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bloom
(mass) | bloom
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bloom
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bloom
(encz) | bloom,květ n: |
Bloom
(gcide) | Bloom \Bloom\, n. [AS. bl?ma a mass or lump, [imac]senes bl?ma a
lump or wedge of iron.] (Metal.)
(a) A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or from
the puddling furnace, deprived of its dross, and
shaped usually in the form of an oblong block by
shingling.
(b) A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by
hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for
further working.
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Bloom
(gcide) | Bloom \Bloom\, n. [OE. blome, fr. Icel. bl?m, bl?mi; akin to Sw.
blom, Goth. bl?ma, OS. bl?mo, D. bloem, OHG. bluomo, bluoma,
G. blume; fr. the same root as AS. bl?wan to blow, blossom.
See Blow to bloom, and cf. Blossom.]
1. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud;
flowers, collectively.
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The rich blooms of the tropics. --Prescott.
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2. The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming
or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in
bloom. "Sight of vernal bloom." --Milton.
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3. A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an
opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds
into blossoms; as, the bloom of youth.
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Every successive mother has transmitted a fainter
bloom, a more delicate and briefer beauty.
--Hawthorne.
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4. The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or
newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive
freshness; a flush; a glow.
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A new, fresh, brilliant world, with all the bloom
upon it. --Thackeray.
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5. The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon
the surface of a picture.
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6. A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on
well-tanned leather. --Knight.
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7. (Min.) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some
minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom.
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Bloom
(gcide) | Bloom \Bloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bloomed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blooming.]
1. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be
in flower.
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A flower which once
In Paradise, fast by the tree of life,
Began to bloom. --Milton.
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2. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to
show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise,
as by or with flowers.
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A better country blooms to view,
Beneath a brighter sky. --Logan.
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Bloom
(gcide) | Bloom \Bloom\, v. t.
1. To cause to blossom; to make flourish. [R.]
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Charitable affection bloomed them. --Hooker.
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2. To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant. [R.]
--Milton.
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While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day.
--Keats.
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bloom
(wn) | bloom
n 1: the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all
bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" [syn: blooming,
bloom]
2: reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having
showy or colorful parts [syn: flower, bloom, blossom]
3: the best time of youth [syn: bloom, bloom of youth,
salad days]
4: a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of
good health [syn: bloom, blush, flush, rosiness]
5: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn:
flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom,
efflorescence, flush]
6: a powdery deposit on a surface [syn: efflorescence,
bloom]
v 1: produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" [syn:
bloom, blossom, flower] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
abloom
(encz) | abloom,kvést Pavel Cvrček |
bloomer
(encz) | bloomer,kvetoucí určitým způsobem Zdeněk Brožbloomer,trapná chyba n: Zdeněk Brož |
bloomers
(encz) | bloomers,spodnička n: Rostislav Svoboda |
bloomfield
(encz) | Bloomfield,Bloomfield n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
blooming
(encz) | blooming,kvetoucí adj: Zdeněk Brožblooming,zatracený "hovorový eufemizmus, tj. zjemňující projev" |
checkerbloom
(encz) | checkerbloom, n: |
cobalt bloom
(encz) | cobalt bloom, n: |
fall-blooming hydrangea
(encz) | fall-blooming hydrangea, n: |
late bloomer
(encz) | late bloomer,kdo pomalu odhaluje své schopnosti Rostislav Svoboda |
night-blooming cereus
(encz) | night-blooming cereus, n: |
water bloom
(encz) | water bloom,vodní květ [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
bloomfield
(czen) | Bloomfield,Bloomfieldn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Abloom
(gcide) | Abloom \A*bloom"\, adv. [Pref. a- + bloom.]
In or into bloom; in a blooming state. --Masson.
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Bloom
(gcide) | Bloom \Bloom\, n. [AS. bl?ma a mass or lump, [imac]senes bl?ma a
lump or wedge of iron.] (Metal.)
(a) A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or from
the puddling furnace, deprived of its dross, and
shaped usually in the form of an oblong block by
shingling.
(b) A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by
hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for
further working.
[1913 Webster]Bloom \Bloom\, n. [OE. blome, fr. Icel. bl?m, bl?mi; akin to Sw.
blom, Goth. bl?ma, OS. bl?mo, D. bloem, OHG. bluomo, bluoma,
G. blume; fr. the same root as AS. bl?wan to blow, blossom.
See Blow to bloom, and cf. Blossom.]
1. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud;
flowers, collectively.
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The rich blooms of the tropics. --Prescott.
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2. The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming
or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in
bloom. "Sight of vernal bloom." --Milton.
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3. A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an
opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds
into blossoms; as, the bloom of youth.
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Every successive mother has transmitted a fainter
bloom, a more delicate and briefer beauty.
--Hawthorne.
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4. The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or
newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive
freshness; a flush; a glow.
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A new, fresh, brilliant world, with all the bloom
upon it. --Thackeray.
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5. The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon
the surface of a picture.
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6. A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on
well-tanned leather. --Knight.
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7. (Min.) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some
minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom.
[1913 Webster]Bloom \Bloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bloomed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blooming.]
1. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be
in flower.
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A flower which once
In Paradise, fast by the tree of life,
Began to bloom. --Milton.
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2. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to
show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise,
as by or with flowers.
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A better country blooms to view,
Beneath a brighter sky. --Logan.
[1913 Webster]Bloom \Bloom\, v. t.
1. To cause to blossom; to make flourish. [R.]
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Charitable affection bloomed them. --Hooker.
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2. To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant. [R.]
--Milton.
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While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day.
--Keats.
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Bloomary
(gcide) | Bloomary \Bloom"a*ry\, n.
See Bloomery.
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Bloomed
(gcide) | Bloom \Bloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bloomed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blooming.]
1. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be
in flower.
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A flower which once
In Paradise, fast by the tree of life,
Began to bloom. --Milton.
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2. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to
show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise,
as by or with flowers.
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A better country blooms to view,
Beneath a brighter sky. --Logan.
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Bloomer
(gcide) | Bloomer \Bloom"er\, n. [From Mrs. Bloomer, an American, who
sought to introduce this style of dress.]
1. A costume for women, consisting of a short dress, with
loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a
broad-brimmed hat.
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2. A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.
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Bloomery
(gcide) | Bloomery \Bloom"er*y\, n. (Manuf.)
A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of
blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from
cast iron.
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Blooming
(gcide) | Bloom \Bloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bloomed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blooming.]
1. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be
in flower.
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A flower which once
In Paradise, fast by the tree of life,
Began to bloom. --Milton.
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2. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to
show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise,
as by or with flowers.
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A better country blooms to view,
Beneath a brighter sky. --Logan.
[1913 Webster]Blooming \Bloom"ing\, n. (Metal.)
The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.
[1913 Webster]Blooming \Bloom"ing\, a.
1. Opening in blossoms; flowering.
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2. Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the
freshness and beauties of youth or health.
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Bloomingly
(gcide) | Bloomingly \Bloom"ing*ly\, adv.
In a blooming manner.
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Bloomingness
(gcide) | Bloomingness \Bloom"ing*ness\, n.
A blooming condition.
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Bloomless
(gcide) | Bloomless \Bloom"less\, a.
Without bloom or flowers. --Shelley.
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Bloomy
(gcide) | Bloomy \Bloom"y\, a.
1. Full of bloom; flowery; flourishing with the vigor of
youth; as, a bloomy spray.
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But all the bloomy flush of life is fled.
--Goldsmith.
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2. Covered with bloom, as fruit. --Dryden.
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Canker bloom
(gcide) | Canker bloom \Can"ker bloom`\
The bloom or blossom of the wild rose or dog-rose.
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checkerbloom
(gcide) | checkerbloom \checkerbloom\ n.
a perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of West North America
(Sidalcea malviflora) that is also cultivated.
Syn: wild hollyhock, Sidalcea malviflora.
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cobalt bloom
(gcide) | Erythrite \E*ryth"rite\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red.]
1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.(OH)4,
of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens,
and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; -- called
also erythrol, erythroglucin, erythromannite,
pseudorcin, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite
obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris. It is a
tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin.
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2. (Min.) A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a
hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom;
-- called also erythrin or erythrine.
[1913 Webster]Cobalt \Co"balt\ (k[=o]"b[o^]lt; 277, 74), n. [G. kobalt, prob.
fr. kobold, kobel, goblin, MHG. kobolt; perh. akin to G.
koben pigsty, hut, AS. cofa room, cofgodas household gods,
Icel. kofi hut. If so, the ending -old stands for older
-walt, -wald, being the same as -ald in E. herald and the
word would mean ruler or governor in a house, house spirit,
the metal being so called by miners, because it was poisonous
and troublesome. Cf. Kobold, Cove, Goblin.]
