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glory
(encz) | glory,nádhera Zdeněk Brož |
glory
(encz) | glory,sláva |
Glory
(gcide) | Glory \Glo"ry\ (gl[=o]"r[y^]; 111), n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie,
gloire, F. gloire, fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. kle`os,
Skr. [,c]ravas glory, praise, [,c]ru to hear. See Loud.]
1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by
common consent to a person or thing; high reputation;
honorable fame; renown.
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Glory to God in the highest. --Luke ii. 14.
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Spread his glory through all countries wide.
--Spenser.
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2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general
praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an
object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise;
excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
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Think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Jewels lose their glory if neglected. --Shak.
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Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --Young.
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3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
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In glory of thy fortunes. --Chapman.
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4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of
the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven;
celestial honor; heaven.
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Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward
receive me to glory. --Ps. lxxiii.
24.
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5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of
peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of
gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by
a disk, or a mere line.
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Note: This is the general term; when confined to the head it
is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole
body, aureola or aureole.
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Glory hole, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace,
exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.
--Knight.
Glory pea (Bot.), the name of two leguminous plants
(Clianthus Dampieri and C. puniceus) of Australia and
New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers.
Glory tree (Bot.), a name given to several species of the
verbenaceous genus Clerodendron, showy flowering shrubs
of tropical regions.
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Glory
(gcide) | Glory \Glo"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloried; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glorying.] [OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr.
gloria glory. See Glory, n.]
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1. To exult with joy; to rejoice.
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Glory ye in his holy name. --Ps. cv.?
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2. To boast; to be proud.
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God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ. --Gal. vi. 14
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No one . . . should glory in his prosperity.
--Richardson.
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glory
(wn) | glory
n 1: a state of high honor; "he valued glory above life itself"
[syn: glory, glorification]
2: brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise" [syn:
glory, resplendence, resplendency]
3: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
saint [syn: aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory,
gloriole]
v 1: rejoice proudly |
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common morning glory
(encz) | common morning glory, n: |
glory fern
(encz) | glory fern, n: |
glory hole
(encz) | glory hole, n: |
glory lily
(encz) | glory lily, n: |
glory pea
(encz) | glory pea, n: |
glory-box
(encz) | glory-box,truhla s výbavou nevěsty n: [aus.] Petr Prášek |
imperial japanese morning glory
(encz) | imperial Japanese morning glory, n: |
morning glory
(encz) | morning glory,druh vinné révy Zdeněk Brožmorning glory,povijnice Zdeněk Brož |
morning-glory family
(encz) | morning-glory family, n: |
red morning-glory
(encz) | red morning-glory, n: |
star-glory
(encz) | star-glory, n: |
vainglory
(encz) | vainglory,nafoukanost n: Zdeněk Brož |
wild morning-glory
(encz) | wild morning-glory, n: |
Disglory
(gcide) | Disglory \Dis*glo"ry\, n.
Dishonor. [Obs.]
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To the disglory of God's name. --Northbrooke.
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Glory
(gcide) | Glory \Glo"ry\ (gl[=o]"r[y^]; 111), n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie,
gloire, F. gloire, fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. kle`os,
Skr. [,c]ravas glory, praise, [,c]ru to hear. See Loud.]
1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by
common consent to a person or thing; high reputation;
honorable fame; renown.
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Glory to God in the highest. --Luke ii. 14.
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Spread his glory through all countries wide.
--Spenser.
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2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general
praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an
object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise;
excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
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Think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Jewels lose their glory if neglected. --Shak.
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Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --Young.
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3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
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In glory of thy fortunes. --Chapman.
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4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of
the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven;
celestial honor; heaven.
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Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward
receive me to glory. --Ps. lxxiii.
24.
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5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of
peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of
gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by
a disk, or a mere line.
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Note: This is the general term; when confined to the head it
is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole
body, aureola or aureole.
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Glory hole, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace,
exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.
--Knight.
Glory pea (Bot.), the name of two leguminous plants
(Clianthus Dampieri and C. puniceus) of Australia and
New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers.
Glory tree (Bot.), a name given to several species of the
verbenaceous genus Clerodendron, showy flowering shrubs
of tropical regions.
[1913 Webster]Glory \Glo"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloried; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glorying.] [OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr.
gloria glory. See Glory, n.]
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1. To exult with joy; to rejoice.
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Glory ye in his holy name. --Ps. cv.?
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2. To boast; to be proud.
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God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ. --Gal. vi. 14
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No one . . . should glory in his prosperity.
--Richardson.
