| slovo | definícia |
meal
(mass) | meal
- múka, jedlo |
meal
(encz) | meal,jídlo |
Meal
(gcide) | Meal \Meal\ (m[=e]l), n. [OE. mele, AS. m[=ae]l part, portion,
portion of time; akin to E. meal a repast. Cf. Piecemeal.]
A part; a fragment; a portion. [Obs.]
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Meal
(gcide) | Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mel; akin to E. meal a part, and to D. maal
time, meal, G. mal time, mahl meal, Icel. m[=a]l measure,
time, meal, Goth. m[=e]l time, and to E. measure. See
Measure.]
The portion of food taken at a particular time for the
satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one
time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act
or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a
good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal.
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What strange fish
Hath made his meal on thee? --Shak.
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Meal
(gcide) | Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G.
mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj["o]l, SW. mj["o]l, Dan. meel, also
to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan,
Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill.
[root]108. Cf. Mill, Mold soil, Mole an animal,
Immolate, Molar.]
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1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground
and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans,
pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
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2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but
not granulated.
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Meal beetle (Zool.), the adult of the meal worm. See {Meal
worm}, below.
Meal moth (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Asopia
farinalis}), the larvae of which feed upon meal, flour,
etc.
Meal worm (Zool.), the larva of a beetle ({Tenebrio
molitor}) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and
is very injurious to flour and meal.
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Meal
(gcide) | Meal \Meal\, v. t.
1. To sprinkle with, or as with, meal. --Shak.
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2. To pulverize; as, mealed powder.
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meal
(wn) | meal
n 1: the food served and eaten at one time [syn: meal,
repast]
2: any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or
habit at more or less fixed times
3: coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal
grasses or pulse |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
comstocks mealybug
(mass) | Comstock's mealybug
- Pseudococcus comstocki |
evening meal
(mass) | evening meal
- večera |
meal
(mass) | meal
- múka, jedlo |
midday meal
(mass) | midday meal
- obed |
bone meal
(encz) | bone meal,kostní moučka n: Zdeněk Brož |
bonemeal
(encz) | bonemeal,kostní moučka n: Zdeněk Brož |
citrophilous mealybug
(encz) | citrophilous mealybug, n: |
citrophilus mealybug
(encz) | citrophilus mealybug, n: |
citrus mealybug
(encz) | citrus mealybug, n: |
corn meal
(encz) | corn meal, |
cornmeal
(encz) | cornmeal,kukuřičná mouka n: Zdeněk Brož |
cornmeal mush
(encz) | cornmeal mush, n: |
enjoy your meal!
(encz) | enjoy your meal!,dobrou chuť |
evening meal
(encz) | evening meal,večeře |
fish meal
(encz) | fish meal, |
indian meal
(encz) | Indian meal, |
matzah meal
(encz) | matzah meal, n: |
matzo meal
(encz) | matzo meal, n: |
matzoh meal
(encz) | matzoh meal, n: |
meal
(encz) | meal,jídlo |
meal plan
(encz) | meal plan, n: |
meal ticket
(encz) | meal ticket,stravenka n: Zdeněk Brož |
mealberry
(encz) | mealberry, n: |
mealie
(encz) | mealie, n: |
mealiness
(encz) | mealiness, |
meals
(encz) | meals,jídla n: Zdeněk Brožmeals,pokrmy n: pl. Zdeněk Brožmeals,strava n: Zdeněk Brož |
mealtime
(encz) | mealtime,doba jídla n: Zdeněk Brož |
mealworm
(encz) | mealworm, n: |
mealy
(encz) | mealy,moučný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
mealy bug
(encz) | mealy bug, n: |
mealy sage
(encz) | mealy sage, n: |
mealy-mouthed
(encz) | mealy-mouthed,vyhýbavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
mealybug
(encz) | mealybug,červec n: Zdeněk Brožmealybug,škodlivý hmyz Zdeněk Brož |
mealymouthed
(encz) | mealymouthed,vyhýbavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
midday meal
(encz) | midday meal,oběd |
oatmeal
(encz) | oatmeal,ovesná kaše n: [amer.] numira@i.czoatmeal,ovesná mouka n: numira@i.czoatmeal,ovesné vločky n: numira@i.cz |
oatmeal cookie
(encz) | oatmeal cookie, n: |
oil meal
(encz) | oil meal, n: |
piecemeal
(encz) | piecemeal,kousek po kousku adv: Pinopiecemeal,nekoordinovaný adj: Noro Mazikpiecemeal,postupný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
piecemeal problem
(encz) | piecemeal problem,problém kouskování RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
soybean meal
(encz) | soybean meal, n: |
square meal
(encz) | square meal,velká porce jídla Pavel Cvrček |
watermeal
(encz) | watermeal, n: |
whole meal bread
(encz) | whole meal bread, n: |
whole meal flour
(encz) | whole meal flour, n: |
wholemeal
(encz) | wholemeal,celozrný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Bergmeal
(gcide) | Bergmeal \Berg"meal\, n. [G. berg mountain + mehl meal.] (Min.)
