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erring
(encz) | erring,chybující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Erring
(gcide) | Err \Err\ ([~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Erred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Erring (?; 277, 85).] [F. errer, L. errare; akin to G.
irren, OHG. irran, v. t., irr[=o]n, v. i., OS. irrien, Sw.
irra, Dan. irre, Goth, a['i]rzjan to lead astray, airzise
astray.]
1. To wander; to roam; to stray. [Archaic] "Why wilt thou err
from me?" --Keble.
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What seemeth to you, if there were to a man an
hundred sheep and one of them hath erred. --Wyclif
(Matt. xviii.
12).
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2. To deviate from the true course; to miss the thing aimed
at. "My jealous aim might err." --Shak.
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3. To miss intellectual truth; to fall into error; to mistake
in judgment or opinion; to be mistaken.
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The man may err in his judgment of circumstances.
--Tillotson.
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4. To deviate morally from the right way; to go astray, in a
figurative sense; to do wrong; to sin.
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Do they not err that devise evil? --Prov. xiv.
22.
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5. To offend, as by erring.
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erring
(gcide) | erring \erring\ adj.
capable of making an error.
Syn: errant, error-prone.
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erring
(wn) | erring
adj 1: capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone"
[syn: erring, error-prone] |
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unerring
(mass) | unerring
- istý |
conferring
(encz) | conferring, |
deferring
(encz) | deferring, |
derring-do
(encz) | derring-do,hrdinské činy Zdeněk Brož |
derringer
(encz) | derringer,pistole n: Zdeněk Brož |
deterring
(encz) | deterring,zastrašování n: Zdeněk Brož |
erringly
(encz) | erringly, |
herring
(encz) | herring,slaneček n: Robert Svobodaherring,sleď Zdeněk Brož |
herring gull
(encz) | herring gull, n: |
herring hog
(encz) | herring hog, n: |
herring salad
(encz) | herring salad, n: |
herringbone
(encz) | herringbone,druh stehu Zdeněk Brož |
herrings
(encz) | herrings,sleď Zdeněk Brož |
herrington
(encz) | Herrington,Herrington n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
inferring
(encz) | inferring,usuzující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
king of the herring
(encz) | king of the herring, n: |
kippered herring
(encz) | kippered herring, n: |
lake herring
(encz) | lake herring, n: |
pickled herring
(encz) | pickled herring,zavináč |
preferring
(encz) | preferring,preferování n: Zdeněk Brož |
red herring
(encz) | red herring,falešná stopa n: Zdeněk Brožred herring,úhybný manévr n: webred herring,uzenáč Pavel Cvrčekred herring,uzený sleď Pavel Cvrček |
referring
(encz) | referring,odkazování n: Zdeněk Brož |
sherrington
(encz) | Sherrington, |
smoked herring
(encz) | smoked herring, n: |
transferring
(encz) | transferring,přenášení n: Zdeněk Brožtransferring,převádějící adj: Zdeněk Brožtransferring,převádění n: Zdeněk Brožtransferring,převedl v: Zdeněk Brožtransferring,vysílání n: Zdeněk Brož |
unerring
(encz) | unerring,jistý adj: PetrVunerring,neomylný adj: PetrV |
unerringly
(encz) | unerringly,neomylně adj: PetrV |
herrington
(czen) | Herrington,Herringtonn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Averring
(gcide) | Aver \A*ver"\ ([.a]*v[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averred
([.a]*v[~e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Averring.] [F. av['e]rer,
LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See Verity.]
1. To assert, or prove, the truth of. [Obs.]
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2. (Law) To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or
justify. See Averment.
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3. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive
manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.
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It is sufficient that the very fact hath its
foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the
case. --Fielding.
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Then all averred I had killed the bird. --Coleridge.
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Syn: To assert; affirm; asseverate. See Affirm.
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bloat herring
(gcide) | Bloater \Bloat"er\ (-[~e]r), n. [See Bloat, Blote.]
The common herring, esp. when of large size, smoked, and half
dried; -- called also bloat herring.
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branch herring
(gcide) | Alewife \Ale"wife`\, n.; pl. Alewives. [This word is properly
aloof, the Indian name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture
of maize in America, "Phil Trans." No. 142, p. 1065, and
Baddam's "Memoirs," vol. ii. p. 131.] (Zool.)
