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Super-
(gcide) | Super- \Su"per-\ [L. super over, above; akin to Gr. ?, L. sub
under, and E. over. See Over, and cf. Hyper-, Sub-,
Supra-, Sur-.]
1. A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often
denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and
above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose,
supersede, supernatural, superabundance.
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2. (Chem.) A prefix formerly much used to denote that the
ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was
present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as
compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium
superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-,
acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid
sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but
with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and
Per-.
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Super
(gcide) | Super \Su"per\, n.
A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2. [Theatrical
Cant]
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
superb
(mass) | superb
- prekrásny, vynikajúci |
superbly
(mass) | superbly
- výborne |
superficial
(mass) | superficial
- povrchný |
superfluous
(mass) | superfluous
- zbytočný |
superhighway
(mass) | superhighway
- autostráda, dialnica |
superintendent
(mass) | superintendent
- riaditeľ, superintendant, dozorca, inšpektor, kontrolór |
superior
(mass) | superior
- kvalitné, vrchný, nad |
supersede
(mass) | supersede
- nahradiť, vymeniť |
superseded
(mass) | superseded
- nahradiť, vymeniť |
supersedes
(mass) | supersedes
- nahrádza |
supervise
(mass) | supervise
- kontrolovať |
supervision
(mass) | supervision
- dohľad |
supervisor
(mass) | supervisor
- vedúci oddelenia, inšpektor |
supervisory
(mass) | supervisory
- dozorca |
super-duper
(encz) | super-duper,skvělý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Absolute superlative
(gcide) | Superlative \Su`per*la"tive\, n.
1. That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree.
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2. (Gram.)
(a) The superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs;
also, a form or word by which the superlative degree
is expressed; as, strongest, wisest, most stormy,
least windy, are all superlatives.
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Absolute superlative, a superlative in an absolute rather
than in a comparative or exclusive sense. See Elative.
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Alopias superciliosus
(gcide) | Shark \Shark\ (sh[aum]rk), n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps
through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari`as,
so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp
or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf.
Shark, v. t. & i.); cf. Corn. scarceas.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes
of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas.
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Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark,
grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty
feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in
length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are
exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly
belong to the genera Carcharhinus, Carcharodon, and
related genera. They have several rows of large sharp
teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark
(Carcharodon carcharias or Carcharodon Rondeleti)
of tropical seas, and the great blue shark
(Carcharhinus glaucus syn. Prionace glauca) of all
tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes
becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious
and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark
of the United States coast (Carcharodon Atwoodi) is
thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of
Carcharodon carcharias. The dusky shark
(Carcharhinus obscurus) is a common species on the
coast of the United States of moderate size and not
dangerous. It feeds on shellfish and bottom fishes.
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Note: The original 1913 Webster also mentioned a "smaller
blue shark (C. caudatus)", but this species could not
be found mentioned on the Web (August 2002). The
following is a list of Atlantic Ocean sharks:
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Common and Scientific Names of Atlantic Sharks
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
from "Our Living Oceans 1995" (published by the
National Printing Office):
NMFS. 1999. Our Living Oceans. Report on the status of
U.S. living marine resources, 1999. U.S. Dep. Commer.,
NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-41, on-line version,
http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/olo99.htm.
(the following list is found at at
http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/app5.pdf)
(1) Pelagic Sharks
Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)
Bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)
Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
Sevengill shark (Heptrachias perlo)
Sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
Bigeye sixgill shark (Hexanchus vitulus)
Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)
Longfin mako (Isurus paucus)
Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
Blue shark (Prionace glauca)
(2)Large Coastal Sharks
Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi)
Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus)
Dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)
Spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna)
Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)
Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
Bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus)
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
Night shark (Carcharhinus signatus)
White shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris)
Ragged-tooth shark (Odontaspis ferox)
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)
Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)
Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)
(3) Small Coastal Sharks
Finetooth shark (Carcharhinus isodon)
Blacknose shark (Carcharhinus acronotus)
Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon erraenovae)
Caribbean sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon porosus)
Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)
Atlantic angel shark (Squatina dumeril)
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2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.]
