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emma
(encz) | Emma,Emma n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
emma
(czen) | Emma,Emman: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
emma
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dilemma
(encz) | dilemma,dilema n: Zdeněk Brož |
dilemmas
(encz) | dilemmas,těžká rozhodnutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
emmanuel
(encz) | Emmanuel,Emmanuel n: [jmén.] příjmení, mužské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož
a automatický překlad |
gemma
(encz) | Gemma,Gemma n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
gemmation
(encz) | gemmation,množení pučením Zdeněk Brožgemmation,pučení [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
lemma
(encz) | lemma,lemma n: Zdeněk Brož |
lemmas
(encz) | lemmas,lemmata n: Zdeněk Brož |
neurilemma
(encz) | neurilemma, n: |
neurolemma
(encz) | neurolemma, n: |
sarcolemma
(encz) | sarcolemma, n: |
sarcolemmal
(encz) | sarcolemmal, adj: |
stemma
(encz) | stemma, n: |
stemmatic
(encz) | stemmatic, adj: |
stemmatics
(encz) | stemmatics, n: |
stemmatology
(encz) | stemmatology, n: |
emmanuel
(czen) | Emmanuel,Emmanueln: [jmén.] příjmení, mužské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
gemma
(czen) | Gemma,Gemman: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
lemma
(czen) | lemma,lemman: Zdeněk Brož |
lemmata
(czen) | lemmata,lemmasn: Zdeněk Brož |
Agrostemma
(gcide) | Agrostemma \Agrostemma\ n.
1. 1 a genus comprising the corncockles.
Syn: genus Agrostemma.
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Agrostemma Githago
(gcide) | Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,
Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka['u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno.
Cf. Grain, Kernel.]
1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
and maize; a grain.
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2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
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Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
the United States, to maize, or Indian corn (see
sense 3), and in England to wheat.
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3. a tall cereal plant (Zea mays) bearing its seeds as
large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard
cylindrical ear, the core of which (the cob) is not
edible; -- also called Indian corn and, in technical
literature, maize. There are several kinds; as, {yellow
corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is
yellow when ripe; white corn or southern corn, which
grows to a great height, and has long white kernels;
sweet corn, comprising a number of sweet and tender
varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have
kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn, any
small variety, used for popping. Corn seeds may be cooked
while on the ear and eaten directly, or may be stripped
from the ear and cooked subsequently. The term {Indian
corn} is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn
having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob; it
is used for decoration, especially in the fall.
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4. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
reaping and before thrashing.
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In one night, ere glimpse of morn,
His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton.
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5. A small, hard particle; a grain. "Corn of sand." --Bp.
Hall. "A corn of powder." --Beau. & Fl.
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Corn ball, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
candy from molasses or sugar.
Corn bread, bread made of Indian meal.
Corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.
Corn cockle (Bot.), a weed (Agrostemma Githago syn.
Lychnis Githago), having bright flowers, common in grain
fields.
Corn flag (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gladiolus; --
called also sword lily.
Corn fly. (Zool.)
(a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The
common European species is Chlorops t[ae]niopus.
(b) A small fly (Anthomyia ze) whose larva or maggot
destroys seed corn after it has been planted.
Corn fritter, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed
through its batter. [U. S.]
Corn laws, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the
importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
when the price rose above a certain rate.
Corn marigold. (Bot.) See under Marigold.
Corn oyster, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn
and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
[U.S.]
Corn parsley (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus
(Petroselinum segetum), a weed in parts of Europe and
Asia.
Corn popper, a utensil used in popping corn.
Corn poppy (Bot.), the red poppy (Papaver Rh[oe]as),
common in European cornfields; -- also called corn rose.
Corn rent, rent paid in corn.
Corn rose. See Corn poppy.
Corn salad (Bot.), a name given to several species of
Valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad.
Valerianella olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce.
Corn stone, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]
Corn violet (Bot.), a species of Campanula.
Corn weevil. (Zool.)
