| slovo | definícia |
alum
(encz) | alum,kamenec n: Zdeněk Brož |
Alum
(gcide) | Alum \Al"um\, n. [OE. alum, alom, OF. alum, F. alun, fr. L.
alumen alum.] (Chem.)
A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element
(esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four
molecules of water of crystallization.
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Note: Common alum is the double sulphate of aluminium and
potassium. It is white, transparent, very astringent,
and crystallizes easily in octahedrons. The term is
extended so as to include other double sulphates
similar to alum in formula.
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Alum
(gcide) | Alum \Al"um\, v. t.
To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of
alum; to treat with alum. --Ure.
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alum
(wn) | alum
n 1: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the
ammonium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: alum, {ammonia
alum}, ammonium alum]
2: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium
double sulfate of aluminum [syn: alum, potassium alum,
potash alum]
3: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school
or college or university) [syn: alumnus, alumna, alum,
graduate, grad]
4: a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as
an astringent (among other things) |
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aluminum
(mass) | aluminum
- alumínium |
calumniate
(mass) | calumniate
- ohovárať |
alumínium
(msas) | alumínium
- aluminum |
aluminium
(msasasci) | aluminium
- aluminum |
alumina
(encz) | alumina,oxid hlinitý n: Zdeněk Brož |
aluminium
(encz) | aluminium,hliník n: |
aluminize
(encz) | aluminize,hliníkovat difuzí v: Zdeněk Brož |
aluminous
(encz) | aluminous,hliníkový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
aluminum
(encz) | aluminum,aluminium n: Zdeněk Brožaluminum,hliník n: [amer.] Zdeněk Brož |
alumna
(encz) | alumna,absolventka n: Zdeněk Brož |
alumnae
(encz) | alumnae,absolventky n: Zdeněk Brož |
alumni
(encz) | alumni,absolventi n: Zdeněk Brož |
alumnus
(encz) | alumnus,absolvent n: Zdeněk Brož |
calumet
(encz) | calumet,kalumet n: Zdeněk Brož |
calumniate
(encz) | calumniate,pomlouvat v: Jiří Šmoldas |
calumniation
(encz) | calumniation,hanobení n: Jiří Šmoldascalumniation,pomlouvání n: Jiří Šmoldas |
calumniator
(encz) | calumniator,nactiutrhač n: Jiří Šmoldas |
calumnious
(encz) | calumnious,pomlouvačný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
calumny
(encz) | calumny,pomluva Jiří Šmoldas |
chrome alum
(encz) | chrome alum, n: |
duralumin
(encz) | Duralumin, |
false alumroot
(encz) | false alumroot, n: |
galumph
(encz) | galumph,skákat radostí Zdeněk Brož |
hydrated aluminium oxide
(encz) | hydrated aluminium oxide, n: |
hydrated aluminum oxide
(encz) | hydrated aluminum oxide, n: |
kalumpang
(encz) | kalumpang, n: |
paspalum
(encz) | paspalum, n: |
poker alumroot
(encz) | poker alumroot, n: |
potash alum
(encz) | potash alum, n: |
potassium alum
(encz) | potassium alum, n: |
tantalum
(encz) | tantalum,tantal n: [chem.] Nijel |
aluminium
(czen) | aluminium,aluminumn: Zdeněk Brož |
duralumin
(czen) | duralumin,dural Zdeněk Brož |
kalumet
(czen) | kalumet,calumetn: Zdeněk Brož |
ytrium-aluminium-granátový laser
(czen) | ytrium-aluminium-granátový laser,YAG lasern: [chem.] [fyz.] web |
Alum
(gcide) | Alum \Al"um\, n. [OE. alum, alom, OF. alum, F. alun, fr. L.
alumen alum.] (Chem.)
A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element
(esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four
molecules of water of crystallization.
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Note: Common alum is the double sulphate of aluminium and
potassium. It is white, transparent, very astringent,
and crystallizes easily in octahedrons. The term is
extended so as to include other double sulphates
similar to alum in formula.
[1913 Webster]Alum \Al"um\, v. t.
To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of
alum; to treat with alum. --Ure.
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Alum root
(gcide) | Alum root \Al"um root`\ (Bot.)
A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage
family, whose root has astringent properties.
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Alum schist
(gcide) | Alum schist \Al"um schist"\, Alum shale \Al"um shale"\, (Min.)
A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites,
the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum,
which often effloresces on the rock.
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Alum shale
(gcide) | Alum schist \Al"um schist"\, Alum shale \Al"um shale"\, (Min.)
A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites,
the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum,
which often effloresces on the rock.
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Alum slate
(gcide) | Slate \Slate\ (sl[=a]t), n. [OE. slat, sclat, OF. esclat a
shiver, splinter, F. ['e]clat, fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to
chip, F. ['e]clater, fr. OHG. sleizen to tear, slit, split,
fr. sl[imac]zan to slit, G. schleissen. See Slit, v. t.,
and cf. Eclat.]
