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Aramus giganteus
(gcide) | Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[i^]mp"k[i^]n), n. (Zool.)
Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus
Aramus, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The
limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One
species (Aramus giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West
Indies; the other (Aramus scolopaceus) is found in South
America. Called also courlan, and crying bird.
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Argus giganteus
(gcide) | Argus \Ar"gus\, prop. n. [L. Argus, Gr. ?.]
1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a
hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes
were transplanted to the peacock's tail.
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2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
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3. (Zool.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common
species (Argus giganteus) is remarkable for the great
length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the
male. The species Argus Grayi inhabits Borneo.
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Blabera gigantea
(gcide) | knocker \knock"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an
instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be
used in seeking for admittance.
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Shut, shut the door, good John ! fatigued, I said;
Tie up the knocker; say I'm sick, I'm dead. --Pope.
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2. A person strikingly handsome, beautiful, or fine; one who
wins admiration; a "stunner." [Slang.]
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3. A species of large cockroach, especially {Blabera
gigantea}, of semitropical America, which is able to
produce a loud knocking sound.
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4. [usually used in pl.] a woman's breast. [vulgar]
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Blatta gigantea
(gcide) | Drummer \Drum"mer\, n.
1. One whose office is to best the drum, as in military
exercises and marching.
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2. One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler. [Colloq.
U.S.] --Bartlett.
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3. (Zool.) A fish that makes a sound when caught; as:
(a) The squeteague.
(b) A California sculpin.
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4. (Zool.) A large West Indian cockroach (Blatta gigantea)
which drums on woodwork, as a sexual call.
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Calotropis gigantea
(gcide) | Mudar \Mu"dar\, n. [Hind. mad[=a]r.] (Bot.)
Either one of two asclepiadaceous shrubs ({Calotropis
gigantea}, and Calotropis procera), which furnish a strong
and valuable fiber. The acrid milky juice is used
medicinally. [Also spelled madar and muddar.]
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Cereus giganteus
(gcide) | Suwarrow \Su*war"row\, n. (Bot.)
The giant cactus (Cereus giganteus); -- so named by the
Indians of Arizona. Called also saguaro.
[1913 Webster]Cereus \Ce"re*us\, n. [L., a wax candle, fr. cera wax. So named
from the resemblance of one species to the columnar shape of
a wax candle.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of
America, from California to Chili.
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Note: Although several species flower in the night, the name
Night-blooming cereus is specially applied to the
Cereus grandiflorus, which is cultivated for its
beautiful, shortlived flowers. The Cereus giganteus,
whose columnar trunk is sometimes sixty feet in height,
is a striking feature of the scenery of New Mexico,
Texas, etc.
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Cervus giganteus
(gcide) | elk \elk\ ([e^]lk), n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh,
OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large deer, of several species. The European elk {Alces
alces} (formerly Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is
closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or
wapiti (Cervus Canadensis) the largest member of the deer
family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related
to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.
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Irish elk (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer
(Cervus giganteus) with widely spreading antlers. Its
remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in
Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also
Illustration of Antler.
Cape elk (Zo["o]l.), the eland. elk |
Dacelo gigas
(gcide) | Laughing \Laugh"ing\, a. & n.
from Laugh, v. i.
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Laughing falcon (Zool.), a South American hawk
(Herpetotheres cachinnans); -- so called from its notes,
which resemble a shrill laugh.
Laughing gas (Chem.), nitrous oxide, also called
hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen; -- so called
from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes
produces when inhaled. It has been much used as an
anaesthetic agent, though now its use is primarily in
dentistry
Laughing goose (Zool.), the European white-fronted goose.
Laughing gull. (Zool.)
(a) A common European gull (Xema ridibundus); -- called
also pewit, black cap, red-legged gull, and {sea
crow}.
(b) An American gull (Larus atricilla). In summer the head
is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer
primaries black.
Laughing hyena (Zool.), the spotted hyena. See Hyena.