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3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
[Obs.] --South.
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Basking shark, Liver shark, Nurse shark, Oil shark,
Sand shark, Tiger shark, etc. See under Basking,
Liver, etc. See also Dogfish, Houndfish,
Notidanian, and Tope.
Gray shark, the sand shark.
Hammer-headed shark. See Hammerhead.
Port Jackson shark. See Cestraciont.
Shark barrow, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse.
Shark ray. Same as Angel fish
(a), under Angel.
Thrasher shark or Thresher shark, a large, voracious
shark. See Thrasher.
Whale shark, a huge harmless shark (Rhinodon typicus) of
the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length,
but has very small teeth.
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B superba
(gcide) | Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,
fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It.
gomma.]
1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens
when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;
gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with
less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;
as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.
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2. (Bot.) See Gum tree, below.
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3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any
roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow
log. [Southern U. S.]
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4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]
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Black gum, Blue gum, British gum, etc. See under
Black, Blue, etc.
Gum Acaroidea, the resinous gum of the Australian grass
tree (Xanlhorrh[oe]a).
Gum animal (Zool.), the galago of West Africa; -- so called
because it feeds on gums. See Galago.
Gum animi or anim['e]. See Anim['e].
Gum arabic, a gum yielded mostly by several species of
Acacia (chiefly A. vera and A. Arabica) growing in
Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also gum acacia.
East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange
family which bears the elephant apple.
Gum butea, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea
frondosa} and B. superba, and used locally in tanning
and in precipitating indigo.
Gum cistus, a plant of the genus Cistus ({Cistus
ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.
Gum dragon. See Tragacanth.
Gum elastic, Elastic gum. See Caoutchouc.
Gum elemi. See Elemi.
Gum juniper. See Sandarac.
Gum kino. See under Kino.
Gum lac. See Lac.
Gum Ladanum, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental
species of Cistus or rock rose.
Gum passages, sap receptacles extending through the
parenchyma of certain plants (Amygdalace[ae],
Cactace[ae], etc.), and affording passage for gum.
Gum pot, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and
mixing other ingredients.
Gum resin, the milky juice of a plant solidified by
exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures
of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin
containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.
Gum sandarac. See Sandarac.
Gum Senegal, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees
(Acacia Verek and A. Adansoni[aum]) growing in the
Senegal country, West Africa.
Gum tragacanth. See Tragacanth.
Gum water, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.
Gum wood, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the
Eucalyptus piperita, of New South Wales.
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Coassus superciliaris
(gcide) | Brocket \Brock"et\ (br[o^]k"[e^]t), n. [OE. broket, F. broquart
fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. broach,
meaning point (hence tine of a horn).]
1. (Zool.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called
brock.
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2. (Zool.) A small South American deer, of several species
(Coassus superciliaris, Coassus rufus, and {Coassus
auritus}).
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Hoplocephalus superbus
(gcide) | Death \Death\ (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS.
de['a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel.
dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d["o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb
meaning to die. See Die, v. i., and cf. Dead.]
1. The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of
resuscitation, either in animals or plants.
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Note: Local death is going on at all times and in all parts
of the living body, in which individual cells and
elements are being cast off and replaced by new; a
process essential to life. General death is of two
kinds; death of the body as a whole (somatic or
systemic death), and death of the tissues. By the
former is implied the absolute cessation of the
functions of the brain, the circulatory and the
respiratory organs; by the latter the entire
disappearance of the vital actions of the ultimate
structural constituents of the body. When death takes
place, the body as a whole dies first, the death of the
tissues sometimes not occurring until after a
considerable interval. --Huxley.
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2. Total privation or loss; extinction; cessation; as, the
death of memory.
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The death of a language can not be exactly compared
with the death of a plant. --J. Peile.
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3. Manner of dying; act or state of passing from life.
