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seme
(gcide) | seme \seme\ (s[=e]m), n. [Gr. sh^ma a sign.]
1. (Linguistics) A linguistic sign.
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2. (Linguistics) A basic component of meaning of a morpheme,
especially one which cannot be decomposed into more basic
components; a primitive concept.
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Sem'e
(gcide) | Sem'e \Se*m['e]"\, a. [F. sem['e], fr. semer to sow.] (Her.)
Sprinkled or sown; -- said of field, or a charge, when
strewed or covered with small charges.
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advertisement
(mass) | advertisement
- inzerát, reklama |
appraisement
(mass) | appraisement
- ocenenie, ohodnotenie |
basement
(mass) | basement
- základ |
endorsement
(mass) | endorsement
- súhlas, dodatok |
Abasement
(gcide) | Abasement \A*base"ment\ ([.a]*b[=a]s"ment), n. [Cf. F.
abaissement.]
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of
being abased or humbled; humiliation.
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Aborsement
(gcide) | Aborsement \A*borse"ment\ ([.a]*b[^o]rs"ment), n.
Abortment; abortion. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Accusement
(gcide) | Accusement \Ac*cuse"ment\ (-k[=u]z"ment), n. [OF. acusement. See
Accuse.]
Accusation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Advertisement
(gcide) | Advertisement \Ad*ver"tise*ment\ ([a^]d*v[~e]r"t[i^]z*ment or
[a^]d`v[~e]r*t[imac]z"ment; 277), n. [F. avertisement,
formerly also spelled advertissement, a warning, giving
notice, fr. avertir.]
1. The act of informing or notifying; notification. [Archaic]
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An advertisement of danger. --Bp. Burnet.
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2. Admonition; advice; warning. [Obs.]
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Therefore give me no counsel:
My griefs cry louder than advertisement. --Shak.
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3. A public notice, especially a paid notice in some public
print; anything that advertises; as, a newspaper
containing many advertisements.
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Advisement
(gcide) | Advisement \Ad*vise"ment\ ([a^]d*v[imac]z"ment), n. [OE.
avisement, F. avisement, fr. aviser. See Advise, and cf.
Avisement.]
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1. Counsel; advice; information. [Archaic]
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And mused awhile, waking advisement takes of what
had passed in sleep. --Daniel.
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2. Consideration; deliberation; consultation.
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Tempering the passion with advisement slow.
--Spenser.
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Affranchisement
(gcide) | Affranchisement \Af*fran"chise*ment\, n. [Cf. F.
affranchissement.]
The act of making free; enfranchisement. [R.]
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Amortisement
(gcide) | Amortise \A*mor"tise\, v., Amortisation \A*mor`ti*sa"tion\, n.,
Amortisable \A*mor"tis*a*ble\, a., Amortisement
\A*mor"tise*ment\, n.
Same as Amortize, Amortization, etc.
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Amusement
(gcide) | Amusement \A*muse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. amusement.]
1. Deep thought; muse. [Obs.]
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Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement,
revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the
amazing change of our affairs. --Fleetwood.
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2. The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that
which amuses; diversion.
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His favorite amusements were architecture and
gardening. --Macaulay.
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Syn: Diversion; entertainment; recreation; relaxation;
pastime; sport.
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Appeasement
(gcide) | Appeasement \Ap*pease"ment\, n.
The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased;
pacification. --Hayward.
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Appraisement
(gcide) | Appraisement \Ap*praise"ment\, n. [See Appraise. Cf.
Apprizement.]
The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser;
estimation of worth.
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Arrondissement
(gcide) | Arrondissement \Ar`ron`disse`ment"\, n. [F., fr. arrondir to
make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus.]
A subdivision of a department. [France]
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Note: The territory of France, since the revolution, has been
divided into departments, those into arrondissements,
those into cantons, and the latter into communes.
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Avisement
(gcide) | Avisement \A*vise"ment\, n.
Advisement; observation; deliberation. [Obs.]
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Basement
(gcide) | Basement \Base"ment\ (b[=a]sment), n. [F. soubassement. Of
uncertain origin. Cf. Base, a., Bastion.] (Arch.)
The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a
part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure.
(See Base, n., 3
(a) .) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.
