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macro
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macro
(gcide) | macro \macro\ a.
very large in scale or scope or capability; as,
macroeconomics.
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Macro-
(gcide) | Macro- \Mac"ro-\pref. [Gr. makro`s, adj.]
A combining form signifying long, large, great; as
macrodiagonal, macrospore, macromolecule, macrocosm.
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macro
(gcide) | macro \macro\ n. [shortened form of macroinstruction]
1. a single computer instruction which symbolizes, and is
converted at the time of program execution or by a
compiler into, a series of instructions in the same
computer language.
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2. A keystroke (or combination of keystrokes) which
symbolizes and is replaced by a series of keystrokes; -- a
convenient feature of some advanced programs, such as word
processors or database programs, which allows a user to
rapidly execute any series of operations which may be
performed multiple times. Such macros may typically be
defined by the program user, without rewriting or
recompiling the program.
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macro-
(foldoc) | macro-
Prefix large. Opposite of micro-. In the mainstream and
among other technical cultures (for example, medical people)
this competes with the prefix mega-, but hackers tend to
restrict the latter to quantification.
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macro-
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pref.
Large. Opposite of micro-. In the mainstream and among other technical
cultures (for example, medical people) this competes with the prefix {mega-
}, but hackers tend to restrict the latter to quantification.
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macro-economics
(encz) | macro-economics,makroekonomie [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Aristolochia macrophylla
(gcide) | Dutchman's-pipe \Dutchman's-pipe\ n.
a hardy deciduous American vine (Aristolochia durior)
having large, heart-shaped leaves and bearing brownish-purple
flowers which have their calyx tubes curved like the bowl of
a tobacco pipe. Formerly classified as Aristolochia Sipho.
Syn: pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla, {Aristolochia
durior}.
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Arundinaria macrosperma
(gcide) | Cane \Cane\ (k[=a]n), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne,
L. canna, fr. Gr. ka`nna, ka`nnh; prob. of Semitic origin;
cf. Heb. q[=a]neh reed. Cf. Canister, canon, 1st
Cannon.]
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1. (Bot.)
(a) A name given to several peculiar palms, species of
Calamus and D[ae]manorops, having very long,
smooth flexible stems, commonly called rattans.
(b) Any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and
bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane.
(c) Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as,
the canes of a raspberry.
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Like light canes, that first rise big and brave.
--B. Jonson.
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Note: In the Southern United States great cane is the
Arundinaria macrosperma, and small cane is.
Arundinaria tecta.
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2. A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally
made of one of the species of cane.
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Stir the fire with your master's cane. --Swift.
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3. A lance or dart made of cane. [R.]
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Judgelike thou sitt'st, to praise or to arraign
The flying skirmish of the darted cane. --Dryden.
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4. A local European measure of length. See Canna.
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Cane borer (Zool.), A beetle (Oberea bimaculata) which,
in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes
or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc.
Cane mill, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the
manufacture of sugar.
Cane trash, the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar
cane, used for fuel, etc.
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Baromacrometer
(gcide) | Baromacrometer \Bar`o*ma*crom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight +
makro`s long + -meter.] (Med.)
An instrument for ascertaining the weight and length of a
newborn infant.
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Beta macrorhiza
(gcide) | Mangel-wurzel \Man"gel-wur`zel\, n. [G., corrupted fr.
mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root.] (Bot.)
A kind of large field beet (Beta macrorhiza), used as food
for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the
ordinary beet. See Beet. [Written also mangold-wurzel.]
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Cariacus macrotis
(gcide) | Mule \Mule\ (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of
mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L.
mulus. Cf. Mulatto.]
1. (Zool.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated
between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is applied
to the offspring of a horse and a she-ass, but that hybrid
is more properly termed a hinny. See Hinny.
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Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy,
and proverbial for stubbornness.
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2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the
pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust
of another; -- called also hybrid.
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3. A very stubborn person.
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4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool,
etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; --
called also jenny and mule-jenny.
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5. A slipper that has no fitting around the heel.
Syn: mules, scuff, scuffs.
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Mule armadillo (Zool.), a long-eared armadillo (Tatusia
hybrida), native of Buenos Ayres; -- called also mulita.
See Illust. under Armadillo.
Mule deer (Zool.), a large deer (Cervus macrotis syn.
Cariacus macrotis) of the Western United States. The
name refers to its long ears.
Mule pulley (Mach.), an idle pulley for guiding a belt
which transmits motion between shafts that are not
parallel.
Mule twist, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in
distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame.
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Cervus macrotis
(gcide) | Mule \Mule\ (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of
mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L.
mulus. Cf. Mulatto.]
1. (Zool.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated
between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is applied
to the offspring of a horse and a she-ass, but that hybrid
is more properly termed a hinny. See Hinny.
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Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy,
and proverbial for stubbornness.
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2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the
pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust
of another; -- called also hybrid.
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3. A very stubborn person.
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4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool,
etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; --
called also jenny and mule-jenny.
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5. A slipper that has no fitting around the heel.
Syn: mules, scuff, scuffs.
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Mule armadillo (Zool.), a long-eared armadillo (Tatusia
hybrida), native of Buenos Ayres; -- called also mulita.
See Illust. under Armadillo.
