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egypt
(mass) | Egypt
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egypt
(msas) | Egypt
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egypt
(msasasci) | Egypt
- EG, EGY, Egypt |
egypt
(encz) | Egypt,Egypt [zem.] web |
egypt
(czen) | Egypt,Egypt[zem.] web |
Egypt
(gcide) | Egypt \Egypt\ n.
a country at the northeastern corner of Africa. At one time
it was joined with Syria to form the United Arab Republic.
Syn: United Arab Republic.
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egypt
(wn) | Egypt
n 1: a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab
Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that
flourished from 2600 to 30 BC [syn: Egypt, {Arab Republic
of Egypt}, United Arab Republic]
2: an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile
River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events
described in the Old Testament [syn: Egyptian Empire,
Egypt] |
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egyptian
(encz) | egyptian,egyptský adj: Zdeněk BrožEgyptian,Egypťan Hynek Hanke |
egyptian cat
(encz) | Egyptian cat, |
egyptian cobra
(encz) | Egyptian cobra, |
egyptian cotton
(encz) | Egyptian cotton, |
egyptian deity
(encz) | Egyptian deity, |
egyptology
(encz) | Egyptology,egyptologie n: Zdeněk Brož |
egyptologie
(czen) | egyptologie,Egyptologyn: Zdeněk Brož |
egyptský
(czen) | egyptský,egyptianadj: Zdeněk Brož |
egyptský bůh podvětí
(czen) | egyptský bůh podvětí,Osiris Zdeněk Brož |
egyptský bůh slunce
(czen) | egyptský bůh slunce,Ran: Michal Ambrož |
město v egyptě
(czen) | město v Egyptě,Suez Zdeněk Brož |
Aegyptopithecus
(gcide) | Aegyptopithecus \Aegyptopithecus\ n.
1. an extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; --
fossils were found in Egypt.
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Alopochen Aegyptiaca
(gcide) | Goose \Goose\ (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. Geese (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS.
g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan.
gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for
hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. Gander,
Gannet, Ganza, Gosling.] (Zool.)
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1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserin[ae],
and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several
allied genera. See Anseres.
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Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been
derived from the European graylag goose ({Anser
anser}). The bean goose (A. segetum), the American
wild or Canada goose (Branta Canadensis), and the
bernicle goose (Branta leucopsis) are well known
species. The American white or snow geese and the blue
goose belong to the genus Chen. See Bernicle,
Emperor goose, under Emperor, Snow goose, {Wild
goose}, Brant.
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2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the
common goose.
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Note: The Egyptian or fox goose (Alopochen Aegyptiaca) and
the African spur-winged geese (Plectropterus) belong
to the family Plectropterid[ae]. The Australian
semipalmated goose (Anseranas semipalmata) and Cape
Barren goose (Cereopsis Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) are
very different from northern geese, and each is made
the type of a distinct family. Both are domesticated in
Australia.
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3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle,
which resembles the neck of a goose.
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4. A silly creature; a simpleton.
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5. A game played with counters on a board divided into
compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.
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The pictures placed for ornament and use,
The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.
--Goldsmith.
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A wild goose chase, an attempt to accomplish something
impossible or unlikely of attainment.
Fen goose. See under Fen.
Goose barnacle (Zool.), any pedunculated barnacle of the
genus Anatifa or Lepas; -- called also {duck
barnacle}. See Barnacle, and Cirripedia.
Goose cap, a silly person. [Obs.] --Beau. & .
Goose corn (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({Juncus
squarrosus}).
Goose feast, Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.]
Goose grass. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Galium (G. Aparine), a
favorite food of geese; -- called also catchweed and
cleavers.
(b) A species of knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
(c) The annual spear grass (Poa annua).
Goose neck, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved
like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.), an iron hook
connecting a spar with a mast.
Goose quill, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a
pen made from it.
Goose skin. See Goose flesh, above.
Goose tongue (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea
ptarmica}), growing wild in the British islands.
Sea goose. (Zool.) See Phalarope.
Solan goose. (Zool.) See Gannet.