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Basement membrane (Anat.), a delicate membrane composed of
a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon
which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.
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Basement membrane
(gcide) | Basement \Base"ment\ (b[=a]sment), n. [F. soubassement. Of
uncertain origin. Cf. Base, a., Bastion.] (Arch.)
The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a
part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure.
(See Base, n., 3
(a) .) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.
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Basement membrane (Anat.), a delicate membrane composed of
a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon
which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.
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Bessemer steel
(gcide) | Steel \Steel\ (st[=e]l), n. [AS. st[=e]l, st[=y]l, st[=y]le;
akin to D. staal, G. stahl, OHG. stahal, Icel. st[=a]l, Dan.
staal, Sw. st[*a]l, Old Prussian stakla.]
1. (Metal) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and
properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing
between one half of one per cent and one and a half per
cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with
an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be
tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability
decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in
carbon.
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2. An instrument or implement made of steel; as:
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(a) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. "Brave Macbeth . .
. with his brandished steel." --Shak.
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While doubting thus he stood,
Received the steel bathed in his brother's
blood. --Dryden.
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(b) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for
sharpening knives.
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(c) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint.
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3. Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is
characterized by sternness or rigor. "Heads of steel."
--Johnson. "Manhood's heart of steel." --Byron.
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4. (Med.) A chalybeate medicine. --Dunglison.
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Note: Steel is often used in the formation of compounds,
generally of obvious meaning; as, steel-clad,
steel-girt, steel-hearted, steel-plated, steel-pointed,
etc.
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Bessemer steel (Metal.) See in the Vocabulary.
Blister steel. (Metal.) See under Blister.
Cast steel (Metal.), a fine variety of steel, originally
made by smelting blister or cementation steel; hence,
ordinarily, steel of any process of production when
remelted and cast.
Chrome steel, Chromium steel (Metal.), a hard, tenacious
variety containing a little chromium, and somewhat
resembling tungsten steel.
Mild steel (Metal.), a kind of steel having a lower
proportion of carbon than ordinary steel, rendering it
softer and more malleable.
Puddled steel (Metal.), a variety of steel produced from
cast iron by the puddling process.
Steel duck (Zool.), the goosander, or merganser. [Prov.
Eng.]
Steel mill.
(a) (Firearms) See Wheel lock, under Wheel.
(b) A mill which has steel grinding surfaces.
(c) A mill where steel is manufactured.
Steel trap, a trap for catching wild animals. It consists
of two iron jaws, which close by means of a powerful steel
spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by
which they are kept open.
Steel wine, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings
have been placed for a considerable time, -- used as a
medicine.
Tincture of steel (Med.), an alcoholic solution of the
chloride of iron.
Tungsten steel (Metal.), a variety of steel containing a
small amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and
hardness, as well as for its malleability and tempering
qualities. It is also noted for its magnetic properties.
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Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion
of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains,
through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through
the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an
English engineer, the inventor of the process.
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Blank indorsement
(gcide) | Indorsement \In*dorse"ment\, n. [From Indorse; cf.
Endorsement.] [Written also endorsement.]
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1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other
written instrument.
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2. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or
other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of,
payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing,
usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a
negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is
assigned and transferred. --Story. Byles. Burrill.
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3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a
rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct.
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Blank indorsement. See under Blank. IndorserBlank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.
blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,
G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. ?98.
See Blink, and cf. 1st Blanch.]
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1. Of a white or pale color; without color.
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To the blank moon
Her office they prescribed. --Milton.
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2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty
space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said
of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a
blank check; a blank ballot.
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3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.
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Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.
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4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;
a blank day.
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5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank
desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,
hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of
sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.
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6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated
characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;
expressionless; vacant. "Blank and horror-stricken faces."
--C. Kingsley.
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The blank . . . glance of a half returned
consciousness. --G. Eliot.
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7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.
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Blank bar (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in
an action of trespass to assign the certain place where
the trespass was committed; -- called also common bar.
Blank cartridge, a cartridge containing no ball.
Blank deed. See Deed.
Blank door, or Blank window (Arch.), a depression in a
wall of the size of a door or window, either for
symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion
of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.
Blank indorsement (Law), an indorsement which omits the
name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is
usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on
the back of the bill.