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A death that I abhor. --Shak.
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Let me die the death of the righteous. --Num. xxiii.
10.
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4. Cause of loss of life.
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Swiftly flies the feathered death. --Dryden.
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He caught his death the last county sessions.
--Addison.
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5. Personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally
represented as a skeleton with a scythe.
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Death! great proprietor of all. --Young.
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And I looked, and behold a pale horse; and his name
that sat on him was Death. --Rev. vi. 8.
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6. Danger of death. "In deaths oft." --2 Cor. xi. 23.
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7. Murder; murderous character.
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Not to suffer a man of death to live. --Bacon.
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8. (Theol.) Loss of spiritual life.
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To be carnally minded is death. --Rom. viii.
6.
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9. Anything so dreadful as to be like death.
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It was death to them to think of entertaining such
doctrines. --Atterbury.
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And urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto
death. --Judg. xvi.
16.
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Note: Death is much used adjectively and as the first part of
a compound, meaning, in general, of or pertaining to
death, causing or presaging death; as, deathbed or
death bed; deathblow or death blow, etc.
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Black death. See Black death, in the Vocabulary.
Civil death, the separation of a man from civil society, or
the debarring him from the enjoyment of civil rights, as
by banishment, attainder, abjuration of the realm,
entering a monastery, etc. --Blackstone.
Death adder. (Zool.)
(a) A kind of viper found in South Africa ({Acanthophis
tortor}); -- so called from the virulence of its
venom.
(b) A venomous Australian snake of the family
Elapid[ae], of several species, as the
Hoplocephalus superbus and Acanthopis antarctica.
Death bell, a bell that announces a death.
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The death bell thrice was heard to ring. --Mickle.
Death candle, a light like that of a candle, viewed by the
superstitious as presaging death.
Death damp, a cold sweat at the coming on of death.
Death fire, a kind of ignis fatuus supposed to forebode
death.
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And round about in reel and rout,
The death fires danced at night. --Coleridge.
Death grapple, a grapple or struggle for life.
Death in life, a condition but little removed from death; a
living death. [Poetic] "Lay lingering out a five years'
death in life." --Tennyson.
Death rate, the relation or ratio of the number of deaths
to the population.
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At all ages the death rate is higher in towns than
in rural districts. --Darwin.
Death rattle, a rattling or gurgling in the throat of a
dying person.
Death's door, the boundary of life; the partition dividing
life from death.
Death stroke, a stroke causing death.
Death throe, the spasm of death.
Death token, the signal of approaching death.
Death warrant.
(a) (Law) An order from the proper authority for the
execution of a criminal.
(b) That which puts an end to expectation, hope, or joy.
Death wound.
(a) A fatal wound or injury.
(b) (Naut.) The springing of a fatal leak.
Spiritual death (Scripture), the corruption and perversion
of the soul by sin, with the loss of the favor of God.
The gates of death, the grave.
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Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? --Job
xxxviii. 17.
The second death, condemnation to eternal separation from
God. --Rev. ii. 11.
To be the death of, to be the cause of death to; to make
die. "It was one who should be the death of both his
parents." --Milton.
Syn: Death, Decease, Demise, Departure, Release.
Usage: Death applies to the termination of every form of
existence, both animal and vegetable; the other words
only to the human race. Decease is the term used in
law for the removal of a human being out of life in
the ordinary course of nature. Demise was formerly
confined to decease of princes, but is now sometimes
used of distinguished men in general; as, the demise
of Mr. Pitt. Departure and release are peculiarly
terms of Christian affection and hope. A violent death
is not usually called a decease. Departure implies a
friendly taking leave of life. Release implies a
deliverance from a life of suffering or sorrow.
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Inexsuperable
(gcide) | Inexsuperable \In`ex*su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. inexsuperabilis;
pref. in- not + exsuperabilis that may be surmounted. See
In- not, Ex-, and Superable.]
Not capable of being passed over; insuperable;
insurmountable.
