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argent
(encz) | argent,stříbrný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
argent
(encz) | argent,stříbro n: Zdeněk Brož |
Argent
(gcide) | Argent \Ar"gent\, a.
Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.
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Yonder argent fields above. --Pope.
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Argent
(gcide) | Argent \Ar"gent\, n. [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin
to Gr. 'a`rgyros silver, 'argo`s, 'argh`s, white, bright,
Skr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk,
airgiod silver, money, and L. arguere to make clear. See
Argue.]
1. Silver, or money. [Archaic]
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2. (Fig. & Poet.) Whiteness; anything that is white.
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The polished argent of her breast. --Tennyson.
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3. (Her.) The white color in coats of arms, intended to
represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence,
beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a
plain white surface. --Weale.
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argent
(wn) | argent
adj 1: of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color
of silver; "silvery hair" [syn: argent, silver,
silvery, silverish]
n 1: a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery
appearance |
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argentina
(mass) | Argentina
- Argentína |
argentína
(msas) | Argentína
- AR, ARG, Argentina |
argentina
(msasasci) | Argentina
- AR, ARG, Argentina |
argentic
(encz) | argentic,stříbrnatý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
argentiferous
(encz) | argentiferous,stříbronosný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
argentina
(encz) | Argentina,Argentina ženské křestní jméno Argentina,Argentinec Zdeněk Brož |
argentine
(encz) | argentine,argentinský adj: Zdeněk BrožArgentine,Argentinec Zdeněk Brož |
argentinian
(encz) | Argentinian,argentinský adj: |
argentous
(encz) | argentous,obsahující stříbro Zdeněk Brož |
sargent
(encz) | Sargent,Sargent n: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
the argentine
(encz) | the Argentine, n: |
argentina
(czen) | Argentina,Argentina ženské křestní jméno |
argentinec
(czen) | Argentinec,Argentina Zdeněk BrožArgentinec,Argentine Zdeněk Brož |
argentinský
(czen) | argentinský,argentineadj: Zdeněk Brožargentinský,Argentinianadj: |
hl.m. - argentina
(czen) | hl.m. - Argentina,Buenos Airesn: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
město - argentina
(czen) | město - Argentina,Concordian: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladměsto - Argentina,San Juann: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladměsto - Argentina,Santa Rosan: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
sargent
(czen) | Sargent,Sargentn: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
Argent
(gcide) | Argent \Ar"gent\, a.
Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.
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Yonder argent fields above. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]Argent \Ar"gent\, n. [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin
to Gr. 'a`rgyros silver, 'argo`s, 'argh`s, white, bright,
Skr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk,
airgiod silver, money, and L. arguere to make clear. See
Argue.]
1. Silver, or money. [Archaic]
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2. (Fig. & Poet.) Whiteness; anything that is white.
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The polished argent of her breast. --Tennyson.
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3. (Her.) The white color in coats of arms, intended to
represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence,
beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a
plain white surface. --Weale.
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Argental
(gcide) | Argental \Ar*gen"tal\, a.
Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or
combined with, silver.
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Argentalium
(gcide) | Argentalium \Ar`gen*ta"li*um\, n. [NL.; L. argentum silver + E.
aluminium.]
A (patented) alloy of aluminium and silver, with a density of
about 2.9.
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Argentamine
(gcide) | Argentamine \Ar*gen"ta*mine\, n. Also -min \-min\ . [L. argentum
silver + E. amine.] (Med.)
A solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of
ethylene diamine, used as an antiseptic astringent and as a
disinfectant.
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argentan
(gcide) | Nickel \Nick"el\, n. [G., fr. Sw. nickel, abbrev. from Sw.
kopparnickel copper-nickel, a name given in derision, as it
was thought to be a base ore of copper. The origin of the
second part of the word is uncertain. Cf. Kupfer-nickel,
Copper-nickel.]
1. (Chem.) A bright silver-white metallic element of atomic
number 28. It is of the iron group, and is hard,
malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with sulphur in
millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with
arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic
weight 58.70.
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Note: On account of its permanence in air and inertness to
oxidation, it is used in the smaller coins, for plating
iron, brass, etc., for chemical apparatus, and in
certain alloys, as german silver. It is magnetic, and
is very frequently accompanied by cobalt, both being
found in meteoric iron.
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2. A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a
five-cent piece. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Nickel silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; --
usually called german silver; called also argentan.
[1913 Webster]Argentan \Ar"gen*tan\, n.
An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.