1. (Chem.) A tough, lustrous, reddish white metal of the iron
group, not easily fusible, and somewhat magnetic. Atomic
weight 59.1. Symbol Co.
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Note: It occurs in nature in combination with arsenic,
sulphur, and oxygen, and is obtained from its ores,
smaltite, cobaltite, asbolite, etc. Its oxide colors
glass or any flux, as borax, a fine blue, and is used
in the manufacture of smalt. It is frequently
associated with nickel, and both are characteristic
ingredients of meteoric iron.
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2. A commercial name of a crude arsenic used as fly poison.
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Cobalt bloom. Same as Erythrite.
Cobalt blue, a dark blue pigment consisting of some salt of
cobalt, as the phosphate, ignited with alumina; -- called
also cobalt ultramarine, and Thenard's blue.
Cobalt crust, earthy arseniate of cobalt.
Cobalt glance. (Min.) See Cobaltite.
Cobalt green, a pigment consisting essentially of the
oxides of cobalt and zinc; -- called also {Rinman's
green}.
Cobalt yellow (Chem.), a yellow crystalline powder,
regarded as a double nitrite of cobalt and potassium.
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Cobalt bloom
(gcide) | Erythrite \E*ryth"rite\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red.]
1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.(OH)4,
of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens,
and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; -- called
also erythrol, erythroglucin, erythromannite,
pseudorcin, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite
obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris. It is a
tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin.
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2. (Min.) A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a
hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom;
-- called also erythrin or erythrine.
[1913 Webster]Cobalt \Co"balt\ (k[=o]"b[o^]lt; 277, 74), n. [G. kobalt, prob.
fr. kobold, kobel, goblin, MHG. kobolt; perh. akin to G.
koben pigsty, hut, AS. cofa room, cofgodas household gods,
Icel. kofi hut. If so, the ending -old stands for older
-walt, -wald, being the same as -ald in E. herald and the
word would mean ruler or governor in a house, house spirit,
the metal being so called by miners, because it was poisonous
and troublesome. Cf. Kobold, Cove, Goblin.]
1. (Chem.) A tough, lustrous, reddish white metal of the iron
group, not easily fusible, and somewhat magnetic. Atomic
weight 59.1. Symbol Co.
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Note: It occurs in nature in combination with arsenic,
sulphur, and oxygen, and is obtained from its ores,
smaltite, cobaltite, asbolite, etc. Its oxide colors
glass or any flux, as borax, a fine blue, and is used
in the manufacture of smalt. It is frequently
associated with nickel, and both are characteristic
ingredients of meteoric iron.
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2. A commercial name of a crude arsenic used as fly poison.
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Cobalt bloom. Same as Erythrite.
Cobalt blue, a dark blue pigment consisting of some salt of
cobalt, as the phosphate, ignited with alumina; -- called
also cobalt ultramarine, and Thenard's blue.
Cobalt crust, earthy arseniate of cobalt.
Cobalt glance. (Min.) See Cobaltite.
Cobalt green, a pigment consisting essentially of the
oxides of cobalt and zinc; -- called also {Rinman's
green}.
Cobalt yellow (Chem.), a yellow crystalline powder,
regarded as a double nitrite of cobalt and potassium.
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Embloom
(gcide) | Embloom \Em*bloom"\, v. t.
To emblossom. --Savage.
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Full-bloomed
(gcide) | Full-bloomed \Full"-bloomed`\, a.
Like a perfect blossom. "Full-bloomed lips." --Crashaw.
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Maybloom
(gcide) | Maybloom \May"bloom`\, n. (Bot.)
The hawthorn.
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Night-blooming
(gcide) | Night-blooming \Night"-bloom`ing\, a.
Blooming in the night.
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Night-blooming cereus. (Bot.) See Note under Cereus.
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Night-blooming cereus
(gcide) | Night-blooming \Night"-bloom`ing\, a.
Blooming in the night.
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Night-blooming cereus. (Bot.) See Note under Cereus.
[1913 Webster]Cereus \Ce"re*us\, n. [L., a wax candle, fr. cera wax. So named
from the resemblance of one species to the columnar shape of
a wax candle.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of
America, from California to Chili.
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Note: Although several species flower in the night, the name
Night-blooming cereus is specially applied to the
Cereus grandiflorus, which is cultivated for its
beautiful, shortlived flowers. The Cereus giganteus,
whose columnar trunk is sometimes sixty feet in height,
is a striking feature of the scenery of New Mexico,
Texas, etc.
