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heir
(encz) | heir,dědic Zdeněk Brož |
Heir
(gcide) | Heir \Heir\, v. t.
To inherit; to succeed to. [R.]
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One only daughter heired the royal state. --Dryden.
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Heir
(gcide) | Heir \Heir\ ([^a]r), n. [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F.
hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. Hereditary,
Heritage.]
1. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the
possession of, any property after the death of its owner;
one on whom the law bestows the title or property of
another at the death of the latter.
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I am my father's heir and only son. --Shak.
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2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or
relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
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And I his heir in misery alone. --Pope.
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Heir apparent. (Law.) See under Apparent.
Heir at law, one who, after his ancector's death, has a
right to inherit all his intestate estate. --Wharton (Law
Dict.).
Heir presumptive, one who, if the ancestor should die
immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the
inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer
relative, or by some other contingency.
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heir
(wn) | heir
n 1: a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will
to inherit the estate of another [syn: heir, inheritor,
heritor]
2: a person who inherits some title or office [syn: successor,
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HEIR
(bouvier) | HEIR. One born in lawful matrimony, who succeeds by descent, and right of
blood, to lands, tenements or hereditaments, being an estate of inheritance.
It is an established rule of law, that God alone can make an heir. Beame's
Glanville, 143; 1 Thomas, Co. Lit. 931; and Butler's note, p. 938. Under the
word heirs are comprehended the heirs of heirs in infinitum. 1 Co. Litt. 7
b, 9 a, 237 b; Wood's Inst. 69. According to many authorities, heir may be
nomen collectivuum, as well in a deed as in a will, and operate in both in
the same manner, as heirs in the plural number. 1 Roll. Abr. 253; Ambl. 453;
Godb. 155; T. Jones, 111; Cro, Eliz. 313; 1 Burr. 38; 10 Vin. Abr. 233, pl.
1; 8 Vin. Abr. 233; sed vide 2 Prest. on, Est. 9, 10. In wills, in order to
effectuate the intention of the testator, the word heirs is sometimes
construed to mean next of kin; 1 Jac. & Walk. 388; and children, Ambl. 273.
See further, as to the force and import of this word, 2 Vent. 311; 1 P. Wms.
229; 3 Bro. P. C. 60, 454; 2 P. Wms. 1, 369; 2 Black. R. 1010; 4 Ves. 26,
766, 794; 2 Atk. 89, 580; 5 East Rep. 533; 5 Burr. 2615; 11 Mod. 189; 8 Vin.
Abr. 317; 1 T. R. 630; Bac. Abr. Estates in fee simple, B.
2. There are several kinds of heirs specified below.
3. By the civil law, heirs are divided into testamentary or instituted
heirs legal heirs, or heirs of the blood; to which the Civil Code of
Louisiana has added irregular heirs. They are also divided into
unconditional and beneficiary heirs.
4. It is proper here to notice a difference in the meaning of the word
heir, as it is understood by the common and by, the civil law. By the civil
law, the term heirs was applied to all persons who were called to the
succession, whether by the act of the party or by operation of law. The
person who was created universal successor by a will, was called the
testamentary heir; and the next of kin by blood was, in cases of intestacy,
called the heir at law, or heir by intestacy. The executor of the common law
is, in many respects, not unlike the testamentary heir of the civil law.
Again, the administrator in many respects corresponds with the heir by
intestacy. By the common law, executors unless expressly authorized by the
will and administrators, have no right, except to the personal estate of the
deceased; whereas, the heir by the civil law was authorized to administer
both the personal and real estate. 1 Brown's Civ. Law, 344; Story, Confl. of
Laws, Sec. 508.
5. All free persons, even minors, lunatics, persons of insane mind or
the like, may transmit their estates as intestate ab intestato, and inherit
from others. Civ. Code of Lo., 945; Accord, Co. Lit. 8 a.
6. The child in its mother's womb, is considered as born for all
purposes of its own interest; it takes all successions opened in its favor,
after its conception, provided it be capable of succeeding at the moment of
its birth. Civ. Code of Lo. 948. Nevertheless, if the child conceived is
reputed born, it is only in the hope of its birth; it is necessary then that
the child be born alive, for it cannot be said that those who are born dead
ever inherited. Id. 949. See In ventre sa mere.
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HEIR
(bouvier) | HEIR, LEGAL, civil law. A legal heir is one who is of the same blood of the
deceased, and who takes the succession by force of law; this is different
from a testamentary or conventional heir, who takes the succession in virtue
of the disposition of man. See Civil, Code of Louis. art. 873, 875; Dict. de
Jurisp., Heritier legitime. There are three classes of legal heirs, to wit;
the children and other lawful descendants; the fathers and mothers and other
lawful ascendants; and the collateral kindred. Civ. Code of Lo. art. 883.
