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bees
(encz) | bees,včely n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
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beeswax
(encz) | beeswax,včelí vosk Zdeněk Brož |
caribees
(encz) | Caribees, |
hartebeest
(encz) | hartebeest, n: |
wildebeest
(encz) | wildebeest,druh pakoně n: [zoo.] Zdeněk Brož |
Beestings
(gcide) | Beestings \Beest"ings\, n.
Same as Biestings.
[1913 Webster]Biestings \Biest"ings\, Beestings \Beest"ings\, n. pl. [OE.
bestynge, AS. b[=y]sting, fr. b[=y]st, beost; akin to D.
biest, OHG. biost, G. biest; of unknown origin.]
The first milk given by a cow after calving. --B. Jonson.
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The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called
biestings. --Newton.
(1574).
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beeswax
(gcide) | Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,
OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.
vosk'.]
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1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed
by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually
called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of
pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,
being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened
and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
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Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid
(constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl
palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).
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2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
appearance. Specifically:
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(a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See Cerumen.
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(b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for
excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing
wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
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(c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing
their thread.
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(d) (Zool.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by
several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.
See Wax insect, below.
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(e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.
See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
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(f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in
connection with certain deposits of rock salt and
coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
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(g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar
maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]
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(h) any of numerous substances or mixtures composed
predominantly of the longer-chain saturated
hydrocarbons such as the paraffins, which are solid at
room teperature, or their alcohol, carboxylic acid, or
ester derivatives.
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Japanese wax, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the
berries of certain species of Rhus, esp. {Rhus
succedanea}.
Mineral wax. (Min.) See Wax, 2
(f), above.
Wax cloth. See Waxed cloth, under Waxed.
Wax end. See Waxed end, under Waxed.
Wax flower, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.
Wax insect (Zool.), any one of several species of scale
insects belonging to the family Coccidae, which secrete
from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the
Chinese wax insect (Coccus Sinensis) from which a large
amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called
also pela.
Wax light, a candle or taper of wax.
Wax moth (Zool.), a pyralid moth (Galleria cereana) whose
larvae feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries
among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings
streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is
yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee
moth}.
Wax myrtle. (Bot.) See Bayberry.
Wax painting, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,
under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with
wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted
with hot irons and the color thus fixed.
Wax palm. (Bot.)
(a) A species of palm (Ceroxylon Andicola) native of the
Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,
consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,
which, when melted with a third of fat, makes
excellent candles.
(b) A Brazilian tree (Copernicia cerifera) the young
leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy
secretion.
Wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and
other ingredients.
Wax plant (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:
(a) The Indian pipe (see under Indian).
(b) The Hoya carnosa, a climbing plant with polished,
fleshy leaves.
(c) Certain species of Begonia with similar foliage.
Wax tree (Bot.)
(a) A tree or shrub (Ligustrum lucidum) of China, on
which certain insects make a thick deposit of a
substance resembling white wax.
(b) A kind of sumac (Rhus succedanea) of Japan, the
berries of which yield a sort of wax.
(c) A rubiaceous tree (Elaeagia utilis) of New Grenada,
called by the inhabitants "arbol del cera."
Wax yellow, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of
beeswax.
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[1913 Webster]Beeswax \Bees"wax`\, n.
The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are
constructed.
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Beeswax
(gcide) | Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,
OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.
vosk'.]
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1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed
by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually
called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of
pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,
being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened
and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
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Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid
(constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl
palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).
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2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
appearance. Specifically:
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(a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See Cerumen.
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(b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for
excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing
wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
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(c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing
their thread.
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(d) (Zool.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by
several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.
See Wax insect, below.
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(e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.
See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
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(f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in
connection with certain deposits of rock salt and
coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
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(g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar
maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]
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(h) any of numerous substances or mixtures composed
predominantly of the longer-chain saturated
hydrocarbons such as the paraffins, which are solid at
room teperature, or their alcohol, carboxylic acid, or
ester derivatives.
[PJC]
Japanese wax, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the
berries of certain species of Rhus, esp. {Rhus
succedanea}.
Mineral wax. (Min.) See Wax, 2
(f), above.
Wax cloth. See Waxed cloth, under Waxed.
Wax end. See Waxed end, under Waxed.
Wax flower, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.
Wax insect (Zool.), any one of several species of scale
insects belonging to the family Coccidae, which secrete
from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the
Chinese wax insect (Coccus Sinensis) from which a large
amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called
also pela.
Wax light, a candle or taper of wax.
Wax moth (Zool.), a pyralid moth (Galleria cereana) whose
larvae feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries
among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings
streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is
yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee
moth}.
Wax myrtle. (Bot.) See Bayberry.
Wax painting, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,
under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with
wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted
with hot irons and the color thus fixed.
Wax palm. (Bot.)
(a) A species of palm (Ceroxylon Andicola) native of the
Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,
consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,
which, when melted with a third of fat, makes
excellent candles.
(b) A Brazilian tree (Copernicia cerifera) the young
leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy
secretion.
Wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and
other ingredients.
Wax plant (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:
(a) The Indian pipe (see under Indian).
(b) The Hoya carnosa, a climbing plant with polished,
fleshy leaves.
(c) Certain species of Begonia with similar foliage.