[1913 Webster]Spur-winged \Spur"-winged`\ (-w[i^]ngd`), a. (Zool.)
Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
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Spur-winged goose (Zool.), any one of several species of
long-legged African geese of the genus Plectropterus and
allied genera, having a strong spur on the bend of the
wing, as the Gambo goose (Plectropterus Gambensis) and
the Egyptian, or Nile, goose (Alopochen Aegyptiaca).
Spur-winged plover (Zool.), an Old World plover
(Hoplopterus spinosus) having a sharp spur on the bend
of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent
parts of Asia and Europe.
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Balanites Aegyptiaca
(gcide) | Zachun \Za*chun"\, n. (Bot.)
An oil pressed by the Arabs from the fruit of a small thorny
tree (Balanites Aegyptiaca), and sold to piligrims for a
healing ointment. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
[1913 Webster]Bito \Bi"to\, n., Bito tree \Bi"to tree`\ . [Etym. uncertain.]
(Bot.)
A small scrubby tree (Balanites [AE]gyptiaca) growing in
dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
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Note: The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in
Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy
fish; the ripe fruit is edible, when green it is an
anthelmintic; the fermented juice is used as a
beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called
zachun. The African name of the tree is hajilij.
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Balanites AEgyptiaca
(gcide) | Zachun \Za*chun"\, n. (Bot.)
An oil pressed by the Arabs from the fruit of a small thorny
tree (Balanites Aegyptiaca), and sold to piligrims for a
healing ointment. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
[1913 Webster]Bito \Bi"to\, n., Bito tree \Bi"to tree`\ . [Etym. uncertain.]
(Bot.)
A small scrubby tree (Balanites [AE]gyptiaca) growing in
dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.
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Note: The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in
Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy
fish; the ripe fruit is edible, when green it is an
anthelmintic; the fermented juice is used as a
beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called
zachun. The African name of the tree is hajilij.
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Dipus Aegyptius
(gcide) | Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[=u]`.] (Zool.)
Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. {Dipus
Aegyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent
countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long
tail. [Written also gerboa.]
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Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping
rodents, as the Pedetes Caffer, of the Cape of Good
Hope.
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Jerboa kangaroo (Zool.), small Australian kangaroo
(Bettongia penicillata), about the size of a common
hare.
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Egypt
(gcide) | Egypt \Egypt\ n.
a country at the northeastern corner of Africa. At one time
it was joined with Syria to form the United Arab Republic.
Syn: United Arab Republic.
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Egypt herring
(gcide) | Saury \Sau"ry\, n.; pl. Sauries. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)
A slender marine fish (Scomberesox saurus) of Europe and
America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also
billfish, gowdnook, gawnook, skipper, skipjack,
skopster, lizard fish, and Egypt herring.
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Egyptian
(gcide) | Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, n.
1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the
Egyptian language.
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2. A gypsy. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian bean. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium
speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under Bean, 1.
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross.
Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
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Egyptian bath sponge
(gcide) | Towel \Tow"el\, n. [OE. towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL.
toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G.
zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel,
AS. [thorn]we['a]n to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. [thorn]v[=a],
Sw. tv[*a], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf. Doily.]
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying
anything wet, as the person after a bath.
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Towel gourd (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant
Luffa Aegyptiaca; also, the plant itself. The fruit is
very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds,
is used as a sponge or towel. Called also {Egyptian bath
sponge}, and dishcloth.
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Egyptian bean
(gcide) | Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian bean. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium
speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under Bean, 1.
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross.
Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
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Egyptian chlorosis
(gcide) | ankylostomiasis \an`ky*los*to*mi"a*sis\, ancylostomiasis
\an`cy*los*to*mi"a*sis\([a^][ng]`k[i^]*l[o^]s*t[-o]*m[imac]"[.a]*s[i^]s),
n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name
of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.)