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HEIR
(bouvier) | HEIR, COLLATERAL. A collateral heir is one who is not of the direct line of
the deceased, but comes from a collateral line; as, a brother, sister, an
uncle and aunt, a nephew, niece, or cousin of the deceased.
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HEIR
(bouvier) | HEIR, CONVENTIONAL, civil law. A conventional heir is one who takes a
succession by virtue of a contract; for example, a marriage contract, which
entitles the heir to the succession.
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HEIR
(bouvier) | HEIR, FORCED. Forced heirs are those who cannot be disinherited. This term
is used among the civilians. Vide Forced heirs
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HEIR
(bouvier) | HEIR, GENERAL. Heir at common in the English law. The heir at common law is
he who, after his father or ancestor's death has a right to, and is
introduced into all his lands, tenements and hereditaments. He must be of
the whole blood, not a bastard, alien, &c. Bac. Abr. Heir, B 2; Coparceners;
Descent.
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HEIR
(bouvier) | HEIR, IRREGULAR. In Louisiana, irregular heirs are those who are neither
testamentary nor legal, and who have been established by law to take the
succession. See Civ. Code of Lo. art. 874. When the deceased has left
neither lawful descendants nor ascendants, nor collateral relations, the law
calls to his inheritance either the surviving husband or wife, or his or her
natural children, or the state. Id. art., 911. This is called an irregular
succession.
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HEIR
(bouvier) | HEIR. APPARENT. One who has an indefeasible right to the inheritance,
provided he outlive the ancestor. 2 Bl. Com. 208.
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HEIR
(bouvier) | HEIR, BENEFICIARY. A term used in the civil law. Beneficiary heirs are those
who have accepted the succession under the benefit of an inventory regularly
made. Civ. Code of Lo. art. 879. If the heir apprehend that the succession
will be burdened with debts beyond its value, he accepts with benefit of
inventory, and in that case he is responsible only for the value of the
succession. See inventory, benefit of.
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HEIR
(bouvier) | HEIR, TESTAMENTARY, civil law. A testamentary heir is one who is constituted
heir by testament executed in the form prescribed by law. He is so called to
distinguish him from the legal heirs, who are called to the succession by
the law; and from conventional heirs, who are so constituted by a contract
inter vivos. See Haeres factus; Devisee.
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HEIR
(bouvier) | HEIR, UNCONDITIONAL. A term used in the civil law, adopted by the Civil Code
of Louisiana. Unconditional heirs are those who inherit without any
reservation, or without making an inventory, whether their acceptance be
express or tacit. Civ. Code of Lo. art. 878.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
heiratlaw
(mass) | heir-at-law
- dedič podľa zákona |
their
(mass) | their
- ich |
theirs
(mass) | theirs
- ich |
advise them of their rights
(encz) | advise them of their rights,informujte je o jejich právech |
by the skin of their teeth
(encz) | by the skin of their teeth,stěží Zdeněk Brožby the skin of their teeth,velmi těsně Zdeněk Brož |
coheir
(encz) | coheir,spoludědic Zdeněk Brož |
deinocheirus
(encz) | deinocheirus, n: |
dig in their heels
(encz) | dig in their heels, |
draw their fire
(encz) | draw their fire, |
everybody has skeletons in their closet
(encz) | everybody has skeletons in their closet,každý má nějaké hříchy z
minulosti [id.] Pino |
executor-heir relation
(encz) | executor-heir relation, n: |
heir apparent
(encz) | heir apparent,korunní princ Zdeněk Brožheir apparent,právoplatný dědic Zdeněk Brož |
heir presumptive
(encz) | heir presumptive,presumptivní dědic Zdeněk Brožheir presumptive,předpokládaný dědic Zdeněk Brož |
heir-at-law
(encz) | heir-at-law, n: |
heiress
(encz) | heiress,dědička n: Zdeněk Brož |
heiresses
(encz) | heiresses, |
heirloom
(encz) | heirloom,dědictví n: Zdeněk Brož |
heirs
(encz) | heirs,dědici n: pl. Zdeněk Brožheirs,dědicové Zdeněk Brož |
in their right minds
(encz) | in their right minds, adj: |
joint committee on the remuneration of executive directors and their alternates
(encz) | Joint Committee on the Remuneration of Executive Directors and their
Alternates, |
legitimate heir
(encz) | legitimate heir,zákonný dědic Pino |
of their own
(encz) | of their own, adj: |
on their own
(encz) | on their own,sami adj: Petr Menšík |
rain on their parade
(encz) | rain on their parade,kazit zábavu [id.] Michal Ambrož |
roll their eyes
(encz) | roll their eyes, |
step on their toes
(encz) | step on their toes, |
their
(encz) | their,jejich their,svého web |
theirs
(encz) | theirs,jejich Zdeněk Brož |
they abnegated their gods
(encz) | They abnegated their gods, |
up to their necks
(encz) | up to their necks, adj: |
worth their weight in gold
(encz) | worth their weight in gold, |
put it in their back yard
(czen) | Put It in Their Back Yard,PITBY[zkr.] |
Cheiranthus Cheiri
(gcide) | Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove,
OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl['e]e
gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf,
akin to E. foliage. Cf. Caryophyllus, July-flower.]