An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of
the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is
sometimes eaten, mixed with flour or ground birch bark, in
times of scarcity. This name is also given to a white powdery
variety of calcite.
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bonemeal
(gcide) | bonemeal \bone"meal`\ n.
ground bones, used as a fertilizer or as a component in
animal feed; -- it is high in phosphate content.
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By inchmeal
(gcide) | Inchmeal \Inch"meal`\, n. [See Meal a part, and cf.
Piecemeal.]
A piece an inch long.
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By inchmeal, by small degrees; by inches. --Shak.
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Come-along
(gcide) | Come-along \Come"-a*long`\, n.
A gripping device, as for stretching wire, etc., consisting
of two jaws so attached to a ring that they are closed by
pulling on the ring.
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Cottonseed meal
(gcide) | Cottonseed meal \Cottonseed meal\
A meal made from hulled cotton seeds after the oil has been
expressed.
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Dropmeal
(gcide) | Dropmeal \Drop"meal`\, Dropmele \Drop"mele`\, adv. [AS.
drop-m[=ae]lum; dropa drop + m[=ae]l portion. Cf.
Piecemeal.]
By drops or small portions. [Obs.]
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Distilling dropmeal, a little at once. --Holland.
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Fish meal
(gcide) | Fish \Fish\, n.; pl. Fishes (f[i^]sh"[e^]z), or collectively,
Fish. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch,
OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk,
Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. Piscatorial. In some
cases, such as fish joint, fish plate, this word has prob.
been confused with fish, fr. F. fichea peg.]
1. A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of
diverse characteristics, living in the water.
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2. (Zool.) An oviparous, vertebrate animal usually having
fins and a covering scales or plates. It breathes by means
of gills, and lives almost entirely in the water. See
Pisces.
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Note: The true fishes include the Teleostei (bony fishes),
Ganoidei, Dipnoi, and Elasmobranchii or Selachians
(sharks and skates). Formerly the leptocardia and
Marsipobranciata were also included, but these are now
generally regarded as two distinct classes, below the
fishes.
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3. pl. The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces.
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4. The flesh of fish, used as food.
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5. (Naut.)
(a) A purchase used to fish the anchor.
(b) A piece of timber, somewhat in the form of a fish,
used to strengthen a mast or yard.
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Note: Fish is used adjectively or as part of a compound word;
as, fish line, fish pole, fish spear, fish-bellied.
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Age of Fishes. See under Age, n., 8.
Fish ball, fish (usually salted codfish) shared fine, mixed
with mashed potato, and made into the form of a small,
round cake. [U.S.]
Fish bar. Same as Fish plate (below).
Fish beam (Mech.), a beam one of whose sides (commonly the
under one) swells out like the belly of a fish. --Francis.
Fish crow (Zool.), a species of crow (Corvus ossifragus),
found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It feeds
largely on fish.