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Insuperability
(gcide) | Insuperability \In*su`per*a*bil"i*ty\, n.
The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
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Insuperable
(gcide) | Insuperable \In*su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. insuperabilis: cf. OF.
insuperable. See In- not, and Superable.]
Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable;
as, insuperable difficulties.
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And middle natures, how they long to join,
Yet never pass the insuperable line? --Pope.
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The difficulty is enhanced, or is . . . insuperable.
--I. Taylor.
Syn: Impassable; insurmountable; unconquerable. --
In*su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*su"per*a*bly, adv.
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Insuperableness
(gcide) | Insuperable \In*su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. insuperabilis: cf. OF.
insuperable. See In- not, and Superable.]
Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable;
as, insuperable difficulties.
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And middle natures, how they long to join,
Yet never pass the insuperable line? --Pope.
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The difficulty is enhanced, or is . . . insuperable.
--I. Taylor.
Syn: Impassable; insurmountable; unconquerable. --
In*su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*su"per*a*bly, adv.
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Insuperably
(gcide) | Insuperable \In*su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. insuperabilis: cf. OF.
insuperable. See In- not, and Superable.]
Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable;
as, insuperable difficulties.
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And middle natures, how they long to join,
Yet never pass the insuperable line? --Pope.
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The difficulty is enhanced, or is . . . insuperable.
--I. Taylor.
Syn: Impassable; insurmountable; unconquerable. --
In*su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*su"per*a*bly, adv.
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Leptopteris superba
(gcide) | crape fern \crape fern\ n.
a fern of New Zealand (Leptopteris superba) with pinnate
fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in
genus Todea.
Syn: crape fern, Prince-of-Wales fern, Prince-of-Wales
feather, Prince-of-Wales plume, Leptopteris superba,
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Lilium superbum
(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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Lophorina superba
(gcide) | Paradise \Par"a*dise\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[imac]s), n. [OE. & F.
paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise,
fr. Zend pairida[=e]za an inclosure; pairi around (akin to
Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear,
and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]
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1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed
after their creation.
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2. The abode of sanctified souls after death.
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To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. --Luke
xxiii. 43.
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It sounds to him like her mother's voice,
Singing in Paradise. --Longfellow.
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3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight;
hence, a state of happiness.
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The earth
Shall be all paradise. --Milton.
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Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision.
--Beaconsfield.
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4. (Arch.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a
church, as the space within a cloister, the open court
before a basilica, etc.
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5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] --Oxf. Gloss.
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Fool's paradise. See under Fool, and Limbo.
Grains of paradise. (Bot.) See Melequeta pepper, under
Pepper.
Paradise bird. (Zool.) Same as Bird of paradise. Among
the most beautiful species are the superb ({Lophorina
superba}); the magnificent (Diphyllodes magnifica); and
the six-shafted paradise bird (Parotia sefilata). The
long-billed paradise birds (Epimachin[ae]) also include
some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired
paradise bird (Seleucides alba), which is black, yellow,
and white, with six long breast feathers on each side,
ending in long, slender filaments. See Bird of paradise
in the Vocabulary.
Paradise fish (Zool.), a beautiful fresh-water Asiatic fish
(Macropodus viridiauratus) having very large fins. It is
often kept alive as an ornamental fish.
Paradise flycatcher (Zool.), any flycatcher of the genus
Terpsiphone, having the middle tail feathers extremely
elongated. The adult male of Terpsiphone paradisi is
white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested.
Paradise grackle (Zool.), a very beautiful bird of New
Guinea, of the genus Astrapia, having dark velvety
plumage with brilliant metallic tints.
Paradise nut (Bot.), the sapucaia nut. See Sapucaia nut.
[Local, U. S.]
Paradise whidah bird. (Zool.) See Whidah.
[1913 Webster]Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
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2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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Superb paradise bird (Zool.), a bird of paradise
(Paradisaea superba syn. Lophorina superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zool.) See Blue wren, under Wren.