Blank line (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a
line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.
Blank tire (Mech.), a tire without a flange.
Blank tooling. See Blind tooling, under Blind.
Blank verse. See under Verse.
Blank wall, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead
wall.
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Bouleversement
(gcide) | Bouleversement \Boule`verse`ment"\, n. [F., fr. bouleverser to
overthrow.]
Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.
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Casement
(gcide) | Casement \Case"ment\, n. [Shortened fr. encasement. See {Incase
1st Case}, and cf. Incasement.] (Arch.)
A window sash opening on hinges affixed to the upright side
of the frame into which it is fitted. (Poetically) A window.
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A casement of the great chamber window. --Shak.
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Casemented
(gcide) | Casemented \Case"ment*ed\, a.
Having a casement or casements.
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Chancel casement
(gcide) | Chancel \Chan"cel\, n. [OF. chancel, F. chanceau, cancel, fr. L.
cancelli lattices, crossbars. (The chancel was formerly
inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See Cancel, v. t.]
(Arch.)
(a) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the
clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed.
Hence, in modern use;
(b) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the
line of the transept farthest from the main front.
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Chancel aisle (Arch.), the aisle which passes on either
side of or around the chancel.
Chancel arch (Arch.), the arch which spans the main
opening, leading to the chancel.
Chancel casement, the principal window in a chancel.
--Tennyson.
Chancel table, the communion table.
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Chastisement
(gcide) | Chastisement \Chas"tise*ment\, n. [From Chastise.]
The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and
correction; discipline; punishment.
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Shall I so much dishonor my fair stars,
On equal terms to give him chastesement! --Shak.
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I have borne chastisement; I will not offend any more.
--Job xxxiv.
31.
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Debasement
(gcide) | Debasement \De*base"ment\, n.
The act of debasing or the state of being debased. --Milton.
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D'eculassement
(gcide) | D'eculassement \D['e]`cu`lasse`ment"\, n. [F.] Also, sometimes,
Anglicized Deculassment \Dec`u*lass"ment\(Ordnance)
An accidental blowing off of, or other serious damage to, the
breechblock of a gun; also, a removal of the breechblock for
the purpose of disabling the gun.
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Despisement
(gcide) | Despisement \De*spise"ment\, n.
A despising. [R.] --Holland.
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Diffranchisement
(gcide) | Diffranchise \Dif*fran"chise\, Diffranchisement
\Dif*fran"chise*ment\
See Disfranchise, Disfranchisement.
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Disbursement
(gcide) | Disbursement \Dis*burse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]boursement.]
1. The act of disbursing or paying out.
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The disbursement of the public moneys. --U. S.
Statutes.
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2. That which is disbursed or paid out; as, the annual
disbursements exceed the income.
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Diseasement
(gcide) | Diseasement \Dis*ease"ment\, n.
Uneasiness; inconvenience. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Disenfranchisement
(gcide) | Disenfranchise \Dis`en*fran"chise\, v. t.
To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen. --
Dis`en*fran"chise*ment, n.
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Disfranchisement
(gcide) | Disfranchisement \Dis*fran"chise*ment\, n.
The act of disfranchising, or the state of being
disfranchised; deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of
chartered immunities.
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Sentenced first to dismission from the court, and then
to disfranchisement and expulsion from the colony.
--Palfrey.
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Disguisement
(gcide) | Disguisement \Dis*guise"ment\, n.
Disguise. [R.] --Spenser.
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Disposement
(gcide) | Disposement \Dis*pose"ment\, n.
Disposal. [Obs.] --Goodwin.
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Divertisement
(gcide) | Divertisement \Di*vert"ise*ment\, n. [Cf. the next word.]
Diversion; amusement; recreation. [R.]
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Divertissement
(gcide) | Divertissement \Di`ver`tisse`ment"\, n. [F.]
A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a
play. --Smart.
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Easement
(gcide) | Easement \Ease"ment\, n. [OF. aisement. See Ease, n.]
1. That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience;
accommodation.
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In need of every kind of relief and easement.
--Burke.
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2. (Law) A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one
proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor,
distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water
course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls
servitude. --Kent.
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3. (Arch.) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of
direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.