Wax tree (Bot.)
(a) A tree or shrub (Ligustrum lucidum) of China, on
which certain insects make a thick deposit of a
substance resembling white wax.
(b) A kind of sumac (Rhus succedanea) of Japan, the
berries of which yield a sort of wax.
(c) A rubiaceous tree (Elaeagia utilis) of New Grenada,
called by the inhabitants "arbol del cera."
Wax yellow, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of
beeswax.
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[1913 Webster]Beeswax \Bees"wax`\, n.
The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are
constructed.
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Beeswing
(gcide) | Beeswing \Bees"wing`\, n.
The second crust formed in port and some other wines after
long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar,
supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.
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bumblebees
(gcide) | Apidae \Apidae\ n.
1. 1 a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are:
honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees.
Syn: family Apidae.
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carpenter bees
(gcide) | Apidae \Apidae\ n.
1. 1 a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are:
honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees.
Syn: family Apidae.
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Hartbeest
(gcide) | Hartbeest \Hart"beest`\, Hartebeest \Har"te*beest`\(-b[=e]st`),
n. [D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.]
1. (Zool.) A large South African antelope ({Alcelaphus
caama}), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The
face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white.
[Written also hartebeest, and hartebest.]
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2. Any anteleope of the genus Alcelaphus and certain
species of Darnaliscus.
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hartebeest
(gcide) | hartebeest \hartebeest\ n.
1. large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve
backward.
[WordNet 1.5] HartbeestHartbeest \Hart"beest`\, Hartebeest \Har"te*beest`\(-b[=e]st`),
n. [D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.]
1. (Zool.) A large South African antelope ({Alcelaphus
caama}), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The
face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white.
[Written also hartebeest, and hartebest.]
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2. Any anteleope of the genus Alcelaphus and certain
species of Darnaliscus.
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Hartebeest
(gcide) | hartebeest \hartebeest\ n.
1. large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve
backward.
[WordNet 1.5] HartbeestHartbeest \Hart"beest`\, Hartebeest \Har"te*beest`\(-b[=e]st`),
n. [D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.]
1. (Zool.) A large South African antelope ({Alcelaphus
caama}), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The
face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white.
[Written also hartebeest, and hartebest.]
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2. Any anteleope of the genus Alcelaphus and certain
species of Darnaliscus.
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hartebeest
(gcide) | hartebeest \hartebeest\ n.
1. large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve
backward.
[WordNet 1.5] HartbeestHartbeest \Hart"beest`\, Hartebeest \Har"te*beest`\(-b[=e]st`),
n. [D. hertebeest. See Hart, and Beast.]
1. (Zool.) A large South African antelope ({Alcelaphus
caama}), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The
face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white.
[Written also hartebeest, and hartebest.]
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2. Any anteleope of the genus Alcelaphus and certain
species of Darnaliscus.
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honeybees
(gcide) | Apidae \Apidae\ n.
1. 1 a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are:
honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees.
Syn: family Apidae.
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Maccabees
(gcide) | Maccabees \Mac"ca*bees\, n. pl.
1. The name given in later times to the Asmonaeans, a family
of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the
reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 b. c., which led to a
period of freedom for Israel. --Schaff-Herzog.
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2. The name of two ancient historical books, which give
accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the
Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical
books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in
the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books,
two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint.
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To line bees
(gcide) | Line \Line\ (l[imac]n), v. t.
1. To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to
line a copy book.
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He had a healthy color in his cheeks, and his face,
though lined, bore few traces of anxiety. --Dickens.
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2. To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray. [R.]
"Pictures fairest lined." --Shak.
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3. To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
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This custom of reading or lining, or, as it was
frequently called "deaconing" the hymn or psalm in
the churches, was brought about partly from
necessity. --N. D. Gould.
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4. To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.
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To line bees, to track wild bees to their nest by following
their line of flight.
To line up (Mach.), to put in alignment; to put in correct
adjustment for smooth running. See 3d Line, 19.
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To tang bees
(gcide) | Tang \Tang\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tanged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tanging.]
To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.
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Let thy tongue tang arguments of state. --Shak.
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To tang bees, to cause a swarm of bees to settle, by
beating metal to make a din.
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Wildebeest
(gcide) | Wildebeest \Wilde"beest`\, n. [D. wild wild + beeste beast.]
(Zool.)
The gnu.
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1 maccabees
(wn) | 1 Maccabees
n 1: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
[syn: I Maccabees, 1 Maccabees] |
2 maccabees
(wn) | 2 Maccabees
n 1: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
[syn: II Maccabees, 2 Maccabees] |
beeswax
(wn) | beeswax
n 1: a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build
honeycombs
v 1: cover with beeswax; "Chris beeswaxed the kitchen table" |
caribees
(wn) | Caribees
n 1: a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies [syn:
Lesser Antilles, Caribees] |
hartebeest
(wn) | hartebeest
n 1: a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve
backward |
i maccabees
(wn) | I Maccabees
n 1: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
[syn: I Maccabees, 1 Maccabees] |
ii maccabees
(wn) | II Maccabees
n 1: an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
[syn: II Maccabees, 2 Maccabees] |
wildebeest
(wn) | wildebeest
n 1: large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox
and a long tufted tail [syn: gnu, wildebeest] |
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