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Melanerpes superciliaris
(gcide) | Woodpecker \Wood"peck`er\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to
Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidae.
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Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at
the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike
bill with which they are able to drill holes in the
bark and wood of trees in search of insect larvae upon
which most of the species feed. A few species feed
partly upon the sap of trees (see Sap sucker, under
Sap), others spend a portion of their time on the
ground in search of ants and other insects.
[1913 Webster] The most common European species are the
greater spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major), the
lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor), and
the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see Yaffle).
[1913 Webster] The best-known American species are the
pileated woodpecker (see under Pileated), the
ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis),
which is one of the largest known species, the
red-headed woodpecker, or red-head ({Melanerpes
erythrocephalus}), the red-bellied woodpecker
(Melanerpes Carolinus) (see Chab), the superciliary
woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris), the hairy
woodpecker (Dryobates villosus), the downy woodpecker
(Dryobates pubescens), the three-toed, woodpecker
(Picoides Americanus), the golden-winged woodpecker
(see Flicker), and the sap suckers. See also
Carpintero.
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Woodpecker hornbill (Zool.), a black and white Asiatic
hornbill (Buceros pica) which resembles a woodpecker in
color.
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Menura superba
(gcide) | Lyre bird \Lyre" bird`\n. (Zool.)
Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the
genus Menura. The male is remarkable for having the sixteen
tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the
form of a lyre. The common lyre bird (Menura superba),
inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse.
Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat,
wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also lyre pheasant and
lyre-tail.
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obsolete outdated outmoded out-of-date superannuated
(gcide) | noncurrent \noncurrent\ adj.
not current or belonging to the present time. Opposite of
current. [Narrower terms: back(prenominal), out-of-date;
{discontinued, out of print(predicate), out of
production(predicate), out of use(predicate)}; {disused,
obsolete ; {obsolete, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date,
superannuated ; obsolescent ] Also See: {old, past.
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Paradisaea superba
(gcide) | Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
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2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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Superb paradise bird (Zool.), a bird of paradise
(Paradisaea superba syn. Lophorina superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zool.) See Blue wren, under Wren.
[1913 Webster] -- Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.
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Psenocerus supernotatus
(gcide) | Currant \Cur"rant\ (k?r"rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de
Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the
city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried
grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving
the name from its resemblance to that grape.]
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1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant,
chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery.
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2. The acid fruit or berry of the Ribes rubrum or common
red currant, or of its variety, the white currant.
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3. (Bot.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus
Ribes (a genus also including the gooseberry); esp., the
Ribes rubrum.
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Black currant,a shrub or bush (Ribes nigrum and {Ribes
floridum}) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit.
Cherry currant, a variety of the red currant, having a
strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry.
Currant borer (Zool.), the larva of an insect that bores
into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the
larvae of a small clearwing moth ({[AE]geria
tipuliformis}) and a longicorn beetle ({Psenocerus
supernotatus}).
Currant worm (Zool.), an insect larva which eats the leaves
or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the
currant sawfly (Nematus ventricosus), introduced from
Europe, and the spanworm (Eufitchia ribearia). The fruit
worms are the larva of a fly (Epochra Canadensis), and a
spanworm (Eupithecia).
Flowering currant, Missouri currant, a species of Ribes
(Ribes aureum), having showy yellow flowers.
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Super
(gcide) | Super- \Su"per-\ [L. super over, above; akin to Gr. ?, L. sub
under, and E. over. See Over, and cf. Hyper-, Sub-,
Supra-, Sur-.]
1. A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often
denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and
above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose,
supersede, supernatural, superabundance.
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2. (Chem.) A prefix formerly much used to denote that the
ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was
present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as
compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium
superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-,
acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid
sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but
with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and
Per-.
[1913 Webster]Super \Su"per\, n.
A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2. [Theatrical
Cant]
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Superable
(gcide) | Superable \Su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. superabilis, from superare to
go over, to surmount, fr. super above, over.]
Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.
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Antipathies are generally superable by a single effort.