(a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
(b) In America, a weevil (Sphenophorus ze[ae]) which
attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
great damage. See Grain weevil, under Weevil.
[1913 Webster]corncockle \corncockle\ n.
a European annual (Agrostemma githago) having large
trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a
common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized
in America.
Syn: corn cockle, corn-cockle, corn campion,
crown-of-the-field, Agrostemma githago.
[WordNet 1.5]crown-of-the-field \crown-of-the-field\ n.
a European annual (Agrostemma githago) having large
trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a
common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized
in America.
Syn: corn cockle, corncockle, corn-cockle, corn campion,
Agrostemma githago.
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Agrostemma githago
(gcide) | Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,
Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka['u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno.
Cf. Grain, Kernel.]
1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
and maize; a grain.
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2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
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Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
the United States, to maize, or Indian corn (see
sense 3), and in England to wheat.
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3. a tall cereal plant (Zea mays) bearing its seeds as
large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard
cylindrical ear, the core of which (the cob) is not
edible; -- also called Indian corn and, in technical
literature, maize. There are several kinds; as, {yellow
corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is
yellow when ripe; white corn or southern corn, which
grows to a great height, and has long white kernels;
sweet corn, comprising a number of sweet and tender
varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have
kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn, any
small variety, used for popping. Corn seeds may be cooked
while on the ear and eaten directly, or may be stripped
from the ear and cooked subsequently. The term {Indian
corn} is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn
having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob; it
is used for decoration, especially in the fall.
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4. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
reaping and before thrashing.
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In one night, ere glimpse of morn,
His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton.
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5. A small, hard particle; a grain. "Corn of sand." --Bp.
Hall. "A corn of powder." --Beau. & Fl.
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Corn ball, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
candy from molasses or sugar.
Corn bread, bread made of Indian meal.
Corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.
Corn cockle (Bot.), a weed (Agrostemma Githago syn.
Lychnis Githago), having bright flowers, common in grain
fields.
Corn flag (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gladiolus; --
called also sword lily.
Corn fly. (Zool.)
(a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The
common European species is Chlorops t[ae]niopus.
(b) A small fly (Anthomyia ze) whose larva or maggot
destroys seed corn after it has been planted.
Corn fritter, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed
through its batter. [U. S.]
Corn laws, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the
importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
when the price rose above a certain rate.
Corn marigold. (Bot.) See under Marigold.
Corn oyster, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn
and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
[U.S.]
Corn parsley (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus
(Petroselinum segetum), a weed in parts of Europe and
Asia.
Corn popper, a utensil used in popping corn.
Corn poppy (Bot.), the red poppy (Papaver Rh[oe]as),
common in European cornfields; -- also called corn rose.
Corn rent, rent paid in corn.
Corn rose. See Corn poppy.
Corn salad (Bot.), a name given to several species of
Valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad.
Valerianella olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce.
Corn stone, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]
Corn violet (Bot.), a species of Campanula.
Corn weevil. (Zool.)
(a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
(b) In America, a weevil (Sphenophorus ze[ae]) which
attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
great damage. See Grain weevil, under Weevil.
[1913 Webster]corncockle \corncockle\ n.
a European annual (Agrostemma githago) having large
trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a
common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized
in America.
Syn: corn cockle, corn-cockle, corn campion,
crown-of-the-field, Agrostemma githago.
[WordNet 1.5]crown-of-the-field \crown-of-the-field\ n.
a European annual (Agrostemma githago) having large
trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a
common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized
in America.
Syn: corn cockle, corncockle, corn-cockle, corn campion,
Agrostemma githago.
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Analemma
(gcide) | Analemma \An`a*lem"ma\ (-l[e^]m"m[.a]), n. [L. analemma a sun
dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a
place, Gr. 'ana`lhmma a support, or thing supported, a sun
dial, fr. 'analamba`nein to take up; 'ana` + lamba`nein to
take.]
