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cony
(encz) | cony,králičina n: Zdeněk Brož |
Cony
(gcide) | Cony \Co"ny\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF.
connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob.
an Hispanic word.] [Written also coney.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus
cuniculus}).
(b) The chief hare.
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Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax
Syriacus}, called also daman, and cherogril. See
Daman.
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2. A simpleton. [Obs.]
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It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our
usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry
Dinner (1599).
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3. (Zool.)
(a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus
apua}); the hind of Bermuda.
(b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
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cony
(gcide) | Chief hare \Chief" hare`\ (Zool.)
A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of
the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, {calling
hare}, cony, American pika, and little chief hare.
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Note: It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the
curious family Lagomyid[ae].
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cony
(wn) | cony
n 1: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia
with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes [syn:
hyrax, coney, cony, dassie, das]
2: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia
and western North America [syn: pika, mouse hare, {rock
rabbit}, coney, cony]
3: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae
having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and
raised for pets or food [syn: rabbit, coney, cony] |
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balcony
(mass) | balcony
- balkón |
balcony
(encz) | balcony,balkón |
first balcony
(encz) | first balcony, n: |
gascony
(encz) | Gascony,Gaskoňsko n: [zem.] |
second balcony
(encz) | second balcony, n: |
upper balcony
(encz) | upper balcony, n: |
Ancony
(gcide) | Ancony \An"co*ny\, n. [Origin unknown.] (Iron Work)
A piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a bar in
the middle, but unwrought at the ends.
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Balcony
(gcide) | Balcony \Bal"co*ny\ (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl.
Balconies (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[i^]z). [It. balcone; cf. It.
balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G.
balken. See Balk beam.]
1. (Arch.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building,
usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a
parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a
projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony
in a theater.
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2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large
ships.
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Note: "The accent has shifted from the second to the first
syllable within these twenty years." --Smart (1836).
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Cony
(gcide) | Cony \Co"ny\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF.
connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob.
an Hispanic word.] [Written also coney.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus
cuniculus}).
(b) The chief hare.
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Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax
Syriacus}, called also daman, and cherogril. See
Daman.
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2. A simpleton. [Obs.]
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It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our
usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry
Dinner (1599).
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3. (Zool.)
(a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus
apua}); the hind of Bermuda.
(b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Chief hare \Chief" hare`\ (Zool.)
A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of
the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, {calling
hare}, cony, American pika, and little chief hare.
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Note: It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the
curious family Lagomyid[ae].
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Cony-catch
(gcide) | Cony-catch \Co"ny-catch\, v. t.
To deceive; to cheat; to trick. [Obs.]
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Take heed, Signor Baptista, lest you be cony-catched in
the this business. --Shak.
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Cony-catcher
(gcide) | Cony-catcher \Co"ny-catch`er\, n.
A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver. [Obs.] --Minsheu.
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Conylene
(gcide) | Conylene \Con"y*lene\, n. [Conine + acetylene.]
An oily substance, C8H14, obtained from several derivatives
of conine.
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Conyrine
(gcide) | Conyrine \Con"y*rine\, n. [From Conine.] (Chem.)
A blue, fluorescent, oily base (regarded as a derivative of
pyridine), obtained from conine.
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Conyza squarrosa
(gcide) | Plowman \Plow"man\, Ploughman \Plough"man\, n.; pl. -men.
1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a
husbandman. --Chaucer. Macaulay.
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2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer.
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Plowman's spikenard (Bot.), a European composite weed
(Conyza squarrosa), having fragrant roots. --Dr. Prior.
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Incony
(gcide) | Incony \In*co"ny\, a. [Cf. Conny, Canny.]
Unlearned; artless; pretty; delicate. [Obs.]
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Most sweet jests! most incony vulgar wit! --Shak.
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balcony
(wn) | balcony
n 1: an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor
in an auditorium
2: a platform projecting from the wall of a building and
surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet |
conyza
(wn) | Conyza
n 1: common American weed or wildflower [syn: Conyza, {genus
Conyza}] |
conyza canadensis
(wn) | Conyza canadensis
n 1: common North American weed with linear leaves and small
discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized
throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus
Erigeron [syn: horseweed, Canadian fleabane,
fleabane, Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis] |
first balcony
(wn) | first balcony
n 1: first or lowest balcony [syn: mezzanine, first balcony] |
gascony
(wn) | Gascony
n 1: a region of southwestern France [syn: Gascogne,
Gascony] |
genus conyza
(wn) | genus Conyza
n 1: common American weed or wildflower [syn: Conyza, {genus
Conyza}] |
second balcony
(wn) | second balcony
n 1: rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the
least expensive seats [syn: second balcony, {family
circle}, upper balcony, peanut gallery] |
upper balcony
(wn) | upper balcony
n 1: rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the
least expensive seats [syn: second balcony, {family
circle}, upper balcony, peanut gallery] |
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