A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring
family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, {branch
herring}. The name is locally applied to other related
species.
[1913 Webster]Branch \Branch\, n.; pl. Branches. [OE. braunche, F. branche,
fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor.
brank branch, bough.]
1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main
stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other
plant.
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2. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part
connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as,
the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a
branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
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Most of the branches, or streams, were dried up.
--W. Irving.
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3. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct
article; a section or subdivision; a department. "Branches
of knowledge." --Prescott.
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It is a branch and parcel of mine oath. --Shak.
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4. (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends
outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the
branches of an hyperbola.
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5. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other
line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such
a line; as, the English branch of a family.
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His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock.
--Carew.
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6. (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot,
authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.
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Branches of a bridle, two pieces of bent iron, which bear
the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.
Branch herring. See Alewife.
Root and branch, totally, wholly.
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Syn: Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig.
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Branch herring
(gcide) | Alewife \Ale"wife`\, n.; pl. Alewives. [This word is properly
aloof, the Indian name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture
of maize in America, "Phil Trans." No. 142, p. 1065, and
Baddam's "Memoirs," vol. ii. p. 131.] (Zool.)
A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring
family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, {branch
herring}. The name is locally applied to other related
species.
[1913 Webster]Branch \Branch\, n.; pl. Branches. [OE. braunche, F. branche,
fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor.
brank branch, bough.]
1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main
stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other
plant.
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2. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part
connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as,
the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a
branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
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Most of the branches, or streams, were dried up.
--W. Irving.
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3. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct
article; a section or subdivision; a department. "Branches
of knowledge." --Prescott.
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It is a branch and parcel of mine oath. --Shak.
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4. (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends
outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the
branches of an hyperbola.
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5. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other
line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such
a line; as, the English branch of a family.
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His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock.
--Carew.
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6. (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot,
authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.
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Branches of a bridle, two pieces of bent iron, which bear
the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.
Branch herring. See Alewife.
Root and branch, totally, wholly.
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Syn: Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig.
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Conferring
(gcide) | Confer \Con*fer"\ (k[o^]n*f[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Conferred; p. pr. & vb. n. Conferring.] [L. conferre to
bring together, contribute, consult; con- + ferre to bear:
cf. F. conf['e]rer. See 1st Bear.]
1. To bring together for comparison; to compare. [Obs.]
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If we confer these observations with others of the
like nature, we may find cause to rectify the
general opinion. --Boyle.
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2. To grant as a possession; to bestow.
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The public marks of honor and reward
Conferred upon me. --Milton.
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3. To contribute; to conduce. [Obs.]
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The closeness and compactness of the parts resting
together doth much confer to the strength of the
union. --Glanvill.
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Deferring
(gcide) | Defer \De*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deferred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deferring.] [OE. differren, F. diff['e]rer, fr. L. differre
to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See
Bear to support, and cf. Differ, Defer to offer.]
To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the
execution of; to delay; to withhold.
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Defer the spoil of the city until night. --Shak.
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God . . . will not long defer
To vindicate the glory of his name. --Milton.
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Derring
(gcide) | Derring \Der"ring\, a.
Daring or warlike. [Obs.]
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Drad for his derring doe and bloody deed. --Spenser.
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derring-do
(gcide) | derring-do \derring-do\ n.
brave and heroic deeds.
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Derringer
(gcide) | Derringer \Der"rin*ger\, n. [From the American inventor.]
A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large
caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.
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Deterring
(gcide) | Deter \De*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deterring.] [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten,
terrify. See Terror.]
To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action
by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. --Addison.
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Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty.
--Tillotson.
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My own face deters me from my glass. --Prior.
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Disinterring
(gcide) | Disinter \Dis`in*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinterred; p.
pr. & vb. n. Disinterring.]
1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to
dig up.
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2. To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring
from obscurity into view. --Addison.
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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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Erring
(gcide) | Err \Err\ ([~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Erred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Erring (?; 277, 85).] [F. errer, L. errare; akin to G.
irren, OHG. irran, v. t., irr[=o]n, v. i., OS. irrien, Sw.
irra, Dan. irre, Goth, a['i]rzjan to lead astray, airzise
astray.]
