| slovo | definícia |
mn
(mass) | MN
- Mongolsko |
Mn
(gcide) | Mn \Mn\, n. (Chem.)
The chemical symbol for manganese.
[PJC] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
amnesty
(mass) | amnesty
- milosť |
autumn
(mass) | autumn
- jeseň |
calumniate
(mass) | calumniate
- ohovárať |
column
(mass) | column
- konvoj, rubrika, stĺp, stĺpec |
condemn
(mass) | condemn
- odsúdiť |
damn
(mass) | damn
- do riti! |
gymnasium
(mass) | gymnasium
- gymnázium, telocvičňa |
idemnify
(mass) | idemnify
- nahradiť, zaistiť |
imnsho
(mass) | IMNSHO
- In My Not So Humble Opinion |
indemnity
(mass) | indemnity
- pojistenie, zaistenie |
lukewarmness
(mass) | lukewarmness
- ľahostajnosť |
mn
(mass) | MN
- Mongolsko |
mnemonic
(mass) | mnemonic
- mnemonický |
mng
(mass) | MNG
- Mongolsko |
mnp
(mass) | MNP
- Severné Mariány |
omn
(mass) | OMN
- Omán |
omnibus
(mass) | omnibus
- autobus |
remnant
(mass) | remnant
- zvyšok |
solemn
(mass) | solemn
- vážny |
solemnize
(mass) | solemnize
- oslaviť, oslavovať, oslavovať, oslavovať |
solemnly
(mass) | solemnly
- vážne |
spinal column
(mass) | spinal column
- chrbtica |
6-O-alpha-L-rhamnosyl-D-glucose
(gcide) | Rutinose \Rutinose.\
A disaccharide present in glycosides.
Note: It is prepared from rutin by hydrolysis with
rhamnodiastase. 6-O-[alpha]-L-rhamnosyl-D-glucose;
C12H22O10.
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Act of indemnity
(gcide) | Indemnity \In*dem"ni*ty\, n.; pl. Indemnities. [L. indemnitas,
fr. indemnis uninjured: cf. F. indemnit['e]. See
Indemnify.]
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1. Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past
or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of
past offenses; amnesty.
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Having first obtained a promise of indemnity for the
riot they had committed. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss,
damage, or injury sustained.
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They were told to expect, upon the fall of Walpole,
a large and lucrative indemnity for their pretended
wrongs. --Ld. Mahon.
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Note: Insurance is a contract of indemnity. --Arnould. The
owner of private property taken for public use is
entitled to compensation or indemnity. --Kent.
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Act of indemnity (Law), an act or law passed in order to
relieve persons, especially in an official station, from
some penalty to which they are liable in consequence of
acting illegally, or, in case of ministers, in consequence
of exceeding the limits of their strict constitutional
powers. These acts also sometimes provide compensation for
losses or damage, either incurred in the service of the
government, or resulting from some public measure.
[1913 Webster]Act \Act\ ([a^]kt), n. [L. actus, fr. agere to drive, do: cf. F.
acte. See Agent.]
1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the
effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a
performance; a deed.
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That best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and of love. --Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster] Hence, in specific uses:
(a) The result of public deliberation; the decision or
determination of a legislative body, council, court of
justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve,
award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress.
(b) A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has
been done. --Abbott.
(c) A performance of part of a play; one of the principal
divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a
certain definite part of the action is completed.
(d) A thesis maintained in public, in some English
universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show
the proficiency of a student.
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2. A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a
possibility or possible existence. [Obs.]
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The seeds of plants are not at first in act, but in
possibility, what they afterward grow to be.
--Hooker.
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3. Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on
the point of (doing). "In act to shoot." --Dryden.
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This woman was taken . . . in the very act. --John
viii. 4.
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Act of attainder. (Law) See Attainder.
Act of bankruptcy (Law), an act of a debtor which renders
him liable to be adjudged a bankrupt.