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Glory hole
(gcide) | Glory \Glo"ry\ (gl[=o]"r[y^]; 111), n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie,
gloire, F. gloire, fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. kle`os,
Skr. [,c]ravas glory, praise, [,c]ru to hear. See Loud.]
1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by
common consent to a person or thing; high reputation;
honorable fame; renown.
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Glory to God in the highest. --Luke ii. 14.
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Spread his glory through all countries wide.
--Spenser.
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2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general
praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an
object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise;
excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
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Think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Jewels lose their glory if neglected. --Shak.
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Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --Young.
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3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
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In glory of thy fortunes. --Chapman.
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4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of
the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven;
celestial honor; heaven.
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Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward
receive me to glory. --Ps. lxxiii.
24.
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5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of
peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of
gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by
a disk, or a mere line.
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Note: This is the general term; when confined to the head it
is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole
body, aureola or aureole.
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Glory hole, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace,
exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.
--Knight.
Glory pea (Bot.), the name of two leguminous plants
(Clianthus Dampieri and C. puniceus) of Australia and
New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers.
Glory tree (Bot.), a name given to several species of the
verbenaceous genus Clerodendron, showy flowering shrubs
of tropical regions.
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Glory pea
(gcide) | Glory \Glo"ry\ (gl[=o]"r[y^]; 111), n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie,
gloire, F. gloire, fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. kle`os,
Skr. [,c]ravas glory, praise, [,c]ru to hear. See Loud.]
1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by
common consent to a person or thing; high reputation;
honorable fame; renown.
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Glory to God in the highest. --Luke ii. 14.
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Spread his glory through all countries wide.
--Spenser.
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2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general
praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an
object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise;
excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
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Think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Jewels lose their glory if neglected. --Shak.
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Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --Young.
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3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
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In glory of thy fortunes. --Chapman.
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4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of
the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven;
celestial honor; heaven.
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Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward
receive me to glory. --Ps. lxxiii.
24.
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5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of
peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of
gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by
a disk, or a mere line.
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Note: This is the general term; when confined to the head it
is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole
body, aureola or aureole.
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Glory hole, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace,
exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.
--Knight.
Glory pea (Bot.), the name of two leguminous plants
(Clianthus Dampieri and C. puniceus) of Australia and
New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers.
Glory tree (Bot.), a name given to several species of the
verbenaceous genus Clerodendron, showy flowering shrubs
of tropical regions.
[1913 Webster]Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. Peas (p[=e]z) or Pease (p[=e]z). [OE.
pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum;
cf. Gr. pi`sos, pi`son. The final s was misunderstood in
English as a plural ending. Cf. Pease.]
1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of
many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a
papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,
popularly called a pod.
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Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained
nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease
is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at
dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the
form peas being used in both senses.
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2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the
seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos,
Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)
of a different color from the rest of the seed.
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Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or
less closely related to the common pea. See the
Phrases, below.
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Beach pea (Bot.), a seashore plant, Lathyrus maritimus.
Black-eyed pea, a West Indian name for {Dolichos
sph[ae]rospermus} and its seed.
Butterfly pea, the American plant Clitoria Mariana,
having showy blossoms.
Chick pea. See Chick-pea.
Egyptian pea. Same as Chick-pea.
Everlasting pea. See under Everlasting.
Glory pea. See under Glory, n.
Hoary pea, any plant of the genus Tephrosia; goat's rue.
Issue pea, Orris pea. (Med.) See under Issue, and
Orris.
Milk pea. (Bot.) See under Milk.
Pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows
single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used
adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
Pea bug. (Zool.) Same as Pea weevil.
Pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
Pea crab (Zool.), any small crab of the genus
Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
the European species (Pinnotheres pisum) which lives in
the common mussel and the cockle.
Pea dove (Zool.), the American ground dove.
Pea-flower tribe (Bot.), a suborder (Papilionace[ae]) of
leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
the pea. --G. Bentham.
Pea maggot (Zool.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix
pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.
Pea ore (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in
round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
Pea starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is
sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
Pea tree (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of
the genus Caragana, natives of Siberia and China.
Pea vine. (Bot.)
(a) Any plant which bears peas.
(b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States
(Lathyrus Americana, and other similar species).
Pea weevil (Zool.), a small weevil (Bruchus pisi) which
destroys peas by eating out the interior.
Pigeon pea. (Bot.) See Pigeon pea.
Sweet pea (Bot.), the annual plant Lathyrus odoratus;
also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Glory tree
(gcide) | Glory \Glo"ry\ (gl[=o]"r[y^]; 111), n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie,
gloire, F. gloire, fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. kle`os,
Skr. [,c]ravas glory, praise, [,c]ru to hear. See Loud.]