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Eclaircissement
(gcide) | Eclaircissement \E*clair"cisse*ment\, n. [F., fr. ['e]claircir.
See Eclaircise, v. t.]
The clearing up of anything which is obscure or not easily
understood; an explanation.
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The eclaircissement ended in the discovery of the
informer. --Clarendon.
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'Ecrasement
(gcide) | 'Ecrasement \['E]`crase`ment"\, n. [F.] (Surg.)
The operation performed with an ['e]craseur.
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Embasement
(gcide) | Embasement \Em*base"ment\, n. [From Embase, v. t.]
Act of bringing down; depravation; deterioration. --South.
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Emboyssement
(gcide) | Emboyssement \Em*boysse"ment\ ([e^]m*bois"ment), n. [See
Embushment.]
An ambush. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Empressement
(gcide) | Empressement \Em`presse`ment"\, n. [F., fr s'empresser to
hasten.]
Demonstrative warmth or cordiality of manner; display of
enthusiasm.
He grasped my hand with a nervous empressement. --Poe.
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Encasement
(gcide) | Encasement \En*case"ment\, n. [Cf. Casement.]
1. The act of encasing; also, that which encases.
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2. (Biol.) An old theory of generation similar to
embo[^i]tement. See Ovulist.
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endorsement
(gcide) | Indorsement \In*dorse"ment\, n. [From Indorse; cf.
Endorsement.] [Written also endorsement.]
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1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other
written instrument.
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2. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or
other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of,
payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing,
usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a
negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is
assigned and transferred. --Story. Byles. Burrill.
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3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a
rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct.
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Blank indorsement. See under Blank. IndorserEndorsement \En*dorse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. endossement.]
Same as Indorsement.
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Endorsement
(gcide) | Indorsement \In*dorse"ment\, n. [From Indorse; cf.
Endorsement.] [Written also endorsement.]
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1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other
written instrument.
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2. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or
other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of,
payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing,
usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a
negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is
assigned and transferred. --Story. Byles. Burrill.
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3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a
rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct.
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Blank indorsement. See under Blank. IndorserEndorsement \En*dorse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. endossement.]
Same as Indorsement.
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Enfranchisement
(gcide) | Enfranchisement \En*fran"chise*ment\, n.
1. Releasing from slavery or custody. --Shak.
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2. Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic;
investiture with the privileges of free citizens.
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Enfranchisement of copyhold (Eng. Law), the conversion of a
copyhold estate into a freehold. --Mozley & W.
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Enfranchisement of copyhold
(gcide) | Enfranchisement \En*fran"chise*ment\, n.
1. Releasing from slavery or custody. --Shak.
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2. Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic;
investiture with the privileges of free citizens.
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Enfranchisement of copyhold (Eng. Law), the conversion of a
copyhold estate into a freehold. --Mozley & W.
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Erasement
(gcide) | Erasement \E*rase"ment\ (r[=a]s"ment), n.
The act of erasing; a rubbing out; expunction; obliteration.
--Johnson.
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Espousement
(gcide) | Espousement \Es*pouse"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. espousement.]
The act of espousing, or the state of being espoused.
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Excisemen
(gcide) | Exciseman \Ex*cise"man\, n.; pl. Excisemen.
An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise
duty. --Macaulay.
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Excusement
(gcide) | Excusement \Ex*cuse"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. excusement.]
Excuse. [Obs.] --Gower.
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Franchisement
(gcide) | Franchisement \Fran"chise*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. franchissement.]
Release; deliverance; freedom. --Spenser.
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French casement
(gcide) | French \French\ (fr[e^]nch), prop. a. [AS. frencisc, LL.
franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis,
franchois, fran[,c]ois, F. fran[,c]ais. See Frank, a., and
cf. Frankish.]
Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.
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French bean (Bot.), the common kidney bean ({Phaseolus
vulgaris}).
French berry (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn
(Rhamnus catharticus), which affords a saffron, green or
purple pigment.
French casement (Arch.) See French window, under
Window.
French chalk (Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used
for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under Chalk.
French cowslip (Bot.) The Primula Auricula. See
Bear's-ear.
French fake (Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it
backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run
freely.
French honeysuckle (Bot.) a plant of the genus Hedysarum
(H. coronarium); -- called also garland honeysuckle.
