| slovo | definícia |
cola
(mass) | cola
- kolesá |
cola
(encz) | cola,kola |
Cola
(gcide) | Cola \Co"la\, n.,
L. pl. of Colon.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Cola
(gcide) | Cola \Co"la\, n. [NL., fr. a native name.] (Bot.)
(a)
1. A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical
Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical
America, esp. in the West Indies and Brazil.
(b) Same as Cola nut, below.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. a dark-colored carbonated soft drink flavored with extract
of the cola nut, and often colored with caramel; also, any
soft drink similar in color and flavor to a cola-flavored
drink. The name was predominantly derived from the popular
soft drink Coca-Cola.
[PJC] |
cola
(wn) | Cola
n 1: large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts [syn:
Cola, genus Cola]
2: carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope'
is a southernism in the United States) [syn: cola, dope] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
chocolate
(mass) | chocolate
- čokoládový, čokoláda |
cocacola
(mass) | coca-cola
- kolesá |
colander
(mass) | colander
- cedník |
accolade
(encz) | accolade,vyznamenání n: Zdeněk Brož |
agricola
(encz) | Agricola,Agricola n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
baking chocolate
(encz) | baking chocolate,čokoláda na vaření n: Pajosh |
box of chocolates
(encz) | box of chocolates,bonboniéra |
chocolate
(encz) | chocolate,čokoláda n: chocolate,čokoládový adj: |
chocolate bar
(encz) | chocolate bar,čokoládová tyčka n: slady |
chocolate cake
(encz) | chocolate cake, n: |
chocolate candy
(encz) | chocolate candy, n: |
chocolate chip cookie
(encz) | chocolate chip cookie, n: |
chocolate eclair
(encz) | chocolate eclair, n: |
chocolate egg
(encz) | chocolate egg, n: |
chocolate fondue
(encz) | chocolate fondue, n: |
chocolate fudge
(encz) | chocolate fudge, n: |
chocolate ice cream
(encz) | chocolate ice cream,čokoládová zmrzlina n: slady |
chocolate kiss
(encz) | chocolate kiss, n: |
chocolate liquor
(encz) | chocolate liquor, n: |
chocolate milk
(encz) | chocolate milk,čoko mléko n: sladychocolate milk,čokoládové mléko n: slady |
chocolate mousse
(encz) | chocolate mousse,čokoládová pěna n: slady |
chocolate pudding
(encz) | chocolate pudding, n: |
chocolate root
(encz) | chocolate root, n: |
chocolate sauce
(encz) | chocolate sauce, n: |
chocolate syrup
(encz) | chocolate syrup, n: |
chocolate tree
(encz) | chocolate tree, n: |
chocolate truffle
(encz) | chocolate truffle, n: |
chocolates
(encz) | chocolates,čokolády n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
chocolatey
(encz) | chocolatey, |
chocolaty
(encz) | chocolaty, |
coca-cola
(encz) | coca-cola,kola |
cola extract
(encz) | cola extract, n: |
cola nut
(encz) | cola nut, n: |
colander
(encz) | colander,cedník n: Zdeněk Brož |
cooking chocolate
(encz) | cooking chocolate, n: |
dark chocolate
(encz) | dark chocolate, n: |
drinking chocolate
(encz) | drinking chocolate, n: |
ecolabelling body
(encz) | ecolabelling body,ekolabelingový orgán [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
escolar
(encz) | escolar, n: |
hot chocolate
(encz) | hot chocolate,horká čokoláda |
machicolate
(encz) | machicolate, v: |
machicolation
(encz) | machicolation, n: |
milk chocolate
(encz) | milk chocolate, n: |
pensacola
(encz) | Pensacola, |
percolate
(encz) | percolate,cedit v: Zdeněk Brožpercolate,prosakovat v: Jaroslav Šedivý |
percolated
(encz) | percolated, |
percolating
(encz) | percolating, |
percolation
(encz) | percolation,filtrování n: Zdeněk Brožpercolation,perkolace n: Zdeněk Brož |
percolator
(encz) | percolator,kávovar n: Zdeněk Brož |
pina colada
(encz) | pina colada, |
piña colada
(encz) | Piña Colada,Piña Colada alkoholický nápoj xkomczax |
plain chocolate
(encz) | plain chocolate,hořká čokoláda |
semi-sweet chocolate
(encz) | semi-sweet chocolate, n: |
suborder limicolae
(encz) | suborder Limicolae, n: |
white chocolate
(encz) | white chocolate, n: |
agricola
(czen) | Agricola,Agricolan: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
piña colada
(czen) | Piña Colada,Piña Colada alkoholický nápoj xkomczax |
Accolade
(gcide) | Accolade \Ac`co*lade"\ ([a^]k`k[-o]*l[=a]d" or
[a^]k`k[-o]*l[.a]d"; 277), n. [F. accolade, It. accolata, fr.