Act of faith. (Ch. Hist.) See Auto-da-F['e].
Act of God (Law), an inevitable accident; such
extraordinary interruption of the usual course of events
as is not to be looked for in advance, and against which
ordinary prudence could not guard.
Act of grace, an expression often used to designate an act
declaring pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders, as at
the beginning of a new reign.
Act of indemnity, a statute passed for the protection of
those who have committed some illegal act subjecting them
to penalties. --Abbott.
Act in pais, a thing done out of court (anciently, in the
country), and not a matter of record.
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Syn: See Action.
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Adonis autumnalis
(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.
[1913 Webster]Adonis \A*do"nis\ ([.a]*d[=o]"n[i^]s), n. [L., gr. Gr.
'A`dwnis.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He
was killed in the chase by a wild boar.
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2. A pre["e]minently beautiful young man; a dandy.
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3. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the family Ranunculace[ae],
containing the pheasant's eye (Adonis autumnalis); --
named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained
the flower.
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Almner
(gcide) | Almner \Alm"ner\, n.
An almoner. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Alumna
(gcide) | Alumna \A*lum"na\, n. fem.; pl. Alumn[ae] . [L. See
Alumnus.]
A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or
college.
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Alumnae
(gcide) | Alumna \A*lum"na\, n. fem.; pl. Alumn[ae] . [L. See
Alumnus.]
A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or
college.
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Alumni
(gcide) | Alumnus \A*lum"nus\, n.; pl. Alumni. [L., fr. alere to
nourish.]
A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other
seminary of learning.
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Alumnus
(gcide) | Alumnus \A*lum"nus\, n.; pl. Alumni. [L., fr. alere to
nourish.]
A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other
seminary of learning.
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amnesia
(gcide) | amnesia \am*ne"si*a\ ([a^]m*n[=e]"zh[u^] or
[a^]m*n[=e]"z[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amnhsi`a; 'a priv.
+ mna^sqai to remember.]
1. (Med.) Forgetfulness; loss of long-term memory. --Quian.
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2. (Med.) A defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which
the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place
of those he wishes to employ. [Obs.] --Quian.
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amnesiac
(gcide) | amnesiac \amnesiac\ adj. ([a^]m*n[=e]"z[-e]*[a^]k)
Having lost memories, especially due to brain injury or
mental shock; suffering from amnesia.
Syn: amnesic
[WordNet 1.5]amnesiac \am*ne"si*ac\ ([a^]m*n[=e]"z[-e]*[a^]k), n. (Med.)
A patient suffering from amnesia.
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Amnesic
(gcide) | Amnesic \Am*ne"sic\, a. (Med.)
1.
1. Of or pertaining to amnesia. "Amnesic or coordinate
defects." --Quian. AS
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2. Suffering from amnesia; same as amnesiac.
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Amnestic
(gcide) | Amnestic \Am*nes"tic\, a.
1. Causing loss of memory.
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2. Of or pertaining to amnesia.
[PJC]amnestic \am*nes"tic\ ([a^]m*n[e^]s"t[i^]k), n.
A drug causing loss of memory. --Stedman.
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amnestic
(gcide) | Amnestic \Am*nes"tic\, a.
1. Causing loss of memory.
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2. Of or pertaining to amnesia.
[PJC]amnestic \am*nes"tic\ ([a^]m*n[e^]s"t[i^]k), n.
A drug causing loss of memory. --Stedman.
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Amnestied
(gcide) | Amnesty \Am"nes*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amnestied; p. pr. &
vb. n. Amnestying.]
To grant amnesty to.
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amnesty
(gcide) | amnesty \am"nes*ty\ ([a^]m"n[e^]s*t[y^]), n. [L. amnestia, Gr.
'amnhsti`a, a forgetting, fr. 'a`mnhstos forgotten,
forgetful; 'a priv. + mna^sqai to remember: cf. F. amnistie,
earlier amnestie. See Mean, v.]