1. (Chem.) An orthographic projection of the sphere on the
plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an
infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the
horizon.
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2. An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection
of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor;
-- formerly much used in solving some common astronomical
problems.
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3. A scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year,
drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial
globe.
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Dilemma
(gcide) | Dilemma \Di*lem"ma\, n. [L. dilemma, Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice +
? to take. See Lemma.]
1. (Logic) An argument which presents an antagonist with two
or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against
him, whichever alternative he chooses.
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Note: The following are instances of the dilemma. A young
rhetorician applied to an old sophist to be taught the
art of pleading, and bargained for a certain reward to
be paid when he should gain a cause. The master sued
for his reward, and the scholar endeavored to elude his
claim by a dilemma. "If I gain my cause, I shall
withhold your pay, because the judge's award will be
against you; if I lose it, I may withhold it, because I
shall not yet have gained a cause." "On the contrary,"
says the master, "if you gain your cause, you must pay
me, because you are to pay me when you gain a cause; if
you lose it, you must pay me, because the judge will
award it." --Johnson.
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2. A state of things in which evils or obstacles present
themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine
what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or
predicament; a difficult choice or position.
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A strong dilemma in a desperate case!
To act with infamy, or quit the place. --Swift.
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Horns of a dilemma, alternatives, each of which is equally
difficult of encountering.
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Emmanthe
(gcide) | Emmanthe \Emmanthe\ n.
1. a genus of plants consisting of one species, the yellow
bells.
Syn: genus Emmanthe.
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Emmantle
(gcide) | Emmantle \Em*man"tle\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + mantle: cf. F.
emmanteler. Cf. Inmantle.]
To cover over with, or as with, a mantle; to put about as a
protection. [Obs.] --Holland.
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Emmanuel
(gcide) | Emmanuel \Em*man"u*el\, n.
See Immanuel. --Matt. i. 23.
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Emmarble
(gcide) | Emmarble \Em*mar"ble\, v. t.
To turn to marble; to harden. [Obs.]
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Thou dost emmarble the proud heart. --Spenser.
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Enchylemma
(gcide) | Enchylemma \En`chy*lem"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to pour in + ?
anything received.] (Biol.)
The basal substance of the cell nucleus; a hyaline or
granular substance, more or less fluid during life, in which
the other parts of the nucleus are imbedded.
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Fissigemmation
(gcide) | Fissigemmation \Fis`si*gem*ma"tion\, n. [L. fissus (p. p. of
findere to split) + E. gemmation.] (Biol.)
A process of reproduction intermediate between fission and
gemmation.
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Gemma
(gcide) | Gemma \Gem"ma\, n.; pl. Gemm[ae]. [L., a bud.]
1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.
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2. (Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in
the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one
at a time from the parent cell.
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Gemmaceous
(gcide) | Gemmaceous \Gem*ma"ceous\, a.
Of or pertaining to gems or to gemm[ae]; of the nature of, or
resembling, gems or gemm[ae].
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Gemmae
(gcide) | Gemma \Gem"ma\, n.; pl. Gemm[ae]. [L., a bud.]
1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.
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2. (Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in
the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one
at a time from the parent cell.
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Gemmary
(gcide) | Gemmary \Gem"ma*ry\, a. [L. gemmarius. See Gem.]
Of or pertaining to gems.
[1913 Webster]Gemmary \Gem"ma*ry\, n.
A receptacle for jewels or gems; a jewel house; jewels or
gems, collectively.
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Gemmate
(gcide) | Gemmate \Gem"mate\, a. [L. gemmatus, p. p. of gemmare to put
forth buds, fr. gemma bud.] (Bot.)
Having buds; reproducing by buds.
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Gemmated
(gcide) | Gemmated \Gem"ma*ted\, a.
Having buds; adorned with gems or jewels.
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Gemmation
(gcide) | Gemmation \Gem*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gemmation.]
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1. (Biol.) The formation of a new individual, either animal
or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method
of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding.
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2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of
leaves in the bud.