1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by
common consent to a person or thing; high reputation;
honorable fame; renown.
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Glory to God in the highest. --Luke ii. 14.
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Spread his glory through all countries wide.
--Spenser.
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2. That quality in a person or thing which secures general
praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an
object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise;
excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
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Think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Jewels lose their glory if neglected. --Shak.
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Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --Young.
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3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.
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In glory of thy fortunes. --Chapman.
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4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of
the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven;
celestial honor; heaven.
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Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward
receive me to glory. --Ps. lxxiii.
24.
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5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of
peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of
gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by
a disk, or a mere line.
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Note: This is the general term; when confined to the head it
is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole
body, aureola or aureole.
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Glory hole, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace,
exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.
--Knight.
Glory pea (Bot.), the name of two leguminous plants
(Clianthus Dampieri and C. puniceus) of Australia and
New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers.
Glory tree (Bot.), a name given to several species of the
verbenaceous genus Clerodendron, showy flowering shrubs
of tropical regions.
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Glorying
(gcide) | Glory \Glo"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloried; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glorying.] [OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr.
gloria glory. See Glory, n.]
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1. To exult with joy; to rejoice.
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Glory ye in his holy name. --Ps. cv.?
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2. To boast; to be proud.
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God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ. --Gal. vi. 14
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No one . . . should glory in his prosperity.
--Richardson.
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Morning-glory
(gcide) | Morning-glory \Morn"ing-glo`ry\, n. (Bot.)
A climbing plant (Ipomoea purpurea) having handsome,
funnel-shaped flowers, usually red, pink, purple, white, or
variegated, sometimes pale blue. See Dextrorsal.
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Vainglory
(gcide) | Vainglory \Vain`glo"ry\, n. [Vain + glory.]
Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty
pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.
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He had nothing of vainglory. --Bacon.
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The man's undone forever; for if Hector break not his
neck i' the combat, he'll break't himself in vainglory.
--Shak.
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beach morning glory
(wn) | beach morning glory
n 1: a prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to
Texas [syn: railroad vine, beach morning glory,
Ipomoea pes-caprae] |
common morning glory
(wn) | common morning glory
n 1: annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having
sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory
[syn: common morning glory, Ipomoea tricolor]
2: pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue,
purple, pink or white flowers [syn: common morning glory,
Ipomoea purpurea] |
glory fern
(wn) | glory fern
n 1: named for a country house in Barbados where it was
discovered [syn: Farley maidenhair, {Farley maidenhair
fern}, Barbados maidenhair, glory fern, {Adiantum
tenerum farleyense}] |
glory hole
(wn) | glory hole
n 1: a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a
ship [syn: glory hole, lazaretto] |
glory lily
(wn) | glory lily
n 1: any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and
Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at
leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all
parts are poisonous [syn: gloriosa, glory lily,
climbing lily, creeping lily, Gloriosa superba] |
glory pea
(wn) | glory pea
n 1: any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus
having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping
racemes [syn: glory pea, clianthus] |
imperial japanese morning glory
(wn) | imperial Japanese morning glory
n 1: hybrid from Ipomoea nil [syn: {imperial Japanese morning
glory}, Ipomoea imperialis] |
japanese morning glory
(wn) | Japanese morning glory
n 1: annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by
wide color range and frilled or double flowers [syn:
Japanese morning glory, Ipomoea nil] |
morning glory
(wn) | morning glory
n 1: any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers
that close late in the day |
morning-glory family
(wn) | morning-glory family
n 1: morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having
trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
[syn: Convolvulaceae, family Convolvulaceae, {morning-
glory family}] |
old glory
(wn) | Old Glory
n 1: the national flag of the United States of America [syn:
American flag, Stars and Stripes, {Star-Spangled
Banner}, Old Glory] |
red morning-glory
(wn) | red morning-glory
n 1: annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United
States [syn: red morning-glory, star ipomoea, {Ipomoea
coccinea}] |
star-glory
(wn) | star-glory
n 1: tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes
white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in
United States and elsewhere [syn: cypress vine, {star-
glory}, Indian pink, Ipomoea quamoclit, {Quamoclit
pennata}] |
vainglory
(wn) | vainglory
n 1: outspoken conceit [syn: boastfulness, vainglory] |
wild morning-glory
(wn) | wild morning-glory
n 1: common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus [syn: {hedge
bindweed}, wild morning-glory, Calystegia sepium,
Convolvulus sepium]
2: weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink
flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed
[syn: field bindweed, wild morning-glory, {Convolvulus
arvensis}] |
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