--Johnson.
[1913 Webster] -- Su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- Su"per*a*bly,
adv.
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Superableness
(gcide) | Superable \Su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. superabilis, from superare to
go over, to surmount, fr. super above, over.]
Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.
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Antipathies are generally superable by a single effort.
--Johnson.
[1913 Webster] -- Su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- Su"per*a*bly,
adv.
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Superably
(gcide) | Superable \Su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. superabilis, from superare to
go over, to surmount, fr. super above, over.]
Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.
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Antipathies are generally superable by a single effort.
--Johnson.
[1913 Webster] -- Su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- Su"per*a*bly,
adv.
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Superabound
(gcide) | Superabound \Su`per*a*bound"\, v. i. [L. superabundare: cf. OF.
superabonder. See Super-, and Abound.]
To be very abundant or exuberant; to be more than sufficient;
as, the country superabounds with corn.
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Superabundance
(gcide) | Superabundance \Su`per*a*bun"dance\, n. [L. superabundantia: cf.
OF. superabondance.]
The quality or state of being superabundant; a superabundant
quantity; redundancy; excess.
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Superabundant
(gcide) | Superabundant \Su`per*a*bun"dant\, a. [L. superabundans, p. pr.
of superabundare. See Superabound.]
Abounding to excess; being more than is sufficient;
redundant; as, superabundant zeal. -- Su`per*a*bun"dant*ly,
adv.
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Superabundantly
(gcide) | Superabundant \Su`per*a*bun"dant\, a. [L. superabundans, p. pr.
of superabundare. See Superabound.]
Abounding to excess; being more than is sufficient;
redundant; as, superabundant zeal. -- Su`per*a*bun"dant*ly,
adv.
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Superacidulated
(gcide) | Superacidulated \Su`per*a*cid"u*la`ted\, a.
Acidulated to excess. [R.]
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Superadd
(gcide) | Superadd \Su`per*add"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superadded; p. pr.
& vb. n. Superadding.] [L. superaddere. See Super-, and
Add.]
To add over and above; to add to what has been added; to
annex, as something extrinsic.
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The strength of any living creature, in those external
motion, is something distinct from, and superadded
unto, its natural gravity. --Bp. Wilkins.
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The peacock laid it extremely to heart that he had not
the nightingale's voice superadded to the beauty of his
plumes. --L'Estrange.
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Superadded
(gcide) | Superadd \Su`per*add"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superadded; p. pr.
& vb. n. Superadding.] [L. superaddere. See Super-, and
Add.]
To add over and above; to add to what has been added; to
annex, as something extrinsic.
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The strength of any living creature, in those external
motion, is something distinct from, and superadded
unto, its natural gravity. --Bp. Wilkins.
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The peacock laid it extremely to heart that he had not
the nightingale's voice superadded to the beauty of his
plumes. --L'Estrange.
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Superadding
(gcide) | Superadd \Su`per*add"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Superadded; p. pr.
& vb. n. Superadding.] [L. superaddere. See Super-, and
Add.]
To add over and above; to add to what has been added; to
annex, as something extrinsic.
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The strength of any living creature, in those external
motion, is something distinct from, and superadded
unto, its natural gravity. --Bp. Wilkins.
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The peacock laid it extremely to heart that he had not
the nightingale's voice superadded to the beauty of his
plumes. --L'Estrange.
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Superaddition
(gcide) | Superaddition \Su`per*ad*di"tion\, n.
The act of adding something in excess or something
extraneous; also, something which is added in excess or
extraneously.
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This superaddition is nothing but fat. --Arbuthnot.
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Superadvenient
(gcide) | Superadvenient \Su`per*ad*ven"ient\, a.
Coming upon; coming in addition to, or in assistance of,
something. [R.]
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He has done bravely by the superadvenient assistance of
his God. --Dr. H. More.
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Superalimentation
(gcide) | Superalimentation \Su`per*al`i*men*ta"tion\, n.
The act of overfeeding, or making one take food in excess of
the natural appetite for it.
