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hoy (encz) | hoy,hej! Zdeněk Brož |
Hoy (gcide) | Hoy \Hoy\, n. [D. heu, or Flem. hui.] (Naut.)
A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in
conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a
tender to larger vessels in port.
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The hoy went to London every week. --Cowper.
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Hoy (gcide) | Hoy \Hoy\, interj. [D. hui. Cf. Ahoy.]
Ho! Halloe! Stop!
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hoy (wn) | hoy
n 1: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on
canals) [syn: barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter] |
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ahoy (encz) | ahoy,hola Zdeněk Brož |
hobbledehoy (encz) | hobbledehoy,holobrádek n: Zdeněk Brož |
hoy (encz) | hoy,hej! Zdeněk Brož |
hoya (encz) | hoya,voskovka n: Zdeněk Brož |
hoyden (encz) | hoyden,uličnice n: Zdeněk Brož |
hoydenish (encz) | hoydenish,rozpustilý adj: Zdeněk Brožhoydenish,uličnický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
hoydenism (encz) | hoydenism,uličnictví n: Zdeněk Brož |
hoyle (encz) | Hoyle,Hoyle n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
hoyt (encz) | Hoyt,Hoyt n: [jmén.] příjmení, mužské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
hoyle (czen) | Hoyle,Hoylen: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
hoyt (czen) | Hoyt,Hoytn: [jmén.] příjmení, mužské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
Ahoy (gcide) | Ahoy \A*hoy"\, interj. [OE. a, interj. + hoy.] (Naut.)
A term used in hailing; as, "Ship ahoy."
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choy root (gcide) | Chay root \Chay" root`\ [Tamil sh[=a]ya.]
The root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, native in India,
which yieds a durable red dyestuff. [Written also {choy
root}.]
[1913 Webster]Choy root \Choy" root`\ (choi" r[=oo]t`).
See Chay root.
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Choy root (gcide) | Chay root \Chay" root`\ [Tamil sh[=a]ya.]
The root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, native in India,
which yieds a durable red dyestuff. [Written also {choy
root}.]
[1913 Webster]Choy root \Choy" root`\ (choi" r[=oo]t`).
See Chay root.
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choyote (gcide) | Chayote \Cha"yo"te\
1. a tropical West Indian vine (Sechium edule) of the gourd
family, which bears small white flowers and produces an
edible fruit.
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2. the edible fruit of the chayote[1] vine, having a pear
shape with a furrowed skin, and usually green or white. It
is also called choyote, christophene, mirliton, and
vegetable pear
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Coregonus Hoyi (gcide) | Cisco \Cis"co\, n. (Zool.)
The Lake herring (Coregonus Artedi), valuable food fish of
the Great Lakes of North America. The name is also applied to
Coregonus Hoyi, a related species of Lake Michigan.
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hobbarddehoy (gcide) | Hobbledehoy \Hob"ble*de*hoy`\, Hobbletehoy \Hob"ble*te*hoy`\, n.
[Written also hobbetyhoy, hobbarddehoy, hobbedehoy,
hobdehoy.] [ Cf. Prob. E. hobbledygee with a limping
movement; also F. hobereau, a country squire, E. hobby, and
OF. hoi to-day; perh. the orig. sense was, an upstart of
to-day.]
A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow .
[Colloq.]
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All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the
farm. --Dickens. .
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hobbedehoy (gcide) | Hobbledehoy \Hob"ble*de*hoy`\, Hobbletehoy \Hob"ble*te*hoy`\, n.
[Written also hobbetyhoy, hobbarddehoy, hobbedehoy,
hobdehoy.] [ Cf. Prob. E. hobbledygee with a limping
movement; also F. hobereau, a country squire, E. hobby, and
OF. hoi to-day; perh. the orig. sense was, an upstart of
to-day.]
A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow .
[Colloq.]
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All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the
farm. --Dickens. .
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hobbetyhoy (gcide) | Hobbledehoy \Hob"ble*de*hoy`\, Hobbletehoy \Hob"ble*te*hoy`\, n.
[Written also hobbetyhoy, hobbarddehoy, hobbedehoy,
hobdehoy.] [ Cf. Prob. E. hobbledygee with a limping
movement; also F. hobereau, a country squire, E. hobby, and
OF. hoi to-day; perh. the orig. sense was, an upstart of
to-day.]
A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow .
[Colloq.]
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All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the
farm. --Dickens. .
