| slovo | definícia |
hele
(czen) | hele,hey jose |
hele
(czen) | hele,look here! |
hele
(czen) | hele,look! |
Hele
(gcide) | Hele \Hele\, n. [See Heal, n.]
Health; welfare. [Obs.] "In joy and perfyt hele." --Chaucer.
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Hele
(gcide) | Hele \Hele\, v. t. [AS. helan, akin to D. helen, OHG. helan, G.
hehlen, L. celare. [root]17. See Hell, and cf. Conceal.]
To hide; to cover; to roof. [Obs.]
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Hide and hele things. --Chaucer.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
nevertheless
(mass) | nevertheless
- ničmenej |
nonetheless
(mass) | nonetheless
- ničmenej |
saint helena
(mass) | Saint Helena
- Svätá Helena |
svätá helena
(msas) | Svätá Helena
- SH, SHN, Saint Helena |
svata helena
(msasasci) | Svata Helena
- SH, SHN, Saint Helena |
helen
(encz) | Helen,Helen n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překladHelen,Helena [jmén.] |
helen of troy
(encz) | Helen of Troy,Helena Trojská [myt.] web |
helena
(encz) | Helena,Helena n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překladHelena,hl.m. - Montana v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
helene
(encz) | Helene,ženské křestní jméno n: [female] [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
helenka
(encz) | Helenka,Helenka Zdeněk Brož |
heleobiology
(encz) | heleobiology,heleobiologie [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
mephistophelean
(encz) | mephistophelean, adj: |
mephistopheles
(encz) | Mephistopheles, |
michele
(encz) | Michele,Michele n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
nevertheless
(encz) | nevertheless,avšak n: Zdeněk Brožnevertheless,nicméně nevertheless,přece jenom Zdeněk Brožnevertheless,přesto Zdeněk Brož |
nonetheless
(encz) | nonetheless,nicméně |
saint helena
(encz) | Saint Helena,Svatá Helena n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
hele
(czen) | hele,hey josehele,look here! hele,look! |
helen
(czen) | Helen,Helenn: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
helena
(czen) | Helena,Helen[jmén.] Helena,Helenan: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
helena trojská
(czen) | Helena Trojská,Helen of Troy[myt.] web |
helenizovat
(czen) | helenizovat,Hellenizev: Zdeněk Brož |
helenka
(czen) | Helenka,Helenka Zdeněk BrožHelenka,Nell Zdeněk BrožHelenka,Nelly Zdeněk Brož |
heleobiologie
(czen) | heleobiologie,heleobiology[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
heleďte
(czen) | heleďte,look here! heleďte,look! |
michele
(czen) | Michele,Michelen: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
město - svatá helena
(czen) | město - Svatá Helena,Jamestownn: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
nevertheless / nonetheless
(czen) | NeverTheLess / NoneTheLess,NTL[zkr.] |
svatá helena
(czen) | Svatá Helena,Saint Helenan: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Aegotheles Novae-Hollandiae
(gcide) | Morepork \More"pork`\, n. [So named from its cry.] (Zool.)
The Australian crested goatsucker ({Aegotheles
Novae-Hollandiae}). Also applied to other allied birds, as
Podargus Cuveiri.
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Anhele
(gcide) | Anhele \An*hele"\, v. i. [Cf. OF. aneler, anheler. See
Anhelation.]
To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for). [Obs.]
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They anhele . . . for the fruit of our convocation.
--Latimer.
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Anopheles
(gcide) | Anopheles \A*noph"e*les\ ([.a]*n[o^]f"[-e]*l[=e]z), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. 'anwfelh`s useless, hurtful.] (Zool.)
A genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the
malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, if not the
only, means of infecting human beings with malaria. Several
species are found in the United States. They may be
distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus
Culex by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the beak
in length, while those of the female Culex are very short.
They also assume different positions when resting, Culex
usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it
rests and keeping the head and beak bent at an angle, while
Anopheles holds the body at an angle with the surface and
the head and beak in line with it. Unless they become
themselves infected by previously biting a subject affected
with malaria, the insects cannot transmit the disease.
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Brotheler
(gcide) | Brotheler \Broth"el*er\, n.
One who frequents brothels.
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Busheled
(gcide) | Bushel \Bush"el\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Busheled, p. pr. &
vb. n. Busheling.] [Cf. G. bosseln.] (Tailoring)
To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments. [U.
S.]
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busheler
(gcide) | Bushelman \Bush"el*man\, n.
A tailor's assistant for repairing garments; -- called also
busheler. [Local, U.S.]