1. (Min.) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin
plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.
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2. Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.
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3. A prepared piece of such stone. Especially:
(a) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses,
etc.
(b) A tablet for writing upon.
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4. An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the
above purposes.
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5. A thin plate of any material; a flake. [Obs.]
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6. (Politics) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination
or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of
action, devised beforehand. [Cant, U.S.] --Bartlett.
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Adhesive slate (Min.), a kind of slate of a greenish gray
color, which absorbs water rapidly, and adheres to the
tongue; whence the name.
Aluminous slate, or Alum slate (Min.), a kind of slate
containing sulphate of alumina, -- used in the manufacture
of alum.
Bituminous slate (Min.), a soft species of sectile clay
slate, impregnated with bitumen.
Hornblende slate (Min.), a slaty rock, consisting
essentially of hornblende and feldspar, useful for
flagging on account of its toughness.
Slate ax or Slate axe, a mattock with an ax end, used in
shaping slates for roofs, and making holes in them for the
nails.
Slate clay (Geol.), an indurated clay, forming one of the
alternating beds of the coal measures, consisting of an
infusible compound of alumina and silica, and often used
for making fire bricks. --Tomlinson.
Slate globe, a globe the surface of which is made of an
artificial slatelike material.
Slate pencil, a pencil of slate, or of soapstone, used for
writing on a slate.
Slate rocks (Min.), rocks which split into thin laminae,
not necessarily parallel to the stratification; foliated
rocks.
Slate spar (Min.), a variety of calcite of silvery white
luster and of a slaty structure.
Transparent slate, a plate of translucent material, as
ground glass, upon which a copy of a picture, placed
beneath it, can be made by tracing.
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Alum stone
(gcide) | Alum stone \Al"um stone`\ (Min.)
A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite.
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Alumbrados
(gcide) | Illuminati \Il*lu`mi*na"ti\, n. pl. [L. illuminatus. See
Illuminate, v. t., and cf. Illuminee.]
Literally, those who are enlightened; -- variously applied as
follows:
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1. (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received
baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them,
as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has
received by that sacrament.
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2. (Eccl. Hist.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain
about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that,
by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a
state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good
works, etc.; -- called also Alumbrados,
Perfectibilists, etc.
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3. (Mod. Hist.) Members of certain associations in Modern
Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which
they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp.
of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of
canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time,
but ceased after a few years.
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4. Also applied to:
(a) An obscure sect of French Familists;
(b) The Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists;
(c) The Rosicrucians.
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5. Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual
enlightenment.
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Alumen
(gcide) | Alumen \A*lu"men\, n. [L.] (Chem.)
Alum.
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Alumina
(gcide) | Alumina \A*lu"mi*na\, n. [L. alumen, aluminis. See Alum.]
(Chem.)
One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and
three of oxygen, Al2O3.
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Note: It is the oxide of the metal aluminium, the base of
aluminous salts, a constituent of a large part of the
earthy siliceous minerals, as the feldspars, micas,
scapolites, etc., and the characterizing ingredient of
common clay, in which it exists as an impure silicate
with water, resulting from the decomposition of other
aluminous minerals. In its natural state, it is the
mineral corundum.
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Aluminate
(gcide) | Aluminate \A*lu`mi*nate\, n. (Chem.)
A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the
substitution of a metal for the hydrogen.
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Aluminated
(gcide) | Aluminated \A*lu"mi*na`ted\ a.
Combined with alumina.
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Alumine
(gcide) | Alumine \Al"u*mine\ ([a^]l"[-u]*m[i^]n), n. [F.]
Alumina. --Davy.
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Aluminic
(gcide) | Aluminic \Al`u*min"ic\ ([a^]l`[-u]*m[i^]n"[i^]l), a.
Of or containing aluminium; as, aluminic phosphate.
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Aluminiferous
(gcide) | Aluminiferous \A*lu`mi*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. alumen alum +
-ferous: cf. F. aluminif[`e]re.]
Containing alum.
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Aluminiform
(gcide) | Aluminiform \A*lu"mi*ni*form\, a. [L. alumen + -form.]
Having the form of alumina.
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aluminium
(gcide) | Aluminum \A*lu"mi*num\ ([.a]*l[=u]*m[i^]*n[u^]m), n.
The metallic element forming the base of alumina. This metal
is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its
resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a
specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol
Al. Also called aluminium.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Aluminium \Al`u*min"i*um\ ([a^]l`[-u]*m[i^]n"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L.
alumen. See Alum.] (Chem.)
same as aluminum, chiefly British in usage.
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Aluminium bronze or gold, a pale gold-colored alloy of
aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc.
