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pan
(mass) | pan
- panvica, kastról |
pan
(mass) | PAN
- Panama |
Pan
(gcide) | Pan \Pan\, n. [OE. See 2d Pane.]
1. A part; a portion.
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2. (Fort.) The distance comprised between the angle of the
epaule and the flanked angle.
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3. [Perh. a different word.] A leaf of gold or silver.
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Pan-
(gcide) | Pan- \Pan-\, Panta- \Pan"ta-\, Panto- \Pan"to-\ [Gr. ?, m., ?,
neut., gen. ?, all.]
Combining forms signifying all, every; as, panorama,
pantheism, pantagraph, pantograph. Pan- becomes pam- before b
or p, as pamprodactylous.
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Pan
(gcide) | Pan \Pan\, v. t. & i. [Cf. F. pan skirt, lappet, L. pannus a
cloth, rag, W. panu to fur, to full.]
To join or fit together; to unite. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
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Pan
(gcide) | Pan \Pan\, n. [Hind. p[=a]n, Skr. parna leaf.]
The betel leaf; also, the masticatory made of the betel leaf,
etc. See Betel.
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Pan
(gcide) | Pan \Pan\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Gr. Myth.)
The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing
and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and
trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and
as playing on the shepherd's pipe (also called the pipes of
Pan), which he is said to have invented.
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Pan
(gcide) | Pan \Pan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Panned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Panning.]
1. (Mining) To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by
washing in a kind of pan. [U. S.]
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We . . . witnessed the process of cleaning up and
panning out, which is the last process of separating
the pure gold from the fine dirt and black sand.
--Gen. W. T.
Sherman.
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2. To criticise (a drama or literary work) harshly.
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Pan
(gcide) | Pan \Pan\, n. [OE. panne, AS. panne; cf. D. pan, G. pfanne, OHG.
pfanna, Icel., Sw., LL., & Ir. panna, of uncertain origin;
cf. L. patina, E. paten.]
1. A shallow, open dish or vessel, usually of metal, employed
for many domestic uses, as for setting milk for cream, for
frying or baking food, etc.; also employed for various
uses in manufacturing. "A bowl or a pan." --Chaucer.
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2. (Manuf.) A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating. See
Vacuum pan, under Vacuum.
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3. The part of a flintlock which holds the priming.
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4. The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain;
the upper part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium.
--Chaucer.
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5. (Carp.) A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge.
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6. The hard stratum of earth that lies below the soil. See
Hard pan, under Hard.
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7. A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud.
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Flash in the pan. See under Flash.
To savor of the pan, to suggest the process of cooking or
burning; in a theological sense, to be heretical.
--Ridley. Southey.
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Pan
(gcide) | Pan \Pan\, v. i.
1. (Mining) To yield gold in, or as in, the process of
panning; -- usually with out; as, the gravel panned out
richly.
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2. To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to
develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned
out poorly. [Slang, U. S.]
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Pan
(gcide) | Pan \Pan\, v. t. & i. (Cinematography)
To scan (a movie camera), usu. in a horizontal direction, to
obtain a panoramic effect; also, to move the camera so as to
keep the subject in view.