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Superaltar
(gcide) | Superaltar \Su"per*al`tar\, n. (Arch.)
A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which
different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino.
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Superangelic
(gcide) | Superangelic \Su`per*an*gel"ic\, a.
Superior to the angels in nature or rank. [R.] --Milman.
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Superannuate
(gcide) | Superannuate \Su`per*an"nu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Superannuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Superannuating.] [Pref.
super- + L. annus a year.]
1. To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity.
--Sir T. Browne.
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2. To give a pension to, on account of old age or other
infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
[1913 Webster]Superannuate \Su`per*an"nu*ate\, v. i.
To last beyond the year; -- said of annual plants. [Obs.]
--Bacon.
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Superannuated
(gcide) | Superannuate \Su`per*an"nu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Superannuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Superannuating.] [Pref.
super- + L. annus a year.]
1. To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity.
--Sir T. Browne.
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2. To give a pension to, on account of old age or other
infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
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Superannuating
(gcide) | Superannuate \Su`per*an"nu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Superannuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Superannuating.] [Pref.
super- + L. annus a year.]
1. To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity.
--Sir T. Browne.
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2. To give a pension to, on account of old age or other
infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
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Superannuation
(gcide) | Superannuation \Su`per*an`nu*a"tion\, n.
The state of being superannuated, or too old for office or
business; the state of being disqualified by old age;
decrepitude.
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The world itself is in a state of superannuation.
--Cowper.
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Slyness blinking through the watery eye of
superannuation. --Coleridge.
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Superb
(gcide) | Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
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2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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Superb paradise bird (Zool.), a bird of paradise
(Paradisaea superba syn. Lophorina superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zool.) See Blue wren, under Wren.
[1913 Webster] -- Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.
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Superb paradise bird
(gcide) | Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
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2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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Superb paradise bird (Zool.), a bird of paradise
(Paradisaea superba syn. Lophorina superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zool.) See Blue wren, under Wren.
[1913 Webster] -- Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.
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Superb warber
(gcide) | Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
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2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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Superb paradise bird (Zool.), a bird of paradise
(Paradisaea superba syn. Lophorina superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zool.) See Blue wren, under Wren.
[1913 Webster] -- Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.
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superb warbler
(gcide) | Wren \Wren\ (r[e^]n), n. [OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wr[ae]nna,
perhaps akin to wr[=ae]ne lascivious.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds
belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the
family Troglodytidae.
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Note: Among the species best known are the house wren
(Troglodytes aedon) common in both Europe and
America, and the American winter wren ({Troglodytes
hiemalis}). See also Cactus wren, Marsh wren, and
Rock wren, under Cactus, Marsh, and Rock.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds
more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits.
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Note: Among these are several species of European warblers;
as, the reed wren (see Reed warbler
(a), under Reed), the sedge wren (see Sedge warbler,
under Sedge), the willow wren (see Willow warbler,
under Willow), the golden-crested wren, and the
ruby-crowned wren (see Kinglet).
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Ant wren, any one of numerous South American birds of the
family Formicaridae, allied to the ant thrushes.
Blue wren, a small Australian singing bird ({Malurus
cyaneus}), the male of which in the breeding season is
bright blue. Called also superb warbler.
Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
Wren babbler, any one of numerous species of small timaline
birds belonging to Alcippe, Stachyris, Timalia, and
several allied genera. These birds are common in Southern
Asia and the East Indies.
Wren tit. See Ground wren, under Ground.
Wren warbler, any one of several species of small Asiatic
and African singing birds belonging to Prinia and allied
genera. These birds are closely allied to the tailor
birds, and build their nests in a similar manner. See also
Pincpinc.
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Superbiate
(gcide) | Superbiate \Su*per"bi*ate\, v. t. [Cf. L. superbiare.]
To make (a person) haughty. [Obs. & R.] --Feltham.
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Superbly
(gcide) | Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
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2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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Superb paradise bird (Zool.), a bird of paradise
(Paradisaea superba syn. Lophorina superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zool.) See Blue wren, under Wren.
