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corc
(foldoc) | CORC
CORnell Compiler. Simple language for student math problems.
["The Cornell Computing Language", R.W. Conway et al, CACM
6(6):317-320 (Jun 1963) Sammet 1969, p.294-296].
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corchorus
(encz) | corchorus, n: |
corcoran
(encz) | Corcoran,Corcoran n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
leaf scorch
(encz) | leaf scorch, n: |
scorch
(encz) | scorch,sežehnout v: Zdeněk Brožscorch,spálenina n: Zdeněk Brožscorch,spálit v: Zdeněk Brož |
scorched
(encz) | scorched,popálil v: Zdeněk Brož |
scorched earth policy
(encz) | scorched earth policy,taktika spálené země [voj.] Pino |
scorched-earth policy
(encz) | scorched-earth policy, n: |
scorcher
(encz) | scorcher,pařák |
scorches
(encz) | scorches, |
scorching
(encz) | scorching, adv: |
corcoran
(czen) | Corcoran,Corcorann: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Corchorus
(gcide) | Corchorus \Cor"cho*rus\ (k[^o]r"k[-o]*r[u^]s), n. [Nl., fr. L.
corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. ko`rchoros a wild plant
of bitter taste.] (Bot.)
The common name of the Kerria Japonica or Japan
globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant,
seen in old-fashioned gardens.
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Corchorus capsularis
(gcide) | Jute \Jute\ (j[=u]t), n. [Hind. j[=u]t, Skr. j[=u][.t]a matted
hair; cf. ja[.t]a matted hair, fibrous roots.]
The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian {Corchorus
olitorius}, and Corchorus capsularis; also, the plant
itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth,
cordage, hangings, paper, etc.
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Corchorus olitorius
(gcide) | Jew \Jew\ (j[=u] or j[udd]; 277), n. [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L.
Judaeus, Gr. 'Ioydai^os, fr. 'Ioydai`a the country of the
Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Y[e^]h[=u]d[=a]h Judah, son of Jacob.
Cf. Judaic.]
1. Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of
Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any
member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
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2. An adherent of Judaism.
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Jew's frankincense, gum styrax, or benzoin.
Jew's mallow (Bot.), an annual herb (Corchorus olitorius)
cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India
for its fiber.
Jew's pitch, asphaltum; bitumen.
The Wandering Jew, an imaginary personage, who, for his
cruelty to Christ during his passion, is doomed to wander
on the earth till Christ's second coming.
Wandering Jew, any of several house plants of the genera
Zebrina and Tradescantia having white-striped leaves,
especially the creeping plants Zebrina pendula and
Tradescantia fluminensis.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Jute \Jute\ (j[=u]t), n. [Hind. j[=u]t, Skr. j[=u][.t]a matted
hair; cf. ja[.t]a matted hair, fibrous roots.]
The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian {Corchorus
olitorius}, and Corchorus capsularis; also, the plant
itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth,
cordage, hangings, paper, etc.
[1913 Webster]Mallow \Mal"low\, Mallows \Mal"lows\, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe,
fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften,
malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing
properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. Mauve,
Malachite.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants (Malva) having mucilaginous qualities.
See Malvaceous.
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Note: The flowers of the common mallow (Malva sylvestris)
are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({Malva
rotundifolia}) is a common weed, and its flattened,
dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree
mallow (Malva Mauritiana and Lavatera arborea),
musk mallow (Malva moschata), rose mallow or
hollyhock, and curled mallow (Malva crispa), are less
commonly seen.
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Indian mallow. See Abutilon.
Jew's mallow, a plant (Corchorus olitorius) used as a pot
herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.
Marsh mallow. See under Marsh.
[1913 Webster]Tat \Tat\ (t[a^]t), n. [Hind. [tsdo][=a][tsdo].]
Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the Corchorus olitorius,
or jute. [India]
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Corcia caudata
(gcide) | Roller \Roll"er\ (r[=o]l"[~e]r), n.
1. One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder,
sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in
husbandry and the arts.
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2. A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage
used in surgery.
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3. (Naut.) One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in
upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.
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4. A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling
cylinder; -- called also roller towel.
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5. (Print.) A cylinder coated with a composition made
principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of
type are inked previously to taking an impression from
them. --W. Savage.