Fish culture, the artifical breeding and rearing of fish;
pisciculture.
Fish davit. See Davit.
Fish day, a day on which fish is eaten; a fast day.
Fish duck (Zool.), any species of merganser.
Fish fall, the tackle depending from the fish davit, used
in hauling up the anchor to the gunwale of a ship.
Fish garth, a dam or weir in a river for keeping fish or
taking them easily.
Fish glue. See Isinglass.
Fish joint, a joint formed by a plate or pair of plates
fastened upon two meeting beams, plates, etc., at their
junction; -- used largely in connecting the rails of
railroads.
Fish kettle, a long kettle for boiling fish whole.
Fish ladder, a dam with a series of steps which fish can
leap in order to ascend falls in a river.
Fish line, or Fishing line, a line made of twisted hair,
silk, etc., used in angling.
Fish louse (Zool.), any crustacean parasitic on fishes,
esp. the parasitic Copepoda, belonging to Caligus,
Argulus, and other related genera. See Branchiura.
Fish maw (Zool.), the stomach of a fish; also, the air
bladder, or sound.
Fish meal, fish desiccated and ground fine, for use in
soups, etc.
Fish oil, oil obtained from the bodies of fish and marine
animals, as whales, seals, sharks, from cods' livers, etc.
Fish owl (Zool.), a fish-eating owl of the Old World genera
Scotopelia and Ketupa, esp. a large East Indian
species (K. Ceylonensis).
Fish plate, one of the plates of a fish joint.
Fish pot, a wicker basket, sunk, with a float attached, for
catching crabs, lobsters, etc.
Fish pound, a net attached to stakes, for entrapping and
catching fish; a weir. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.
Fish slice, a broad knife for dividing fish at table; a
fish trowel.
Fish slide, an inclined box set in a stream at a small
fall, or ripple, to catch fish descending the current.
--Knight.
Fish sound, the air bladder of certain fishes, esp. those
that are dried and used as food, or in the arts, as for
the preparation of isinglass.
Fish story, a story which taxes credulity; an extravagant
or incredible narration. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.
Fish strainer.
(a) A metal colander, with handles, for taking fish from a
boiler.
(b) A perforated earthenware slab at the bottom of a dish,
to drain the water from a boiled fish.
Fish trowel, a fish slice.
Fish weir or Fish wear, a weir set in a stream, for
catching fish.
Neither fish nor flesh, Neither fish nor fowl (Fig.),
neither one thing nor the other.
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Haver meal
(gcide) | Haver \Hav"er\, n. [D. haver; akin to G. haber.]
The oat; oats. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Haver bread, oaten bread.
Haver cake, oaten cake. --Piers Plowman.
Haver grass, the wild oat.
Haver meal, oatmeal.
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Inchmeal
(gcide) | Inchmeal \Inch"meal`\, adv.
Little by little; gradually.
[1913 Webster]Inchmeal \Inch"meal`\, n. [See Meal a part, and cf.
Piecemeal.]
A piece an inch long.
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By inchmeal, by small degrees; by inches. --Shak.
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Indian meal
(gcide) | Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus,
the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu,
name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.
Cf. Hindu.]
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1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies,
or, sometimes, to the West Indies.
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2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of
America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
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3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian
meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.]
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Indian bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree (Persea Indica).
Indian bean (Bot.), a name of the catalpa.
Indian berry. (Bot.) Same as Cocculus indicus.
Indian bread. (Bot.) Same as Cassava.
Indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for
gymnastic exercise.
Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut
husk.
Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2.
Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant of the genus Medeola
(Medeola Virginica), a common in woods in the United
States. The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.
Indian currant (Bot.), a plant of the genus
Symphoricarpus (Symphoricarpus vulgaris), bearing
small red berries.
Indian dye, the puccoon.
Indian fig. (Bot.)
(a) The banyan. See Banyan.
(b) The prickly pear.
Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row
following one after another, the usual way among Indians
of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.
Indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,
and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.
Indian grass (Bot.), a coarse, high grass ({Chrysopogon
nutans}), common in the southern portions of the United
States; wood grass. --Gray.
Indian hemp. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Apocynum ({Apocynum
cannabinum}), having a milky juice, and a tough,
fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in
medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in
properties.
(b) The variety of common hemp (Cannabis Indica), from
which hasheesh is obtained.
Indian mallow (Bot.), the velvet leaf ({Abutilon
Avicenn[ae]}). See Abutilon.
Indian meal, ground corn or maize. [U.S.]
Indian millet (Bot.), a tall annual grass ({Sorghum
vulgare}), having many varieties, among which are broom
corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It
is called also Guinea corn. See Durra.
Indian ox (Zool.), the zebu.
Indian paint. See Bloodroot.
Indian paper. See India paper, under India.
Indian physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus
Gillenia (Gillenia trifoliata, and {Gillenia
stipulacea}), common in the United States, the roots of
which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called
also American ipecac, and bowman's root. --Gray.
Indian pink. (Bot.)
(a) The Cypress vine (Ipom[oe]a Quamoclit); -- so called
in the West Indies.
(b) See China pink, under China.
Indian pipe (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb ({Monotropa
uniflora}), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having
scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole
plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.
Indian plantain (Bot.), a name given to several species of
the genus Cacalia, tall herbs with composite white
flowers, common through the United States in rich woods.
--Gray.
Indian poke (Bot.), a plant usually known as the {white
hellebore} (Veratrum viride).
Indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients
are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.
Indian purple.
(a) A dull purple color.
(b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and
black.
Indian red.
(a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate
of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the
Persian Gulf. Called also Persian red.
(b) See Almagra.
Indian rice (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See Rice.
Indian shot (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna ({Canna
Indica}). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.
See Canna.
Indian summer, in the United States, a period of warm and
pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under
Summer.
Indian tobacco (Bot.), a species of Lobelia. See
Lobelia.
Indian turnip (Bot.), an American plant of the genus
Aris[ae]ma. Aris[ae]ma triphyllum has a wrinkled
farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a
very acrid juice. See Jack in the Pulpit, and
Wake-robin.
Indian wheat, maize or Indian corn.
Indian yellow.
(a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but
less pure than cadmium.
(b) See Euxanthin.
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Limbmeal
(gcide) | Limbmeal \Limb"meal`\ (l[i^]m"m[=e]l`), adv. [See Limb, and
Piecemeal.]
Piecemeal. [Obs.] "To tear her limbmeal." --Shak.
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Linseed meal
(gcide) | Linseed \Lin"seed`\ (l[i^]n"s[=e]d`), n. [OE. lin flax + seed.
See Linen.] (Bot.)
The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained.
[Written also lintseed.]
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Linseed cake, the solid mass or cake which remains when oil
is expressed from flaxseed.
Linseed meal, linseed cake reduced to powder.
Linseed oil, oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed.
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Meal beetle
(gcide) | Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G.
mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj["o]l, SW. mj["o]l, Dan. meel, also
to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan,
Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill.
[root]108. Cf. Mill, Mold soil, Mole an animal,
Immolate, Molar.]
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1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground
and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans,
pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
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2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but
not granulated.
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Meal beetle (Zool.), the adult of the meal worm. See {Meal
worm}, below.
Meal moth (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Asopia
farinalis}), the larvae of which feed upon meal, flour,
etc.
Meal worm (Zool.), the larva of a beetle ({Tenebrio
molitor}) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and
is very injurious to flour and meal.
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Meal moth
(gcide) | Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G.
mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj["o]l, SW. mj["o]l, Dan. meel, also
to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan,
Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill.
[root]108. Cf. Mill, Mold soil, Mole an animal,
Immolate, Molar.]
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1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground
and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans,
pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
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2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but
not granulated.