1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong;
oblivion.
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2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a
general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects
concerned in an insurrection.
[1913 Webster]Amnesty \Am"nes*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amnestied; p. pr. &
vb. n. Amnestying.]
To grant amnesty to.
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Amnesty
(gcide) | amnesty \am"nes*ty\ ([a^]m"n[e^]s*t[y^]), n. [L. amnestia, Gr.
'amnhsti`a, a forgetting, fr. 'a`mnhstos forgotten,
forgetful; 'a priv. + mna^sqai to remember: cf. F. amnistie,
earlier amnestie. See Mean, v.]
1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong;
oblivion.
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2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a
general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects
concerned in an insurrection.
[1913 Webster]Amnesty \Am"nes*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amnestied; p. pr. &
vb. n. Amnestying.]
To grant amnesty to.
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Amnestying
(gcide) | Amnesty \Am"nes*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amnestied; p. pr. &
vb. n. Amnestying.]
To grant amnesty to.
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Amnicolist
(gcide) | Amnicolist \Am*nic"o*list\, n. [L. amnicola, amnis a river +
colere to dwell.]
One who lives near a river. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Amnigenous
(gcide) | Amnigenous \Am*nig"e*nous\, a. [L. amnigena; amnis a river +
root gen of gignere to beget.]
Born or bred in, of, or near a river. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Amnion
(gcide) | Amnion \Am"ni*on\, n. [Gr. ? the membrane round the fetus, dim.
of ? lamb.] (Anat.)
A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds,
and reptiles.
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Amnios
(gcide) | Amnios \Am"ni*os\, n.
Same as Amnion.
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amnios sac
(gcide) | Embryonic \Em`bry*on"ic\, a. (Biol.)
Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary.
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Embryonic sac or Embryonic vesicle (Bot.), the vesicle
within which the embryo is developed in the ovule; --
sometimes called also amnios sac, and embryonal sac.
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Amniota
(gcide) | Amniota \Am`ni*o"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See Amnion.] (Zool.)
That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic
life the envelope called the amnion. It comprises the
reptiles, the birds, and the mammals.
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amniote
(gcide) | amniote \amniote\ n.
1. any member of the Amniota.
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Amniotic
(gcide) | Amniotic \Am`ni*ot"ic\, a. [Cf. F. amniotique.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion;
as, the amniotic fluid; the amniotic sac.
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Amniotic acid. (Chem.) [R.] See Allantoin.
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Amniotic acid
(gcide) | Amniotic \Am`ni*ot"ic\, a. [Cf. F. amniotique.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion;
as, the amniotic fluid; the amniotic sac.
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Amniotic acid. (Chem.) [R.] See Allantoin.
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Anamnesis
(gcide) | Anamnesis \An`am*ne"sis\, n. [Gr. 'ana`mnhsis, fr. ? to remind,
recall to memory; ? + ? to put in mind.] (Rhet.)
A recalling to mind; recollection.
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Anamnestic
(gcide) | Anamnestic \An`am*nes"tic\, a. [Gr. ?.]
Aiding the memory; as, anamnestic remedies.
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Anamniotic
(gcide) | Anamniotic \An*am`ni*ot"ic\, a. (Anat.)
Without, or not developing, an amnion.
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Angelic Hymn
(gcide) | Angelic \An*gel"ic\, Angelical \An*gel"ic*al\, a. [L. angelicus,
Gr. ?: cf. F. ang['e]lique.]
1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling,
characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an
angel; heavenly; divine. "Angelic harps."
--Thomson."Angelical actions." --Hooker.
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The union of womanly tenderness and angelic
patience. --Macaulay.
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2. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; as, an
angelic smile.
Syn: angelic, cherubic, seraphic, sweet.
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3. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an
angel or saint; as, angelic benificence.
Syn: angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly,
sainted.