French horn, a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a
long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually
expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the
sound issues; -- called in France cor de chasse.
French leave, an informal, hasty, or secret departure;
esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts.
French pie [French (here used in sense of "foreign") + pie
a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)]
(Zool.), the European great spotted woodpecker ({Dryobstes
major}); -- called also wood pie.
French polish.
(a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of
gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or
shellac with other gums added.
(b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the
above.
French purple, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used
for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of
mordants. --Ure.
French red rouge.
French rice, amelcorn.
French roof (Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having
a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.
French tub, a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and
logwood; -- called also plum tub. --Ure.
French window. See under Window.
[1913 Webster]Window \Win"dow\, n. [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga
window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. ????. See
Wind, n., and Eye.]
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1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of
light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes
containing some transparent material, as glass, and
capable of being opened and shut at pleasure.
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I leaped from the window of the citadel. --Shak.
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Then to come, in spite of sorrow,
And at my window bid good morrow. --Milton.
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2. (Arch.) The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or
other framework, which closes a window opening.
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3. A figure formed of lines crossing each other. [R.]
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Till he has windows on his bread and butter. --King.
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4. a period of time in which some activity may be uniquely
possible, more easily accomplished, or more likely to
succeed; as, a launch window for a mission to Mars.
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5. (Computers) a region on a computer display screen which
represents a separate computational process, controlled
more or less independently from the remaining part of the
screen, and having widely varying functions, from simply
displaying information to comprising a separate conceptual
screen in which output can be visualized, input can be
controlled, program dialogs may be accomplished, and a
program may be controlled independently of any other
processes occurring in the computer. The window may have a
fixed location and size, or (as in modern Graphical User
Interfaces) may have its size and location on the screen
under the control of the operator.
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French window (Arch.), a casement window in two folds,
usually reaching to the floor; -- called also {French
casement}.
Window back (Arch.), the inside face of the low, and
usually thin, piece of wall between the window sill and
the floor below.
Window blind, a blind or shade for a window.
Window bole, part of a window closed by a shutter which can
be opened at will. [Scot.]
Window box, one of the hollows in the sides of a window
frame for the weights which counterbalance a lifting sash.
Window frame, the frame of a window which receives and
holds the sashes or casement.
Window glass, panes of glass for windows; the kind of glass
used in windows.
Window martin (Zool.), the common European martin. [Prov.
Eng.]
Window oyster (Zool.), a marine bivalve shell ({Placuna
placenta}) native of the East Indies and China. Its valves
are very broad, thin, and translucent, and are said to
have been used formerly in place of glass.
Window pane.
(a) (Arch.) See Pane, n., 3
(b) .
(b) (Zool.) See Windowpane, in the Vocabulary.
Window sash, the sash, or light frame, in which panes of
glass are set for windows.
Window seat, a seat arranged in the recess of a window. See
Window stool, under Stool.
Window shade, a shade or blind for a window; usually, one
that is hung on a roller.
Window shell (Zool.), the window oyster.
Window shutter, a shutter or blind used to close or darken
windows.
Window sill (Arch.), the flat piece of wood, stone, or the
like, at the bottom of a window frame.
Window swallow (Zool.), the common European martin. [Prov.
Eng.]
Window tax, a tax or duty formerly levied on all windows,
or openings for light, above the number of eight in houses
standing in cities or towns. [Eng.]
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horsemeat
(gcide) | horsemeat \horsemeat\ n.
The flesh of horses used as food.
Syn: horseflesh.
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Horsemen
(gcide) | Horseman \Horse"man\, n.; pl. Horsemen.
1. A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of
horses; a mounted man.
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2. (Mil.) A mounted soldier; a cavalryman.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) A land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the
coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running
very swiftly.
(b) A West Indian fish of the genus Eques, as the
light-horseman (Eques lanceolatus).
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Imbursement
(gcide) | Imbursement \Im*burse"ment\, n.
1. The act of imbursing, or the state of being imbursed.
[Obs.]
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2. Money laid up in stock. [Obs.]
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Imposement
(gcide) | Imposement \Im*pose"ment\, n.
Imposition. [Obs.]
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Incasement
(gcide) | Incasement \In*case"ment\, n. [Cf. Casement.]