accollare to embrace; L. ad + collum neck.]
1. A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood,
consisting of an embrace, and a slight blow on the
shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.
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2. (Mus.) A brace used to join two or more staves.
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Achorutes nivicola
(gcide) | Snow \Snow\, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[=a]w; akin to D. sneeuw,
OS. & OHG. sn[=e]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[=o]r,
snaj[=a]r, Sw. sn["o], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith.
sn["e]gas, Russ. snieg', Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix,
nivis, Gr. acc. ni`fa, also AS. sn[imac]wan to snow, G.
schneien, OHG. sn[imac]wan, Lith. snigti, L. ningit it snows,
Gr. ni`fei, Zend snizh to snow; cf. Skr. snih to be wet or
sticky. [root]172.]
1. Watery particles congealed into white or transparent
crystals or flakes in the air, and falling to the earth,
exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect
forms.
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Note: Snow is often used to form compounds, most of which are
of obvious meaning; as, snow-capped, snow-clad,
snow-cold, snow-crowned, snow-crust, snow-fed,
snow-haired, snowlike, snow-mantled, snow-nodding,
snow-wrought, and the like.
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2. Fig.: Something white like snow, as the white color
(argent) in heraldry; something which falls in, or as in,
flakes.
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The field of snow with eagle of black therein.
--Chaucer.
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Red snow. See under Red.
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Snow bunting. (Zool.) See Snowbird, 1.
Snow cock (Zool.), the snow pheasant.
Snow flea (Zool.), a small black leaping poduran
(Achorutes nivicola) often found in winter on the snow
in vast numbers.
Snow flood, a flood from melted snow.
Snow flower (Bot.), the fringe tree.
Snow fly, or Snow insect (Zool.), any one of several
species of neuropterous insects of the genus Boreus. The
male has rudimentary wings; the female is wingless. These
insects sometimes appear creeping and leaping on the snow
in great numbers.
Snow gnat (Zool.), any wingless dipterous insect of the
genus Chionea found running on snow in winter.
Snow goose (Zool.), any one of several species of arctic
geese of the genus Chen. The common snow goose ({Chen
hyperborea}), common in the Western United States in
winter, is white, with the tips of the wings black and
legs and bill red. Called also white brant, wavey, and
Texas goose. The blue, or blue-winged, snow goose ({Chen
coerulescens}) is varied with grayish brown and bluish
gray, with the wing quills black and the head and upper
part of the neck white. Called also white head,
white-headed goose, and bald brant.
Snow leopard (Zool.), the ounce.
Snow line, lowest limit of perpetual snow. In the Alps this
is at an altitude of 9,000 feet, in the Andes, at the
equator, 16,000 feet.
Snow mouse (Zool.), a European vole (Arvicola nivalis)
which inhabits the Alps and other high mountains.
Snow pheasant (Zool.), any one of several species of large,
handsome gallinaceous birds of the genus Tetraogallus,
native of the lofty mountains of Asia. The Himalayn snow
pheasant (Tetraogallus Himalayensis) in the best-known
species. Called also snow cock, and snow chukor.
Snow partridge. (Zool.) See under Partridge.