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Argentan
(gcide) | Nickel \Nick"el\, n. [G., fr. Sw. nickel, abbrev. from Sw.
kopparnickel copper-nickel, a name given in derision, as it
was thought to be a base ore of copper. The origin of the
second part of the word is uncertain. Cf. Kupfer-nickel,
Copper-nickel.]
1. (Chem.) A bright silver-white metallic element of atomic
number 28. It is of the iron group, and is hard,
malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with sulphur in
millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with
arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic
weight 58.70.
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Note: On account of its permanence in air and inertness to
oxidation, it is used in the smaller coins, for plating
iron, brass, etc., for chemical apparatus, and in
certain alloys, as german silver. It is magnetic, and
is very frequently accompanied by cobalt, both being
found in meteoric iron.
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2. A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a
five-cent piece. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Nickel silver, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; --
usually called german silver; called also argentan.
[1913 Webster]Argentan \Ar"gen*tan\, n.
An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.
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Argentate
(gcide) | Argentate \Ar"gen*tate\, a. [L. argentatus silvered.] (Bot.)
Silvery white. --Gray.
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Argentation
(gcide) | Argentation \Ar`gen*ta"tion\, n. [L. argentare to silver, fr.
argentum silver. See Argent.]
A coating or overlaying with silver. [R.] --Johnson.
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Argentic
(gcide) | Argentic \Ar*gen"tic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said
of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its
lowest proportion; as, argentic chloride.
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Argentiferous
(gcide) | Argentiferous \Ar`gen*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. argentum silver +
-ferous: cf. F. argentif[`e]re.]
Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or
veins.
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Argentina
(gcide) | Argentina \Argentina\ n.
1. 1 a country in South America, bordering Chile and Bolivia.
Syn: the Argentine
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2. 1 type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines.
Syn: genus Argentina
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Argentine
(gcide) | Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum
silver.]
1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of
lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving
or curved lamellar structure.
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2. White metal coated with silver. --Simmonds.
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3. (Zool.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with
silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes
of the genus Argentina.
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4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian.
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5. Argentina; in this sense, usually preceded by the.
[PJC]Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\ (?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?), a.
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding
like, silver; silvery.
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Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. --Shak.
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2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South
America.
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Argentinian
(gcide) | Argentinian \Argentinian\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to Argentina or its inhabitants.
Argentinian tago
Syn: Argentine
[WordNet 1.5]Argentinian \Argentinian\ n.
1. a native or inhabitant of Argentina.
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Argentinidae
(gcide) | Argentinidae \Argentinidae\ n.
1. 1 a family of small marine soft-finned fishes with long
silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts.
Syn: family Argentinidae.
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Argentite
(gcide) | Argentite \Ar"gen*tite\, n. [L. argentum silver.] (Min.)
Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or
silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color,
and is sectile like lead.
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Argentous
(gcide) | Argentous \Ar*gen"tous\, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain
silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than
in argentic compounds; as, argentous chloride.
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Argentry
(gcide) | Argentry \Ar"gent*ry\, n. [F. argenterie, fr. argent silver, L.
argentum.]
Silver plate or vessels. [Obs.]
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Bowls of frosted argentry. --Howell.
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Elaeagnus argentea
(gcide) | Silverberry \Sil"ver*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
A tree or shrub (Elaeagnus argentea) with silvery foliage
and fruit. --Gray.
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Gynerium argenteum
(gcide) | Pampas \Pam"pas\, n. pl. [Sp., fr. Peruv. pampa a field, plain.]
Vast grass-covered plains in the central and southern part of
the Argentine Republic in South America. The term is
sometimes used in a wider sense for the plains east of the
Andes extending from Bolivia to Southern Patagonia.
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Pampas cat (Zool.), a South American wild cat ({Felis
pajeros}). It has oblique transverse bands of yellow or
brown. It is about three and a half feet long. Called also
straw cat.
Pampas deer (Zool.), a small, reddish-brown, South American
deer (Cervus campestris syn. Blastocerus campestris).
Pampas grass (Bot.), a very tall ornamental grass
(Gynerium argenteum) with a silvery-white silky panicle.
It is a native of the pampas of South America.
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Halimodendron argenteum
(gcide) | Salt \Salt\, a. [Compar. Salter; superl. Saltest.] [AS.
sealt, salt. See Salt, n.]
1. Of or relating to salt; abounding in, or containing, salt;
prepared or preserved with, or tasting of, salt; salted;
as, salt beef; salt water. "Salt tears." --Chaucer.