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Aluminium
(gcide) | Aluminum \A*lu"mi*num\ ([.a]*l[=u]*m[i^]*n[u^]m), n.
The metallic element forming the base of alumina. This metal
is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its
resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a
specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol
Al. Also called aluminium.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Aluminium \Al`u*min"i*um\ ([a^]l`[-u]*m[i^]n"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L.
alumen. See Alum.] (Chem.)
same as aluminum, chiefly British in usage.
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Aluminium bronze or gold, a pale gold-colored alloy of
aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc.
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Aluminium bronze
(gcide) | Aluminium \Al`u*min"i*um\ ([a^]l`[-u]*m[i^]n"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L.
alumen. See Alum.] (Chem.)
same as aluminum, chiefly British in usage.
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Aluminium bronze or gold, a pale gold-colored alloy of
aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc.
[1913 Webster]Bronze \Bronze\, n. [F. bronze, fr. It. bronzo brown, fr. OHG.
br?n, G. braun. See Brown, a.]
1. An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of
other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is
hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon,
etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to
suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the
higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal
and speculum metal.
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2. A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze.
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A print, a bronze, a flower, a root. --Prior.
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3. A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a
pigment or powder for imitating bronze.
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4. Boldness; impudence; "brass."
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Imbrowned with native bronze, lo! Henley stands.
--Pope.
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Aluminium bronze. See under Aluminium.
Bronze age, an age of the world which followed the stone
age, and was characterized by the use of implements and
ornaments of copper or bronze.
Bronze powder, a metallic powder, used with size or in
combination with painting, to give the appearance of
bronze, gold, or other metal, to any surface.
Phosphor bronze & Silicious bronze or Silicium bronze
are made by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to
ordinary bronze, and are characterized by great tenacity.
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Aluminize
(gcide) | Aluminize \A*lu"mi*nize\ ([.a]*l[=u]*m[i^]*n[imac]z), v. t.
To treat or impregnate with alum; to alum.
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Aluminographic
(gcide) | Aluminography \A*lu`mi*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Alumin-ium + -graphy.]
Art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium
plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography. --
A*lu`mi*no*graph"ic, a.
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Aluminography
(gcide) | Aluminography \A*lu`mi*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Alumin-ium + -graphy.]
Art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium
plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography. --
A*lu`mi*no*graph"ic, a.
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Aluminous
(gcide) | Aluminous \A*lu"mi*nous\ ([.a]*l[=u]*m[i^]*n[u^]s), a. [L.
aluminosus, fr. alumen alum: cf. F. alumineux.]
Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; as, aluminous
minerals, aluminous solution.
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Aluminous slate
(gcide) | Slate \Slate\ (sl[=a]t), n. [OE. slat, sclat, OF. esclat a
shiver, splinter, F. ['e]clat, fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to
chip, F. ['e]clater, fr. OHG. sleizen to tear, slit, split,
fr. sl[imac]zan to slit, G. schleissen. See Slit, v. t.,
and cf. Eclat.]
1. (Min.) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin
plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.
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2. Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.
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3. A prepared piece of such stone. Especially:
(a) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses,
etc.
(b) A tablet for writing upon.
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4. An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the
above purposes.
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5. A thin plate of any material; a flake. [Obs.]
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6. (Politics) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination
or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of
action, devised beforehand. [Cant, U.S.] --Bartlett.
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Adhesive slate (Min.), a kind of slate of a greenish gray
color, which absorbs water rapidly, and adheres to the
tongue; whence the name.
Aluminous slate, or Alum slate (Min.), a kind of slate
containing sulphate of alumina, -- used in the manufacture
of alum.
Bituminous slate (Min.), a soft species of sectile clay
slate, impregnated with bitumen.
Hornblende slate (Min.), a slaty rock, consisting
essentially of hornblende and feldspar, useful for
flagging on account of its toughness.
Slate ax or Slate axe, a mattock with an ax end, used in
shaping slates for roofs, and making holes in them for the
nails.
Slate clay (Geol.), an indurated clay, forming one of the
alternating beds of the coal measures, consisting of an
infusible compound of alumina and silica, and often used
for making fire bricks. --Tomlinson.
Slate globe, a globe the surface of which is made of an
artificial slatelike material.
Slate pencil, a pencil of slate, or of soapstone, used for
writing on a slate.
Slate rocks (Min.), rocks which split into thin laminae,
not necessarily parallel to the stratification; foliated
rocks.
Slate spar (Min.), a variety of calcite of silvery white
luster and of a slaty structure.
Transparent slate, a plate of translucent material, as
ground glass, upon which a copy of a picture, placed
beneath it, can be made by tracing.
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Aluminum
(gcide) | Aluminum \A*lu"mi*num\ ([.a]*l[=u]*m[i^]*n[u^]m), n.
The metallic element forming the base of alumina. This metal
is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its
resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a
specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol
Al. Also called aluminium.