Snow pigeon (Zool.), a pigeon (Columba leuconota) native
of the Himalaya mountains. Its back, neck, and rump are
white, the top of the head and the ear coverts are black.
Snow plant (Bot.), a fleshy parasitic herb ({Sarcodes
sanguinea}) growing in the coniferous forests of
California. It is all of a bright red color, and is fabled
to grow from the snow, through which it sometimes shoots
up.
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Agricolation
(gcide) | Agricolation \A*gric`o*la"tion\, n. [L., agricolatio.]
Agriculture. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Arenicola marina
(gcide) | Lugworm \Lug"worm`\, n. [1st lug + worm.] (Zool.)
A large marine annelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of
tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found
burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and
is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also
lobworm, and baitworm.
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Arvicola
(gcide) | Arvicola \Arvicola\ n.
a genus of mice in some classifications considered synonymous
with {Microtus}.
Syn: genus Arvicola.
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Arvicola agrestis
(gcide) | Vole \Vole\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to
Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinae.
They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.
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Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola
amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The
short-tailed field vole (Arvicola agrestis) of
Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern
field vole (Arvicola arvalis), and the Siberian root
vole (Arvicola oeconomus), are important European
species. The common species of the Eastern United
States (Arvicola riparius) (called also {meadow
mouse}) and the prairie mouse (Arvicola austerus) are
abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other
species are found in Canada.
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Arvicola amphibius
(gcide) | Vole \Vole\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to
Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinae.
They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.
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Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola
amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The
short-tailed field vole (Arvicola agrestis) of
Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern
field vole (Arvicola arvalis), and the Siberian root
vole (Arvicola oeconomus), are important European
species. The common species of the Eastern United
States (Arvicola riparius) (called also {meadow
mouse}) and the prairie mouse (Arvicola austerus) are
abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other
species are found in Canada.
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Arvicola arvalis
(gcide) | Vole \Vole\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to
Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinae.
They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.
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Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola
amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The
short-tailed field vole (Arvicola agrestis) of
Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern
field vole (Arvicola arvalis), and the Siberian root
vole (Arvicola oeconomus), are important European
species. The common species of the Eastern United
States (Arvicola riparius) (called also {meadow
mouse}) and the prairie mouse (Arvicola austerus) are
abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other
species are found in Canada.
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Arvicola austerus
(gcide) | Vole \Vole\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to
Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinae.
They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola
amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The
short-tailed field vole (Arvicola agrestis) of
Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern
field vole (Arvicola arvalis), and the Siberian root
vole (Arvicola oeconomus), are important European
species. The common species of the Eastern United
States (Arvicola riparius) (called also {meadow
mouse}) and the prairie mouse (Arvicola austerus) are
abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other
species are found in Canada.
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Arvicola nivalis
(gcide) | Snow \Snow\, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[=a]w; akin to D. sneeuw,
OS. & OHG. sn[=e]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[=o]r,
snaj[=a]r, Sw. sn["o], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith.
sn["e]gas, Russ. snieg', Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix,
nivis, Gr. acc. ni`fa, also AS. sn[imac]wan to snow, G.
schneien, OHG. sn[imac]wan, Lith. snigti, L. ningit it snows,
Gr. ni`fei, Zend snizh to snow; cf. Skr. snih to be wet or
sticky. [root]172.]
1. Watery particles congealed into white or transparent
crystals or flakes in the air, and falling to the earth,
exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect
forms.
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Note: Snow is often used to form compounds, most of which are
of obvious meaning; as, snow-capped, snow-clad,
snow-cold, snow-crowned, snow-crust, snow-fed,
snow-haired, snowlike, snow-mantled, snow-nodding,
snow-wrought, and the like.
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2. Fig.: Something white like snow, as the white color
(argent) in heraldry; something which falls in, or as in,
flakes.
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The field of snow with eagle of black therein.
--Chaucer.
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Red snow. See under Red.
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Snow bunting. (Zool.) See Snowbird, 1.
Snow cock (Zool.), the snow pheasant.