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Horn of a dilemma
(gcide) | Horn \Horn\ (h[^o]rn), n. [AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn,
G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. horn, Goth. ha['u]rn, W., Gael., & Ir.
corn, L. cornu, Gr. ke`ras, and perh. also to E. cheer,
cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. [,c]iras head. Cf. Carat,
Corn on the foot, Cornea, Corner, Cornet,
Cornucopia, Hart.]
1. A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing
upon the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants,
as cattle, goats, and the like. The hollow horns of the Ox
family consist externally of true horn, and are never
shed.
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2. The antler of a deer, which is of bone throughout, and
annually shed and renewed.
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3. (Zool.) Any natural projection or excrescence from an
animal, resembling or thought to resemble a horn in
substance or form; esp.:
(a) A projection from the beak of a bird, as in the
hornbill.
(b) A tuft of feathers on the head of a bird, as in the
horned owl.
(c) A hornlike projection from the head or thorax of an
insect, or the head of a reptile, or fish.
(d) A sharp spine in front of the fins of a fish, as in
the horned pout.
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4. (Bot.) An incurved, tapering and pointed appendage found
in the flowers of the milkweed (Asclepias).
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5. Something made of a horn, or in resemblance of a horn; as:
(a) A wind instrument of music; originally, one made of a
horn (of an ox or a ram); now applied to various
elaborately wrought instruments of brass or other
metal, resembling a horn in shape. "Wind his horn
under the castle wall." --Spenser. See French horn,
under French.
(b) A drinking cup, or beaker, as having been originally
made of the horns of cattle. "Horns of mead and ale."
--Mason.
(c) The cornucopia, or horn of plenty. See Cornucopia.
"Fruits and flowers from Amalth[ae]a's horn."
--Milton.
(d) A vessel made of a horn; esp., one designed for
containing powder; anciently, a small vessel for
carrying liquids. "Samuel took the hornof oil and
anointed him [David]." --1 Sam. xvi. 13.
(e) The pointed beak of an anvil.
(f) The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the
projections on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg.
(g) (Arch.) The Ionic volute.
(h) (Naut.) The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the
projections forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc.
(i) (Carp.) A curved projection on the fore part of a
plane.
(j) One of the projections at the four corners of the
Jewish altar of burnt offering. "Joab . . . caught
hold on the horns of the altar." --1 Kings ii. 28.
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6. One of the curved ends of a crescent; esp., an extremity
or cusp of the moon when crescent-shaped.
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The moon
Wears a wan circle round her blunted horns.
--Thomson.
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7. (Mil.) The curving extremity of the wing of an army or of
a squadron drawn up in a crescentlike form.
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Sharpening in mooned horns
Their phalanx. --Milton.
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8. The tough, fibrous material of which true horns are
composed, being, in the Ox family, chiefly albuminous,
with some phosphate of lime; also, any similar substance,
as that which forms the hoof crust of horses, sheep, and
cattle; as, a spoon of horn.
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9. (Script.) A symbol of strength, power, glory, exaltation,
or pride.
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The Lord is . . . the horn of my salvation. --Ps.
xviii. 2.
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10. An emblem of a cuckold; -- used chiefly in the plural.
"Thicker than a cuckold's horn." --Shak.
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11. the telephone; as, on the horn. [slang]
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12. a body of water shaped like a horn; as, the Golden Horn
in Istanbul.
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Horn block, the frame or pedestal in which a railway car
axle box slides up and down; -- also called horn plate.
Horn of a dilemma. See under Dilemma.
Horn distemper, a disease of cattle, affecting the internal
substance of the horn.
Horn drum, a wheel with long curved scoops, for raising
water.
Horn lead (Chem.), chloride of lead.
Horn maker, a maker of cuckolds. [Obs.] --Shak.
Horn mercury. (Min.) Same as Horn quicksilver (below).
Horn poppy (Bot.), a plant allied to the poppy ({Glaucium
luteum}), found on the sandy shores of Great Britain and
Virginia; -- called also horned poppy. --Gray.