Laughing jackass (Zool.), the great brown kingfisher
(Dacelo gigas), of Australia; -- called also {giant
kingfisher}, and gogobera.
Laughing owl (Zool.), a peculiar owl ({Sceloglaux
albifacies}) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of
extinction. The name alludes to its notes.
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E gigantea
(gcide) | Eucalyptus \Eu`ca*lyp"tus\, n. [NL., from Gr. e'y^ well, good +
? covered. The buds of Eucalyptus have a hemispherical or
conical covering, which falls off at anthesis.] (Bot.)
A myrtaceous genus of trees, mostly Australian. Many of them
grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the
height even of the California Sequoia.
Syn: eucalyptus tree, gum tree, eucalypt. [1913 Webster]
Note: They have rigid, entire leaves with one edge turned
toward the zenith. Most of them secrete resinous gums,
whence they called gum trees, and their timber is of
great value. Eucalyptus Globulus is the blue gum; {E.
gigantea}, the stringy bark: E. amygdalina, the
peppermint tree. E. Gunnii, the Tasmanian cider tree,
yields a refreshing drink from wounds made in the bark
in the spring. Other species yield oils, tars, acids,
dyes and tans. It is said that miasmatic valleys in
Algeria and Portugal, and a part of the unhealthy Roman
Campagna, have been made more salubrious by planting
groves of these trees.
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G giganteus
(gcide) | Elephant \El"e*phant\ ([e^]l"[-e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt,
olifant, OF. olifant, F. ['e]l['e]phant, L. elephantus,
elephas, -antis, fr. Gr. 'ele`fas, 'ele`fantos; of unknown
origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el,
prefixed, or fr. Semitic Aleph hindi Indian bull; or cf.
Goth. ulbandus camel, AS. olfend.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A mammal of the order Proboscidia and family
Elephantidae, of which two living species, {Elephas
maximus} (formerly Elephas Indicus) and {Loxodonta
Africana} (formerly E. Africanus), and several fossil
species, are known. They have five toes, a long proboscis
or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the
extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar
teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are
the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is
classed as a pachyderm.
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2. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Elephant apple (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough,
hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by Feronia elephantum,
a large tree related to the orange.
Elephant bed (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in
fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell.
Elephant beetle (Zo["o]l.), any very large beetle of the
genus Goliathus (esp. G. giganteus), of the family
Scarab[ae]id[ae]. They inhabit West Africa.
Elephant fish (Zo["o]l.), a chim[ae]roid fish
(Callorhynchus antarcticus), with a proboscis-like
projection of the snout.
Elephant paper, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches.
Double elephant paper, paper measuring 263/4 [times] 40
inches. See Note under Paper.
Elephant seal (Zo["o]l.), an African jumping shrew
(Macroscelides typicus), having a long nose like a
proboscis.
Elephant's ear (Bot.), a name given to certain species of
the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves.
Elephant's foot (Bot.)
(a) A South African plant (Testudinaria Elephantipes),
which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of
bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also
tortoise plant. The interior part is barely edible,
whence the plant is also called Hottentot's bread.
(b) A genus (Elephantopus) of coarse, composite weeds.
Elephant's tusk (Zo["o]l.), the tooth shell. See
Dentalium.
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Gigantean
(gcide) | Gigantean \Gi`gan*te"an\, a. [L. giganteus, fr. gigas, antis.
See Giant.]
Like a giant; mighty; gigantic. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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Gigantesque
(gcide) | Gigantesque \Gi`gan*tesque"\, a. [F.]
Befitting a giant; bombastic; magniloquent.
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The sort of mock-heroic gigantesque
With which we bantered little Lilia first. --Tennyson.
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Gigantic
(gcide) | Gigantic \Gi*gan"tic\, a. [L. gigas, -antis, giant. See
Giant.]
1. Of extraordinary size; like a giant.
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2. Such as a giant might use, make, or cause; immense;
tremendous; extraordinarly; as, gigantic deeds; gigantic
wickedness. --Milton.