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pan
(vera) | PAN
Personal Account Number
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pan
(vera) | PAN
Personal Area Network (IBM, Bluetooth)
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pan
(vera) | PAN
Personal Area Networking [profile] (Bluetooth)
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
accompanied
(mass) | accompanied
- sprevádzaný |
accompaniment
(mass) | accompaniment
- sprievod |
accompanist
(mass) | accompanist
- sprievod, korepetítor |
accompany
(mass) | accompany
- sprevádzať |
accompanying
(mass) | accompanying
- spravádzajúci |
companion
(mass) | companion
- spoločník, sprievodca |
companionship
(mass) | companionship
- spoločenstvo, priateľstvo |
company
(mass) | company
- podnik, firma, spoločnosť |
dishpan
(mass) | dishpan
- drez |
expand
(mass) | expand
- rozvíjať sa, expandovať |
expanded
(mass) | expanded
- rozšírený |
expansion
(mass) | expansion
- zväčšenie, expanzia |
insurance company
(mass) | insurance company
- poisťovňa |
japan
(mass) | Japan
- Japonsko |
japanese
(mass) | Japanese
- japonský, Japonec, japonský jazyk |
lifespan
(mass) | lifespan
- životnosť |
occupancy
(mass) | occupancy
- obsadenie |
pan
(mass) | pan
- panvica, kastrólPAN
- Panama |
pan out
(mass) | pan out
- vyjsť |
panama
(mass) | Panama
- Panama |
panbroil
(mass) | pan-broil
- pečený na panvici |
panel
(mass) | panel
- panel, výbor, porota |
panfry
(mass) | pan-fry
- zmažený na panvici |
pang
(mass) | pang
- bolesť |
panjabi
(mass) | Panjabi
- Pandžánčan, pandžábsky jazky |
panoply
(mass) | panoply
- brnenie |
panopticon
(mass) | panopticon
- väznica |
pant
(mass) | pant
- achkať |
panties
(mass) | panties
- gaťky |
pants
(mass) | pants
- nohavice |
participant
(mass) | participant
- účastník |
potato pancake
(mass) | potato pancake
- zemiakové placky |
rampantly
(mass) | rampantly
- divoko |
russojapanese
(mass) | Russo-Japanese
- Rusko-japonský |
spanish
(mass) | Spanish
- španielský, Španiel, španielčina |
spanner
(mass) | spanner
- kľúč |
spanorspun
(mass) | spanorspun
- spin |
spans
(mass) | spans
- obsahuje |
spickandspan
(mass) | spick-and-span
- ako zo škatuľky |
travel companion
(mass) | travel companion
- spolucestujúci |
tympanum
(mass) | tympanum
- tympanón |
pan-american
(encz) | Pan-American,panamerický adj: týkající se celé Ameriky Petr Prášek |
pan-broil
(encz) | pan-broil, v: |
pan-fry
(encz) | pan-fry, v: |
pan-hellenic
(encz) | Pan-Hellenic, adj: |
Accompanable
(gcide) | Accompanable \Ac*com"pa*na*ble\, a.
Sociable. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
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accompanied
(gcide) | accompanied \accompanied\ adj.
1. having companions or an escort
Syn: accompanied (vs. un), attended
[WordNet 1.5]Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accompanied; p.
pr. & vb. n. Accompanying] [OF. aacompaignier, F.
accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,
companion. See Company.]
1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep
company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;
as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.
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The Persian dames, . . .
In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march. --Glover.
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They are never alone that are accompanied with noble
thoughts. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded
rebels. --Macaulay.
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2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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Syn: To attend; escort; go with.
Usage: To Accompany, Attend, Escort. We accompany those
with whom we go as companions. The word imports an
equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon
or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard
and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some
public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
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Accompanied
(gcide) | accompanied \accompanied\ adj.
1. having companions or an escort
Syn: accompanied (vs. un), attended
[WordNet 1.5]Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accompanied; p.
pr. & vb. n. Accompanying] [OF. aacompaignier, F.
accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,
companion. See Company.]
1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep
company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;
as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.
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The Persian dames, . . .
In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march. --Glover.
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They are never alone that are accompanied with noble
thoughts. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded
rebels. --Macaulay.
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2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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Syn: To attend; escort; go with.
Usage: To Accompany, Attend, Escort. We accompany those
with whom we go as companions. The word imports an
equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon
or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard
and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some
public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
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Accompanier
(gcide) | Accompanier \Ac*com"pa*ni*er\, n.
He who, or that which, accompanies. --Lamb.
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Accompaniment
(gcide) | Accompaniment \Ac*com"pa*ni*ment\ (-ment), n. [F.
accompagnement.]
That which accompanies; something that attends as a
circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness
to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the
sake of symmetry. Specifically: (Mus.) A part performed by
instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by
voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying the
voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a
figured bass. --P. Cyc.
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Accompanist
(gcide) | Accompanist \Ac*com"pa*nist\, n.