Mule deer (Zool.), a large deer (Cervus macrotis syn.
Cariacus macrotis) of the Western United States. The
name refers to its long ears.
Mule pulley (Mach.), an idle pulley for guiding a belt
which transmits motion between shafts that are not
parallel.
Mule twist, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in
distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame.
[1913 Webster]Deer \Deer\ (d[=e]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal,
wild animal, AS. de['o]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G.
thier, tier, Icel. d[=y]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of
unknown origin. [root]71.]
1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Mice and rats, and such small deer. --Shak.
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The camel, that great deer. --Lindisfarne
MS.
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2. (Zool.) A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species,
and of related genera of the family Cervid[ae]. The
males, and in some species the females, have solid
antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually.
Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called
venison.
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Note: The deer hunted in England is Cervus elaphus, called
also stag or red deer; the fallow deer is {Cervus
dama}; the common American deer is {Cervus
Virginianus}; the blacktailed deer of Western North
America is Cervus Columbianus; and the mule deer of
the same region is Cervus macrotis. See Axis,
Fallow deer, Mule deer, Reindeer.
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Note: Deer is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, deerkiller, deerslayer, deerslaying,
deer hunting, deer stealing, deerlike, etc.
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Deer mouse (Zool.), the white-footed mouse ({Peromyscus
leucopus}, formerly Hesperomys leucopus) of America.
Small deer, petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used
metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the
first definition, above.) "Minor critics . . . can find
leisure for the chase of such small deer." --G. P. Marsh.
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Colocasia macrorhiza
(gcide) | Taro \Ta"ro\, n. [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.)
A name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum, var.
esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc.), and their
rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large
fleshy tuberous rootstocks, which are cooked and used for
food in tropical countries.
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Dicrurus macrocercus
(gcide) | King \King\, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D.
koning, OHG. kuning, G. k["o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung,
Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root
of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See
Kin.]
1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme
authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by
hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. "Ay, every
inch a king." --Shak.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are
rebels from principle. --Burke.
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There was a State without king or nobles. --R.
Choate.
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But yonder comes the powerful King of Day,
Rejoicing in the east --Thomson.
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2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank;
a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money
king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
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3. A playing card having the picture of a king[1]; as, the
king of diamonds.
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4. The chief piece in the game of chess.
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5. A crowned man in the game of draughts.
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6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old
Testament.
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Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to
denote pre["e]minence or superiority in some
particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture.
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Apostolic king. See Apostolic.
King-at-arms, or King-of-arms, the chief heraldic officer
of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of
great authority. His business is to direct the heralds,
preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of
armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz.,
Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally
north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent.
King auk (Zool.), the little auk or sea dove.
King bird of paradise. (Zool.), See Bird of paradise.
King card, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit;
thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the
queen is the king card of the suit.
King Cole, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have
reigned in the third century.
King conch (Zool.), a large and handsome univalve shell
(Cassis cameo), found in the West Indies. It is used for
making cameos. See Helmet shell, under Helmet.
King Cotton, a popular personification of the great staple
production of the southern United States.
King crab. (Zool.)
(a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See Limulus.
(b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia
squinado}).
(c) A large crab of the northern Pacific ({Paralithodes
camtshatica}), especially abundant on the coasts of
Alaska and Japan, and popular as a food; called also
Alaskan king crab.
King crow. (Zool.)
(a) A black drongo shrike (Buchanga atra) of India; --
so called because, while breeding, they attack and
drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds.
(b) The Dicrurus macrocercus of India, a crested bird
with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with
green and blue reflections. Called also devil bird.
King duck (Zool.), a large and handsome eider duck
(Somateria spectabilis), inhabiting the arctic regions
of both continents.
King eagle (Zool.), an eagle (Aquila heliaca) found in
Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the
golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial
eagle of Rome.
King hake (Zool.), an American hake (Phycis regius),
found in deep water along the Atlantic coast.
King monkey (Zool.), an African monkey ({Colobus
polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone.
King mullet (Zool.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus
maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty.
Called also goldfish.
King of terrors, death.
King parrakeet (Zool.), a handsome Australian parrakeet
(Platycercys scapulatus), often kept in a cage. Its
prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings
bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.
King penguin (Zool.), any large species of penguin of the
genus Aptenodytes; esp., Aptenodytes longirostris, of
the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {Aptenodytes
Patagonica}, of Patagonia.
King rail (Zool.), a small American rail ({Rallus
elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts
are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep
cinnamon color.
King salmon (Zool.), the quinnat. See Quinnat.
King's counsel, or Queen's counsel (Eng. Law), barristers
learned in the law, who have been called within the bar,
and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They
answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue
(advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be
employed against the crown without special license.
--Wharton's Law Dict.
King's cushion, a temporary seat made by two persons
crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
The king's English, correct or current language of good
speakers; pure English. --Shak.
King's evidence or Queen's evidence, testimony in favor
of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an
accomplice. See under Evidence. [Eng.]
King's evil, scrofula; -- so called because formerly
supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.
King snake (Zool.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake
(Ophiobolus getulus) of the Southern United States; --
so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes,
including even the rattlesnake.
King's spear (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus
albus}).
