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horrid
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horrid
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Horrid
(gcide) | Horrid \Hor"rid\, a. [L. horridus. See Horror, and cf.
Ordure.]
1. Rough; rugged; bristling. [Archaic]
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Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn.
--Dryden.
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2. Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking;
hence, very offensive.
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Not in the legions
Of horrid hell. --Shak.
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The horrid things they say. --Pope.
Syn: Frightful; hideous; alarming; shocking; dreadful; awful;
terrific; horrible; abominable.
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horrid
(wn) | horrid
adj 1: exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"
2: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror;
"subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of
injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
[syn: hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous] |
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horrid
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horrid
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horridly
(encz) | horridly,odporně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
horridness
(encz) | horridness,odpornost n: Zdeněk Brožhorridness,odpudivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Cincus horridulus
(gcide) | Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to
D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill,
Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)
Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those
of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name
is often also applied to other prickly plants.
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Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, so named because it
was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of
venomous creatures.
Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large
thistle of neglected pastures.
Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but
introduced into the United States from Canada.
Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium.
Fuller's thistle, the teasel.
Globe thistle, Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe,
Melon, etc.
Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a native of the
Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the
involucre.
Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk
thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national
emblems of Scotland.
Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus.
Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle.
Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea.
Torch thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus
Cereus. See Cereus.
Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus.
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Thistle bird (Zool.), the American goldfinch, or
yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called on account of
its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under
Goldfinch.
Thistle butterfly (Zool.), a handsomely colored American
butterfly (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon
thistles; -- called also painted lady.
Thistle cock (Zool.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza
militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]
Thistle crown, a gold coin of England of the reign of James
I., worth four shillings.
Thistle finch (Zool.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its
fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]
Thistle funnel, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring
mouth.
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Crotalus horridus
(gcide) | Rattlesnake \Rat"tle*snake`\ (r[a^]t"t'l*sn[=a]k`), n. (Zool.)
Any one of several species of venomous American snakes
belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or
Sistrurus; sometimes also called rattler. They have a
series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail
which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common
rattlesnake of the Northern United States ({Crotalus
horridus}), and the diamondback rattlesnake (also called
diamondback rattler, and diamondback) of the South and
East (Crotalus adamanteus) and West (Crotalus atrox), are
the best known. See Illust. of Fang.
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Ground rattlesnake (Zool.), a small rattlesnake ({Caudisona
miliaria} or Sistrurus miliaria) of the Southern United
States, having a small rattle. It has nine large scales on
its head.
Rattlesnake fern (Bot.), a common American fern
(Botrychium Virginianum) having a triangular decompound
frond and a long-stalked panicle of spore cases rising
from the middle of the frond.
Rattlesnake grass (Bot.), a handsome American grass
(Glyceria Canadensis) with an ample panicle of rather
large ovate spikelets, each one composed of imbricated
parts and slightly resembling the rattle of the
rattlesnake. Sometimes called quaking grass.
Rattlesnake plantain (Bot.), See under Plantain.
Rattlesnake root (Bot.), a name given to certain American
species of the composite genus Prenanthes ({Prenanthes
alba} and Prenanthes serpentaria), formerly asserted to
cure the bite of the rattlesnake. Called also {lion's
foot}, gall of the earth, and white lettuce.
Rattlesnake's master (Bot.)
(a) A species of Agave (Agave Virginica) growing in the
Southern United States.
(b) An umbelliferous plant (Eryngium yuccaefolium) with
large bristly-fringed linear leaves.
(c) A composite plant, the blazing star ({Liatris
squarrosa}).
Rattlesnake weed (Bot.), a plant of the composite genus
Hieracium (Hieracium venosum); -- probably so named
from its spotted leaves. See also Snakeroot.
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Horridly
(gcide) | Horridly \Hor"rid*ly\, adv.
In a horrid manner. --Shak.
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Horridness
(gcide) | Horridness \Hor"rid*ness\, n.
The quality of being horrid.
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Moloch horridus
(gcide) | Moloch \Mo"loch\, prop. n. [Heb. molek king.]
1. (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom
human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied
figuratively.
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2. (Zool.) A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The
horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it
a most formidable appearance.
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Protonopsis horrida
(gcide) | Hellbender \Hell"bend`er\, n. (Zool.)
A large North American aquatic salamander ({Protonopsis
horrida} or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious
and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and
water dog.
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crotalus horridus atricaudatus
(wn) | Crotalus horridus atricaudatus
n 1: southern variety [syn: canebrake rattlesnake, {canebrake
rattler}, Crotalus horridus atricaudatus] |
crotalus horridus horridus
(wn) | Crotalus horridus horridus
n 1: widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United
States [syn: timber rattlesnake, banded rattlesnake,
Crotalus horridus horridus] |
heloderma horridum
(wn) | Heloderma horridum
n 1: lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western
Mexico [syn: beaded lizard, Mexican beaded lizard,
Heloderma horridum] |
horrid
(wn) | horrid
adj 1: exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"
2: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror;
"subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of
injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
[syn: hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous] |
horridly
(wn) | horridly
adv 1: in a hideous manner; "her face was hideously disfigured
after the accident" [syn: hideously, horridly,
monstrously] |
horridness
(wn) | horridness
n 1: a quality of extreme unpleasantness [syn: awfulness,
dreadfulness, horridness, terribleness] |
moloch horridus
(wn) | Moloch horridus
n 1: desert lizard that feeds on ants [syn: mountain devil,
spiny lizard, Moloch horridus] |
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