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rebus
(encz) | rebus,hádanka n: Michal Ambrož |
rebus
(encz) | rebus,hlavolam n: web |
rebus
(encz) | rebus,rébus n: Zdeněk Brož |
Rebus
(gcide) | Rebus \Re"bus\, v. t.
To mark or indicate by a rebus.
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He [John Morton] had a fair library rebused with More
in text and Tun under it. --Fuller.
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Rebus
(gcide) | Rebus \Re"bus\ (r[=e]"b[u^]s), n.; pl. Rebuses
(r[=e]"b[u^]s*[e^]z). [L. rebus by things, abl. pl. of res a
thing: cf. F. r['e]bus. Cf. 3d Real.]
1. A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of
objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables
of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of
words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up
of such representations.
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Note: A gallant, in love with a woman named Rose Hill, had,
embroidered on his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, a
loaf, and a well, signifying, Rose Hill I love well.
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2. (Her.) A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the
name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms,
under Canting.
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rebus
(wn) | rebus
n 1: a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures
representing syllables and words |
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erebus
(encz) | Erebus, |
firebush
(encz) | firebush, |
rebus
(encz) | rebus,hádanka n: Michal Ambrožrebus,hlavolam n: webrebus,rébus n: Zdeněk Brož |
Erebus
(gcide) | Erebus \Er"e*bus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. (Greek Myth.) A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy
space through which the souls passed to Hades. See
Milton's "Paradise Lost," Book II., line 883.
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2. (Greek Myth.) The son of Chaos and brother of Nox, who
dwelt in Erebus.
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To the infernal deep, with Erebus and tortures vile.
--Shak.
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Erebus strix
(gcide) | Owl \Owl\ (oul), n. [AS. [=u]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [=u]wila,
G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.]
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1. (Zool.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family
Strigidae. They have large eyes and ears, and a
conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are
mostly nocturnal in their habits.
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Note: Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the
head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The
species are numerous. See Barn owl, Burrowing owl,
Eared owl, Hawk owl, Horned owl, Screech owl,
Snowy owl, under Barn, Burrowing, etc.
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Note: In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with
desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a
bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it
the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, -- and
indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of
wisdom. --Am. Cyc.
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2. (Zool.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
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Owl monkey (Zool.), any one of several species of South
American nocturnal monkeys of the genus Nyctipithecus.
They have very large eyes. Called also durukuli.
Owl moth (Zool.), a very large moth (Erebus strix). The
expanse of its wings is over ten inches.
Owl parrot (Zool.), the kakapo.
Sea owl (Zool.), the lumpfish.
Owl train, a cant name for certain railway trains whose run
is in the nighttime.
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firebush
(gcide) | firebush \firebush\ n.
1. An evergreen South American shrub *{Streptosolen
jamesonii}) having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers;
grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
Syn: marmalade bush, Streptosolen jamesonii.
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2. A densely branched Eurasian plant (Bassia scoparia)
whose foliage turns purple-red in autumn; also called
burning bush.
Syn: summer cypress, burning bush, belvedere, {Bassia
scoparia}, Kochia scoparia.
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Rebuses
(gcide) | Rebus \Re"bus\ (r[=e]"b[u^]s), n.; pl. Rebuses
(r[=e]"b[u^]s*[e^]z). [L. rebus by things, abl. pl. of res a
thing: cf. F. r['e]bus. Cf. 3d Real.]
1. A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of
objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables
of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of
words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up
of such representations.
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Note: A gallant, in love with a woman named Rose Hill, had,
embroidered on his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, a
loaf, and a well, signifying, Rose Hill I love well.
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2. (Her.) A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the
name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms,
under Canting.
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chilean firebush
(wn) | Chilean firebush
n 1: grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-
crimson flowers; Andes [syn: Chilean firebush, {Chilean
flameflower}, Embothrium coccineum] |
erebus
(wn) | Erebus
n 1: (Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the
underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether
and Day |
rebus
(wn) | rebus
n 1: a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures
representing syllables and words |
IN REBUS
(bouvier) | IN REBUS. In things, cases or matters.
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