1. To wander; to roam; to stray. [Archaic] "Why wilt thou err
from me?" --Keble.
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What seemeth to you, if there were to a man an
hundred sheep and one of them hath erred. --Wyclif
(Matt. xviii.
12).
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2. To deviate from the true course; to miss the thing aimed
at. "My jealous aim might err." --Shak.
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3. To miss intellectual truth; to fall into error; to mistake
in judgment or opinion; to be mistaken.
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The man may err in his judgment of circumstances.
--Tillotson.
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4. To deviate morally from the right way; to go astray, in a
figurative sense; to do wrong; to sin.
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Do they not err that devise evil? --Prov. xiv.
22.
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5. To offend, as by erring.
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capable of making an error.
Syn: errant, error-prone.
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fall herring
(gcide) | Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)
An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to
the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less
esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, {tailor
shad}, fall herring, and shad herring.
[1913 Webster]Fall \Fall\, n.
1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force
of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the
yard of ship.
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2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as,
he was walking on ice, and had a fall.
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3. Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.
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They thy fall conspire. --Denham.
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Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit
before a fall. --Prov. xvi.
18.
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4. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office;
termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin;
overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire.
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Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall. --Pope.
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5. The surrender of a besieged fortress or town; as, the fall
of Sebastopol.
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6. Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation;
as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.
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7. A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at
the close of a sentence.
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8. Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope.
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9. Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water
down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural,
sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara.
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10. The discharge of a river or current of water into the
ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po
into the Gulf of Venice. --Addison.
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11. Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as,
the water of a stream has a fall of five feet.
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12. The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn.
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What crowds of patients the town doctor kills,
Or how, last fall, he raised the weekly bills.
--Dryden.
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13. That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy
fall of snow.
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14. The act of felling or cutting down. "The fall of timber."
--Johnson.
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15. Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness.
Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first
parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy
of the rebellious angels.
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16. Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling
band; a faule. --B. Jonson.
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17. That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the
power is applied in hoisting.
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Fall herring (Zool.), a herring of the Atlantic ({Clupea
mediocris}); -- also called tailor herring, and {hickory
shad}.
To try a fall, to try a bout at wrestling. --Shak.
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Fall herring
(gcide) | Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)
An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to
the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less
esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, {tailor
shad}, fall herring, and shad herring.
[1913 Webster]Fall \Fall\, n.
1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force
of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the
yard of ship.
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2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as,
he was walking on ice, and had a fall.
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3. Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.
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They thy fall conspire. --Denham.
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Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit
before a fall. --Prov. xvi.
18.
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4. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office;
termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin;
overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire.
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Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall. --Pope.
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5. The surrender of a besieged fortress or town; as, the fall
of Sebastopol.
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6. Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation;
as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.
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7. A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at
the close of a sentence.
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8. Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope.
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9. Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water
down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural,
sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara.
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10. The discharge of a river or current of water into the
ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po
into the Gulf of Venice. --Addison.
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11. Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as,
the water of a stream has a fall of five feet.
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12. The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn.
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What crowds of patients the town doctor kills,
Or how, last fall, he raised the weekly bills.
--Dryden.
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13. That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy
fall of snow.
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14. The act of felling or cutting down. "The fall of timber."
--Johnson.
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15. Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness.
Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first
parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy
of the rebellious angels.
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16. Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling
band; a faule. --B. Jonson.
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17. That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the
power is applied in hoisting.
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Fall herring (Zool.), a herring of the Atlantic ({Clupea
mediocris}); -- also called tailor herring, and {hickory
shad}.
To try a fall, to try a bout at wrestling. --Shak.
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garvie herring
(gcide) | Garvie \Gar"vie\, n. (Zool.)
The sprat; -- called also garvie herring, and garvock.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Herring
(gcide) | Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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Herring gull
(gcide) | Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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herring hag
(gcide) | Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,
hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and
Fish.]
1. (Zool.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na,
especially Phoc[ae]na communis, or {Phoc[ae]na
phoc[ae]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American
species (Phoc[ae]na Americana). The color is dusky or
blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to
the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also
harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and
snuffer.
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2. (Zool.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called
by sailors.
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Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zool.), a North American
porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than the common
species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the
sides. See Illustration in Appendix.
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herring hake
(gcide) | Merluce \Mer"luce\, n. [F. merluche, merlus.] (Zool.)