[Written also gilliflower.] (Bot.)
1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus
Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola
incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant
blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.
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2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red
color, and having a large core.
Clove gillyflower, the clove pink.
Marsh gillyflower, the ragged robin ({Lychnis
Flos-cuculi}).
Queen's gillyflower, or Winter gillyflower, damewort.
Sea gillyflower, the thrift (Armeria vulgaris).
Wall gillyflower, the wallflower (Cheiranthus Cheiri).
Water gillyflower, the water violet.
[1913 Webster]Wallflower \Wall"flow`er\, n.
1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant ({Cheiranthus
Cheiri}), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from
yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on
old walls.
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Note: The name is sometimes extended to other species of
Cheiranthus and of the related genus Erysimum,
especially the American Western wallflower ({Erysimum
asperum}), a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers.
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2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not
asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.]
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3. (Bot.) In Australia, the desert poison bush ({Gastrolobium
grandiflorum}); -- called also native wallflower.
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Cheiromys Madagascariensis
(gcide) | Aye-aye \Aye"-aye`\, n. [From the native name, prob. from its
cry.] (Zool.)
A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found
in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), remarkable for
its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.
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cheiropter
(gcide) | cheiropter \chei*rop"ter\ (k[-i]*r[o^]p"t[~e]r), n. (Zool.)
One of the Chiroptera; -- an older spelling of chiropter.
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Cheiroptera
(gcide) | Cheiroptera \Chei*rop"te*ra\ (k[-i]*r[o^]p"t[-e]*r[.a]), prop.
n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r hand + ptero`n wing.] (Zool.)
An earlier spelling for Chiroptera, an order of Mammalia,
including the bats, having four toes of each of the anterior
limbs elongated and connected by a web, so that they can be
used like wings in flying. See Chiroptera and Bat.
[archaic]
[1913 Webster +PJC]chiroptera \chi*rop"te*ra\ (k[-i]*r[o^]p"t[~e]r), n. pl. [NL.,
fr. Gr. chei`r hand + ptero`n wing.] (Zool.)
an ancient order of mammalia dating to the early Eocene,
including the bats. They are nocturnal mouselike mammals
having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and
connected by a web, so that they form membranous wings that
can be used in flying. They also have anatomical adaptations,
including large ears, for echolocation, by which they
navigate and in some cases find insects. The order includes
the suborders Megachiroptera (the fruit bats) and
Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats). See Bat. Previously
spelled cheiroptera. [archaic]
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cheiroptera
(gcide) | Cheiroptera \Chei*rop"te*ra\ (k[-i]*r[o^]p"t[-e]*r[.a]), prop.
n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r hand + ptero`n wing.] (Zool.)
An earlier spelling for Chiroptera, an order of Mammalia,
including the bats, having four toes of each of the anterior
limbs elongated and connected by a web, so that they can be
used like wings in flying. See Chiroptera and Bat.
[archaic]
[1913 Webster +PJC]chiroptera \chi*rop"te*ra\ (k[-i]*r[o^]p"t[~e]r), n. pl. [NL.,
fr. Gr. chei`r hand + ptero`n wing.] (Zool.)
an ancient order of mammalia dating to the early Eocene,
including the bats. They are nocturnal mouselike mammals
having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and
connected by a web, so that they form membranous wings that
can be used in flying. They also have anatomical adaptations,
including large ears, for echolocation, by which they
navigate and in some cases find insects. The order includes
the suborders Megachiroptera (the fruit bats) and
Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats). See Bat. Previously
spelled cheiroptera. [archaic]
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Cheiropterous
(gcide) | Cheiropterous \Chei*rop"ter*ous\, a. (Zool.)
chiropterous; belonging to the Chiroptera, or Bat family.
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Cheiropterygia
(gcide) | Cheiropterygium \Chei*rop`te*ryg"i*um\, n.; pl.
Cheiropterygia. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r hand + pte`ryx,
pte`rygos wing, fin.] (Anat.)
The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
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Cheiropterygium
(gcide) | Cheiropterygium \Chei*rop`te*ryg"i*um\, n.; pl.
Cheiropterygia. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r hand + pte`ryx,
pte`rygos wing, fin.] (Anat.)