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6. A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the
roller of a map.
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7. A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.
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8. (Zool.) Any insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf
roller. see Tortrix.
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9. [CF. F. rollier.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of
Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The
name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or
"tumbling" in flight.
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Note: Many of the species are brilliantly colored. The common
European species (Coracias garrula) has the head,
neck, and under parts light blue varied with green, the
scapulars chestnut brown, and the tail blue, green, and
black. The broad-billed rollers of India and Africa
belong to the genus Eurystomus, as the oriental
roller (Eurystomus orientalis), and the Australian
roller, or dollar bird (Eurystomus Pacificus). The
latter is dark brown on the head and neck, sea green on
the back, and bright blue on the throat, base of the
tail, and parts of the wings. It has a silvery-white
spot on the middle of each wing. The {lilac-breasted
roller} of Africa is Corcia caudata caudata, a
brightly colored bird of the family Corciidae having
malachite green, blue, purple-lilac, brown and
sea-green feathers from head to tail; it is a popular
sight with tourists in Africa.
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Corcle
(gcide) | Corcle \Cor"cle\ (k[^o]r"k'l), Corcule \Cor"cule\ (-k[-u]l), n.
[L. corculum a little heart, dim. of cor heart.] (Bot.)
The heart of the seed; the embryo or germ. [Obs.]
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Corcorax melanorhamphus
(gcide) | Waybung \Way"bung`\, n. (Zool.)
An Australian insessorial bird (Corcorax melanorhamphus)
noted for the curious actions of the male during the breeding
season. It is black with a white patch on each wing.
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Corcule
(gcide) | Corcle \Cor"cle\ (k[^o]r"k'l), Corcule \Cor"cule\ (-k[-u]l), n.
[L. corculum a little heart, dim. of cor heart.] (Bot.)
The heart of the seed; the embryo or germ. [Obs.]
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'Ecorch'e
(gcide) | 'Ecorch'e \['E]`cor`ch['e]"\, n. [F.] (Fine Arts)
A manikin, or image, representing an animal, especially man,
with the skin removed so that the muscles are exposed for
purposes of study.
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Scorce
(gcide) | Scorce \Scorce\, n.
Barter. [Obs.] See Scorse.
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Scorch
(gcide) | Scorch \Scorch\, v. i.
1. To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
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Scatter a little mungy straw or fern amongst your
seedlings, to prevent the roots from scorching.
--Mortimer.
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2. To burn or be burnt.
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He laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter,
which forthwith seemed to scorch into Hester's
breast, as if it had been red hot. --Hawthorne.
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3. To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; --
applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.]
-- Scorch"er, n. [Colloq.]Scorch \Scorch\ (sk[^o]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scorched; p.
pr. & vb. n. Scorching.] [OE. scorchen, probably akin to
scorcnen; cf. Norw. skrokken shrunk up, skrekka, skr["o]kka,
to shrink, to become wrinkled up, dial. Sw. skr[*a]kkla to
wrinkle (see Shrug); but perhaps influenced by OF.
escorchier to strip the bark from, to flay, to skin, F.
['e]corcher, LL. excorticare; L. ex from + cortex, -icis,
bark (cf. Cork); because the skin falls off when scorched.]
1. To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface
of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color
and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.
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Summer drouth or sing[`e]d air
Never scorch thy tresses fair. --Milton.
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2. To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up
with heat; to affect as by heat.
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Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires.
--Prior.
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3. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
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Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
--Rev. xvi. 8.
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The fire that scorches me to death. --Dryden.
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Scorched
(gcide) | Scorch \Scorch\ (sk[^o]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scorched; p.
pr. & vb. n. Scorching.] [OE. scorchen, probably akin to
scorcnen; cf. Norw. skrokken shrunk up, skrekka, skr["o]kka,
to shrink, to become wrinkled up, dial. Sw. skr[*a]kkla to
wrinkle (see Shrug); but perhaps influenced by OF.
escorchier to strip the bark from, to flay, to skin, F.
['e]corcher, LL. excorticare; L. ex from + cortex, -icis,
bark (cf. Cork); because the skin falls off when scorched.]
1. To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface
of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color
and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.
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Summer drouth or sing[`e]d air
Never scorch thy tresses fair. --Milton.