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When descends on the Atlantic
The gigantic
Strom wind of the equinox. --Longfellow.
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gigantic crane
(gcide) | Adjutant \Ad"ju*tant\, n. [L. adjutans, p. pr. of adjutare to
help. See Aid.]
1. A helper; an assistant.
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2. (Mil.) A regimental staff officer, who assists the
colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment,
in the details of regimental and garrison duty.
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Adjutant general
(a) (Mil.), the principal staff officer of an army,
through whom the commanding general receives
communications and issues military orders. In the U.
S. army he is brigadier general.
(b) (Among the Jesuits), one of a select number of
fathers, who resided with the general of the order,
each of whom had a province or country assigned to his
care.
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3. (Zool.) A species of very large stork (Ciconia argala),
a native of India; -- called also the gigantic crane,
and by the native name argala. It is noted for its
serpent-destroying habits.
[1913 Webster]Crane \Crane\ (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,
G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,
W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel.
trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. Geranium.]
1. (Zool.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied
genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,
and long legs and neck.
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Note: The common European crane is Grus cinerea. The
sand-hill crane (Grus Mexicana) and the whooping
crane (Grus Americana) are large American species.
The Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina.
The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons
and cormorants.
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2. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end,
used for supporting a suspended weight.
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3. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,
while holding them suspended, transporting them through a
limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a
projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post
or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so
called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the
neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick.
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4. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side
or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over
a fire.
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5. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
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6. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support
spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2.
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7. (Zool.) The American blue heron (Ardea herodias).
[Local, U. S.]
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Crane fly (Zool.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of
the genus Tipula.
Derrick crane. See Derrick.
Gigantic crane. (Zool.) See Adjutant, n., 3.
Traveling crane, Traveler crane, Traversing crane
(Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead
crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus
traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a
machine shop or foundry.
Water crane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout,
for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with
water.
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Gigantic crane
(gcide) | Adjutant \Ad"ju*tant\, n. [L. adjutans, p. pr. of adjutare to
help. See Aid.]
1. A helper; an assistant.
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2. (Mil.) A regimental staff officer, who assists the
colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment,
in the details of regimental and garrison duty.
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Adjutant general
(a) (Mil.), the principal staff officer of an army,
through whom the commanding general receives
communications and issues military orders. In the U.
S. army he is brigadier general.
(b) (Among the Jesuits), one of a select number of
fathers, who resided with the general of the order,
each of whom had a province or country assigned to his
care.
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3. (Zool.) A species of very large stork (Ciconia argala),
a native of India; -- called also the gigantic crane,
and by the native name argala. It is noted for its
serpent-destroying habits.
[1913 Webster]Crane \Crane\ (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,
G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,
W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel.
trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. Geranium.]
1. (Zool.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied
genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,
and long legs and neck.
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Note: The common European crane is Grus cinerea. The
sand-hill crane (Grus Mexicana) and the whooping
crane (Grus Americana) are large American species.
The Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina.
The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons
and cormorants.
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2. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end,
used for supporting a suspended weight.
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3. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,
while holding them suspended, transporting them through a
limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a
projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post
or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so
called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the
neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick.
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4. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side
or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over
a fire.
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5. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
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6. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support
spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2.
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7. (Zool.) The American blue heron (Ardea herodias).
[Local, U. S.]
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Crane fly (Zool.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of
the genus Tipula.
Derrick crane. See Derrick.
Gigantic crane. (Zool.) See Adjutant, n., 3.
Traveling crane, Traveler crane, Traversing crane
(Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead
crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus
traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a
machine shop or foundry.
Water crane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout,
for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with
water.
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Gigantical
(gcide) | Gigantical \Gi*gan"tic*al\, a.
Bulky, big. [Obs.] --Burton. -- Gi*gan"tic*al*ly, adv.
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Gigantically
(gcide) | Gigantical \Gi*gan"tic*al\, a.
Bulky, big. [Obs.] --Burton. -- Gi*gan"tic*al*ly, adv.