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Meal beetle (Zool.), the adult of the meal worm. See {Meal
worm}, below.
Meal moth (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Asopia
farinalis}), the larvae of which feed upon meal, flour,
etc.
Meal worm (Zool.), the larva of a beetle ({Tenebrio
molitor}) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and
is very injurious to flour and meal.
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Meal worm
(gcide) | Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G.
mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj["o]l, SW. mj["o]l, Dan. meel, also
to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan,
Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill.
[root]108. Cf. Mill, Mold soil, Mole an animal,
Immolate, Molar.]
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1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground
and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans,
pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
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2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but
not granulated.
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Meal beetle (Zool.), the adult of the meal worm. See {Meal
worm}, below.
Meal moth (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Asopia
farinalis}), the larvae of which feed upon meal, flour,
etc.
Meal worm (Zool.), the larva of a beetle ({Tenebrio
molitor}) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and
is very injurious to flour and meal.
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Mealier
(gcide) | Mealy \Meal"y\ (m[=e]l"[y^]), a. [Compar. Mealier; superl.
Mealiest.]
1. Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry,
and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling
meal; as, a mealy potato.
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2. Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the
mealy wings of an insect. --Shak.
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Mealies
(gcide) | Mealies \Meal"ies\, n. pl. [From Mealy.] (Bot.)
Maize or Indian corn; -- the common name in South Africa.
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Mealiest
(gcide) | Mealy \Meal"y\ (m[=e]l"[y^]), a. [Compar. Mealier; superl.
Mealiest.]
1. Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry,
and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling
meal; as, a mealy potato.
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2. Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the
mealy wings of an insect. --Shak.
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Mealiness
(gcide) | Mealiness \Meal"i*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being mealy.
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Meal-mouthed
(gcide) | Meal-mouthed \Meal"-mouthed`\, a.
See Mealy-mouthed.
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meals on wheels
(gcide) | meals on wheels \meals on wheels\, meals-on-wheels
\meals-on-wheels\n.
A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the
elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and
unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus
delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by
governmental or charitable organizations.
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meals-on-wheels
(gcide) | meals on wheels \meals on wheels\, meals-on-wheels
\meals-on-wheels\n.
A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the
elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and
unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus
delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by
governmental or charitable organizations.
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Mealtime
(gcide) | Mealtime \Meal"time`\ (m[=e]l"t[imac]m`), n.
The usual time of eating a meal.
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Mealy
(gcide) | Mealy \Meal"y\ (m[=e]l"[y^]), a. [Compar. Mealier; superl.
Mealiest.]
1. Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry,
and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling
meal; as, a mealy potato.
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2. Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the
mealy wings of an insect. --Shak.
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mealy bug
(gcide) | mealybug \meal"y*bug`\, mealy bug \mealy bug\
(m[=e]l"[y^]*b[u^]g`), n. (Zool.),
Any of several homopteran scale insects (as, {Coccus
adonidum}, and related species of the families
Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae), that cover themselves
with a white powderlike or cottony wax secretion. They are
common plant-eating pests in hothouses and are also
destructive of fruit trees.
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mealybug
(gcide) | mealybug \meal"y*bug`\, mealy bug \mealy bug\
(m[=e]l"[y^]*b[u^]g`), n. (Zool.),
Any of several homopteran scale insects (as, {Coccus
adonidum}, and related species of the families
Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae), that cover themselves
with a white powderlike or cottony wax secretion. They are
common plant-eating pests in hothouses and are also
destructive of fruit trees.
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Mealy-mouthed
(gcide) | Mealy-mouthed \Meal"y-mouthed`\, a.
Using soft words; not straightforward; plausible; affectedly
or timidly delicate of speech; speaking deviously; unwilling
to tell the truth in plain language. Opposite of frank or
blunt. "Mealy-mouthed philanthropies." --Tennyson.
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She was a fool to be mealy-mouthed where nature speaks
so plain. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster] -- Meal"y-mouth`ness, n.
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