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helen
(encz) | Helen,Helen n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
helen
(encz) | Helen,Helena [jmén.] |
helen
(czen) | Helen,Helenn: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
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] |
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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 |
saint helena
(encz) | Saint Helena,Svatá Helena n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
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 |
město - svatá helena
(czen) | město - Svatá Helena,Jamestownn: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
svatá helena
(czen) | Svatá Helena,Saint Helenan: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
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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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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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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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] |
genus helenium
(wn) | genus Helenium
n 1: genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays:
sneezeweeds [syn: Helenium, genus Helenium] |
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}] |
helen hayes
(wn) | Helen Hayes
n 1: acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993) [syn:
Hayes, Helen Hayes] |
helen hunt jackson
(wn) | Helen Hunt Jackson
n 1: United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust
treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885) [syn: Jackson,
Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson] |
helen keller
(wn) | Helen 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}] |
helen laura sumner woodbury
(wn) | Helen Laura Sumner Woodbury
n 1: United States social economist (1876-1933) [syn:
Woodbury, Helen Laura Sumner Woodbury] |
helen maria fiske hunt jackson
(wn) | Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson
n 1: United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust
treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885) [syn: Jackson,
Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson] |
helen newington wills
(wn) | Helen Newington Wills
n 1: United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in
the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) [syn: Moody, {Helen Wills
Moody}, Helen Wills, Helen Newington Wills] |
helen of troy
(wn) | Helen of Troy
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 porter mitchell
(wn) | Helen Porter Mitchell
n 1: Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931) [syn: Melba,
Dame Nellie Melba, Helen Porter Mitchell] |
helen traubel
(wn) | Helen Traubel
n 1: United States operatic soprano (1903-1972) [syn: Traubel,
Helen Traubel] |
helen wills
(wn) | Helen Wills
n 1: United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in
the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) [syn: Moody, {Helen Wills
Moody}, Helen Wills, Helen Newington Wills] |
helen wills moody
(wn) | Helen Wills Moody
n 1: United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in
the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) [syn: Moody, {Helen Wills
Moody}, Helen Wills, Helen Newington Wills] |
helena
(wn) | Helena
n 1: capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
[syn: Helena, capital of Montana] |
helenium
(wn) | Helenium
n 1: genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays:
sneezeweeds [syn: Helenium, genus Helenium] |
helenium autumnale
(wn) | Helenium autumnale
n 1: North American perennial with bright yellow late summer
flowers [syn: autumn sneezeweed, Helenium autumnale] |
helenium hoopesii
(wn) | Helenium hoopesii
n 1: stout perennial herb of western United States having flower
heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing
sickness in sheep [syn: orange sneezeweed, owlclaws,
Helenium hoopesii] |
helenium puberulum
(wn) | Helenium puberulum
n 1: a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially
southern California [syn: rosilla, Helenium puberulum] |
inula helenium
(wn) | Inula helenium
n 1: tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers
with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used
medicinally [syn: elecampane, Inula helenium] |
mount saint helens
(wn) | Mount Saint Helens
n 1: an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern
Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of
inactivity [syn: Mount Saint Helens, Mount St. Helens,
Mt. St. Helens] |
mount st. helens
(wn) | Mount St. Helens
n 1: an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern
Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of
inactivity [syn: Mount Saint Helens, Mount St. Helens,
Mt. St. Helens] |
mt. st. helens
(wn) | Mt. St. Helens
n 1: an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern
Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of
inactivity [syn: Mount Saint Helens, Mount St. Helens,
Mt. St. Helens] |
helen keller mode
(foldoc) | Helen Keller mode
1. State of a hardware or software system that is deaf, dumb,
and blind, i.e. accepting no input and generating no output,
usually due to an infinite loop or some other excursion into
deep space. (Unfair to the real Helen Keller, whose success
at learning speech was triumphant.) See also go flatline,
catatonic.
2. On IBM PCs under MS-DOS, refers to a specific failure
mode in which a screen saver has kicked in over an
ill-behaved application which bypasses the very interrupts
the screen saver watches for activity. Your choices are to
try to get from the program's current state through a
successful save-and-exit without being able to see what you're
doing, or to re-boot the machine. This isn't (strictly
speaking) a crash.
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millihelen
(foldoc) | millihelen
The amount of beauty required to launch one ship.
(2002-03-19)
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