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Angelic Hymn, a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church;
-- so called from its beginning with the song of the
heavenly host recorded in Luke ii. 14. --Eadie.
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Attached column
(gcide) | Column \Col"umn\, n. [L. columna, fr. columen, culmen, fr.
cellere (used only in comp.), akin to E. excel, and prob. to
holm. See Holm, and cf. Colonel.]
1. (Arch.) A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal
support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat
ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and
capital. See Order.
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2. Anything resembling, in form or position, a column in
architecture; an upright body or mass; a shaft or obelisk;
as, a column of air, of water, of mercury, etc.; the
Column Vend[^o]me; the spinal column.
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3. (Mil.)
(a) A body of troops formed in ranks, one behind the
other; -- contradistinguished from line. Compare
Ploy, and Deploy.
(b) A small army.
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4. (Naut.) A number of ships so arranged as to follow one
another in single or double file or in squadrons; -- in
distinction from "line", where they are side by side.
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5. (Print.) A perpendicular set of lines, not extending
across the page, and separated from other matter by a rule
or blank space; as, a column in a newspaper.
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6. (Arith.) A perpendicular line of figures.
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7. (Bot.) The body formed by the union of the stamens in the
Mallow family, or of the stamens and pistil in the
orchids.
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8. (Print.) one of a series of articles written in a
periodical, usually under the same title and at regular
intervals; it may be written and signed by one or more
authors, or may appear pseudonymously or anonymously, as
an editorial column. "Safire's weekly column On Language
in the New York Times is usually more interesting (and
probably more accurate) than his political column." --P.
Cassidy
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Attached column. See under Attach, v. t.
Clustered column. See under Cluster, v. t.
Column rule, a thin strip of brass separating columns of
type in the form, and making a line between them in
printing.
[1913 Webster]Attach \At*tach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attached; p. pr. & vb.
n. Attaching.] [OF. atachier, F. attacher, to tie or
fasten: cf. Celt. tac, tach, nail, E. tack a small nail, tack
to fasten. Cf. Attack, and see Tack.]
1. To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join;
as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue,
or the like.
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The shoulder blade is . . . attached only to the
muscles. --Paley.
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A huge stone to which the cable was attached.
--Macaulay.
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2. To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by
authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a
certain regiment, company, or ship.
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3. To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or
self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral
influence; -- with to; as, attached to a friend; attaching
others to us by wealth or flattery.
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Incapable of attaching a sensible man. --Miss
Austen.
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God . . . by various ties attaches man to man.
--Cowper.
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4. To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or
attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great
importance to a particular circumstance.
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Top this treasure a curse is attached. --Bayard
Taylor.
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5. To take, seize, or lay hold of. [Obs.] --Shak.
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6. To take by legal authority:
(a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to
answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a
taking of the person by a civil process; being now
rarely used for the arrest of a criminal.
(b) To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a
writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment
which may be rendered in the suit. See Attachment,
4.
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The earl marshal attached Gloucester for high
treason. --Miss Yonge.
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Attached column (Arch.), a column engaged in a wall, so
that only a part of its circumference projects from it.
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Syn: To affix; bind; tie; fasten; connect; conjoin; subjoin;
annex; append; win; gain over; conciliate.
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Autumn
(gcide) | Autumn \Au"tumn\, n. [L. auctumnus, autumnus, perh. fr. a root
av to satisfy one's self: cf. F. automne. See Avarice.]
1. The third season of the year, or the season between summer
and winter, often called "the fall." Astronomically, it
begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal
equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter
solstice, about December 23; but in popular language,
autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and
November.
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Note: In England, according to Johnson, autumn popularly
comprises August, September, and October. In the
southern hemisphere, the autumn corresponds to our
spring.
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2. The harvest or fruits of autumn. --Milton.
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3. The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third
stage.
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Dr. Preston was now entering into the autumn of the
duke's favor. --Fuller.
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Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.
--Wordsworth.