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2. Overflowed with, or growing in, salt water; as, a salt
marsh; salt grass.
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3. Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent.
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I have a salt and sorry rheum offends me. --Shak.
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4. Fig.: Salacious; lecherous; lustful. --Shak.
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Salt acid (Chem.), hydrochloric acid.
Salt block, an apparatus for evaporating brine; a salt
factory. --Knight.
Salt bottom, a flat piece of ground covered with saline
efflorescences. [Western U.S.] --Bartlett.
Salt cake (Chem.), the white caked mass, consisting of
sodium sulphate, which is obtained as the product of the
first stage in the manufacture of soda, according to
Leblanc's process.
Salt fish.
(a) Salted fish, especially cod, haddock, and similar
fishes that have been salted and dried for food.
(b) A marine fish.
Salt garden, an arrangement for the natural evaporation of
sea water for the production of salt, employing large
shallow basins excavated near the seashore.
Salt gauge, an instrument used to test the strength of
brine; a salimeter.
Salt horse, salted beef. [Slang]
Salt junk, hard salt beef for use at sea. [Slang]
Salt lick. See Lick, n.
Salt marsh, grass land subject to the overflow of salt
water.
Salt-marsh caterpillar (Zool.), an American bombycid moth
(Spilosoma acraea which is very destructive to the
salt-marsh grasses and to other crops. Called also {woolly
bear}. See Illust. under Moth, Pupa, and {Woolly
bear}, under Woolly.
Salt-marsh fleabane (Bot.), a strong-scented composite herb
(Pluchea camphorata) with rayless purplish heads,
growing in salt marshes.
Salt-marsh hen (Zool.), the clapper rail. See under Rail.
Salt-marsh terrapin (Zool.), the diamond-back.
Salt mine, a mine where rock salt is obtained.
Salt pan.
(a) A large pan used for making salt by evaporation; also,
a shallow basin in the ground where salt water is
evaporated by the heat of the sun.
(b) pl. Salt works.
Salt pit, a pit where salt is obtained or made.
Salt rising, a kind of yeast in which common salt is a
principal ingredient. [U.S.]
Salt raker, one who collects salt in natural salt ponds, or
inclosures from the sea.
Salt sedative (Chem.), boracic acid. [Obs.]
Salt spring, a spring of salt water.
Salt tree (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Halimodendron
argenteum}) growing in the salt plains of the Caspian
region and in Siberia.
Salt water, water impregnated with salt, as that of the
ocean and of certain seas and lakes; sometimes, also,
tears.
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Mine eyes are full of tears, I can not see;
And yet salt water blinds them not so much
But they can see a sort of traitors here. --Shak.
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Salt-water sailor, an ocean mariner.
Salt-water tailor. (Zool.) See Bluefish.
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Holconotus argenteus
(gcide) | Wall-eye \Wall"-eye`\, n. [See Wall-eyed.]
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1. An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray or
whitish color; -- said usually of horses. --Booth.
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Note: Jonson has defined wall-eye to be "a disease in the
crystalline humor of the eye; glaucoma." But glaucoma
is not a disease of the crystalline humor, nor is
wall-eye a disease at all, but merely a natural
blemish. --Tully. In the north of England, as Brockett
states, persons are said to be wall-eyed when the white
of the eye is very large and distorted, or on one side.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) An American fresh-water food fish ({Stizostedion
vitreum}) having large and prominent eyes; -- called
also glasseye, pike perch, yellow pike, and
wall-eyed perch.
(b) A California surf fish (Holconotus argenteus).
(c) The alewife; -- called also wall-eyed herring.
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Larus argentatus
(gcide) | Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.]
(Zool.)
One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus
Larus and allied genera.
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Note: Among the best known American species are the herring
gull (Larus argentatus), the great black-backed gull
(L. murinus) the laughing gull (L. atricilla), and
Bonaparte's gull (L. Philadelphia). The common
European gull is Larus canus.
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Gull teaser (Zool.), the jager; -- also applied to certain
species of terns.
[1913 Webster]Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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Leucadendron argenteum
(gcide) | Silver \Sil"ver\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver
leaf; a silver cup.
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2. Resembling silver. Specifically:
(a) Bright; resplendent; white. "Silver hair." --Shak.
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Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed
Their downy breast. --Milton.
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(b) Precious; costly.
(c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. "Silver
voices." --Spenser.
(d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. "Silver slumber." --Spenser.
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American silver fir (Bot.), the balsam fir. See under
Balsam.
Silver age (Roman Lit.), the latter part (a. d. 14-180) of
the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers
of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of
the previous golden age, so-called.