A disease caused by the hookworm parasites of the genus
Ancylostoma (especially Ancylostoma duodenale), and
Necator americanus. Typically, infection in humans occurs
in the small intestine. In the small intestine they suck the
blood from the wall and, when present in large numbers,
produce a severe anaemia. Called also miner's anaemia,
tunnel disease, brickmaker's anaemia, {Egyptian
chlorosis}.
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Egyptian clover
(gcide) | Berseem \Ber*seem"\, n. [Ar. bersh[imac]m clover.]
An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) extensively
cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the
alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into
the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than
other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also Egyptian clover.
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Egyptian cross
(gcide) | Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian bean. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium
speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under Bean, 1.
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross.
Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
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Egyptian millet
(gcide) | millet \mil"let\ (m[i^]l"l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L.
milium; akin to Gr. meli`nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.)
The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an
abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of
Germany and Southern Europe are Panicum miliaceum, and
Setaria Italica.
Note:
Arabian millet is Sorghum Halepense.
Egyptian millet or
East Indian millet is Penicillaria spicata.
Indian millet is Sorghum vulgare. (See under Indian.)
Italian millet is Setaria Italica, a coarse, rank-growing
annual grass, valuable for fodder when cut young, and
bearing nutritive seeds; -- called also Hungarian grass.
Texas millet is Panicum Texanum.
Wild millet, or
Millet grass, is Milium effusum, a tall grass growing in
woods.
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Egyptian pea
(gcide) | Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. Peas (p[=e]z) or Pease (p[=e]z). [OE.
pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum;
cf. Gr. pi`sos, pi`son. The final s was misunderstood in
English as a plural ending. Cf. Pease.]
1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of
many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a
papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,
popularly called a pod.
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Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained
nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease
is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at
dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the
form peas being used in both senses.
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2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the
seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos,
Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)
of a different color from the rest of the seed.
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Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or
less closely related to the common pea. See the
Phrases, below.
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Beach pea (Bot.), a seashore plant, Lathyrus maritimus.
Black-eyed pea, a West Indian name for {Dolichos
sph[ae]rospermus} and its seed.
Butterfly pea, the American plant Clitoria Mariana,
having showy blossoms.
Chick pea. See Chick-pea.
Egyptian pea. Same as Chick-pea.
Everlasting pea. See under Everlasting.
Glory pea. See under Glory, n.
Hoary pea, any plant of the genus Tephrosia; goat's rue.
Issue pea, Orris pea. (Med.) See under Issue, and
Orris.
Milk pea. (Bot.) See under Milk.
Pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows
single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used
adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
Pea bug. (Zool.) Same as Pea weevil.
Pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
Pea crab (Zool.), any small crab of the genus
Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
the European species (Pinnotheres pisum) which lives in
the common mussel and the cockle.
Pea dove (Zool.), the American ground dove.
Pea-flower tribe (Bot.), a suborder (Papilionace[ae]) of
leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
the pea. --G. Bentham.
Pea maggot (Zool.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix
pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.
Pea ore (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in
round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
Pea starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is
sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
Pea tree (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of
the genus Caragana, natives of Siberia and China.
Pea vine. (Bot.)
(a) Any plant which bears peas.
(b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States
(Lathyrus Americana, and other similar species).
Pea weevil (Zool.), a small weevil (Bruchus pisi) which
destroys peas by eating out the interior.
Pigeon pea. (Bot.) See Pigeon pea.
Sweet pea (Bot.), the annual plant Lathyrus odoratus;
also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Egyptian privet
(gcide) | Lawsonia \Law*so"ni*a\, n. (Bot.)
An Asiatic and North African shrub (Lawsonia inermis), with
smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is
prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is
called Egyptian privet, and in the West Indies, {Jamaica
mignonette}.
[1913 Webster]Privet \Priv"et\, n. [Cf. Scot. privie, Prov. E. prim-print,
primwort. Prob. for primet, and perh. named from being cut
and trimmed. See, Prim, a., and cf. Prime to prune,
Prim, n., Prie, n.] (Bot.)
An ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare), much used
in hedges; -- called also prim.
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Egyptian privet. See Lawsonia.
Evergreen privet, a plant of the genus Rhamnus. See
Alatern.