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Hobbledehoy (gcide) | Hobbledehoy \Hob"ble*de*hoy`\, Hobbletehoy \Hob"ble*te*hoy`\, n.
[Written also hobbetyhoy, hobbarddehoy, hobbedehoy,
hobdehoy.] [ Cf. Prob. E. hobbledygee with a limping
movement; also F. hobereau, a country squire, E. hobby, and
OF. hoi to-day; perh. the orig. sense was, an upstart of
to-day.]
A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow .
[Colloq.]
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All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the
farm. --Dickens. .
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Hobbletehoy (gcide) | Hobbledehoy \Hob"ble*de*hoy`\, Hobbletehoy \Hob"ble*te*hoy`\, n.
[Written also hobbetyhoy, hobbarddehoy, hobbedehoy,
hobdehoy.] [ Cf. Prob. E. hobbledygee with a limping
movement; also F. hobereau, a country squire, E. hobby, and
OF. hoi to-day; perh. the orig. sense was, an upstart of
to-day.]
A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow .
[Colloq.]
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All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the
farm. --Dickens. .
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hobdehoy (gcide) | Hobbledehoy \Hob"ble*de*hoy`\, Hobbletehoy \Hob"ble*te*hoy`\, n.
[Written also hobbetyhoy, hobbarddehoy, hobbedehoy,
hobdehoy.] [ Cf. Prob. E. hobbledygee with a limping
movement; also F. hobereau, a country squire, E. hobby, and
OF. hoi to-day; perh. the orig. sense was, an upstart of
to-day.]
A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow .
[Colloq.]
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All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the
farm. --Dickens. .
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hoya (gcide) | hoya \hoya\ n.
1. any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and
usually nectariferous flowers.
[WordNet 1.5]hoya \hoya\ n.
Any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and
usually nectariferous flowers.
[WordNet 1.5]hoya \hoya\ n.
1. any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and
usually nectariferous flowers.
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Hoya carnosa (gcide) | Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,
OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.
vosk'.]
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1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed
by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually
called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of
pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,
being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened
and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
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Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid
(constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl
palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).
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2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
appearance. Specifically:
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(a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See Cerumen.
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(b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for
excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing
wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
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(c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing
their thread.
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(d) (Zool.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by
several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.
See Wax insect, below.
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(e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.
See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
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(f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in
connection with certain deposits of rock salt and
coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
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(g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar
maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]
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(h) any of numerous substances or mixtures composed
predominantly of the longer-chain saturated
hydrocarbons such as the paraffins, which are solid at
room teperature, or their alcohol, carboxylic acid, or
ester derivatives.
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Japanese wax, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the
berries of certain species of Rhus, esp. {Rhus
succedanea}.
Mineral wax. (Min.) See Wax, 2
(f), above.
Wax cloth. See Waxed cloth, under Waxed.
Wax end. See Waxed end, under Waxed.
Wax flower, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.
Wax insect (Zool.), any one of several species of scale
insects belonging to the family Coccidae, which secrete
from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the
Chinese wax insect (Coccus Sinensis) from which a large
amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called
also pela.
Wax light, a candle or taper of wax.
Wax moth (Zool.), a pyralid moth (Galleria cereana) whose
larvae feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries
among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings
streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is
yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee
moth}.
Wax myrtle. (Bot.) See Bayberry.
Wax painting, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,
under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with
wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted
with hot irons and the color thus fixed.
Wax palm. (Bot.)
(a) A species of palm (Ceroxylon Andicola) native of the
Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,
consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,
which, when melted with a third of fat, makes
excellent candles.
(b) A Brazilian tree (Copernicia cerifera) the young
leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy
secretion.
Wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and
other ingredients.
Wax plant (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:
(a) The Indian pipe (see under Indian).
(b) The Hoya carnosa, a climbing plant with polished,
fleshy leaves.
(c) Certain species of Begonia with similar foliage.
Wax tree (Bot.)
(a) A tree or shrub (Ligustrum lucidum) of China, on
which certain insects make a thick deposit of a
substance resembling white wax.
(b) A kind of sumac (Rhus succedanea) of Japan, the
berries of which yield a sort of wax.
(c) A rubiaceous tree (Elaeagia utilis) of New Grenada,
called by the inhabitants "arbol del cera."
Wax yellow, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of
beeswax.
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hoyden (gcide) | Hoiden \Hoi"den\, n. [OE. hoydon a lout, rustic, OD. heyden a
heathen, gypsy, vagabond, D. heiden, fr. OD. heyde heath, D.
heide. See Heathen, Heath.] [Written also hoyden.]