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Rebloom
(gcide) | Rebloom \Re*bloom"\ (r[=e]*bl[=oo]m"), v. i.
To bloom again. --Crabbe.
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Winter bloom
(gcide) | Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter,
OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr,
Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo-
white (in comp.), OIr. find white. ????.]
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1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most
obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.
"Of thirty winter he was old." --Chaucer.
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And after summer evermore succeeds
Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold.
--Shak.
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Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith.
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Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to
include the months of December, January, and February
(see Season). Astronomically, it may be considered to
begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st,
and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st.
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2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
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Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.
--Wordsworth.
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Winter apple, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that
does not ripen until winter.
Winter barley, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn.
Winter berry (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs
(Ilex verticillata, Ilex laevigata, etc.) of the Holly
family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter.
Winter bloom. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Azalea.
(b) A plant of the genus Hamamelis ({Hamamelis
Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers
appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are
falling.
Winter bud (Zool.), a statoblast.
Winter cherry (Bot.), a plant (Physalis Alkekengi) of the
Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the
inflated and persistent calyx. See Alkekengi.
Winter cough (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by
a cough recurring each winter.
Winter cress (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant
(Barbarea vulgaris).
Winter crop, a crop which will bear the winter, or which
may be converted into fodder during the winter.
Winter duck. (Zool.)
(a) The pintail.
(b) The old squaw.
Winter egg (Zool.), an egg produced in the autumn by many
invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such
eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a
thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a
protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner
different from that of the summer eggs.
Winter fallow, ground that is fallowed in winter.
Winter fat. (Bot.) Same as White sage, under White.
Winter fever (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.]
Winter flounder. (Zool.) See the Note under Flounder.
Winter gull (Zool.), the common European gull; -- called
also winter mew. [Prov. Eng.]
Winter itch. (Med.) See Prarie itch, under Prairie.
Winter lodge, or Winter lodgment. (Bot.) Same as
Hibernaculum.
Winter mew. (Zool.) Same as Winter gull, above. [Prov.
Eng.]
Winter moth (Zool.), any one of several species of
geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the
European species (Cheimatobia brumata). These moths have
rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago
state. The female of some of the species is wingless.
Winter oil, oil prepared so as not to solidify in
moderately cold weather.
Winter pear, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or
that does not ripen until winter.
Winter quarters, the quarters of troops during the winter;
a winter residence or station.
Winter rye, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn.
Winter shad (Zool.), the gizzard shad.
Winter sheldrake (Zool.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.]
Winter sleep (Zool.), hibernation.
Winter snipe (Zool.), the dunlin.
Winter solstice. (Astron.) See Solstice, 2.
Winter teal (Zool.), the green-winged teal.
Winter wagtail (Zool.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla
melanope}). [Prov. Eng.]
Winter wheat, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the
winter, and ripens in the following summer.
Winter wren (Zool.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes
hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren.
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Zinc bloom
(gcide) | Zinc \Zinc\ (z[i^][ng]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn
tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. Tin.] (Chem.)
An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted
principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite,
calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white
metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not
easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting,
coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass,
britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in
electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic number 30. Atomic
weight 65.38. [Formerly written also zink.]
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Butter of zinc (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, ZnCl2, a
deliquescent white waxy or oily substance.
Oxide of zinc. (Chem.) See Zinc oxide, below.
Zinc amine (Chem.), a white amorphous substance,
Zn(NH2)2, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc
ethyl; -- called also zinc amide.
Zinc amyle (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid,
composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the
atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity.
Zinc blende [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc
sulphide. See Blende, n.
(a) .
Zinc bloom [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of
zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring
in white earthy incrustations; -- called also
hydrozincite.
Zinc ethyl (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous
liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire
spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere.
Zinc green, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt
oxides; -- called also Rinmann's green.
Zinc methyl (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid Zn(CH3)2,
produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium
alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously
inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in
the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a
large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc
amyle, etc.
Zinc oxide (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, ZnO, forming a
light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also
flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, nihil album,
etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal,
roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also
pompholyx, and tutty.
Zinc spinel (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel,
consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and
aluminium; gahnite.
Zinc vitriol (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See White vitriol,
under Vitriol.
Zinc white, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used
as a pigment.