[1913 Webster] -- Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.
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Superbness
(gcide) | Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
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2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
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3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
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Superb paradise bird (Zool.), a bird of paradise
(Paradisaea superba syn. Lophorina superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zool.) See Blue wren, under Wren.
[1913 Webster] -- Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.
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Supercarbonate
(gcide) | Supercarbonate \Su`per*car"bon*ate\, n. (Chem.)
A bicarbonate. [Obsoles.]
[1913 Webster]Bicarbonate \Bi*car"bon*ate\, n. [Pref. bi- + carbonate.]
(Chem.)
A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is
replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the
proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice
what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; --
sometimes called supercarbonate.
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supercarbonate
(gcide) | Supercarbonate \Su`per*car"bon*ate\, n. (Chem.)
A bicarbonate. [Obsoles.]
[1913 Webster]Bicarbonate \Bi*car"bon*ate\, n. [Pref. bi- + carbonate.]
(Chem.)
A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is
replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the
proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice
what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; --
sometimes called supercarbonate.
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Supercarbureted
(gcide) | Supercarbureted \Su`per*car"bu*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)
Bicarbureted. [Written also supercarburetted.] [Obsoles.]
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supercarburetted
(gcide) | Supercarbureted \Su`per*car"bu*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)
Bicarbureted. [Written also supercarburetted.] [Obsoles.]
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Supercargo
(gcide) | Supercargo \Su`per*car"go\, n. [Super- + cargo: cf. Sp.
sobrecargo. Cf. Surcharge.]
An officer or person in a merchant ship, whose duty is to
manage the sales, and superintend the commercial concerns, of
the voyage.
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Supercarpal
(gcide) | Supercarpal \Su`per*car"pal\, a. (Anat.)
Situated above, or in the upper part of, the carpus.
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Supercelestial
(gcide) | Supercelestial \Su`per*ce*les"tial\, a. [Pref. super- +
celestial: cf. L. supercaelestis.]
1. Situated above the firmament, or great vault of heaven.
--Waterland.
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2. Higher than celestial; superangelic.
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Supercharge
(gcide) | Supercharge \Su`per*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Supercharged; p. pr. & vb. n. Supercharging.] [Pref.
super- + charge. Cf. Surcharge.] (Her.)
To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to
supercharge a rose upon a fess.
[1913 Webster]Supercharge \Su`per*charge"\, n. (Her.)
A bearing charged upon another bearing. [R.]
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Supercharged
(gcide) | Supercharge \Su`per*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Supercharged; p. pr. & vb. n. Supercharging.] [Pref.
super- + charge. Cf. Surcharge.] (Her.)
To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to
supercharge a rose upon a fess.
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Supercharging
(gcide) | Supercharge \Su`per*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Supercharged; p. pr. & vb. n. Supercharging.] [Pref.
super- + charge. Cf. Surcharge.] (Her.)
To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to
supercharge a rose upon a fess.
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Superchemical
(gcide) | Superchemical \Su`per*chem"ic*al\, a.
Above or beyond chemistry; inexplicable by chemical laws.
--J. Le Conte.
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Superchery
(gcide) | Superchery \Su*perch"er*y\, n. [F. supercherie.]
Deceit; fraud; imposition. [Obs. & R.]
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Superciliary
(gcide) | Superciliary \Su`per*cil"i*a*ry\, a. [L. supercilium an eyebrow.
See Supercilious.]
1. Of or pertaining to the eyebrows; supraorbital.
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2. (Zool.) Having a distinct streak of color above the eyes;
as, the superciliary woodpecker.
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Supercilious
(gcide) | Supercilious \Su`per*cil"i*ous\, a. [L. superciliosus, fr.
supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an
eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. Conceal.]
Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing;
arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air;
supercilious behavior. -- Su`per*cil"i*ous*ly, adv. --
Su`per*cil"i*ous*ness, n.
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