King's yellow, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of
sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow
orpiment}.
King tody (Zool.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus
serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with
a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red,
edged with black.
King vulture (Zool.), a large species of vulture
(Sarcorhamphus papa), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay,
The general color is white. The wings and tail are black,
and the naked carunculated head and the neck are
briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue.
So called because it drives away other vultures while
feeding.
King wood, a wood from Brazil, called also violet wood,
beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and
small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of
Dalbergia. See Jacaranda.
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Erythrinus macrodon
(gcide) | Haminura \Ham`i*nu"ra\ (h[a^]m`[i^]*n[=u]"r[.a]), n. (Zool.)
A large edible river fish (Erythrinus macrodon) of Guiana.
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Eucalyptus macrorhyncha
(gcide) | Stringy \String"y\, a.
1. Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous;
filamentous; as, a stringy root.
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2. Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous
substance; ropy; viscid; gluely.
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Stringy bark (Bot.), a name given in Australia to several
trees of the genus Eucalyptus (as {Eucalyptus
amygdalina}, Eucalyptus obliqua, {Eucalyptus
capitellata}, Eucalyptus macrorhyncha, {Eucalyptus
piperita}, Eucalyptus pilularis, & {Eucalyptus
tetradonta}), which have a fibrous bark used by the
aborigines for making cordage and cloth.
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Felis macrocelis
(gcide) | Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;
probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri
an arrow, Per. t[imac]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; --
probably so named from its quickness.]
1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris)
native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and
sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped
with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and
belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or
exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal
tiger}, and Bengal tiger.
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2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
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As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak.
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3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or
mistress. --Dickens.
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4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three
cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]
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5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
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American tiger. (Zool.)
(a) The puma.
(b) The jaguar.
Clouded tiger (Zool.), a handsome striped and spotted
carnivore (Felis macrocelis or Felis marmorata) native
of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about
three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet
long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark
markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but
there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending
back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth.
Called also tortoise-shell tiger.
Mexican tiger (Zool.), the jaguar.
Tiger beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of active
carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelidae. They
usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.
Tiger bittern. (Zool.) See Sun bittern, under Sun.
Tiger cat (Zool.), any one of several species of wild cats
of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes
somewhat resembling those of the tiger.
Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus
Tigridia (as Tigridia conchiflora, {Tigridia
grandiflora}, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or
streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger.
Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ({Chamaerops
Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J.
Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily.
Tiger moth (Zool.), any one of numerous species of moths of
the family Arctiadae which are striped or barred with
black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The
larvae are called woolly bears.
Tiger shark (Zool.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo
tigrinus} syn. Galeocerdo maculatus) more or less barred
or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic
and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark.
Tiger shell (Zool.), a large and conspicuously spotted
cowrie (Cypraea tigris); -- so called from its fancied
resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also
tiger cowrie.
Tiger snake (Zool.), either of two very venomous snakes of
Tasmania and Australia, Notechis scutatis and {Notechis
ater}, which grow up to 5 feet in length.
Tiger wolf (Zool.), the spotted hyena (Hyaena crocuta).
Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree ({Machaerium
Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana.
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Kittacincla macroura
(gcide) | Shama \Sha"ma\, n. [Hind. sh[=a]m[=a].] (Zool.)
A saxicoline singing bird (Kittacincla macroura) of India,
noted for the sweetness and power of its song. In confinement
it imitates the notes of other birds and various animals with
accuracy. Its head, neck, back, breast, and tail are glossy
black, the rump white, the under parts chestnut.
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Lathyrus macrorhizus
(gcide) | Heath \Heath\ (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant
heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel.
hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i
field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr.
ksh[=e]tra field. [root]20.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A low shrub (Erica vulgaris or Calluna vulgaris),
with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of
pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms,
thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It
is also called heather, and ling.
(b) Also, any species of the genus Erica, of which
several are European, and many more are South African,
some of great beauty. See Illust. of Heather.
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2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of
country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage.
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Their stately growth, though bare,
Stands on the blasted heath. --Milton
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Heath cock (Zool.), the blackcock. See Heath grouse
(below).
Heath grass (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus
Triodia (Triodia decumbens), growing on dry heaths.
Heath grouse, or Heath game (Zool.), a European grouse
(Tetrao tetrix), which inhabits heaths; -- called also
black game, black grouse, heath poult, heath fowl,
moor fowl. The male is called heath cock, and
blackcock; the female, heath hen, and gray hen.
Heath hen. (Zool.) See Heath grouse (above).
Heath pea (Bot.), a species of bitter vetch ({Lathyrus
macrorhizus}), the tubers of which are eaten, and in
Scotland are used to flavor whisky.
Heath throstle (Zool.), a European thrush which frequents
heaths; the ring ouzel.
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macro
(gcide) | macro \macro\ a.
very large in scale or scope or capability; as,
macroeconomics.
[WordNet 1.5]Macro- \Mac"ro-\pref. [Gr. makro`s, adj.]
A combining form signifying long, large, great; as
macrodiagonal, macrospore, macromolecule, macrocosm.
[1913 Webster]macro \macro\ n. [shortened form of macroinstruction]
1. a single computer instruction which symbolizes, and is
converted at the time of program execution or by a
compiler into, a series of instructions in the same
computer language.