Horn pox (Med.), abortive smallpox with an eruption like
that of chicken pox.
Horn quicksilver (Min.), native calomel, or bichloride of
mercury.
Horn shell (Zool.), any long, sharp, spiral, gastropod
shell, of the genus Cerithium, and allied genera.
Horn silver (Min.), cerargyrite.
Horn slate, a gray, siliceous stone.
To pull in one's horns, To haul in one's horns, to
withdraw some arrogant pretension; to cease a demand or
withdraw an assertion. [Colloq.]
To raise the horn, or To lift the horn (Script.), to
exalt one's self; to act arrogantly. "'Gainst them that
raised thee dost thou lift thy horn?" --Milton.
To take a horn, to take a drink of intoxicating liquor.
[Low]
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Horns of a dilemma
(gcide) | Dilemma \Di*lem"ma\, n. [L. dilemma, Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice +
? to take. See Lemma.]
1. (Logic) An argument which presents an antagonist with two
or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against
him, whichever alternative he chooses.
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Note: The following are instances of the dilemma. A young
rhetorician applied to an old sophist to be taught the
art of pleading, and bargained for a certain reward to
be paid when he should gain a cause. The master sued
for his reward, and the scholar endeavored to elude his
claim by a dilemma. "If I gain my cause, I shall
withhold your pay, because the judge's award will be
against you; if I lose it, I may withhold it, because I
shall not yet have gained a cause." "On the contrary,"
says the master, "if you gain your cause, you must pay
me, because you are to pay me when you gain a cause; if
you lose it, you must pay me, because the judge will
award it." --Johnson.
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2. A state of things in which evils or obstacles present
themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine
what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or
predicament; a difficult choice or position.
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A strong dilemma in a desperate case!
To act with infamy, or quit the place. --Swift.
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Horns of a dilemma, alternatives, each of which is equally
difficult of encountering.
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Lemma
(gcide) | Lemma \Lem"ma\ (l[e^]m"m[.a]), n.; pl. L. Lemmata
(-m[.a]*t[.a]), E. Lemmas (-m[.a]z). [L. lemma, Gr. lh^mma
anything received, an assumption or premise taken for
granted, fr. lamba`nein to take, assume. Cf. Syllable.]
1. (Math., Logic) A preliminary or auxiliary proposition
demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the
demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics
or logic.
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2. A word that is included in a glossary or list of
headwords; a headword.
[PJC]main entry word \main entry word\ n.
The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is
alphabetized in a dictionary; also called entry word,
headword, and lemma.
Syn: citation form, entry word, headword, lemma.
[WordNet 1.5]
Note: In different languages, different wordforms, such as
cases for verbs, may be taken as the main entry word.
In English dictionaries, it is the infinitive form, but
in latin dictionaries it is usually the first person
singular present.
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lemma
(gcide) | Lemma \Lem"ma\ (l[e^]m"m[.a]), n.; pl. L. Lemmata
(-m[.a]*t[.a]), E. Lemmas (-m[.a]z). [L. lemma, Gr. lh^mma
anything received, an assumption or premise taken for
granted, fr. lamba`nein to take, assume. Cf. Syllable.]
1. (Math., Logic) A preliminary or auxiliary proposition
demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the
demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics
or logic.
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2. A word that is included in a glossary or list of
headwords; a headword.
[PJC]main entry word \main entry word\ n.
The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is
alphabetized in a dictionary; also called entry word,
headword, and lemma.
Syn: citation form, entry word, headword, lemma.
[WordNet 1.5]
Note: In different languages, different wordforms, such as
cases for verbs, may be taken as the main entry word.
In English dictionaries, it is the infinitive form, but
in latin dictionaries it is usually the first person
singular present.
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Lemman
(gcide) | Lemman \Lem"man\ (l[e^]m"man), n.