Mock privet, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the
genus Phillyrea. They are from the Mediterranean region,
and have been much cultivated for hedges and for
fancifully clipped shrubberies.
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Egyptian reed
(gcide) | Reed \Reed\, n. [AS. hre['o]d; akin to D. riet, G. riet, ried,
OHG. kriot, riot.]
1. (Bot.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or
grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems,
such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the
common reed of Europe and North America ({Phragmites
communis}).
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2. A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some
plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe.
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Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed
Of Hermes. --Milton.
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3. An arrow, as made of a reed. --Prior.
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4. Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.]
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5. (Mus.)
(a) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the
mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in
vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a
single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is
double, forming a compressed tube.
(b) One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of
which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon,
harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets
or registers of pipes in an organ.
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6. (Weaving) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or
reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the
swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the
weft; a sley. See Batten.
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7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for
igniting the charge in blasting.
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8. (Arch.) Same as Reeding.
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Egyptian reed (Bot.), the papyrus.
Free reed (Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the
wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, concertina, etc.
It is distinguished from the beating or striking reed of
the organ and clarinet.
Meadow reed grass (Bot.), the Glyceria aquatica, a tall
grass found in wet places.
Reed babbler. See Reedbird.
Reed bunting (Zool.) A European sparrow ({Emberiza
sch[oe]niclus}) which frequents marshy places; -- called
also reed sparrow, ring bunting.
(b) Reedling.
Reed canary grass (Bot.), a tall wild grass ({Phalaris
arundinacea}).
Reed grass. (Bot.)
(a) The common reed. See Reed, 1.
(b) A plant of the genus Sparganium; bur reed. See under
Bur.
Reed organ (Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set
of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina,
etc.
Reed pipe (Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed.
Reed sparrow. (Zool.) See Reed bunting, above.
Reed stop (Mus.), a set of pipes in an organ furnished with
reeds.
Reed warbler. (Zool.)
(a) A small European warbler (Acrocephalus streperus);
-- called also reed wren.
(b) Any one of several species of Indian and Australian
warblers of the genera Acrocephalus, Calamoherpe,
and Arundinax. They are excellent singers.
Sea-sand reed (Bot.), a kind of coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}). See Beach grass, under Beach.
Wood reed grass (Bot.), a tall, elegant grass ({Cinna
arundinacea}), common in moist woods.
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Egyptian thorn
(gcide) | Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.
Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. Gypsy.]
Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.
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Egyptian bean. (Bot.)
(a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium
speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.
(b) See under Bean, 1.
Egyptian cross. See Illust. (No. 6) of Cross.
Egyptian thorn (Bot.), a medium-sized tree (Acacia vera).
It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.
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Egyptize
(gcide) | Egyptize \E"gypt*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Egyptized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Egyptizing.]
To give an Egyptian character or appearance to. --Fairbairn.
Egyptologer |
Egyptized
(gcide) | Egyptize \E"gypt*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Egyptized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Egyptizing.]
To give an Egyptian character or appearance to. --Fairbairn.
Egyptologer |
Egyptizing
(gcide) | Egyptize \E"gypt*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Egyptized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Egyptizing.]
To give an Egyptian character or appearance to. --Fairbairn.
Egyptologer |
Egyptologer
(gcide) | Egyptologer \E`gyp*tol"o*ger\, Egyptologist \E`gyp*tol"o*gist\,
n.
One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt; a student of
Egyptology.
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Egyptological
(gcide) | Egyptological \E*gyp`to*log"ic*al\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or devoted to, Egyptology.
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Egyptologist
(gcide) | Egyptologer \E`gyp*tol"o*ger\, Egyptologist \E`gyp*tol"o*gist\,
n.
One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt; a student of
Egyptology.
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Egyptology
(gcide) | Egyptology \E`gyp*tol"o*gy\, n. [Egypt + -logy.]
The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the
hieroglyphics.
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Luffa Aegyptiaca
(gcide) | Loof \Loof\ (l[=oo]f), n. (Bot.)