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2. A keystroke (or combination of keystrokes) which
symbolizes and is replaced by a series of keystrokes; -- a
convenient feature of some advanced programs, such as word
processors or database programs, which allows a user to
rapidly execute any series of operations which may be
performed multiple times. Such macros may typically be
defined by the program user, without rewriting or
recompiling the program.
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macro
(gcide) | macro \macro\ a.
very large in scale or scope or capability; as,
macroeconomics.
[WordNet 1.5]Macro- \Mac"ro-\pref. [Gr. makro`s, adj.]
A combining form signifying long, large, great; as
macrodiagonal, macrospore, macromolecule, macrocosm.
[1913 Webster]macro \macro\ n. [shortened form of macroinstruction]
1. a single computer instruction which symbolizes, and is
converted at the time of program execution or by a
compiler into, a series of instructions in the same
computer language.
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2. A keystroke (or combination of keystrokes) which
symbolizes and is replaced by a series of keystrokes; -- a
convenient feature of some advanced programs, such as word
processors or database programs, which allows a user to
rapidly execute any series of operations which may be
performed multiple times. Such macros may typically be
defined by the program user, without rewriting or
recompiling the program.
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macro lens
(gcide) | macro lens \macro lens\ n.
a camera lens designed to focus at short distances so as to
achieve photographic magnifications of objects larger than
with standard lenses.
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Macrobdella decora
(gcide) | Leech \Leech\, n. [OE. leche, l[ae]che, physician, AS. l[=ae]ce;
akin to Fries. l[=e]tza, OHG. l[=a]hh[imac], Icel.
l[ae]knari, Sw. l[aum]kare, Dan. l[ae]ge, Goth. l[=e]keis,
AS. l[=a]cnian to heal, Sw. l[aum]ka, Dan. l[ae]ge, Icel.
l[ae]kna, Goth. l[=e]kin[=o]n.]
1. A physician or surgeon; a professor of the art of healing.
[Written also leach.] [Archaic] --Spenser.
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Leech, heal thyself. --Wyclif (Luke
iv. 23).
2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose
worms, belonging to the order Hirudinea, or Bdelloidea,
esp. those species used in medicine, as {Hirudo
medicinalis} of Europe, and allied species.
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Note: In the mouth of bloodsucking leeches are three
convergent, serrated jaws, moved by strong muscles. By
the motion of these jaws a stellate incision is made in
the skin, through which the leech sucks blood till it
is gorged, and then drops off. The stomach has large
pouches on each side to hold the blood. The common
large bloodsucking leech of America ({Macrobdella
decora}) is dark olive above, and red below, with black
spots. Many kinds of leeches are parasitic on fishes;
others feed upon worms and mollusks, and have no jaws
for drawing blood. See Bdelloidea. Hirudinea, and
Clepsine.
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3. (Surg.) A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for
drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum.
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Horse leech, a less powerful European leech ({H[ae]mopis
vorax}), commonly attacking the membrane that lines the
inside of the mouth and nostrils of animals that drink at
pools where it lives.
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Macrobiotic
(gcide) | Macrobiotic \Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? long-lived; makro`s
long + bi`os life: cf. F. macrobiotique.]
1. Long-lived. -- Dunglison.
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2. Of or pertaining to macrobiotics.
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3. Of or pertaining to macrobiotic food; serving macrobiotic
food.
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macrobiotic diet
(gcide) | macrobiotic diet \macrobiotic diet\ n.
A diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains.
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Macrobiotics
(gcide) | Macrobiotics \Mac`ro*bi*ot"ics\, n.
1. (Physiol.) The art of prolonging life.
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2. Specifically: A philosophy or attitude that health and
long life are promoted by adhering to a diet consisting
mostly of whole grains, with some vegetables, beans,
fruit, and moderate amounts of seafood. However, the
absence of essential nutrients such as fat makes such a
diet of questionable value if strictly adhered to.
[PJC] macrocephalic |
macrocephalic
(gcide) | macrocephalic \mac`ro*ce*phal"ic\, macrocephalous
\mac`ro*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Macro + Gr. kefalh` the head.]
1. Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually
large head.
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2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo
confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest
of the body. --Henslow.
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macrocephalous
(gcide) | macrocephalic \mac`ro*ce*phal"ic\, macrocephalous
\mac`ro*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Macro + Gr. kefalh` the head.]
1. Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually
large head.
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2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo
confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest
of the body. --Henslow.
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macrocephaly
(gcide) | macrocephaly \macrocephaly\ n.
THe condition of having an unusually large head; it differs
from hydrocephalus because there is no increase
intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical.
Syn: megacephaly, megalocephaly.
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Macrocercus hyacynthinus
(gcide) | Macaw \Ma*caw"\, n. [From the native name in the Antilles.]
(Zool.)
Any parrot of the genus Ara, Sittace, or Macrocercus.
About eighteen species are known, all of them found in
Central and South America. They are large and have a very
long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the
eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and
strongly contrasted; they are among the largest and showiest
of parrots. Different species names have been given to the
same macaw, as for example the Hyacinthine macaw, which has
been variously classified as Anodorhyncus hyacynthinus,
Anodorhyncus maximiliani, and Macrocercus hyacynthinus.