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abloom
(wn) | abloom
adj 1: bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees" [syn:
abloom, efflorescent] |
alumbloom
(wn) | alumbloom
n 1: any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera [syn:
alumroot, alumbloom] |
autumn-blooming
(wn) | autumn-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the autumn [syn: {autumn-
flowering}, autumn-blooming, fall-flowering, {fall-
blooming}, late-flowering, late-blooming] |
bloom of youth
(wn) | bloom of youth
n 1: the best time of youth [syn: bloom, bloom of youth,
salad days] |
bloomer
(wn) | bloomer
n 1: a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"
2: an embarrassing mistake [syn: blunder, blooper,
bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub,
botch, boner, boo-boo] |
bloomeria
(wn) | Bloomeria
n 1: small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern
United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family
Alliaceae [syn: Bloomeria, genus Bloomeria] |
bloomeria crocea
(wn) | Bloomeria crocea
n 1: California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange
flowers [syn: golden star, golden stars, {Bloomeria
crocea}] |
bloomers
(wn) | bloomers
n 1: underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers
might have been showing" [syn: bloomers, pants,
drawers, knickers] |
bloomfield
(wn) | Bloomfield
n 1: United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach
to linguistics (1887-1949) [syn: Bloomfield, {Leonard
Bloomfield}] |
blooming
(wn) | blooming
adj 1: informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking)
nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you
flaming idiot" [syn: bally(a), blinking(a),
bloody(a), blooming(a), crashing(a), flaming(a),
fucking(a)]
n 1: the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all
bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" [syn: blooming,
bloom] |
blooming-fool begonia
(wn) | blooming-fool begonia
n 1: hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large
pink flowers [syn: Christmas begonia, {blooming-fool
begonia}, Begonia cheimantha] |
bloomington
(wn) | Bloomington
n 1: a university town in south central Indiana |
bloomsbury
(wn) | Bloomsbury
n 1: a city district of central London laid out in garden
squares |
bloomsbury group
(wn) | Bloomsbury Group
n 1: an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who
lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and
were noted for their unconventional lifestyles |
checkerbloom
(wn) | checkerbloom
n 1: perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North
America that is also cultivated [syn: checkerbloom, {wild
hollyhock}, Sidalcea malviflora] |
cobalt bloom
(wn) | cobalt bloom
n 1: a reddish mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in
monoclinic crystalline form and used in coloring glass;
usually found in veins bearing cobalt and arsenic [syn:
erythrite, cobalt bloom] |
early-blooming
(wn) | early-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the spring [syn: {spring-
flowering}, early-flowering, spring-blooming, {early-
blooming}, late-spring-blooming] |
fall-blooming
(wn) | fall-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the autumn [syn: {autumn-
flowering}, autumn-blooming, fall-flowering, {fall-
blooming}, late-flowering, late-blooming] |
fall-blooming hydrangea
(wn) | fall-blooming hydrangea
n 1: deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower
clusters [syn: fall-blooming hydrangea, {Hydrangea
paniculata}] |
genus bloomeria
(wn) | genus Bloomeria
n 1: small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern
United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family
Alliaceae [syn: Bloomeria, genus Bloomeria] |
late-blooming
(wn) | late-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the autumn [syn: {autumn-
flowering}, autumn-blooming, fall-flowering, {fall-
blooming}, late-flowering, late-blooming] |
late-spring-blooming
(wn) | late-spring-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the spring [syn: {spring-
flowering}, early-flowering, spring-blooming, {early-
blooming}, late-spring-blooming] |
leonard bloomfield
(wn) | Leonard Bloomfield
n 1: United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach
to linguistics (1887-1949) [syn: Bloomfield, {Leonard
Bloomfield}] |
night-blooming cereus
(wn) | night-blooming cereus
n 1: any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus
Selenicereus
2: any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus
3: any of several cacti of the genus Cereus |
spring-blooming
(wn) | spring-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the spring [syn: {spring-
flowering}, early-flowering, spring-blooming, {early-
blooming}, late-spring-blooming] |
summer-blooming
(wn) | summer-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the summer [syn: {summer-
flowering}, summer-blooming] |
winter-blooming
(wn) | winter-blooming
adj 1: of plants that bloom during the winter [syn: {winter-
blooming}, winter-flowering] |
bloombug
(foldoc) | Bloombug
A bug that accidentally generates money.
[After "Bloomberg"?]
(2012-11-10)
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