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Chelerythrine
(gcide) | Chelerythrine \Chel`e*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr. ? celandine +
'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.)
An alkaloidal principle obtained from the celandine, and
named from the red color of its salts. It is a colorless
crystalline substance, and acts as an acrid narcotic poison.
It is identical with sanguinarine.
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Ground hele
(gcide) | ground \ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
some indefinite portion of it.
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There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
5.
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The fire ran along upon the ground. --Ex. ix. 23.
Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
earth.
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2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;
territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or
resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place
of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
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From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
Egypt from Syrian ground. --Milton.
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3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
grounds of the estate are well kept.
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Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
--Dryden. 4.
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4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The
foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,
reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of
existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,
the ground of my hope.
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5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
(a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition
are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,
being either of one tint or of tints but slightly
contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a
white ground. See Background, Foreground, and
Middle-ground.
(b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
raised in relief.
(c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
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6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a
metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except
where an opening is made by the needle.
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7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
usually in the plural.
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Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
floated flush with them.
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8. (Mus.)
(a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
a varying melody.
(b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
--Moore (Encyc.).
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On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
--Shak.
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9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
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10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
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11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Ground angling, angling with a weighted line without a
float.
Ground annual (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
upon the land.
Ground ash. (Bot.) See Groutweed.
Ground bailiff (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
--Simmonds.
Ground bait, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
Ground bass or Ground base (Mus.), fundamental base; a
fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
Ground beetle (Zool.), one of numerous species of
carnivorous beetles of the family Carabid[ae], living
mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
Ground chamber, a room on the ground floor.
Ground cherry. (Bot.)
(a) A genus (Physalis) of herbaceous plants having an
inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
tomato (Physalis Alkekengi). See Alkekengl.
(b) A European shrub (Prunus Cham[ae]cerasus), with
small, very acid fruit.
Ground cuckoo. (Zool.) See Chaparral cock.
Ground cypress. (Bot.) See Lavender cotton.
Ground dove (Zool.), one of several small American pigeons
of the genus Columbigallina, esp. C. passerina of the
Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live chiefly on
the ground.
Ground fish (Zool.), any fish which constantly lives on the
botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
Ground floor, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
England, the first floor.
Ground form (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.
Ground furze (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
shrub (Ononis arvensis) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
called also rest-harrow.
Ground game, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
winged game.
Ground hele (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
Ground of the heavens (Astron.), the surface of any part of
the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
as projected.
Ground hemlock (Bot.), the yew (Taxus baccata var.
Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
Ground hog. (Zool.)
(a) The woodchuck or American marmot (Arctomys monax).
See Woodchuck.
(b) The aardvark.
Ground hold (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Ground ice, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
before it forms on the surface.
Ground ivy. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See Gill.
Ground joist, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
sleeper.
Ground lark (Zool.), the European pipit. See Pipit.
Ground laurel (Bot.). See Trailing arbutus, under
Arbutus.
Ground line (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
Ground liverwort (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
radiated receptacles (Marchantia polymorpha).
Ground mail, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
churchyard.
Ground mass (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
embedded.
Ground parrakeet (Zool.), one of several Australian
parrakeets, of the genera Callipsittacus and
Geopsittacus, which live mainly upon the ground.
Ground pearl (Zool.), an insect of the family Coccid[ae]
(Margarodes formicarum), found in ants' nests in the
Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They are strung
like beads, and made into necklaces by the natives.
Ground pig (Zool.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
(Aulacodus Swinderianus) about two feet long, allied to
the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
spines; -- called also ground rat.
Ground pigeon (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons
which live largely upon the ground, as the tooth-billed
pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), of the Samoan
Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See Goura,
and Ground dove (above).
Ground pine. (Bot.)
(a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus Ajuga ({A.
Cham[ae]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
Teucrium or germander, and named from its resinous
smell. --Sir J. Hill.
(b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
Lycopodium (L. clavatum); -- called also {club
moss}.
(c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
height, of the same genus (L. dendroideum) found in
moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
States. --Gray.
Ground plan (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
elevation or perpendicular section.
Ground plane, the horizontal plane of projection in
perspective drawing.
Ground plate.
(a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
groundsel.
(b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
mudsill.
(c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
--Knight.
Ground plot, the ground upon which any structure is
erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
plan.
Ground plum (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
Ground rat. (Zool.) See Ground pig (above).
Ground rent, rent paid for the privilege of building on
another man's land.
Ground robin. (Zool.) See Chewink.