The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant
(Luffa Aegyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
[1913 Webster]Towel \Tow"el\, n. [OE. towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL.
toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G.
zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel,
AS. [thorn]we['a]n to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. [thorn]v[=a],
Sw. tv[*a], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf. Doily.]
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying
anything wet, as the person after a bath.
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Towel gourd (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant
Luffa Aegyptiaca; also, the plant itself. The fruit is
very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds,
is used as a sponge or towel. Called also {Egyptian bath
sponge}, and dishcloth.
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Pluvianus aegypticus
(gcide) | Crocodile \Croc"o*dile\ (kr[o^]k"[-o]*d[imac]l; 277), n. [L.
crocodilus, Gr. kroko`deilos: cf. F. crocodile. Cf.
Cookatrice.]
1. (Zool.) A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of
several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or
eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa,
Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched
by the sun's heat. The best known species is that of the
Nile (Crocodilus vulgaris, or Crocodilus Niloticus).
The Florida crocodile (Crocodilus Americanus) is much
less common than the alligator and has longer jaws. The
name is also sometimes applied to the species of other
related genera, as the gavial and the alligator.
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2. (Logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have
been first used by a crocodile.
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Crocodile bird (Zool.), an African plover ({Pluvianus
[ae]gypticus}) which alights upon the crocodile and
devours its insect parasites, even entering its open mouth
(according to reliable writers) in pursuit of files, etc.;
-- called also Nile bird. It is the trochilos of
ancient writers.
Crocodile tears, false or affected tears; hypocritical
sorrow; -- derived from the fiction of old travelers, that
crocodiles shed tears over their prey.
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Scarabaeus Egyptiorum
(gcide) | Scarab \Scar"ab\, Scarabee \Scar"a*bee\, n. [L. scarabaeus; cf.
F. scarab['e]e.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles
of the genus Scarabaeus, or family Scarabaeidae,
especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species ({Scarabaeus
sacer}, and Scarabaeus Egyptiorum).
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2. (Egyptian Archaeology, Jewelry) A stylized representation
of a scarab beetle carved in stone or faience, or made in
baked clay, usually in a conventionalized form in which
the beetle has its legs held closely at its sides, and
commonly having an inscription on the flat underside; -- a
symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as
an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in
jewelry, usually by engraving the formalized scarab design
on cabuchon stones. Also used attributively; as, a scarab
bracelet [a bracelet containing scarabs]; a ring with a
scarab [the carved stone itelf].
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Sesbania Aegyptiaca
(gcide) | Sesban \Ses"ban\, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[=a]n, seiseb[=a]n, a
kind of tree, fr. Per. s[imac]sab[=a]n seed of cinquefoil.]
(Bot.)
A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata) which furnishes a
fiber used for making ropes.
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Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant,
Sesbania Aegyptiaca, and other species of the same
genus.