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Macaw bush (Bot.), a West Indian name for a prickly kind of
nightshade (Solanum mammosum).
Macaw palm, Macaw tree (Bot.), a tropical American palm
(Acrocomia fusiformis and other species) having a
prickly stem and pinnately divided leaves. Its nut yields
a yellow butter, with the perfume of violets, which is
used in making violet soap. Called also grugru palm.
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Macrocheira
(gcide) | Macrocheira \Macrocheira\ peop. n.
A genus of giant crabs of Japan.
Syn: genus Macrocheira.
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Macrocheira Kempferi
(gcide) | Spider \Spi"der\, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin;
-- so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G.
spinne, Sw. spindel. See Spin.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids
comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles
converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is
large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of
spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin
threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect
their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs
to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are
usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on
the back of the cephalothorax. See Illust. under
Araneina.
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Note: Spiders are divided into two principal groups: the
Dipneumona, having two lungs: and the Tetrapneumona,
having four lungs. See Mygale. The former group
includes several tribes; as, the jumping spiders (see
Saltigradae), the wolf spiders, or Citigradae (see
under Wolf), the crab spiders, or Laterigradae (see
under Crab), the garden, or geometric, spiders, or
Orbitellae (see under Geometrical, and Garden),
and others. See Bird spider, under Bird, {Grass
spider}, under Grass, House spider, under House,
Silk spider, under Silk.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of various other arachnids resembling the
true spiders, especially certain mites, as the red spider
(see under Red).
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3. An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil
in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used
over coals on the hearth.
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4. A trevet to support pans or pots over a fire.
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5. (Mach.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or
members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting
forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel
or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a
frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc.
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Spider ant. (Zool.) Same as Solitary ant, under
Solitary.
Spider crab (Zool.), any one of numerous species of maioid
crabs having a more or less triangular body and ten long
legs. Some of the species grow to great size, as the great
Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira Kempferi), measuring
sometimes more than fifteen feet across the legs when they
are extended.
Spider fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
parasitic dipterous insects of the family Hippoboscidae.
They are mostly destitute of wings, and live among the
feathers of birds and the hair of bats. Called also {bird
tick}, and bat tick.
Spider hunter (Zool.), any one of several species of East
Indian sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera.
Spider lines, filaments of a spider's web crossing the
field of vision in optical instruments; -- used for
determining the exact position of objects and making
delicate measurements. Fine wires, silk fibers, or lines
on glass similarly placed, are called spider lines.
Spider mite. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of parasitic mites of the
genus Argas and allied genera. See Argas.
(b) Any one of numerous small mites injurious to plants.
Spider monkey (Zool.), any one of numerous species of South
American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having very long
legs and a long prehensile tail.
Spider orchis (Bot.), a European orchidaceous plant
(Ophrys aranifera), having flowers which resemble
spiders.
Spider shell (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.
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Macrochelys lacertina
(gcide) | Alligator \Al"li*ga`tor\, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el
lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L.
lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard.]
1. (Zool.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile
family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader
snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower
jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal
notches. Besides the common species of the southern United
States, there are allied species in South America.
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2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens
like the movable jaw of an alligator; as,
(a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle
ball.;
(b) (Mining) a rock breaker;
(c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also {alligator
press}.
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Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris,
a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its
properties. --Loudon.
Alligator fish (Zool.), a marine fish of northwestern
America (Podothecus acipenserinus).
Alligator gar (Zool.), one of the gar pikes ({Lepidosteus
spatula}) found in the southern rivers of the United
States. The name is also applied to other species of gar
pikes.
Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See
Avocado.
Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle
(Zool.), a very large and voracious turtle ({Macrochelys
lacertina}) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United
States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred
pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the
name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head
and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is
sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of
Trionyx.
Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies
(Guarea Swartzii).
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Macro-chemistry
(gcide) | Macro-chemistry \Mac`ro-chem"is*try\, n. [Macro- + chemistry.]
(Chem.)
The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions
or relations of substances in quantity; -- distinguished from
micro-chemistry.
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Macrochires
(gcide) | Macrochires \Mac`ro*chi"res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. makro`s long
+ ? hand.] (Zool.)
A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds.
So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.
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Macrochloa tenacissima
(gcide) | Sparterie \Spar"ter*ie\, n. [F., from Sp. esparto esparto, L.
spartum, Gr. ?.]
Articles made of the blades or fiber of the Lygeum Spartum
and Stipa tenacissima (syn. Macrochloa tenacissima),
kinds of grass used in Spain and other countries for making
ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses. --Loudon.
[1913 Webster]Alfa \Al"fa\or Alfa grass \Al"fa grass"\, n.
A plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa; also, its
fiber, used in paper making.
[1913 Webster]Esparto \Es*par"to\, n. [Sp.; cf. L. spartum Spanish broom, Gr.
?.] (Bot.)
A species of Spanish grass (Macrochloa tenacissima), of
which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also
used for making paper.
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Macroclemys
(gcide) | Macroclemys \Macroclemys\ n.
A genus of alligator snapping turtles.
Syn: genus Macroclemys.