The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
--Busby.
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Accompany
(gcide) | Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. i.
1. To associate in a company; to keep company. [Obs.]
--Bacon.
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Men say that they will drive away one another, . . .
and not accompany together. --Holland.
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2. To cohabit (with). [Obs.] --Milton.
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3. (Mus.) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a
composition.
[1913 Webster]Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accompanied; p.
pr. & vb. n. Accompanying] [OF. aacompaignier, F.
accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,
companion. See Company.]
1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep
company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;
as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.
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The Persian dames, . . .
In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march. --Glover.
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They are never alone that are accompanied with noble
thoughts. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded
rebels. --Macaulay.
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2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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Syn: To attend; escort; go with.
Usage: To Accompany, Attend, Escort. We accompany those
with whom we go as companions. The word imports an
equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon
or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard
and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some
public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
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Accompanying
(gcide) | Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accompanied; p.
pr. & vb. n. Accompanying] [OF. aacompaignier, F.
accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,
companion. See Company.]
1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep
company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;
as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.
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The Persian dames, . . .
In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march. --Glover.
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They are never alone that are accompanied with noble
thoughts. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded
rebels. --Macaulay.
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2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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Syn: To attend; escort; go with.
Usage: To Accompany, Attend, Escort. We accompany those
with whom we go as companions. The word imports an
equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon
or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.
We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard
and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some
public place; he attends or escorts a lady.
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accompanyist
(gcide) | accompanyist \accompanyist\ n.
1. a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a
piano).
Syn: accompanist
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Agapanthus umbellatus
(gcide) | Lily \Lil"y\ (l[i^]l"[y^]), n.; pl. Lilies (l[i^]l"[i^]z).
[AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. Flower-de-luce.]
1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium,
endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of
six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior
three-celled ovary.
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Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and {Lilium
longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens;
Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the
Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to
be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable;
Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of
Japan.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of
several genera, having some resemblance in color or form
to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis,
Nerine, etc.
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3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the
north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of
a lily or fleur-de-lis.
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But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See
Royal spade, below.
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African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus
umbellatus}.
Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes
(Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink
funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions
resembling those of a lily. --Gray.
Blackberry lily (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the
black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the
Vocabulary.
Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris
merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and
its flower.
Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb
(Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding,
fragrant, white flowers.
Lily pad, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
S.] --Lowell.
Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which
are blotched with black.
Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with
recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {Lilium
superbum}.
Water lily (Bot.), the Nymph[ae]a, a plant with floating
roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
[See Illust. of Nymph[ae]a.]
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Anobium paniceum
(gcide) | Wheat \Wheat\ (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to
OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti,
Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See
White.] (Bot.)
A cereal grass (Triticum vulgare) and its grain, which
furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the
grain most largely used by the human race.
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Note: Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat,
white wheat, bald wheat, bearded wheat, winter wheat,
summer wheat, and the like. Wheat is not known to exist
as a wild native plant, and all statements as to its
origin are either incorrect or at best only guesses.
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Buck wheat. (Bot.) See Buckwheat.
German wheat. (Bot.) See 2d Spelt.
Guinea wheat (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.
Indian wheat, or Tartary wheat (Bot.), a grain
(Fagopyrum Tartaricum) much like buckwheat, but only
half as large.
Turkey wheat (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.
Wheat aphid, or Wheat aphis (Zool.), any one of several
species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the sap
of growing wheat.
Wheat beetle. (Zool.)
(a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle ({Sylvanus
Surinamensis}) whose larvae feed upon wheat, rice, and
other grains.
(b) A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle ({Anobium
paniceum}) whose larvae eat the interior of grains of
wheat.
Wheat duck (Zool.), the American widgeon. [Western U. S.]
Wheat fly. (Zool.) Same as Wheat midge, below.
Wheat grass (Bot.), a kind of grass (Agropyrum caninum)
somewhat resembling wheat. It grows in the northern parts
of Europe and America.
Wheat jointworm. (Zool.) See Jointworm.
Wheat louse (Zool.), any wheat aphid.