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Alumish
(gcide) | Alumish \Al"um*ish\, a.
Somewhat like alum.
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Alumna
(gcide) | Alumna \A*lum"na\, n. fem.; pl. Alumn[ae] . [L. See
Alumnus.]
A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or
college.
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Alumnae
(gcide) | Alumna \A*lum"na\, n. fem.; pl. Alumn[ae] . [L. See
Alumnus.]
A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or
college.
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Alumni
(gcide) | Alumnus \A*lum"nus\, n.; pl. Alumni. [L., fr. alere to
nourish.]
A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other
seminary of learning.
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Alumnus
(gcide) | Alumnus \A*lum"nus\, n.; pl. Alumni. [L., fr. alere to
nourish.]
A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other
seminary of learning.
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American calumba
(gcide) | Calumba \Ca*lum"ba\, n. [from kalumb, its native name in
Mozambique.] (Med.)
The root of a plant (Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably
Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an
unpleasantly bitter taste, and is used as a tonic and
antiseptic. [Written also colombo, columbo, and
calombo.]
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American calumba, the Frasera Carolinensis, also called
American gentian. Its root has been used in medicine as
bitter tonic in place of calumba.
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Astur palumbarius
(gcide) | Goshawk \Gos"hawk`\, n. [AS. g[=o]shafuc, lit., goosehawk; or
Icel. g[=a]shaukr. See Goose, and Hawk the bird.] (Zool.)
Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species
and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius)
and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known
species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity,
and courage. The Australian goshawk ({A.
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]}) is pure white.
[1913 Webster]falcon-gentil \fal"con-gen`til\, falcon-gentle \falcon-gentle\,
n. [F. faucon-gentil. See Falcon, and Genteel.]
1. (Zool.) any female falcon; especially
[PJC]
2. (Zool.) a female peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus).
Syn: falcon-gentil.
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3. (Zool.) The female or young of the goshawk ({Accipiter
gentilis}, formerly Astur palumbarius).
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Calumba
(gcide) | Calumba \Ca*lum"ba\, n. [from kalumb, its native name in
Mozambique.] (Med.)
The root of a plant (Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably
Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an
unpleasantly bitter taste, and is used as a tonic and
antiseptic. [Written also colombo, columbo, and
calombo.]
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American calumba, the Frasera Carolinensis, also called
American gentian. Its root has been used in medicine as
bitter tonic in place of calumba.
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Calumbin
(gcide) | Calumbin \Ca*lum"bin\, n. (Chem.)
A bitter principle extracted as a white crystalline substance
from the calumba root. [Written also colombin, and
columbin]
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Calumet
(gcide) | Calumet \Cal"u*met\, n. [F. calumet, fr. L. calamus reed. See
Halm, and cf. Shawm.]
A kind of pipe, used by the North American Indians for
smoking tobacco. The bowl is usually made of soft red stone,
and the tube is a long reed often ornamented with feathers.
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Smoked the calumet, the Peace pipe,
As a signal to the nations. --Lowgfellow.
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Note: The calumet is used as a symbol of peace. To accept the
calumet is to agree to terms of peace, and to refuse it
is to reject them. The calumet of peace is used to seal
or ratify contracts and alliances, and as an evidence
to strangers that they are welcome.
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Calumniate
(gcide) | Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, v. i.
To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the
reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of
some offense or crime.
[1913 Webster]Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calumniated;
p. pr. & vb. n. calumniating.] [L. calumniatus, p. p. of
calumniari. See Calumny, and cf. Challenge, v. t.]
To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or
of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.
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Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and
calumniate all godly men's doings. --Strype.
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Syn. -- To asperse; slander; defame; vilify; traduce;
belie; bespatter; blacken; libel. See Asperse.
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Calumniated
(gcide) | Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calumniated;
p. pr. & vb. n. calumniating.] [L. calumniatus, p. p. of
calumniari. See Calumny, and cf. Challenge, v. t.]
To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or
of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.
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Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and
calumniate all godly men's doings. --Strype.
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Syn. -- To asperse; slander; defame; vilify; traduce;
belie; bespatter; blacken; libel. See Asperse.
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calumniating
(gcide) | Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calumniated;
p. pr. & vb. n. calumniating.] [L. calumniatus, p. p. of
calumniari. See Calumny, and cf. Challenge, v. t.]
To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or
of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.
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Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and
calumniate all godly men's doings. --Strype.
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Syn. -- To asperse; slander; defame; vilify; traduce;
belie; bespatter; blacken; libel. See Asperse.
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Calumniation
(gcide) | Calumniation \Ca*lum`ni*a"tion\
(k[.a]*l[u^]m`n[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
False accusation of crime or offense, or a malicious and
false representation of the words or actions of another, with
a view to injure his good name.
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The calumniation of her principal counselors. --Bacon.
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