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Giganticide
(gcide) | Giganticide \Gi*gan"ti*cide\, n. [. gigas, -antis, giant +
caedere to kill.]
The act of killing, or one who kills, a giant. --Hallam.
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Gigantine
(gcide) | Gigantine \Gi*gan"tine\, a.
Gigantic. [Obs.] --Bullokar.
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Gigantology
(gcide) | Gigantology \Gi`gan*tol"og*y\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, giant + -logy: cf.
F. gigantologie.]
An account or description of giants.
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Gigantomachy
(gcide) | Gigantomachy \Gi`gan*tom"a*chy\, n. [L. gigantomachia, fr. Gr.
?; ?, ?, giant + ? battle: cf. F. gigantomachie.]
A war of giants; especially, the fabulous war of the giants
against heaven. Gige |
Hydrosaurus giganteus
(gcide) | Lace \Lace\ (l[=a]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet,
fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice.
Cf. Delight, Elicit, Lasso, Latchet.]
1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven;
a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through
eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding
together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt,
etc.
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His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer.
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For striving more, the more in laces strong
Himself he tied. --Spenser.
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2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a
net. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
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Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace.
--Chaucer.
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3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc.,
often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of
thread, much worn as an ornament of dress.
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Our English dames are much given to the wearing of
costly laces. --Bacon.
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4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old
Slang] --Addison.
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Alen[,c]on lace, a kind of point lace, entirely of
needlework, first made at Alen[,c]on in France, in the
17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and
cost.
Bone lace, Brussels lace, etc. See under Bone,
Brussels, etc.
Gold lace, or Silver lace, lace having warp threads of
silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads
covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt.
Lace leather, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting
into lacings for machine belts.
Lace lizard (Zool.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard
(Hydrosaurus giganteus), allied to the monitors.
Lace paper, paper with an openwork design in imitation of
lace.
Lace piece (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which
supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a
ship.
Lace pillow, and Pillow lace. See under Pillow.
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Laportea gigas
(gcide) | Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel,
OHG. nezz["i]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[aum]lde, Sw.
n[aum]ssla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp
hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation.
Urtica gracilis is common in the Northern, and {Urtica
chamaedryoides} in the Southern, United States. The common
European species, Urtica urens and Urtica dioica, are
also found in the Eastern united States. Urtica pilulifera
is the Roman nettle of England.
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Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related
to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:
Australian nettle, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus
Laportea (as Laportea gigas and Laportea moroides);
-- also called nettle tree.
Bee nettle, Hemp nettle, a species of Galeopsis. See
under Hemp.
Blind nettle, Dead nettle, a harmless species of
Lamium.
False nettle (Baehmeria cylindrica), a plant common in
the United States, and related to the true nettles.
Hedge nettle, a species of Stachys. See under Hedge.
Horse nettle (Solanum Carolinense). See under Horse.
nettle tree.
(a) Same as Hackberry.
(b) See Australian nettle (above).
Spurge nettle, a stinging American herb of the Spurge
family (Jatropha urens).
Wood nettle, a plant (Laportea Canadensis) which stings
severely, and is related to the true nettles.
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Nettle cloth, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and
used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.
Nettle rash (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the
effects of whipping with nettles.
Sea nettle (Zool.), a medusa.
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Lycoperdon giganteum
(gcide) | Giant \Gi"ant\, a.
Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
giant brothers; a giant son.
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Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax.
Giant clam (Zool.), a bivalve shell of the genus
Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500
pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to
contain holy water.
Giant heron (Zool.), a very large African heron ({Ardeomega
goliath}). It is the largest heron known.
Giant kettle, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found
in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole.
Giant powder. See Nitroglycerin.
Giant puffball (Bot.), a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum),
edible when young, and when dried used for stanching
wounds.
Giant salamander (Zool.), a very large aquatic salamander
(Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the
largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
Giant squid (Zool.), one of several species of very large
squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera.
Some are over forty feet long.
