qaymatourgo`s wonder-working; qay^ma a wonder
+ 'e`rgon work.]
A miracle worker; -- a title given by the Roman Catholics to
some saints.
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thaumaturgy
(gcide) | thaumaturgy \thau"ma*tur`gy\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[y^]), n.
[Gr. qaymatourgi`a.]
The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic;
legerdemain. --T. Warton.
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meerschaum
(wn) | meerschaum
n 1: a white clayey mineral [syn: meerschaum, sepiolite]
2: a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum |
thaumatolatry
(wn) | thaumatolatry
n 1: the worship of miracles [syn: thaumatolatry, {miracle-
worship}] |
thaumaturge
(wn) | thaumaturge
n 1: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: sorcerer,
magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge,
thaumaturgist] |
thaumaturgist
(wn) | thaumaturgist
n 1: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: sorcerer,
magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge,
thaumaturgist] |
thaumaturgy
(wn) | thaumaturgy
n 1: any art that invokes supernatural powers [syn: magic,
thaumaturgy]
2: an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn:
magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic,
legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion,
deception] |
meerschaum
(devil) | MEERSCHAUM, n. (Literally, seafoam, and by many erroneously supposed
to be made of it.) A fine white clay, which for convenience in
coloring it brown is made into tobacco pipes and smoked by the workmen
engaged in that industry. The purpose of coloring it has not been
disclosed by the manufacturers.
There was a youth (you've heard before,
This woeful tale, may be),
Who bought a meerschaum pipe and swore
That color it would he!
He shut himself from the world away,
Nor any soul he saw.
He smoke by night, he smoked by day,
As hard as he could draw.
His dog died moaning in the wrath
Of winds that blew aloof;
The weeds were in the gravel path,
The owl was on the roof.
"He's gone afar, he'll come no more,"
The neighbors sadly say.
And so they batter in the door
To take his goods away.
Dead, pipe in mouth, the youngster lay,
Nut-brown in face and limb.
"That pipe's a lovely white," they say,
"But it has colored him!"
The moral there's small need to sing --
'Tis plain as day to you:
Don't play your game on any thing
That is a gamester too.
Martin Bulstrode
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