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Macrocosm
(gcide) | Macrocosm \Mac"ro*cosm\, n. [Macro- + Gr. ? the world: cf. F.
macrocosme.]
The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior
to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See
Microcosm.
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Macrocosmic
(gcide) | Macrocosmic \Mac`ro*cos"mic\, a.
Of or pertaining to the macrocosm. --Tylor.
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Macrocystis
(gcide) | Macrocystis \Mac`ro*cys"tis\, n. [NL. See Macro-, and Cyst.]
(Bot.)
An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific
(Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air
vessels.
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Macrocystis pyrifera
(gcide) | Kelp \Kelp\ (k[e^]lp), n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.]
1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in
the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of
iodine.
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2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
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Note: Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain;
Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis Lutkeana are
the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
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Kelp crab (Zool.), a California spider crab ({Epialtus
productus}), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in
color.
Kelp salmon (Zool.), a serranoid food fish ({Serranus
clathratus}) of California. See Cabrilla.
[1913 Webster]Macrocystis \Mac`ro*cys"tis\, n. [NL. See Macro-, and Cyst.]
(Bot.)
An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific
(Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air
vessels.
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macrocyte
(gcide) | macrocyte \macrocyte\ n.
An abnormally large red blood cell, associated with
pernicious anemia.
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macrocytosis
(gcide) | macrocytosis \macrocytosis\ n.
An abnormal physiological condition characterized by the
presence of macrocytes in the blood.
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Macrodactyl
(gcide) | Macrodactyl \Mac`ro*dac"tyl\ (m[a^]k`r[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]l), n.
[Gr. makroda`ktylos long-fingered; makro`s long + da`ktylos
finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zool.)
One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very
long toes. [Written also macrodactyle.]
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macrodactyle
(gcide) | Macrodactyl \Mac`ro*dac"tyl\ (m[a^]k`r[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]l), n.
[Gr. makroda`ktylos long-fingered; makro`s long + da`ktylos
finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zool.)
One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very
long toes. [Written also macrodactyle.]
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Macrodactylic
(gcide) | Macrodactylic \Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic\, Macrodactylous
\Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous\, a. (Zool.)
Having long toes.
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Macrodactylous
(gcide) | Macrodactylic \Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic\, Macrodactylous
\Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous\, a. (Zool.)
Having long toes.
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Macrodactylus subspinosus
(gcide) | Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?,
Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F.
rose, from the Latin. Cf. Copperas, Rhododendron.]
1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus Rosa, of
which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern
hemispere
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Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually
prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild
state have five petals of a color varying from deep
pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and
hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased
and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many
distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the
Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid
perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly
every class.
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2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a
rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha.
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3. (Arch.) A rose window. See Rose window, below.
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4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for
delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a
strainer at the foot of a pump.
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5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison.
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6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card
with radiating lines, used in other instruments.
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7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.
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8. A diamond. See Rose diamond, below.
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Cabbage rose, China rose, etc. See under Cabbage,
China, etc.
Corn rose (Bot.) See Corn poppy, under Corn.
Infantile rose (Med.), a variety of roseola.
Jamaica rose. (Bot.) See under Jamaica.
Rose acacia (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub
(Robinia hispida) with handsome clusters of rose-colored
blossoms.
Rose aniline. (Chem.) Same as Rosaniline.
Rose apple (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous
tree Eugenia Jambos. It is an edible berry an inch or
more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong
roselike perfume.
Rose beetle. (Zool.)
(a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle
(Macrodactylus subspinosus), which eats the leaves
of various plants, and is often very injurious to
rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also
rose bug, and rose chafer.
(b) The European chafer.
Rose bug. (Zool.) same as Rose beetle, Rose chafer.
Rose burner, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped
flame.
Rose camphor (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which
separates from rose oil.
Rose campion. (Bot.) See under Campion.
Rose catarrh (Med.), rose cold.
Rose chafer. (Zool.)
(a) A common European beetle (Cetonia aurata) which is
often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also
rose beetle, and rose fly.
(b) The rose beetle
(a) .
Rose cold (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes
attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See
Hay fever, under Hay.
Rose color, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful
hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or
promise.
Rose de Pompadour, Rose du Barry, names succesively given
to a delicate rose color used on S[`e]vres porcelain.
Rose diamond, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
Brilliant, n.
Rose ear. See under Ear.
Rose elder (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
Rose engine, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
Rose family (Bot.) the Roseceae. See Rosaceous.
Rose fever (Med.), rose cold.
Rose fly (Zool.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
Rose gall (Zool.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
Bedeguar.
Rose knot, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
resemble a rose; a rosette.
Rose lake, Rose madder, a rich tint prepared from lac and
madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
Rose mallow. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
Hibiscus, with large rose-colored flowers.
(b) the hollyhock.
Rose nail, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
Rose noble, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
Rose of China. (Bot.) See China rose
(b), under China.
Rose of Jericho (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
(Anastatica Hierochuntica) which rolls up when dry, and
expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection
plant}.
Rose of Sharon (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
(Hibiscus Syriacus). In the Bible the name is used for
some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
possibly the great lotus flower.
Rose oil (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
part of attar of roses.
Rose pink, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
the color of the pigment.