A leman. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Lemmas
(gcide) | Lemma \Lem"ma\ (l[e^]m"m[.a]), n.; pl. L. Lemmata
(-m[.a]*t[.a]), E. Lemmas (-m[.a]z). [L. lemma, Gr. lh^mma
anything received, an assumption or premise taken for
granted, fr. lamba`nein to take, assume. Cf. Syllable.]
1. (Math., Logic) A preliminary or auxiliary proposition
demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the
demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics
or logic.
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2. A word that is included in a glossary or list of
headwords; a headword.
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Lemmata
(gcide) | Lemma \Lem"ma\ (l[e^]m"m[.a]), n.; pl. L. Lemmata
(-m[.a]*t[.a]), E. Lemmas (-m[.a]z). [L. lemma, Gr. lh^mma
anything received, an assumption or premise taken for
granted, fr. lamba`nein to take, assume. Cf. Syllable.]
1. (Math., Logic) A preliminary or auxiliary proposition
demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the
demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics
or logic.
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2. A word that is included in a glossary or list of
headwords; a headword.
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lemmatization
(gcide) | lemmatization \lem`ma*tiz*a"tion\
(l[e^]m`m[.a]*t[i^]z*[=a]"sh[u^]n), v. t.
The act or process of lemmatizing; conversion into a
lemma[2].
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Note: Lemmatization of search words in a computerized
Information Retrieval System may allow more effective
retrieval of documents of interest to the searcher.
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lemmatize
(gcide) | lemmatize \lem"ma*tize\ (l[e^]m"m[.a]*t[imac]z`), v. t.
To convert into a lemma[2]; to normalize the form of (a word)
to that form used as the headword in a dictionary, glossary,
or index; as, "ride" is the lemmatized form for "riding" and
"ridden".
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Myolemma
(gcide) | Myolemma \My`o*lem"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a muscle + ?
skin.] (Anat.)
Sarcolemma.
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Neurilemma
(gcide) | Neurilemma \Neu`ri*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + ?
peel, skin.] (Anat.)
(a) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive
sheath.
(b) The perineurium.
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Sal gemmae
(gcide) | Sal \Sal\ (s[a^]l), n. [L. See Salt.] (Chem. & Pharm.)
Salt.
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Sal absinthii [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium
carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood ({Artemisia
Absinthium}).
Sal acetosellae [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel.
Sal alembroth. (Old Chem.) See Alembroth.
Sal ammoniac (Chem.), ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, a white
crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste,
obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It
is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent,
and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because
originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the
temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also {muriate of
ammonia}.
Sal catharticus [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts.
Sal culinarius [L.] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium
chloride.
Sal Cyrenaicus. [NL.] (Old Chem.) See Sal ammoniac above.
Sal de duobus, Sal duplicatum [NL.] (Old Chem.),
potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously
supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one
alkaline.
Sal diureticus [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate.
Sal enixum [NL.] (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate.
Sal gemmae [NL.] (Old Min.), common salt occuring native.
Sal Jovis [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride;
-- the alchemical name of tin being Jove.
Sal Martis [NL.] (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous
sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being Mars.
Sal microcosmicum [NL.] (Old Chem.) See Microcosmic salt,
under Microcosmic.
Sal plumbi [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead.
Sal prunella. (Old Chem.) See Prunella salt, under 1st
Prunella.
Sal Saturni [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead
acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.
Sal sedativus [NL.] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric
acid.
Sal Seignette [F. seignette, sel de seignette] (Chem.),
Rochelle salt.
Sal soda (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under Sodium.
Sal vitrioli [NL.] (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc
sulphate.
Sal volatile. [NL.]
(a) (Chem.) See Sal ammoniac, above.
(b) Spirits of ammonia.
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Sarcolemma
(gcide) | Sarcolemma \Sar`co*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos,
flesh + ? rind, skin.] (Anat.)
The very thin transparent and apparently homogeneous sheath
which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.
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Sarcostemma acidum
(gcide) | haoma \haoma\ n.