Ground room, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
--Tatler.
Ground sea, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
also rollers, and in Jamaica, the North sea.
Ground sill. See Ground plate (a) (above).
Ground snake (Zool.), a small burrowing American snake
(Celuta am[oe]na). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
tail.
Ground squirrel. (Zool.)
(a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
genera Tamias and Spermophilus, having cheek
pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
Western species. See Chipmunk, and Gopher.
(b) Any species of the African genus Xerus, allied to
Tamias.
Ground story. Same as Ground floor (above).
Ground substance (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
matrix, of tissues.
Ground swell.
(a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
(b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
remote distance after the gale has ceased.
Ground table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Ground tackle (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
vessel at anchor. --Totten.
Ground thrush (Zool.), one of numerous species of
bright-colored Oriental birds of the family Pittid[ae].
See Pitta.
Ground tier.
(a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
--Totten.
(b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
vessel's hold.
(c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
Ground timbers (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
--Knight.
Ground tit. (Zool.) See Ground wren (below).
Ground wheel, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
Ground wren (Zool.), a small California bird ({Cham[ae]a
fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
the arid plains. Called also ground tit, and wren tit.
To bite the ground, To break ground. See under Bite,
Break.
To come to the ground, To fall to the ground, to come to
nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
To gain ground.
(a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
army in battle gains ground.
(b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
army gains ground on the enemy.
(c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
influential.
To get ground, or To gather ground, to gain ground. [R.]
"Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast." --Milton.
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There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
of them, but by bidding higher. --South.
To give ground, to recede; to yield advantage.
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These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
To lose ground, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
or reputation; to decline.
To stand one's ground, to stand firm; to resist attack or
encroachment. --Atterbury.
To take the ground to touch bottom or become stranded; --
said of a ship.
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Hatcheled
(gcide) | Hatchel \Hatch"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hatcheled or
Hatchelled (-[e^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Hatcheling or
Hatchelling.] [OE. hechelen, hekelen; akin to D. hekelen,
G. hecheln, Dan. hegle, Sw. h[aum]kla. See Hatchel, n.]
1. To draw through the teeth of a hatchel, as flax or hemp,
so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the
fine, fibrous parts.
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2. To tease; to worry; to torment. [Colloq.]
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Hatcheler
(gcide) | Hatcheler \Hatch"el*er\ (-[~e]r), n.
One who uses a hatchel.
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Helena
(gcide) | Saint \Saint\ (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly
p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to
appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. Sacred,
Sanctity, Sanctum, Sanctus.]
1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent
for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being
redeemed and consecrated to God.
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Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to
be saints. --1 Cor. i. 2.
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2. One of the blessed in heaven.
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Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure
Far separate, circling thy holy mount,
Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing. --Milton.
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3. (Eccl.) One canonized by the church. [Abbrev. St.]
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Saint Andrew's cross.
(a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust. 4, under
Cross.
(b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ({Ascyrum
Crux-Andreae}, the petals of which have the form of a
Saint Andrew's cross. --Gray.
Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust. 6,
under Cross.
Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly so
called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the groundnut ({Bunium
flexuosum}); -- so called because swine feed on it, and
St. Anthony was once a swineherd. --Dr. Prior.
Saint Anthony's turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a
favorite food of swine. --Dr. Prior.
Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's
Day, June 11th. --Dr. Prior.
Saint Bernard (Zool.), a breed of large, handsome dogs
celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred
chiefly at the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but
now common in Europe and America. There are two races, the
smooth-haired and the rough-haired. See Illust. under
Dog.
Saint Catharine's flower (Bot.), the plant love-in-a-mist.
See under Love.
Saint Cuthbert's beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of
crinoid stems.
Saint Dabeoc's heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant ({Daboecia
polifolia}), named from an Irish saint.
Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff.
Saint Elmo's fire, a luminous, flamelike appearance,
sometimes seen in dark, tempestuous nights, at some
prominent point on a ship, particularly at the masthead
and the yardarms. It has also been observed on land, and
is due to the discharge of electricity from elevated or
pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a {Castor
and Pollux}, or a double Corposant. It takes its name
from St. Elmo, the patron saint of sailors.
Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow
fimbriation in the ensign, or union jack, of Great
Britain.
Saint George's ensign, a red cross on a white field with a
union jack in the upper corner next the mast. It is the
distinguishing badge of ships of the royal navy of
England; -- called also the white ensign. --Brande & C.
Saint George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign,
but without the union jack; used as the sign of the
presence and command of an admiral. [Eng.] --Brande & C.
Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine variety of soda-lime
plate glass, so called from St. Gobain in France, where it
was manufactured.
Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed of a tree of the
Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties similar
to the nux vomica.
Saint James's shell (Zool.), a pecten (Vola Jacobaeus)
worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land. See Illust. under
Scallop.
Saint James's-wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio
Jacobaea}).
Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob.
Saint John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus
Hypericum, most species of which have yellow flowers; --
called also John's-wort.
Saint Leger, the name of a race for three-year-old horses
run annually in September at Doncaster, England; --
instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger.
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American
violaceous plant (Sauvagesia erecta). It is very
mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and
the Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St.
Martin's Festival, occurring on November 11. It
corresponds to the Indian summer in America. --Shak.
--Whittier.
Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust. 4, under Cross.
Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron
saint of Ireland.
Saint Peter's fish. (Zool.) See John Dory, under John.
Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as
Hypericum Ascyron, Hypericum quadrangulum, {Ascyrum
stans}, etc.
Saint Peter's wreath (Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spiraea
(Spiraea hypericifolia), having long slender branches
covered with clusters of small white blossoms in spring.
Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus.
Saint Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the
supposed cures wrought on intercession to this saint.
[1913 Webster]Helena \Hel"e*na\, n. [L.: cf. Sp. helena.]
See St. Elmo's fire, under Saint.
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helenin
(gcide) | Inulin \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the
elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)
A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in
the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other
plants, as Inula, Helianthus, Campanula, etc., and is
extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline
substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric,
having fructose units in place of most of the glucose units.
It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar, and
replaces starch as the reserve food in Compositae. Called
also dahlin, helenin, alantin, alant starch, etc.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Helenin \Hel"e*nin\, n. (Chem.)
A neutral organic substance found in the root of the
elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white
crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.
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Helenin
(gcide) | Inulin \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the
elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)
A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in
the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other
plants, as Inula, Helianthus, Campanula, etc., and is
extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline
substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric,
having fructose units in place of most of the glucose units.
It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar, and
replaces starch as the reserve food in Compositae. Called
also dahlin, helenin, alantin, alant starch, etc.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Helenin \Hel"e*nin\, n. (Chem.)
A neutral organic substance found in the root of the
elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white
crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.
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Helenium autumnale
(gcide) | Sneezeweed \Sneeze"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A yellow-flowered composite plant (Helenium autumnale) the
odor of which is said to cause sneezing.
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Heleodytes
(gcide) | Heleodytes \Heleodytes\ prop. n.
A genus comprising the cactus wrens; one of several
alternative classifications.
Syn: Campylorhynchus, genus Campylorhynchus, genus
Heleodytes.
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heler
(gcide) | Hellier \Hel"li*er\, n. [See Hele, v. t.]
One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher.
[Obs.] [Written also heler.] --Usher.
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Inula Helenium
(gcide) | Inulin \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the
elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)
A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in
the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other
plants, as Inula, Helianthus, Campanula, etc., and is
extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline
substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric,
having fructose units in place of most of the glucose units.
It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar, and
replaces starch as the reserve food in Compositae. Called
also dahlin, helenin, alantin, alant starch, etc.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Elecampane \El`e*cam*pane"\, n. [F. ['e]nulecampane, NL. inula
campana; L. inula elecampane + LL. campana a bell; cf. G.
glockenwurz, i. e., "bellwort."]
1. (Bot.) A large, coarse herb (Inula Helenium), with
composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent
taste, is used as a tonic, and was formerly of much repute
as a stomachic.
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2. A sweetmeat made from the root of the plant.
[1913 Webster]Helenin \Hel"e*nin\, n. (Chem.)
A neutral organic substance found in the root of the
elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white
crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.
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Inula helenium
(gcide) | Inulin \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the
elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)
A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in
the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other
plants, as Inula, Helianthus, Campanula, etc., and is
extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline
substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric,
having fructose units in place of most of the glucose units.
It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar, and
replaces starch as the reserve food in Compositae. Called
also dahlin, helenin, alantin, alant starch, etc.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Elecampane \El`e*cam*pane"\, n. [F. ['e]nulecampane, NL. inula
campana; L. inula elecampane + LL. campana a bell; cf. G.
glockenwurz, i. e., "bellwort."]
1. (Bot.) A large, coarse herb (Inula Helenium), with
composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent
taste, is used as a tonic, and was formerly of much repute
as a stomachic.