The European hake; -- called also herring hake and {sea
pike}.
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Herring hog
(gcide) | Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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Herringbone
(gcide) | Herringbone \Her"ring*bone`\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng*b[=o]n`), a.
Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially,
characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel
lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different
directions.
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Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework,
chiefly used in flannel. --Simmonds.
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Herringbone stitch
(gcide) | Herringbone \Her"ring*bone`\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng*b[=o]n`), a.
Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially,
characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel
lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different
directions.
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Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework,
chiefly used in flannel. --Simmonds.
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Inerringly
(gcide) | Inerringly \In*err"ing*ly\, adv.
Without error, mistake, or deviation; unerringly. --Glanvill.
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Inferring
(gcide) | Infer \In*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inferred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inferring.] [L. inferre to bring into, bring forward,
occasion, infer; pref. in- in + ferre to carry, bring: cf. F.
inf['e]rer. See 1 st Bear.]
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1. To bring on; to induce; to occasion. [Obs.] --Harvey.
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2. To offer, as violence. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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3. To bring forward, or employ as an argument; to adduce; to
allege; to offer. [Obs.]
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Full well hath Clifford played the orator,
Inferring arguments of mighty force. --Shak.
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4. To derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude or
surmise from facts or premises; to accept or derive, as a
consequence, conclusion, or probability; as, I inferred
his determination from his silence.
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To infer is nothing but by virtue of one proposition
laid down as true, to draw in another as true.
--Locke.
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Such opportunities always infer obligations.
--Atterbury.
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5. To show; to manifest; to prove. [Obs.]
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The first part is not the proof of the second, but
rather contrariwise, the second inferreth well the
first. --Sir T. More.
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This doth infer the zeal I had to see him. --Shak.
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Interring
(gcide) | Inter \In*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Interring.] [OE. enteren, OF. enterer, enterrer, LL.
interrare; L. pref. in- in + terra the earth. See Terrace.]
To deposit and cover in the earth; to bury; to inhume; as, to
inter a dead body. --Shak.
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king of the herrings
(gcide) | Opah \O"pah\, n. (Zool.)
A large oceanic fish (Lampris guttatus), inhabiting the
Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors,
which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and
gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also {king of
the herrings}.
[1913 Webster]Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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King of the herrings
(gcide) | Opah \O"pah\, n. (Zool.)
A large oceanic fish (Lampris guttatus), inhabiting the
Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors,
which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and
gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also {king of
the herrings}.
[1913 Webster]Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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Lake herring
(gcide) | Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,
Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf.
Loch, Lough.]
A large body of water contained in a depression of the
earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or
less extended area.
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Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt
lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually
no outlet to the ocean.
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Lake dwellers (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or
races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their
dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance
from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of
Switzerland.
Lake dwellings (Archaeol.), dwellings built over a lake,
sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept
in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of
prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many
savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See
Crannog.
Lake fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous
flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble
mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in
lakes.
Lake herring (Zool.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii).
Lake poets, Lake school, a collective name originally
applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,
Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country
of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed
with these by hostile critics. Called also lakers and
lakists.
Lake sturgeon (Zool.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus),
of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi River. It is used as food.
Lake trout (Zool.), any one of several species of trout and
salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United
States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes,
and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and
Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({Salvelinus
fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is
also called lake trout. See Namaycush.
Lake whitefish. (Zool.) See Whitefish.
Lake whiting (Zool.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus
Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United
States and Canada. It is more slender than the common
whitefish.
[1913 Webster]Powan \Pow"an\, Powen \Pow"en\, n. (Zool.)
A small British lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeoides, or
Coregonus ferus); -- called also gwyniad and {lake
herring}.
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lake herring
(gcide) | Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,
Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf.
Loch, Lough.]
A large body of water contained in a depression of the
earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or
less extended area.
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Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt
lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually
no outlet to the ocean.
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Lake dwellers (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or
races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their
dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance
from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of
Switzerland.
Lake dwellings (Archaeol.), dwellings built over a lake,
sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept
in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of
prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many
savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See
Crannog.
Lake fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous
flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble
mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in
lakes.
Lake herring (Zool.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii).