Rose quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
Rose rash. (Med.) Same as Roseola.
Rose slug (Zool.), the small green larva of a black sawfly
(Selandria rosae). These larvae feed in groups on the
parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and are often
abundant and very destructive.
Rose window (Arch.), a circular window filled with
ornamental tracery. Called also Catherine wheel, and
marigold window. Cf. wheel window, under Wheel.
Summer rose (Med.), a variety of roseola. See Roseola.
Under the rose [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
said was to be divulged.
Wars of the Roses (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.
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Macrodiagonal
(gcide) | Macrodiagonal \Mac`ro*di*ag"o*nal\, n. [Macro- + diagonal.]
(Crystallog.)
The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See
Crystallization.
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Macrodome
(gcide) | Macrodome \Mac"ro*dome\, n. [Macro- + dome.] (Crystallog.)
A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic
crystal. See Dome, n., 4.
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Macrodont
(gcide) | Macrodont \Mac"ro*dont\, a. [Macro- + Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a
tooth.] (Zool.)
Having large teeth. -- n. A macrodont animal.
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Macrofarad
(gcide) | Macrofarad \Mac"ro*far`ad\, n. [Macro- + farad.] (Elec.)
See Megafarad. [R.]
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macroglia
(gcide) | macroglia \macroglia\ n.
Tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells.
Syn: astroglia.
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Macroglossia
(gcide) | Macroglossia \Mac`ro*glos"si*a\, n. [NL. See Macro-, and
Glossa.] (Med.)
Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
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Macrognathic
(gcide) | Macrognathic \Mac`rog*nath"ic\, a. [Macro- + gnathic.]
(Anthropol.)
Long-jawed. --Huxley.
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Macrograph
(gcide) | Macrograph \Mac"ro*graph\, n. [Macro- + -graph.]
A picture of an object as seen by the naked eye (that is,
unmagnified); as, a macrograph of a metallic fracture.
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Macrography
(gcide) | Macrography \Ma*crog"ra*phy\, n.
Examination or study with the naked eye, as distinguished
from micrography.
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Macrohamphus griseus
(gcide) | Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe,
snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[imac]pa (in comp.), Dan.
sneppe, Sw. sn[aum]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap.
See Snap, Snaffle.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game
birds of the family Scolopacidae, having a long,
slender, nearly straight beak.
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Note: The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago c[oe]lestis)
and the great, or double, snipe (Gallinago major),
are the most important European species. The Wilson's
snipe (Gallinago delicata) (sometimes erroneously
called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or
dowitcher (Macrohamphus griseus), are well-known
American species.
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2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.
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Half snipe, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.
Jack snipe. See Jacksnipe.
Quail snipe. See under Quail.
Robin snipe, the knot.
Sea snipe. See in the Vocabulary.
Shore snipe, any sandpiper.
Snipe hawk, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
Stone snipe, the tattler.
Summer snipe, the dunlin; the green and the common European
sandpipers.
Winter snipe. See Rock snipe, under Rock.
Woodcock snipe, the great snipe.
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Macrology
(gcide) | Macrology \Ma*crol"o*gy\, n. [L. macrologia, Gr. ?; ? long +
lo`gos discourse: cf. F. macrologie.]
Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of
words.
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Macrometer
(gcide) | Macrometer \Ma*crom"e*ter\, n. [Macro- + -meter.]
An instrument for determining the size or distance of
inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common
sextant.
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macromolecular
(gcide) | macromolecular \mac`ro*mo*lec"u*lar\, n.
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of macromolecules.
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macromolecule
(gcide) | macromolecule \mac`ro*mol"e*cule\, n. (Chem., Biochem.)
A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from
hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as DNA, RNA,
protein, polysaccharide, polyethylene, polycarbonate,
etc.
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Macron
(gcide) | Macron \Ma"cron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? long.] (Pron.)
A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to
denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as,
[=a], in d[=a]me; [=e], in s[=e]am, etc.
Syn: macrotone.
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Macropetalous
(gcide) | Macropetalous \Mac`ro*pet"al*ous\, a. [Macro- + petal.] (Bot.)
Having long or large petals.
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macrophage
(gcide) | macrophage \mac"ro*phage\, n.
A large phagocyte.
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macrophages
(gcide) | phagocyte \phag"o*cyte\ (f[a^]g"[-o]*s[imac]t), n. [Gr. fagei^n
to eat + ky`tos a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.)
A leucocyte which plays a part in immunity and retrogressive
processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine
granules, foreign objects such as bacteria or cellular parts
to be removed. There are two principle subtypes, (1)
microphages, polymorphonuclear lymphocytes which
principally digest bacteria; and (2) macrophages,
mononucleated cells which primarily scavenge dead tissue and
degenerate cells. --Stedman.
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Macrophyllous
(gcide) | Macrophyllous \Ma*croph"yl*lous\, a. [Macro- + Gr. ? a leaf.]
(Bot.)
Having long or large leaves.
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Macropinacoid
(gcide) | Macropinacoid \Mac`ro*pin"a*coid\, n. [Macro- + pinacoid.]
(Crystallog.)
One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are
parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal)
axes.
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Macropiper methysticum
(gcide) | Pepper \Pep"per\ (p[e^]p"p[~e]r), n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L.
piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala,
pippali.]