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1. The act or process of inclosing with a case, or the state
of being incased.
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2. That which forms a case, covering, or inclosure.
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Incensement
(gcide) | Incensement \In*cense"ment\, n.
Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; as, implacable incensement.
--Shak.
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Increasement
(gcide) | Increasement \In*crease"ment\, n.
Increase. [R.] --Bacon.
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Indorsement
(gcide) | Indorsement \In*dorse"ment\, n. [From Indorse; cf.
Endorsement.] [Written also endorsement.]
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1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other
written instrument.
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2. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or
other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of,
payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing,
usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a
negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is
assigned and transferred. --Story. Byles. Burrill.
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3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a
rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct.
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Blank indorsement. See under Blank. Indorser |
Megaseme
(gcide) | Megaseme \Meg"a*seme\, a. [Mega- + Gr. ? sing, mark: cf. F.
m['e]gas[`e]me.] (Anat.)
Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits
narrow transversely; -- opposed to microseme.
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Mesoseme
(gcide) | Mesoseme \Mes"o*seme\, a. [Meso- + Gr. ? sign, mark; cf. F.
m['e]sos[`e]me.] (Anat.)
Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad
nor narrow; between megaseme and microseme.
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Microseme
(gcide) | Microseme \Mi"cro*seme\, a. [Micro- + Gr. ? sign, mark: cf. F.
micros[`e]me.] (Anat.)
Having the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits
broad transversely; -- opposed to megaseme.
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Misusement
(gcide) | Misusement \Mis*use"ment\, n.
Misuse. [Obs.]
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Norsemen
(gcide) | Norseman \Norse"man\, prop. n.; pl. Norsemen.
One of the ancient Scandinavians; a Northman.
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Passement
(gcide) | Passement \Passe"ment\, n. [F.]
Lace, gimp, braid etc., sewed on a garment. --Sir W. Scott.
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Passementerie
(gcide) | Passementerie \Passe*men"terie\ (E. p[.a]s*m[e^]n"tr[i^]; F.
p[aum]`s'm[aum]N`t'r[-e]"), n. [F.]
Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel.
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Phasemeter
(gcide) | Phase meter \Phase meter\, or Phasemeter \Phase"me`ter\, n.
(Elec.)
A device for measuring the difference in phase of two
alternating currents of electromotive forces.
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Praise-meeting
(gcide) | Praise-meeting \Praise"-meet`*ing\, n.
A religious service mainly in song. [Local, U. S.]
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Praisement
(gcide) | Praisement \Praise"ment\, n.
Appraisement. [Obs.]
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Qualified indorsement
(gcide) | Qualified \Qual"i*fied\, a.
1. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments.
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2. Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement.
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Qualified fee (Law), a base fee, or an estate which has a
qualification annexed to it, the fee ceasing with the
qualification, as a grant to A and his heirs, tenants of
the manor of Dale.
Qualified indorsement (Law), an indorsement which modifies
the liability of the indorser that would result from the
general principles of law, but does not affect the
negotiability of the instrument. --Story.
Qualified negative (Legislation), a limited veto power, by
which the chief executive in a constitutional government
may refuse assent to bills passed by the legislative body,
which bills therefore fail to become laws unless upon a
reconsideration the legislature again passes them by a
certain majority specified in the constitution, when they
become laws without the approval of the executive.
Qualified property (Law), that which depends on temporary
possession, as that in wild animals reclaimed, or as in
the case of a bailment.
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Syn: Competent; fit; adapted.
Usage: Qualified, Competent. Competent is most commonly
used with respect to native endowments and general
ability suited to the performance of a task or duty;
qualified with respect to specific acquirements and
training.
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Recompensement
(gcide) | Recompensement \Rec"om*pense`ment\ (-p?ns`m?nt), n.
Recompense; requital. [Obs.] --Fabyan.
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Reimbursement
(gcide) | Reimbursement \Re`im*burse"ment\ (-b?rs"ment), n. [Cf. F.
rembursement.]
The act reimbursing. --A. Hamilton.
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Releasement
(gcide) | Releasement \Re*lease"ment\ (r?-l?s"ment), n.
The act of releasing, as from confinement or obligation.
--Milton.
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