Wheat maggot (Zool.), the larva of a wheat midge.
Wheat midge. (Zool.)
(a) A small two-winged fly (Diplosis tritici) which is very
destructive to growing wheat, both in Europe and America.
The female lays her eggs in the flowers of wheat, and the
larvae suck the juice of the young kernels and when full
grown change to pupae in the earth.
(b) The Hessian fly. See under Hessian.
Wheat moth (Zool.), any moth whose larvae devour the grains
of wheat, chiefly after it is harvested; a grain moth. See
Angoumois Moth, also Grain moth, under Grain.
Wheat thief (Bot.), gromwell; -- so called because it is a
troublesome weed in wheat fields. See Gromwell.
Wheat thrips (Zool.), a small brown thrips ({Thrips
cerealium}) which is very injurious to the grains of
growing wheat.
Wheat weevil. (Zool.)
(a) The grain weevil.
(b) The rice weevil when found in wheat.
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Anticipant
(gcide) | Anticipant \An*tic"i*pant\, a. [L. anticipans, p. pr. of
anticipare.]
Anticipating; expectant; -- with of.
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Wakening guilt, anticipant of hell. --Southey.
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Apanage
(gcide) | Apanage \Ap"an*age\, n.
Same as Appanage.
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Apanthropy
(gcide) | Apanthropy \A*pan"thro*py\, n. [Gr. ?; ? from + ? man.]
An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude.
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Appanage
(gcide) | Appanage \Ap"pa*nage\, n. [F. apanage, fr. OF. apaner to
nourish, support, fr. LL. apanare to furnish with bread, to
provision; L. ad + pains bread.]
1. The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the
subsistence of his younger sons.
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2. A dependency; a dependent territory.
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3. That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural
adjunct or accompaniment. "Wealth . . . the appanage of
wit." --Swift.
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Appanagist
(gcide) | Appanagist \Ap*pan"a*gist\ ([a^]p*p[a^]n"[.a]*j[i^]st), n. [F.
apanagiste.]
A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.
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arrayed panoplied
(gcide) | clothed \clothed\ adj.
1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: {adorned(predicate),
bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked
out(predicate)}; {appareled, attired, clad, dressed,
garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed}; {arrayed,
panoplied}; breeched, pantalooned, trousered;
bundled-up; caparisoned; cassocked: costumed:
decent] [Narrower terms: dight] [Narrower terms:
{dressed-up, dressed to the nines(predicate), dressed to
kill(predicate), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up}]
[Narrower terms: gowned] [Narrower terms: habited]
[Narrower terms: heavy-coated] [Narrower terms:
overdressed] [Narrower terms: petticoated] [Narrower
terms: red-coated, lobster-backed] [Narrower terms:
surpliced] [Narrower terms: {togged dressed esp in smart
clothes)}] [Narrower terms: turned out] [Narrower terms:
underdressed] [Narrower terms: uniformed] [Narrower
terms: vestmented] Also See: adorned, decorated.
Antonym: unclothed.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak.
fog-cloaked meadows
Syn: cloaked, draped, mantled, wrapped.
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ash-pan
(gcide) | ash-pan \ash-pan\ n.
1. a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes
collect and are removed.
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Assapan
(gcide) | Assapan \As`sa*pan"\, Assapanic \As`sa*pan"ic\, n. [Prob. Indian
name.] (Zool.)
The American flying squirrel (Pteromys volucella).
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Assapanic
(gcide) | Assapan \As`sa*pan"\, Assapanic \As`sa*pan"ic\, n. [Prob. Indian
name.] (Zool.)
The American flying squirrel (Pteromys volucella).
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Ateles paniscus
(gcide) | Coaita \Co*ai"ta\ (k[-o]*[aum][i^]"t[.a]), n. (Zool.)
The native name of certain South American monkeys of the
genus Ateles, esp. Ateles paniscus. The black-faced
coaita is Ateles ater. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Automatic expansion gear
(gcide) | Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.]
1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of
being expanded; dilation; enlargement.
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2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the
expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was
formed of metal.