1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried
berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum.
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Note: Common pepper, or black pepper, is made from the
whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper
is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has
been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of
the peculiar properties of the plant than the black
pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative
stimulant.
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2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody
climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous
flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red
when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several
hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed
throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the
earth.
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3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum (of the Solanaceae
family, which are unrelated to Piper), and its fruit;
red pepper; chili pepper; as, the bell pepper and the
jalapeno pepper (both Capsicum annuum) and the
habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense); . These contain
varying levels of the substance capsaicin (C18H27O3N),
which gives the peppers their hot taste. The habanero is
about 25-50 times hotter than the jalapeno according to a
scale developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. See also
Capsicum and http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/.
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Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other
fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the
true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of
Capsicum. See Capsicum, and the Phrases, below.
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African pepper, the Guinea pepper. See under Guinea.
Cayenne pepper. See under Cayenne.
Chinese pepper, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum
piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and
Japan.
Guinea pepper. See under Guinea, and Capsicum.
Jamaica pepper. See Allspice.
Long pepper.
(a) The spike of berries of Piper longum, an East Indian
shrub.
(b) The root of Piper methysticum (syn. {Macropiper
methysticum}) of the family Piperaceae. See Kava.
Malaguetta pepper, or Meleguetta pepper, the aromatic
seeds of the Amomum Melegueta, an African plant of the
Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer,
etc., under the name of grains of Paradise.
Red pepper. See Capsicum.
Sweet pepper bush (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra
alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; --
called also white alder.
Pepper box or Pepper caster, a small box or bottle, with
a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on
food, etc.
Pepper corn. See in the Vocabulary.
Pepper elder (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants
of the Pepper family, species of Piper and Peperomia.
Pepper moth (Zool.), a European moth (Biston betularia)
having white wings covered with small black specks.
Pepper pot, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and
cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies.
Pepper root. (Bot.). See Coralwort.
pepper sauce, a condiment for the table, made of small red
peppers steeped in vinegar.
Pepper tree (Bot.), an aromatic tree (Drimys axillaris)
of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See
Peruvian mastic tree, under Mastic.
[1913 Webster]Kava \Ka"va\, n. [Polynesian.] (Bot.)
A species of Macropiper (Macropiper methysticum), the
long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage
is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication;
also, the beverage itself. [Written also kawa, kava, and
ava.]
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Macropod
(gcide) | Macropod \Mac"ro*pod\, n. [Macro- + -pod.] (Zool.)
Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length
of their legs; -- called also spider crab.
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Macropodal
(gcide) | Macropodal \Ma*crop"o*dal\, a.
Having long or large feet, or a long stem.
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Macropodian
(gcide) | Macropodian \Mac`ro*po"di*an\, n.
A macropod.
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Macropodous
(gcide) | Macropodous \Ma*crop"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)
Having long legs or feet.
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Macropodus viridiauratus
(gcide) | Paradise \Par"a*dise\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[imac]s), n. [OE. & F.
paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise,
fr. Zend pairida[=e]za an inclosure; pairi around (akin to
Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear,
and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]
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1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed
after their creation.
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2. The abode of sanctified souls after death.
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To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. --Luke
xxiii. 43.
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It sounds to him like her mother's voice,
Singing in Paradise. --Longfellow.
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3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight;
hence, a state of happiness.
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The earth
Shall be all paradise. --Milton.
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Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision.
--Beaconsfield.
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4. (Arch.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a
church, as the space within a cloister, the open court
before a basilica, etc.
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5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] --Oxf. Gloss.
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Fool's paradise. See under Fool, and Limbo.
Grains of paradise. (Bot.) See Melequeta pepper, under
Pepper.
Paradise bird. (Zool.) Same as Bird of paradise. Among
the most beautiful species are the superb ({Lophorina
superba}); the magnificent (Diphyllodes magnifica); and
the six-shafted paradise bird (Parotia sefilata). The
long-billed paradise birds (Epimachin[ae]) also include
some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired
paradise bird (Seleucides alba), which is black, yellow,
and white, with six long breast feathers on each side,
ending in long, slender filaments. See Bird of paradise
in the Vocabulary.
Paradise fish (Zool.), a beautiful fresh-water Asiatic fish
(Macropodus viridiauratus) having very large fins. It is
often kept alive as an ornamental fish.
Paradise flycatcher (Zool.), any flycatcher of the genus
Terpsiphone, having the middle tail feathers extremely
elongated. The adult male of Terpsiphone paradisi is
white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested.
Paradise grackle (Zool.), a very beautiful bird of New
Guinea, of the genus Astrapia, having dark velvety
plumage with brilliant metallic tints.
Paradise nut (Bot.), the sapucaia nut. See Sapucaia nut.
[Local, U. S.]
Paradise whidah bird. (Zool.) See Whidah.
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Macroprism
(gcide) | Macroprism \Mac"ro*prism\, n. [Macro- + prism.] (Crystallog.)
A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid
and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called
macropyramids.
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Macropteres
(gcide) | Macropteres \Ma*crop"te*res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? long +
ptero`n feather, wing.] (Zool.)
A division of birds; the Longipennes.
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