[1913 Webster]Puffball \Puff"ball`\, n. (Bot.)
A kind of ball-shaped fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum, and
other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when
ripe; -- called also bullfist, bullfice, puckfist,
puff, and puffin.
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Mus giganteus
(gcide) | Bandicoot \Ban"di*coot\, n. [A corruption of the native name.]
(Zool.)
(a) A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in
India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and
gardens.
(b) A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several
species, found in Australia and Tasmania.
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Ossifraga gigantea
(gcide) | Fulmar \Ful"mar\ (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See
foul, and Man a gull.] (Zool.)
One of several species of sea birds, of the family
Procellariid[ae], allied to the albatrosses and petrels.
Among the well-known species are the arctic fulmar
(Fulmarus glacialis) (called also fulmar petrel,
malduck, and mollemock), and the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga
gigantea}).
[1913 Webster]Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
gluto, glutto. See Glut.]
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1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
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Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.
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3. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly {Gulo
luscus}), of the weasel family Mustelid[ae], about the
size of a large badger; called also wolverine,
wolverene and carcajou. It was formerly believed to be
inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of
the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
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Glutton bird (Zool.), the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga
gigantea}); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and
mollymawk.
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Pitta gigas
(gcide) | Breve \Breve\ (br[=e]v), n. [It. & (in sense 2) LL. breve, fr.
L. brevis short. See Brief.]
1. (Mus.) A note or character of time, equivalent to two
semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to
three semibreves. It was formerly of a square figure (as
thus: ? ), but is now made oval, with a line perpendicular
to the staff on each of its sides; -- formerly much used
for choir service. --Moore.
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2. (Law) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any
court.
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3. (Print.) A curved mark [[breve]] used commonly to indicate
the short quantity of a vowel.
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4. (Zool.) The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas),
which has a very short tail.
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Polygonatum giganteum
(gcide) | Solomon \Sol"o*mon\, n.
One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and
magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man. -- Sol`o*mon"ic,
a.
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Solomon's seal (Bot.), a perennial liliaceous plant of the
genus Polygonatum, having simple erect or curving stems
rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white
or greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European
species is Polygonatum multiflorum. {Polygonatum
biflorum} and Polygonatum giganteum are common in the
Eastern United States. See Illust. of Rootstock.
False Solomon's seal (Bot.), any plant of the liliaceous
genus Smilacina having small whitish flowers in terminal
racemes or panicles.
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Priodontes gigas
(gcide) | Tatou \Ta*tou"\ (t[.a]*t[=oo]"), n. [Cf. Tatouay.] (Zool.)
The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South
America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail.
It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead
animals, and sometimes invades human graves.
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Sequoia gigantea
(gcide) | Sequoia \Se*quoi"a\, n. [NL. So called by Dr. Endlicher in honor
of Sequoyah, who invented the Cherokee alphabet.] (Bot.)
A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species,
Sequoia Washingtoniana, syn. Sequoia gigantea, the "big
tree" of California, and Sequoia sempervirens, the redwood,
both of which attain an immense height.
[1913 Webster]Sequoiene \Se*quoi"ene\, n. (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon (C13H10) obtained in white fluorescent
crystals, in the distillation products of the needles of the
California "big tree" (Sequoia gigantea).
[1913 Webster]Wellingtonia \Wel`ling*to"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after the Duke
of Wellington.] (Bot.)
A name given to the "big trees" (Sequoia gigantea) of
California, and still used in England. See Sequoia.
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Stereolepis gigas
(gcide) | Jewfish \Jew"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
1. A very large serranoid fish (Promicrops itaiara) of
Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the
weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or
yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa,
and warsaw.
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2. A similar gigantic fish (Stereolepis gigas) of Southern
California, valued as a food fish.
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3. The black grouper of Florida and Texas.
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4. A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.
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Strombus gigas
(gcide) | Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.
fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d Fount.]
1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.
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2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the
structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or
flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure
water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for
ornament.