A leafless East Indian vine (Sarcostemma acidum); its sour
milky juice was formerly used to make an intoxicating drink.
Syn: soma, Sarcostemma acidum.
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Spermatogemma
(gcide) | Spermatogemma \Sper`ma*to*gem"ma\, n. [NL. See Spermato-, and
Gemma.] (Physiol.)
Same as Spermosphere.
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Stemma
(gcide) | Stemma \Stem"ma\, n.; pl. Stemmata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, pl. ?, a
garland or chaplet.] (Zool.)
(a) One of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus.
(b) One of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod.
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Stemmata
(gcide) | Stemma \Stem"ma\, n.; pl. Stemmata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, pl. ?, a
garland or chaplet.] (Zool.)
(a) One of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus.
(b) One of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod.
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Trilemma
(gcide) | Trilemma \Tri*lem"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see Tri-) + ? any
thing received, in logic, an assumption. Cf. Dilemma.]
1. (Logic) A syllogism with three conditional propositions,
the major premises of which are disjunctively affirmed in
the minor. See Dilemma.
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2. A state of things in which it is difficult to determine
which one of three courses to pursue.
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agrostemma
(wn) | Agrostemma
n 1: a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles [syn:
Agrostemma, genus Agrostemma] |
agrostemma githago
(wn) | Agrostemma githago
n 1: European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple
flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields
and beside roadways; naturalized in America [syn: {corn
cockle}, corn campion, crown-of-the-field, {Agrostemma
githago}] |
albert francis charles augustus emmanuel
(wn) | Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel
n 1: prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
[syn: Albert, Prince Albert, {Albert Francis Charles
Augustus Emmanuel}] |
axolemma
(wn) | axolemma
n 1: outer membrane covering an axon |
dilemma
(wn) | dilemma
n 1: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring
a choice between equally unfavorable options [syn:
dilemma, quandary] |
emma goldman
(wn) | Emma Goldman
n 1: United States anarchist (born in Russia) who opposed
conscription; was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919
(1869-1940) [syn: Goldman, Emma Goldman] |
emma hart willard
(wn) | Emma Hart Willard
n 1: United States educator who was an early campaigner for
higher education for women (1787-1870) [syn: Willard,
Emma Hart Willard] |
emmanthe
(wn) | Emmanthe
n 1: one species: yellow bells [syn: Emmanthe, {genus
Emmanthe}] |
emmanthe penduliflora
(wn) | Emmanthe penduliflora
n 1: viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern
United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow
bells}, California yellow bells, whispering bells,
Emmanthe penduliflora] |
gemma
(wn) | gemma
n 1: small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and
mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a
new individual |
gemmation
(wn) | gemmation
n 1: asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface
or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
[syn: pullulation, gemmation] |
genus agrostemma
(wn) | genus Agrostemma
n 1: a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles [syn:
Agrostemma, genus Agrostemma] |
genus emmanthe
(wn) | genus Emmanthe
n 1: one species: yellow bells [syn: Emmanthe, {genus
Emmanthe}] |
genus sarcostemma
(wn) | genus Sarcostemma
n 1: succulent subshrubs or vines; tropical and subtropical
India and Africa and Malaysia [syn: Sarcostemma, {genus
Sarcostemma}] |
georgiana emma barrymore
(wn) | Georgiana Emma Barrymore
n 1: United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of
Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John
Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) [syn:
Barrymore, Georgiana Barrymore, {Georgiana Emma
Barrymore}] |
lady emma hamilton
(wn) | Lady Emma Hamilton
n 1: English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson
(1765-1815) [syn: Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton, {Amy
Lyon}] |
lemma
(wn) | lemma
n 1: a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in
order to prove another proposition
2: the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing
the floret in most Gramineae [syn: lemma, {flowering
glume}]
3: the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a
literary composition or a dictionary entry |
neurilemma
(wn) | neurilemma
n 1: thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber [syn:
neurolemma, neurilemma] |
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