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2. To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up
with heat; to affect as by heat.
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Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires.
--Prior.
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3. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
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Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
--Rev. xvi. 8.
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The fire that scorches me to death. --Dryden.
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Scorcher
(gcide) | Scorch \Scorch\, v. i.
1. To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
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Scatter a little mungy straw or fern amongst your
seedlings, to prevent the roots from scorching.
--Mortimer.
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2. To burn or be burnt.
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He laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter,
which forthwith seemed to scorch into Hester's
breast, as if it had been red hot. --Hawthorne.
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3. To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; --
applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.]
-- Scorch"er, n. [Colloq.]scorcher \scorch"er\
a very hot day. [Informal]
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scorcher
(gcide) | Scorch \Scorch\, v. i.
1. To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
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Scatter a little mungy straw or fern amongst your
seedlings, to prevent the roots from scorching.
--Mortimer.
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2. To burn or be burnt.
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He laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter,
which forthwith seemed to scorch into Hester's
breast, as if it had been red hot. --Hawthorne.
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3. To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; --
applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.]
-- Scorch"er, n. [Colloq.]scorcher \scorch"er\
a very hot day. [Informal]
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Scorching
(gcide) | Scorch \Scorch\ (sk[^o]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scorched; p.
pr. & vb. n. Scorching.] [OE. scorchen, probably akin to
scorcnen; cf. Norw. skrokken shrunk up, skrekka, skr["o]kka,
to shrink, to become wrinkled up, dial. Sw. skr[*a]kkla to
wrinkle (see Shrug); but perhaps influenced by OF.
escorchier to strip the bark from, to flay, to skin, F.
['e]corcher, LL. excorticare; L. ex from + cortex, -icis,
bark (cf. Cork); because the skin falls off when scorched.]
1. To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface
of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color
and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.
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Summer drouth or sing[`e]d air
Never scorch thy tresses fair. --Milton.
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2. To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up
with heat; to affect as by heat.
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Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires.
--Prior.
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3. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
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Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
--Rev. xvi. 8.
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The fire that scorches me to death. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Scorching \Scorch"ing\, a.
1. Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
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2. sufficiently hot to cause scorching.
[PJC] -- Scorch"ing*ly, adv. -- Scorch"ing*ness, n.
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Scorchingly
(gcide) | Scorching \Scorch"ing\, a.
1. Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
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2. sufficiently hot to cause scorching.
[PJC] -- Scorch"ing*ly, adv. -- Scorch"ing*ness, n.
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Scorchingness
(gcide) | Scorching \Scorch"ing\, a.
1. Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
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2. sufficiently hot to cause scorching.
[PJC] -- Scorch"ing*ly, adv. -- Scorch"ing*ness, n.
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Unscorched
(gcide) | Unscorched \Unscorched\
See scorched. |
corchorus
(wn) | corchorus
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large
leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of
jute
2: widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs;
especially Asia [syn: Corchorus, genus Corchorus] |
genus corchorus
(wn) | genus Corchorus
n 1: widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs;
especially Asia [syn: Corchorus, genus Corchorus] |
leaf scorch
(wn) | leaf scorch
n 1: plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of
the foliage |
scorch
(wn) | scorch
n 1: a surface burn [syn: scorch, singe]
2: a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched
appearance of plant tissues
3: a discoloration caused by heat
v 1: make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
[syn: sear, scorch]
2: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent
over the flames" [syn: scorch, sear, singe]
3: destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire
scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders
scorched the land"
4: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The
cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the
ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the
ceiling" [syn: char, blacken, sear, scorch]
5: become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry
conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun" |
scorched
(wn) | scorched
adj 1: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a
vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat";
"parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare";
"sunbaked salt flats" [syn: adust, baked, parched,
scorched, sunbaked]
2: having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by
an enemy; "Sherman's scorched earth policy" |
scorched-earth policy
(wn) | scorched-earth policy
n 1: the target company defends itself by selling off its crown
jewels |
scorcher
(wn) | scorcher
n 1: an extremely hot day
2: a very hard hit ball [syn: scorcher, screamer] |
scorching
(wn) | scorching
adv 1: capable of causing burns; "it was scorching hot"
adj 1: hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface; "scorching
heat" |
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