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Autumnal
(gcide) | Autumnal \Au*tum"nal\, a. [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F.
automnal.]
1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal
tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits;
flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant.
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Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks
In Vallombrosa. --Milton.
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2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
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An autumnal matron. --Hawthorne.
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Autumnal equinox, the time when the sun crosses the
equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the
autumnal point.
Autumnal point, the point of the equator intersected by the
ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point
of Libra.
Autumnal signs, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius,
through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox
and winter solstice.
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Autumnal equinox
(gcide) | Autumnal \Au*tum"nal\, a. [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F.
automnal.]
1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal
tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits;
flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant.
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Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks
In Vallombrosa. --Milton.
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2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
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An autumnal matron. --Hawthorne.
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Autumnal equinox, the time when the sun crosses the
equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the
autumnal point.
Autumnal point, the point of the equator intersected by the
ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point
of Libra.
Autumnal signs, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius,
through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox
and winter solstice.
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Autumnal point
(gcide) | Autumnal \Au*tum"nal\, a. [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F.
automnal.]
1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal
tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits;
flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant.
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Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks
In Vallombrosa. --Milton.
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2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
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An autumnal matron. --Hawthorne.
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Autumnal equinox, the time when the sun crosses the
equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the
autumnal point.
Autumnal point, the point of the equator intersected by the
ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point
of Libra.
Autumnal signs, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius,
through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox
and winter solstice.
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Autumnal signs
(gcide) | Autumnal \Au*tum"nal\, a. [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F.
automnal.]
1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal
tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits;
flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant.
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Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks
In Vallombrosa. --Milton.
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2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
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An autumnal matron. --Hawthorne.
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Autumnal equinox, the time when the sun crosses the
equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the
autumnal point.
Autumnal point, the point of the equator intersected by the
ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point
of Libra.
Autumnal signs, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius,
through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox
and winter solstice.
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Belemnite
(gcide) | Belemnite \Be*lem"nite\, n. [Gr. ? dart, fr. ? dart, fr. ? to
throw: cf. F. b['e]lemnite.] (Paleon.)
A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower
extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it
is ordinarily broken; but when perfect it contains a small
chambered cone, called the phragmocone, prolonged, on one
side, into a delicate concave blade; the thunderstone. It is
the internal shell of a cephalopod related to the sepia, and
belonging to an extinct family. The belemnites are found in
rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. --
Bel*em*nit"ic, a.
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Belemnitic
(gcide) | Belemnite \Be*lem"nite\, n. [Gr. ? dart, fr. ? dart, fr. ? to
throw: cf. F. b['e]lemnite.] (Paleon.)
A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower
extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it
is ordinarily broken; but when perfect it contains a small
chambered cone, called the phragmocone, prolonged, on one
side, into a delicate concave blade; the thunderstone. It is
the internal shell of a cephalopod related to the sepia, and
belonging to an extinct family. The belemnites are found in
rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. --
Bel*em*nit"ic, a.
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Belemnoidea
(gcide) | Belemnoidea \Belemnoidea\ n.
an order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the
surviving spirulas.
Syn: order Belemnoidea.
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Buxomness
(gcide) | Buxom \Bux"om\, a. [OE. buxum, boxom, buhsum, pliable, obedient,
AS. b[=o]csum, b[=u]hsum (akin to D. buigzaam blexible, G.
biegsam); b[=u]gan to bow, bend + -sum, E. -some. See Bow
to bend, and -some.]
1. Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient;
tractable; docile; meek; humble. [Obs.]
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So wild a beast, so tame ytaught to be,
And buxom to his bands, is joy to see. --Spenser.
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I submit myself unto this holy church of Christ, to
be ever buxom and obedient to the ordinance of it.
--Foxe.
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2. Having the characteristics of health, vigor, and
comeliness, combined with a gay, lively manner; stout and
rosy; jolly; frolicsome.