Silver-bell tree (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree
(Halesia tetraptera) with white bell-shaped flowers in
clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree.
Silver bush (Bot.), a shrubby leguminous plant ({Anthyllis
Barba-Jovis}) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage.
Silver chub (Zool.), the fallfish.
Silver eel. (Zool.)
(a) The cutlass fish.
(b) A pale variety of the common eel.
Silver fir (Bot.), a coniferous tree (Abies pectinata)
found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of
Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150
feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine.
Silver foil, foil made of silver.
Silver fox (Zool.), a variety of the common fox ({Vulpes
vulpes}, variety argenteus) found in the northern parts of
Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black, with
silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also {black
fox}, and silver-gray fox.
Silver gar. (Zool.) See Billfish
(a) .
Silver grain (Bot.), the lines or narrow plates of cellular
tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an
exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak
they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple,
pine, cherry, etc.
Silver grebe (Zool.), the red-throated diver. See Illust.
under Diver.
Silver hake (Zool.), the American whiting.
Silver leaf, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very
thin.
Silver lunge (Zool.), the namaycush.
Silver moonfish.(Zool.) See Moonfish
(b) .
Silver moth (Zool.), a lepisma.
Silver owl (Zool.), the barn owl.
Silver perch (Zool.), the mademoiselle, 2.
Silver pheasant (Zool.), any one of several species of
beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of
the genus Euplocamus. They have the tail and more or
less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common
species (Euplocamus nychtemerus) is native of China.
Silver plate,
(a) domestic utensils made of a base metal coated with
silver.
(b) a plating of silver on a base metal.
Silver plover (Zool.), the knot.
Silver salmon (Zool.), a salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
native of both coasts of the North Pacific. It ascends all
the American rivers as far south as the Sacramento. Called
also kisutch, whitefish, and white salmon.
Silver shell (Zool.), a marine bivalve of the genus Anomia.
See Anomia.
Silver steel, an alloy of steel with a very small
proportion of silver.
Silver stick, a title given to the title field officer of
the Life Guards when on duty at the palace. [Eng.]
--Thackeray.
Silver tree (Bot.), a South African tree ({Leucadendron
argenteum}) with long, silvery, silky leaves.
Silver trout, (Zool.) See Trout.
Silver wedding. See under Wedding.
Silver whiting (Zool.), a marine sciaenoid food fish
(Menticirrus littoralis) native of the Southern United
States; -- called also surf whiting.
Silver witch (Zool.), A lepisma.
[1913 Webster]Leucadendron \Leu`ca*den"dron\ (l[=u]`k[.a]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.
[NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + de`ndron tree.] (Bot.)
A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope,
having handsome foliage. Leucadendron argenteum is the
silverboom of the colonists.
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Margent
(gcide) | Margent \Mar"gent\, n. [OE. See Margin.]
A margin; border; brink; edge. [Obs.]
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The beached margent of the sea. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Margent \Mar"gent\, v. t.
To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin.
[Obs.] --Mir. for Mag.
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Minargent
(gcide) | Minargent \Min*ar"gent\, n. [Prob. contr. from aluminium + L.
argentum silver.]
An alloy consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and
aluminium; -- used by jewelers.
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Motella argenteola
(gcide) | Gade \Gade\, n. [Cf. Cod the fish.] (Zool.)
(a) A small British fish (Motella argenteola) of the Cod
family.
(b) A pike, so called at Moray Firth; -- called also gead.
[Prov. Eng.]
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Scalops argentatus
(gcide) | Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
and the Rocky mountains.
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From the forests and the prairies,
From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.
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2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
natural meadow.
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Prairie chicken (Zool.), any American grouse of the genus
Tympanuchus, especially Tympanuchus Americanus
(formerly Tympanuchus cupido), which inhabits the
prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the
sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in
dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zool.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zool.), a large long-eared Western hare
(Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zool.), a falcon of Western
North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts are
brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under
parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zool.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
Western United States; -- also called swamp itch,
winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zool.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zool.), a large American mole ({Scalops
argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon, Prairie plover, or Prairie snipe
(Zool.), the upland plover. See Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zool.), the massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zool.), a large harmless American snake
(Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged
with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zool.), any American ground squirrel of
the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; -- called
also gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta) of the
Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zool.), a bright-colored American warbler
(Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow, with a
group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and
the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of
the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer
tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zool.) See Coyote.