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3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be
conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink
fountain in a printing press, etc.
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4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which
anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
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Judea, the fountain of the gospel. --Fuller.
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Author of all being,
Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.
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Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, primary source; original; first principle.
--Young.
Fountain inkstand, an inkstand having a continual supply of
ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated
reservoir.
Fountain pen, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which
furnishes a supply of ink.
Fountain pump.
(a) A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump.
(b) A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for
watering plants, etc.
Fountain shell (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell
(Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, a mythical fountain whose waters were
fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
[1913 Webster]Conch \Conch\ (k[o^][ng]k), n. [L. concha, Gr. ko`gchh. See
Coach, n.]
1. (Zool.) A name applied to various marine univalve shells;
esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large
size. Strombus gigas is the large pink West Indian
conch. The large king, queen, and cameo conchs are of the
genus Cassis. See Cameo and cameo conch.
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Note: The conch is sometimes used as a horn or trumpet, as in
fogs at sea, or to call laborers from work.
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2. In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet.
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3. [often capitalized] One of the white natives of the Bahama
Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys;
-- so called from the commonness of the conch there, or
because they use it for food.
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4. (Arch.) See Concha, n.
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5. The external ear. See Concha, n., 2.
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T gigas
(gcide) | Giant \Gi"ant\, a.
Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
giant brothers; a giant son.
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Giant cell. (Anat.) See Myeloplax.
Giant clam (Zool.), a bivalve shell of the genus
Tridacna, esp. T. gigas, which sometimes weighs 500
pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to
contain holy water.
Giant heron (Zool.), a very large African heron ({Ardeomega
goliath}). It is the largest heron known.
Giant kettle, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found
in Norway in connection with glaciers. See Pothole.
Giant powder. See Nitroglycerin.
Giant puffball (Bot.), a fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum),
edible when young, and when dried used for stanching
wounds.
Giant salamander (Zool.), a very large aquatic salamander
(Megalobatrachus maximus), found in Japan. It is the
largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
Giant squid (Zool.), one of several species of very large
squids, belonging to Architeuthis and allied genera.
Some are over forty feet long.
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Thelyphonus giganteus
(gcide) | Vinegarroon \Vin`e*gar*roon"\, n. [Cf. Sp. vinagre vinegar.]
A whip scorpion, esp. a large Mexican species ({Thelyphonus
giganteus}) popularly supposed to be very venomous; -- from
the odor that it emits when alarmed.
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Thuja gigantea
(gcide) | Thuja \Thu"ja\ (th[=u]"j[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr. qyi`a an
African tree with sweet-smelling wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for
the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having
scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves. [Written
also thuya.] See Thyine wood.
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Note: Thuja occidentalis is the Arbor vitae of the
Eastern and Northern United States. Thuja gigantea of
North-western America is a very large tree, there
called red cedar, and canoe cedar, and furnishes a
useful timber.
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Tridacna gigas
(gcide) | Tridacna \Tri*dac"na\, n. [L., pl., a kind of oysters, fr. Gr. ?
eaten at three bites, ? tri- + ? to bite.] (Zool.)
A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found on the
coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species
(Tridacna gigas) often weighs four or five hundred pounds,
and is sometimes used for baptismal fonts. Called also {paw
shell}, and fountain shell.
[1913 Webster] TridactylClam \Clam\ (kl[a^]m), n. [Cf. Clamp, Clam, v. t.,
Clammy.]
1. (Zool.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those
that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the
quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the sea clam or
hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species of the
United States. The name is said to have been given
originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian
bivalve.
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You shall scarce find any bay or shallow shore, or
cove of sand, where you may not take many clampes,
or lobsters, or both, at your pleasure. --Capt. John
Smith (1616).
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Clams, or clamps, is a shellfish not much unlike a
cockle; it lieth under the sand. --Wood (1634).
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2. (Ship Carp.) Strong pinchers or forceps.
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3. pl. (Mech.) A kind of vise, usually of wood.
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Blood clam. See under Blood.
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