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aedes aegypti
(wn) | Aedes aegypti
n 1: mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue [syn:
yellow-fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti] |
aegyptopithecus
(wn) | Aegyptopithecus
n 1: extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils
found in Egypt |
arab republic of egypt
(wn) | Arab Republic of Egypt
n 1: a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab
Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that
flourished from 2600 to 30 BC [syn: Egypt, {Arab Republic
of Egypt}, United Arab Republic] |
capital of egypt
(wn) | capital of Egypt
n 1: the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a
major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly
the home of the Pharaohs [syn: Cairo, Al Qahira, {El
Qahira}, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt] |
dactyloctenium aegypticum
(wn) | Dactyloctenium aegypticum
n 1: a creeping grass with spikes like fingers [syn: {Egyptian
grass}, crowfoot grass, Dactyloctenium aegypticum] |
egyptian
(wn) | Egyptian
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its
people or their language
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Egypt
2: the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the
Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC |
egyptian bean
(wn) | Egyptian bean
n 1: perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having
trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like
flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as
an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian
subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos [syn:
hyacinth bean, bonavist, Indian bean, {Egyptian
bean}, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab] |
egyptian capital
(wn) | Egyptian capital
n 1: the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a
major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly
the home of the Pharaohs [syn: Cairo, Al Qahira, {El
Qahira}, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt] |
egyptian cat
(wn) | Egyptian cat
n 1: a domestic cat of Egypt |
egyptian cobra
(wn) | Egyptian cobra
n 1: cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over
life and death [syn: asp, Egyptian cobra, Naja haje] |
egyptian corn
(wn) | Egyptian corn
n 1: sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa [syn:
durra, doura, dourah, Egyptian corn, {Indian
millet}, Guinea corn] |
egyptian cotton
(wn) | Egyptian cotton
n 1: fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt;
believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by
hybridization with Peruvian cotton |
egyptian deity
(wn) | Egyptian deity
n 1: a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians |
egyptian empire
(wn) | Egyptian Empire
n 1: an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the
Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events
described in the Old Testament [syn: Egyptian Empire,
Egypt] |
egyptian grass
(wn) | Egyptian grass
n 1: a creeping grass with spikes like fingers [syn: {Egyptian
grass}, crowfoot grass, Dactyloctenium aegypticum] |
egyptian henbane
(wn) | Egyptian henbane
n 1: poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine
[syn: Egyptian henbane, Hyoscyamus muticus] |
egyptian islamic jihad
(wn) | Egyptian Islamic Jihad
n 1: an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s;
seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it
with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells;
"the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination
of Anwar Sadat in 1981" [syn: al-Jihad, {Egyptian Islamic
Jihad}, Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest] |
egyptian lupine
(wn) | Egyptian lupine
n 1: white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage
and erosion control [syn: white lupine, field lupine,
wolf bean, Egyptian lupine, Lupinus albus] |
egyptian monetary unit
(wn) | Egyptian monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Egypt |
egyptian onion
(wn) | Egyptian onion
n 1: type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for
early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers
[syn: tree onion, Egyptian onion, top onion, {Allium
cepa viviparum}] |
egyptian paper reed
(wn) | Egyptian paper reed
n 1: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served
many purposes in historic times [syn: papyrus, {Egyptian
paper reed}, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, {paper
plant}, Cyperus papyrus] |
egyptian paper rush
(wn) | Egyptian paper rush
n 1: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served
many purposes in historic times [syn: papyrus, {Egyptian
paper reed}, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, {paper
plant}, Cyperus papyrus] |
egyptian pea
(wn) | Egyptian pea
n 1: Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two
edible seeds [syn: chickpea, chickpea plant, {Egyptian
pea}, Cicer arietinum] |
egyptian pound
(wn) | Egyptian pound
n 1: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
[syn: Egyptian pound, pound] |
egyptian vulture
(wn) | Egyptian vulture
n 1: small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
[syn: Egyptian vulture, Pharaoh's chicken, {Neophron
percnopterus}] |
egyptian water lily
(wn) | Egyptian water lily
n 1: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern
Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: lotus, {white
lotus}, Egyptian water lily, white lily, {Nymphaea
lotus}] |
egyptologist
(wn) | Egyptologist
n 1: an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology |
egyptology
(wn) | Egyptology
n 1: archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts |
genus aegyptopithecus
(wn) | genus Aegyptopithecus
n 1: a genus of Hominoidea |
lower egypt
(wn) | Lower Egypt
n 1: one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt;
consists of the Nile delta |
pharaoh of egypt
(wn) | Pharaoh of Egypt
n 1: the title of the ancient Egyptian kings [syn: Pharaoh,
Pharaoh of Egypt] |
pluvianus aegyptius
(wn) | Pluvianus aegyptius
n 1: African courser that feeds on insect parasites on
crocodiles [syn: crocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius] |
pyramids of egypt
(wn) | Pyramids of Egypt
n 1: a massive monument with a square base and four triangular
sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in
ancient Egypt [syn: Pyramid, Great Pyramid, {Pyramids
of Egypt}] |
upper egypt
(wn) | Upper Egypt
n 1: one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt;
extends south from Cairo to Sudan |
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