Snow flea (Zool.), a small black leaping poduran
(Achorutes nivicola) often found in winter on the snow
in vast numbers.
Snow flood, a flood from melted snow.
Snow flower (Bot.), the fringe tree.
Snow fly, or Snow insect (Zool.), any one of several
species of neuropterous insects of the genus Boreus. The
male has rudimentary wings; the female is wingless. These
insects sometimes appear creeping and leaping on the snow
in great numbers.
Snow gnat (Zool.), any wingless dipterous insect of the
genus Chionea found running on snow in winter.
Snow goose (Zool.), any one of several species of arctic
geese of the genus Chen. The common snow goose ({Chen
hyperborea}), common in the Western United States in
winter, is white, with the tips of the wings black and
legs and bill red. Called also white brant, wavey, and
Texas goose. The blue, or blue-winged, snow goose ({Chen
coerulescens}) is varied with grayish brown and bluish
gray, with the wing quills black and the head and upper
part of the neck white. Called also white head,
white-headed goose, and bald brant.
Snow leopard (Zool.), the ounce.
Snow line, lowest limit of perpetual snow. In the Alps this
is at an altitude of 9,000 feet, in the Andes, at the
equator, 16,000 feet.
Snow mouse (Zool.), a European vole (Arvicola nivalis)
which inhabits the Alps and other high mountains.
Snow pheasant (Zool.), any one of several species of large,
handsome gallinaceous birds of the genus Tetraogallus,
native of the lofty mountains of Asia. The Himalayn snow
pheasant (Tetraogallus Himalayensis) in the best-known
species. Called also snow cock, and snow chukor.
Snow partridge. (Zool.) See under Partridge.
Snow pigeon (Zool.), a pigeon (Columba leuconota) native
of the Himalaya mountains. Its back, neck, and rump are
white, the top of the head and the ear coverts are black.
Snow plant (Bot.), a fleshy parasitic herb ({Sarcodes
sanguinea}) growing in the coniferous forests of
California. It is all of a bright red color, and is fabled
to grow from the snow, through which it sometimes shoots
up.
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Arvicola oeconomus
(gcide) | Vole \Vole\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to
Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinae.
They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.
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Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola
amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The
short-tailed field vole (Arvicola agrestis) of
Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern
field vole (Arvicola arvalis), and the Siberian root
vole (Arvicola oeconomus), are important European
species. The common species of the Eastern United
States (Arvicola riparius) (called also {meadow
mouse}) and the prairie mouse (Arvicola austerus) are
abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other
species are found in Canada.
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Arvicola pinetorum
(gcide) | Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See
Pinus.
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Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the white pine (Pinus Strobus),
the Georgia pine (Pinus australis), the red pine
(Pinus resinosa), and the great West Coast {sugar
pine} (Pinus Lambertiana) are among the most
valuable. The Scotch pine or fir, also called
Norway or Riga pine (Pinus sylvestris), is the
only British species. The nut pine is any pine tree,
or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See
Pinon.
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cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now
commonly assigned to other genera.
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2. The wood of the pine tree.
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3. A pineapple.
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Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground.
Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the Araucaria excelsa.
Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]
Pine borer (Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.
Pine finch. (Zool.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary.
Pine grosbeak (Zool.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola
enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.
Pine lizard (Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle
States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and
alligator.
Pine marten. (Zool.)
(a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also
sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten.
(b) The American sable. See Sable.
Pine moth (Zool.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.
Pine mouse (Zool.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola
pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.
Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See Pinus.
Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below).
Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
Pine snake (Zool.), a large harmless North American snake
(Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered with
brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull
snake}. The Western pine snake (Pituophis Sayi) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.
Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine
tree shilling}.
Pine weevil (Zool.), any one of numerous species of weevils
whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several
species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to
the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc.
Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and {pine-wood
wool}.
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Arvicola riparia
(gcide) | Meadow \Mead"ow\, a.
Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;
produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. "Fat meadow
ground." --Milton.
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Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see
the particular word in the Vocabulary.
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Meadow beauty. (Bot.) Same as Deergrass.