Lake poets, Lake school, a collective name originally
applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,
Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country
of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed
with these by hostile critics. Called also lakers and
lakists.
Lake sturgeon (Zool.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus),
of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi River. It is used as food.
Lake trout (Zool.), any one of several species of trout and
salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United
States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes,
and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and
Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({Salvelinus
fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is
also called lake trout. See Namaycush.
Lake whitefish. (Zool.) See Whitefish.
Lake whiting (Zool.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus
Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United
States and Canada. It is more slender than the common
whitefish.
[1913 Webster]Powan \Pow"an\, Powen \Pow"en\, n. (Zool.)
A small British lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeoides, or
Coregonus ferus); -- called also gwyniad and {lake
herring}.
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Pickle-herring
(gcide) | Pickle-herring \Pic"kle-her"ring\, n.
1. A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. [Obs.]
--Shak.
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2. A merry-andrew; a buffoon. [Obs.] --Addison.
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Preferring
(gcide) | Prefer \Pre*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preferred; p. pr. & vb.
n. Preferring.] [F. pr['e]f['e]rer, L. praeferre; prae
before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st Bear.]
1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;
hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment,
etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; --
said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim,
charge, etc.
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He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl.
--Pope.
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Presently prefer his suit to C[ae]sar. --Shak.
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Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high.
--Byron.
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2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to
surpass. [Obs.] "Though maidenhood prefer bigamy."
--Chaucer.
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3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as
to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote;
as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.
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I would prefer him to a better place. --Shak.
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4. To set above or before something else in estimation,
favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to
hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed
by to, before, or above.
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If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. --Ps.
cxxxvii. 6.
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Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war.
--Knolles.
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Preferred stock, stock which takes a dividend before other
capital stock; -- called also preference stock and
preferential stock.
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Syn: To choose; elect. See Choose.
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Referring
(gcide) | Refer \Re*fer"\ (r[-e]*f[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Referred
(r[-e]*f[~e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Referring.] [F.
r['e]f['e]rer, L. referre; pref. re- re- + ferre to bear. See
Bear to carry.]
1. To carry or send back. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct
elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision,
etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer
a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer;
to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of
fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a
question of law to a superior tribunal.
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3. To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to
assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason,
or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to
electrical disturbances.
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To refer one's self, to have recourse; to betake one's
self; to make application; to appeal. [Obs.]
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I'll refer me to all things sense. --Shak.
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River herring
(gcide) | River \Riv"er\, n. [F. riv[`e]re a river, LL. riparia river,
bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or
shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf.
Arrive, Riparian.]
1. A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and
emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream;
a stream larger than a rivulet or brook.
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Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is
delightful to drink as they flow. --Macaulay.
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2. Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers
of blood; rivers of oil.
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River chub (Zool.), the hornyhead and allied species of
fresh-water fishes.
River crab (Zool.), any species of fresh-water crabs of the
genus Thelphusa, as Thelphusa depressa of Southern
Europe.
River dragon, a crocodile; -- applied by Milton to the king
of Egypt.
River driver, a lumberman who drives or conducts logs down
rivers. --Bartlett.
River duck (Zool.), any species of duck belonging to
Anas, Spatula, and allied genera, in which the hind
toe is destitute of a membranous lobe, as in the mallard
and pintail; -- opposed to sea duck.
River god, a deity supposed to preside over a river as its
tutelary divinity.
River herring (Zool.), an alewife.
River hog. (Zool.)
(a) Any species of African wild hogs of the genus
Potamoch[oe]rus. They frequent wet places along the
rivers.
(b) The capybara.
River horse (Zool.), the hippopotamus.
River jack (Zool.), an African puff adder ({Clotho
nasicornis}) having a spine on the nose.
River limpet (Zool.), a fresh-water, air-breathing mollusk
of the genus Ancylus, having a limpet-shaped shell.
River pirate (Zool.), the pike.
River snail (Zool.), any species of fresh-water gastropods
of Paludina, Melontho, and allied genera. See {Pond
snail}, under Pond.
River tortoise (Zool.), any one of numerous fresh-water
tortoises inhabiting rivers, especially those of the genus
Trionyx and allied genera. See Trionyx.
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shad herring
(gcide) | Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)
An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to
the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less
esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, {tailor
shad}, fall herring, and shad herring.
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