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The starred expansion of the skies. --Beattie.
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3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure
space.
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Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore.
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4. (Economics & Commmerce) an increase in the production of
goods and services over time, and in the volume of
business transactions, generally associated with an
increase in employment and an increase in the money
supply. Opposite of contraction.
Syn: economic expansion. [1913 Webster +PJC]
5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation;
as, the expansion of (a + b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2.
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6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after
its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by
which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving
piston.
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7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically
from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in
the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion
joint, expansion gear, etc.
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8. an enlarged or extended version of something, such as a
writing or discourse; as, the journal article is an
expansion of the lecture she gave.
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9. an expansion joint. See below. [Colloq. or jargon]
[PJC]
Expansion curve, a curve the co["o]rdinates of which show
the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding
gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an
indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of
the steam as it expands in the cylinder.
Expansion gear (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust.
of Link motion.
Automatic expansion gear or Automatic cut-off, one that
is regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of
steam to the engine with the demand for power.
Fixed expansion gear, or Fixed cut-off, one that always
operates at the same fixed point of the stroke.
Expansion joint, or Expansion coupling (Mech. & Engin.),
a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a
machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is
prevented from causing injurious strains; as:
(a) A slide or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss,
to support it but allow end play.
(b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part
of the pipe to slide within the other.
(c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler
while allowing lengthwise motion.
(d) a strip of compressible material placed at intervals
between blocks of poured concrete, as in roads or
sidewalks.
Expansion valve (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut
off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke.
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beaded beady bejeweled bejewelled bespangled gemmed jeweled jewelled sequined spangled spangly
(gcide) | decorated \decorated\ adj.
having decorations. [Narrower terms: {beaded, beady,
bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled,
sequined, spangled, spangly}; bedaubed; {bespectacled,
monocled, spectacled}; braided; {brocaded, embossed,
raised}; buttony; carbuncled; {champleve, cloisonne,
enameled}; crested, plumed having a decorative plume);
crested, top-knotted, topknotted, tufted; crested;
embellished, ornamented, ornate; embroidered; {encircled,
ringed, wreathed}; {fancied up, gussied, gussied up, tricked
out}; feathery, feathered, plumy; {frilled, frilly,
ruffled}; fringed; gilt-edged; inflamed; inlaid;
inwrought; laced; mosaic, tessellated; {paneled,
wainscoted}; studded; tapestried; tasseled, tasselled;
tufted; clinquant, tinseled, tinselly; tricked-out]
Also See: clothed, fancy. Antonym: unadorned.
Syn: adorned.
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Bedpan
(gcide) | Bedpan \Bed"pan`\, n.
1. A pan for warming beds. --Nares.
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2. A shallow chamber vessel, so constructed that it can be
used by a sick person in bed.
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Belmopan
(gcide) | Belmopan \Belmopan\ prop. n. (Geography)
The capital city of Belize. Population (2000) = 5,845.
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Bespangle
(gcide) | Bespangle \Be*span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespangled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Bespangling.]
To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something
brilliant or glittering.
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The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops.
--Cowper.
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Bespangled
(gcide) | Bespangle \Be*span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespangled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Bespangling.]
To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something
brilliant or glittering.
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The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops.
--Cowper.
[1913 Webster]bespangled \bespangled\ adj.
covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
Syn: beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, gemmed, jeweled,
jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly.
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bespangled
(gcide) | Bespangle \Be*span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespangled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Bespangling.]
To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something
brilliant or glittering.
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The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops.
--Cowper.
[1913 Webster]bespangled \bespangled\ adj.
covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
Syn: beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, gemmed, jeweled,
jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly.
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Bespangling
(gcide) | Bespangle \Be*span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespangled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Bespangling.]
To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something
brilliant or glittering.
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The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops.
--Cowper.
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Black Spanish
(gcide) | Black Spanish \Black Spanish\
One of an old and well-known Mediterranean breed of domestic
fowls with glossy black plumage, blue legs and feet, bright
red comb and wattles, and white face. They are remarkable as
egg layers.
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