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Sherherdia argentea
(gcide) | Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
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2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
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4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
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5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
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6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
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Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
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Sphyraena Argentea
(gcide) | Barracuda \Bar`ra*cu"da\, Barracouta \Bar`ra*cou"ta\,, n.
[Native name.] (Zool.)
Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the
gray mullets, constituting the genus Sphyr[ae]na and family
Sphyr[ae]nid[ae]. The great barracuda ({Sphyr[ae]na
barracuda}) of the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six
feet or more long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its
flesh is reputed to be poisonous. Sphyr[ae]na Argentea of
the Pacific coast and Sphyr[ae]na sphyr[ae]na of Europe are
smaller species, and are used as food.
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Note: That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is {Sphyr[ae]na
spet} (or Sphyr[ae]na vulgaris); a southern species
is Sphyr[ae]na picuda; the Californian is
Sphyr[ae]na argentea.
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2. (Zool.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and
New Zealand (Thyrsites atun).
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Sphyraena argentea
(gcide) | Barracuda \Bar`ra*cu"da\, Barracouta \Bar`ra*cou"ta\,, n.
[Native name.] (Zool.)
Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the
gray mullets, constituting the genus Sphyr[ae]na and family
Sphyr[ae]nid[ae]. The great barracuda ({Sphyr[ae]na
barracuda}) of the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six
feet or more long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its
flesh is reputed to be poisonous. Sphyr[ae]na Argentea of
the Pacific coast and Sphyr[ae]na sphyr[ae]na of Europe are
smaller species, and are used as food.
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Note: That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is {Sphyr[ae]na
spet} (or Sphyr[ae]na vulgaris); a southern species
is Sphyr[ae]na picuda; the Californian is
Sphyr[ae]na argentea.
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2. (Zool.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and
New Zealand (Thyrsites atun).
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Stromateus argenteus
(gcide) | Pomfret \Pom"fret\, n. [Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg. pampano a kind
of fish.] (Zool.)
(a) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the
genus Stromateus (Stromateus niger, {Stromateus
argenteus}) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
(b) A marine food fish of Bermuda (Brama Raji).
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argentic
(wn) | argentic
adj 1: relating to compounds in which silver is bivalent |
argentiferous
(wn) | argentiferous
adj 1: containing or yielding silver; "argentiferous ore" |
argentina
(wn) | Argentina
n 1: a republic in southern South America; second largest
country in South America [syn: Argentina, {Argentine
Republic}]
2: type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines [syn: Argentina,
genus Argentina] |
argentine
(wn) | Argentine
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its
people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: Argentine,
Argentinian]
n 1: any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine
fishes |
argentine hemorrhagic fever
(wn) | Argentine hemorrhagic fever
n 1: hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the
Junin virus |
argentine monetary unit
(wn) | Argentine monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Argentina |
argentine republic
(wn) | Argentine Republic
n 1: a republic in southern South America; second largest
country in South America [syn: Argentina, {Argentine
Republic}] |
argentinian
(wn) | Argentinian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its
people; "Argentinian tango" [syn: Argentine,
Argentinian]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Argentina |
argentinidae
(wn) | Argentinidae
n 1: small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies;
related to salmons and trouts [syn: Argentinidae, {family
Argentinidae}] |
argentinosaur
(wn) | argentinosaur
n 1: huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina |
argentite
(wn) | argentite
n 1: a valuable silver ore consisting of silver sulfide (Ag2S) |
argentous
(wn) | argentous
adj 1: relating to compounds in which silver is univalent |
capital of argentina
(wn) | capital of Argentina
n 1: capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern
Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and
industrial and cultural center [syn: Buenos Aires,
capital of Argentina] |
celosia argentea
(wn) | Celosia argentea
n 1: weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers [syn: {red
fox}, Celosia argentea] |
celosia argentea cristata
(wn) | Celosia argentea cristata
n 1: garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow
flowers [syn: cockscomb, common cockscomb, {Celosia
cristata}, Celosia argentea cristata] |
family argentinidae
(wn) | family Argentinidae
n 1: small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies;
related to salmons and trouts [syn: Argentinidae, {family
Argentinidae}] |
genus argentina
(wn) | genus Argentina
n 1: type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines [syn:
Argentina, genus Argentina] |
genus argentinosaurus
(wn) | genus Argentinosaurus
n 1: enormous dinosaur of the middle Cretaceous found in
Argentina |
halimodendron argenteum
(wn) | Halimodendron argenteum
n 1: spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having
elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant
pink-purple blooms [syn: salt tree, {Halimodendron
halodendron}, Halimodendron argenteum] |
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