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A daughter fair,
So buxom, blithe, and debonair. --Milton.
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A parcel of buxom bonny dames, that were laughing,
singing, dancing, and as merry as the day was long.
--Tatler.
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3. having a pronounced womanly shape. [chiefly dialect]
Syn: bosomy, curvaceous, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy,
voluptuous.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] -- Bux"om*ly, adv. --
Bux"om*ness, n.
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Calmness
(gcide) | Calmness \Calm"ness\, n.
The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity;
self-repose.
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The gentle calmness of the flood. --Denham.
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Hes calmness was the repose of conscious power. --E.
Everett.
Syn: Quietness; quietude; stillness; tranquillity; serenity;
repose; composure; sedateness; placidity.
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Calumniate
(gcide) | Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, v. i.
To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the
reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of
some offense or crime.
[1913 Webster]Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calumniated;
p. pr. & vb. n. calumniating.] [L. calumniatus, p. p. of
calumniari. See Calumny, and cf. Challenge, v. t.]
To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or
of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.
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Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and
calumniate all godly men's doings. --Strype.
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Syn. -- To asperse; slander; defame; vilify; traduce;
belie; bespatter; blacken; libel. See Asperse.
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Calumniated
(gcide) | Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calumniated;
p. pr. & vb. n. calumniating.] [L. calumniatus, p. p. of
calumniari. See Calumny, and cf. Challenge, v. t.]
To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or
of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.
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Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and
calumniate all godly men's doings. --Strype.
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Syn. -- To asperse; slander; defame; vilify; traduce;
belie; bespatter; blacken; libel. See Asperse.
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calumniating
(gcide) | Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calumniated;
p. pr. & vb. n. calumniating.] [L. calumniatus, p. p. of
calumniari. See Calumny, and cf. Challenge, v. t.]
To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or
of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.
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Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and
calumniate all godly men's doings. --Strype.
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Syn. -- To asperse; slander; defame; vilify; traduce;
belie; bespatter; blacken; libel. See Asperse.
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Calumniation
(gcide) | Calumniation \Ca*lum`ni*a"tion\
(k[.a]*l[u^]m`n[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
False accusation of crime or offense, or a malicious and
false representation of the words or actions of another, with
a view to injure his good name.
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The calumniation of her principal counselors. --Bacon.
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Calumniator
(gcide) | Calumniator \Ca*lum`ni*a"tor\, n. [L.]
One who calumniates.
Syn: Slanderer; defamer; libeler; traducer.
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Calumniatory
(gcide) | Calumniatory \Ca*lum"ni*a*to*ry\, a.
Containing calumny; slanderous. --Montagu.
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Calumnies
(gcide) | Calumny \Cal"um*ny\, n.; pl. Calumnies. [L. calumnia, fr.
calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf.
Challenge, n.]
False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or
reported, to the injury of another; malicious
misrepresentation; slander; detraction. "Infamous calumnies."
--Motley.
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Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt
not escape calumny. --Shak.
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Calumnious
(gcide) | Calumnious \Ca*lum"ni*ous\, a. [L. calumniosus.]
Containing or implying calumny; false, malicious, and
injurious to reputation; slanderous; as, calumnious reports.
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Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes. --Shak.
Syn: . Slanderous; defamatory; scurrilous; opprobrious;
derogatory; libelous; abusive. -- Ca*lum"ni*ous*ly,
adv. -- Ca*lum"ni*ous*ness, n.
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Calumniously
(gcide) | Calumnious \Ca*lum"ni*ous\, a. [L. calumniosus.]
Containing or implying calumny; false, malicious, and
injurious to reputation; slanderous; as, calumnious reports.
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Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes. --Shak.
Syn: . Slanderous; defamatory; scurrilous; opprobrious;
derogatory; libelous; abusive. -- Ca*lum"ni*ous*ly,
adv. -- Ca*lum"ni*ous*ness, n.
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