1. A rude, clownish youth. [Obs.] --Milton.
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2. A rude, bold girl; a romp. --H. Kingsley.
[1913 Webster]Hoyden \Hoy"den\, n.
Same as Hoiden.
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Hoyden (gcide) | Hoiden \Hoi"den\, n. [OE. hoydon a lout, rustic, OD. heyden a
heathen, gypsy, vagabond, D. heiden, fr. OD. heyde heath, D.
heide. See Heathen, Heath.] [Written also hoyden.]
1. A rude, clownish youth. [Obs.] --Milton.
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2. A rude, bold girl; a romp. --H. Kingsley.
[1913 Webster]Hoyden \Hoy"den\, n.
Same as Hoiden.
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Hoyman (gcide) | Hoyman \Hoy"man\, n.; pl. Hoymen.
One who navigates a hoy.
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A common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire.
--Hobart.
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Hoymen (gcide) | Hoyman \Hoy"man\, n.; pl. Hoymen.
One who navigates a hoy.
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A common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire.
--Hobart.
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Powder hoy (gcide) | Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also
poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour,
mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. Polverine, Pulverize.]
1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced
by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it
falls by decay; dust.
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Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak.
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2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.;
gunpowder. See Gunpowder.
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Atlas powder, Baking powder, etc. See under Atlas,
Baking, etc.
Powder down (Zool.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of
powder-down feathers.
Powder-down feather (Zool.), one of a peculiar kind of
modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain
parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a
scaly exfoliation.
Powder-down patch (Zool.), a tuft or patch of powder-down
feathers.
Powder hose, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in
diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines.
--Farrow.
Powder hoy (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry
powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually
painted red and carry a red flag.
Powder magazine, or Powder room. See Magazine, 2.
Powder mine, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See Mine.
Powder monkey (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war
vessels to carry powder; a powder boy.
Powder post. See Dry rot, under Dry.
Powder puff. See Puff, n.
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bok choy (wn) | bok choy
n 1: Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks
with dark green leaves [syn: bok choy, bok choi,
pakchoi, pak choi, Chinese white cabbage, {Brassica
rapa chinensis}]
2: elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks
[syn: bok choy, bok choi] |
edmond hoyle (wn) | Edmond Hoyle
n 1: English writer on card games (1672-1769) [syn: Hoyle,
Edmond Hoyle] |
elinor morton hoyt wylie (wn) | Elinor Morton Hoyt Wylie
n 1: United States poet (1885-1928) [syn: Wylie, {Elinor
Morton Hoyt Wylie}] |
fred hoyle (wn) | Fred Hoyle
n 1: an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state
theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis
inside stars (1915-2001) [syn: Hoyle, Fred Hoyle, {Sir
Fred Hoyle}] |
genus hoya (wn) | genus Hoya
n 1: large genus of climbing shrubs of Australia and Asia and
Polynesia |
hobbledehoy (wn) | hobbledehoy
n 1: an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy |
hoy (wn) | hoy
n 1: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on
canals) [syn: barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter] |
hoya (wn) | hoya
n 1: any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and
usually nectariferous flowers |
hoya carnosa (wn) | Hoya carnosa
n 1: succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and
white star-shaped flowers [syn: wax plant, {Hoya
carnosa}] |
hoyden (wn) | hoyden
n 1: a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: tomboy,
romp, hoyden] |
hoydenish (wn) | hoydenish
adj 1: used of girls; wild and boisterous [syn: hoydenish,
tomboyish] |
hoydenism (wn) | hoydenism
n 1: masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)
[syn: hoydenism, tomboyishness] |
hoyle (wn) | Hoyle
n 1: an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state
theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis
inside stars (1915-2001) [syn: Hoyle, Fred Hoyle, {Sir
Fred Hoyle}]
2: English writer on card games (1672-1769) [syn: Hoyle,
Edmond Hoyle] |
john hoyer updike (wn) | John Hoyer Updike
n 1: United States author (born 1932) [syn: Updike, {John
Updike}, John Hoyer Updike] |
sir fred hoyle (wn) | Sir Fred Hoyle
n 1: an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state
theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis
inside stars (1915-2001) [syn: Hoyle, Fred Hoyle, {Sir
Fred Hoyle}] |
HOYMAN (bouvier) | HOYMAN. The master or captain of a hoy.
2. Hoymen are liable as common carriers. Story, Bailm. Sec. 496.
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