Meadow foxtail (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass
(Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with
softer spikes.
Meadow hay, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in
uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or
bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]
Meadow hen. (Zool.)
(a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver.
(b) The American coot (Fulica).
(c) The clapper rail.
Meadow mouse (Zool.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola, as
the common American species Arvicola riparia; -- called
also field mouse, and field vole.
Meadow mussel (Zool.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola
plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes.
Meadow ore (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.
Meadow parsnip. (Bot.) See under Parsnip.
Meadow pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.
Meadow pipit (Zool.), a small singing bird of the genus
Anthus, as Anthus pratensis, of Europe.
Meadow rue (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus
Thalictrum, having compound leaves and numerous white
flowers. There are many species.
Meadow saffron. (Bot.) See under Saffron.
Meadow sage. (Bot.) See under Sage.
Meadow saxifrage (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe
(Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel.
Meadow snipe (Zool.), the common or jack snipe.
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Arvicola riparius
(gcide) | Vole \Vole\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to
Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinae.
They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola
amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The
short-tailed field vole (Arvicola agrestis) of
Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern
field vole (Arvicola arvalis), and the Siberian root
vole (Arvicola oeconomus), are important European
species. The common species of the Eastern United
States (Arvicola riparius) (called also {meadow
mouse}) and the prairie mouse (Arvicola austerus) are
abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other
species are found in Canada.
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Cercolades prehensiles
(gcide) | Coendoo \Co*en"doo\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
The Brazilian porcupine (Cercolades prehensiles syn.
Sphingurus prehensiles), remarkable for its prehensile
tail.
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Ceroxylon Andicola
(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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Chocolate
(gcide) | Chocolate \Choc"o*late\, n. [Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the
cacao. Cf. Cacao, Cocoa.]
1. A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the
Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients,
usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.
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2. The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or
cake in boiling water or milk.
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Chocolate house, a house in which customers may be served
with chocolate.
Chocolate nut. See Cacao.
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Chocolate house
(gcide) | Chocolate \Choc"o*late\, n. [Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the
cacao. Cf. Cacao, Cocoa.]
1. A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the
Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients,
usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.
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2. The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or
cake in boiling water or milk.
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Chocolate house, a house in which customers may be served
with chocolate.
Chocolate nut. See Cacao.
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Chocolate nut
(gcide) | Chocolate \Choc"o*late\, n. [Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the
cacao. Cf. Cacao, Cocoa.]
1. A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the
Theobroma Cacao ground and mixed with other ingredients,
usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.
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2. The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or
cake in boiling water or milk.
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Chocolate house, a house in which customers may be served
with chocolate.
Chocolate nut. See Cacao.
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Clivicola riparia
(gcide) | Bank \Bank\ (b[a^][ng]k), n. [OE. banke; akin to E. bench, and
prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. bakki. See Bench.]
1. A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the
surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or
ridge of earth; as, a bank of clouds; a bank of snow.
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They cast up a bank against the city. --2 Sam. xx.
15.
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2. A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of
a ravine.
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3. The margin of a watercourse; the rising ground bordering a
lake, river, or sea, or forming the edge of a cutting, or
other hollow.
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Tiber trembled underneath her banks. --Shak.
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4. An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal,
shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland.
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5. (Mining)
(a) The face of the coal at which miners are working.
(b) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above
water level.
(c) The ground at the top of a shaft; as, ores are brought
to bank.
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6. (A["e]ronautics) The lateral inclination of an
a["e]roplane as it rounds a curve; as, a bank of 45[deg]
is easy; a bank of 90[deg] is dangerous.
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7. A group or series of objects arranged near together; as, a
bank of electric lamps, etc.
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8. The tilt of a roadway or railroad, at a curve in the road,
designed to counteract centrifugal forces acting on
vehicles moving rapiudly around the curve, thus reducing
the danger of overturning during a turn.
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Bank beaver (Zool.), the otter. [Local, U.S.]
Bank swallow, a small American and European swallow
(Clivicola riparia) that nests in a hole which it
excavates in a bank.
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