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2. A sweetmeat made from the root of the plant.
[1913 Webster]Helenin \Hel"e*nin\, n. (Chem.)
A neutral organic substance found in the root of the
elecampane (Inula helenium), and extracted as a white
crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.
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Mephistophelean
(gcide) | Mephistophelean \Meph`is*to*phe"le*an\, Mephistophelian
\Meph`is*to*phe"li*an\(? or ?), prop. a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, "a
crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;" devilish in character or
aspect; crafty; showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness;
as, a mephistophelean glint in his eye.
Syn: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean.
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Mephistopheles
(gcide) | Mephistopheles \Meph*is*toph"e*les\
(m[e^]f*[i^]s*tof"[-e]*l[=e]z) [Written Mephostophilus in
Shakespeare, Fletcher etc., Mephostophilis in Marlowe, but
now generally Mephistopheles, as in Goethe: a made-up name,
like most of the names of the medieval devils, but supposed
by some to be formed (irregularly) from Gr. mh`, not, fw^s
(fwt-), light, and fi`los, loving.]
A familiar spirit mentioned in the old legend of Sir John
Faustus, and a principal agent in Marlowe's play Dr. Faustus
and in Goethe's Faust. In medieval demonology, he was one of
the seven chief devils.
[Century Dictionary 1906]
He is frequently referred to as "the Devil," but it was
well understood that he was only a devil. Goethe took
only the name and a few circumstances connected with
the first appearance of Mephistopheles from the legend:
the character, from first to last, is his own creation;
and, in his own words, "on account of the irony and
knowledge of the world it displays, is not easily
comprehended." Although he sometimes slyly used it
(though less frequently than Faust) as a mask through
which to speak with his own voice, he evidently drew
the germ of some characteristics from his early
associate, Merck. . . . The original form of this name
was Mephostophiles. There has been much discussion in
regard to its meaning, but D["u]ntzen's conjecture is
probably correct, -- that it was imperfectly formed by
some one who knew little Greek, and was intended to
signify "not loving the light." --B. Taylor,
Notes to
Faust.
[Century Dictionary 1906] Mephitic |
Muraena Helenae
(gcide) | Muraena \Mu*rae"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
A genus of large eels of the family Muraenidae. They differ
from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having
the dorsal and anal fins continuous. The murry ({Muraena
Helenae}) of Southern Europe was the muraena of the Romans.
It is highly valued as a food fish.
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Nevertheless
(gcide) | Nevertheless \Nev`er*the*less"\, adv. & conj. [Never + the (see
The by that) + less.]
Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet.
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No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but
grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the
peaceable fruit of righteousness. --Heb. xii.
11.
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Syn: However; at least; yet; still. See However.
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Overhele
(gcide) | Overhele \O`ver*hele"\, v. t. [AS. oferhelian.]
To hele or cover over. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Reccheles
(gcide) | Reccheles \Rec"che*les\ (r[e^]k"l[e^]s), a.
Reckless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Unhele
(gcide) | Unhele \Un*hele"\, n.
Same as Unheal, n. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Unhele \Un*hele"\, v. t. [AS. unhelian. See 1st Un-, and
Hele to cover.]
To uncover. [Obs.] --Spenser. Marston.
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anopheles
(wn) | Anopheles
n 1: malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-
downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the
larvae [syn: Anopheles, genus Anopheles] |
cirsium helenioides
(wn) | Cirsium helenioides
n 1: perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with
lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of
reddish-purple flowers [syn: melancholy thistle, {Cirsium
heterophylum}, Cirsium helenioides] |
family thelephoraceae
(wn) | family Thelephoraceae
n 1: fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores [syn:
Thelephoraceae, family Thelephoraceae] |
genus anopheles
(wn) | genus Anopheles
n 1: malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-
downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the
larvae [syn: Anopheles, genus Anopheles] |
genus helenium
(wn) | genus Helenium
n 1: genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays:
sneezeweeds [syn: Helenium, genus Helenium] |
genus heleodytes
(wn) | genus Heleodytes
n 1: alternative classifications for the cactus wrens [syn:
Campylorhynchus, genus Campylorhynchus, Heleodytes,
genus Heleodytes] |
helen
(wn) | Helen
n 1: (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda
who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to
get her back which resulted in the Trojan War [syn:
Helen, Helen of Troy] |
helen adams keller
(wn) | Helen Adams Keller
n 1: United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf
from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read
and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college
and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people
(1880-1968) [syn: Keller, Helen Keller, {Helen Adams
Keller}] |
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