The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
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Cheirosophist
(gcide) | Cheirosophy \Chei*ros"o*phy\, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ?
knowledge.]
The art of reading character as it is delineated in the hand.
-- Chei*ros"o*phist, n.
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Cheirosophy
(gcide) | Cheirosophy \Chei*ros"o*phy\, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ?
knowledge.]
The art of reading character as it is delineated in the hand.
-- Chei*ros"o*phist, n.
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Cheirostemon platanoides
(gcide) | Hand \Hand\ (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw.
hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h["o]nd, Goth. handus, and
perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. Hunt.]
1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in
man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other
animals; manus; paw. See Manus.
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2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the
office of, a human hand; as:
(a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or
any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
(b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute
hand of a clock.
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3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a
palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.
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4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.
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On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.
xxxviii. 15.
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The Protestants were then on the winning hand.
--Milton.
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5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;
dexterity.
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He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.
--Addison.
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6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,
manner of performance.
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To change the hand in carrying on the war.
--Clarendon.
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Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my
hand. --Judges vi.
36.
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7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or
competent for special service or duty; a performer more or
less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand
at speaking.
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A dictionary containing a natural history requires
too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be
hoped for. --Locke.
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I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.
--Hazlitt.
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8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad, or
running hand. Hence, a signature.
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I say she never did invent this letter;
This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak.
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Some writs require a judge's hand. --Burril.
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9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;
management; -- usually in the plural. "Receiving in hand
one year's tribute." --Knolles.
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Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the
government of Britain. --Milton.
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10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to
buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when
new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the
producer's hand, or when not new.
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11. Rate; price. [Obs.] "Business is bought at a dear hand,
where there is small dispatch." --Bacon.
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12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:
(a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the
dealer.
(b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied
together.
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13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,
which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
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Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts
or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the
hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a
symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:
(a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the
head, which implies thought, and the heart, which
implies affection. "His hand will be against every
man." --Gen. xvi. 12.
(b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures.
"With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you."
--Ezek. xx. 33.
(c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to
give the right hand.
(d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the
hand; to pledge the hand.
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Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or
without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand;
as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:
used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or
handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or
hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand
loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or
hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the
hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or
hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following
paragraph are written either as two words or in
combination.
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Hand bag, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books,
papers, parcels, etc.
Hand basket, a small or portable basket.
Hand bell, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.
--Bacon.
Hand bill, a small pruning hook. See 4th Bill.
Hand car. See under Car.
Hand director (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a
good position of the hands and arms when playing on the
piano; a hand guide.
Hand drop. See Wrist drop.
Hand gallop. See under Gallop.
Hand gear (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine,
or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power,
may be operated by hand.
Hand glass.
(a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of
plants.
(b) A small mirror with a handle.
Hand guide. Same as Hand director (above).
Hand language, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as
practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.
Hand lathe. See under Lathe.
Hand money, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest
money.
Hand organ (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank
turned by hand.
Hand plant. (Bot.) Same as Hand tree (below). -- {Hand
rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.
Hand sail, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.
Hand screen, a small screen to be held in the hand.
Hand screw, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or
weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.
Hand staff (pl. Hand staves), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix.
9.
Hand stamp, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or
canceling papers, envelopes, etc.
Hand tree (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico
(Cheirostemon platanoides), having red flowers whose
stamens unite in the form of a hand.
Hand vise, a small vise held in the hand in doing small
work. --Moxon.
Hand work, or Handwork, work done with the hands, as
distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.
All hands, everybody; all parties.
At all hands, On all hands, on all sides; from every
direction; generally.
At any hand, At no hand, in any (or no) way or direction;
on any account; on no account. "And therefore at no hand
consisting with the safety and interests of humility."
--Jer. Taylor.
At first hand, At second hand. See def. 10 (above).
At hand.
(a) Near in time or place; either present and within
reach, or not far distant. "Your husband is at hand;
I hear his trumpet." --Shak.
(b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] "Horses hot at
hand." --Shak.
At the hand of, by the act of; as a gift from. "Shall we
receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive
evil?" --Job ii. 10.
Bridle hand. See under Bridle.
By hand, with the hands, in distinction from
instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed
a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.
Clean hands, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of
dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. "He that
hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." --Job
xvii. 9.
From hand to hand, from one person to another.
Hand in hand.
(a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift.
(b) Just; fair; equitable.
As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand
comparison. --Shak.
Hand over hand, Hand over fist, by passing the hands
alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand
over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand
over hand.
Hand over head, negligently; rashly; without seeing what
one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Hand running, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand
running.
Hands off! keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!
Hand to hand, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to
hand contest. --Dryden.
Heavy hand, severity or oppression.
In hand.
(a) Paid down. "A considerable reward in hand, and . . .
a far greater reward hereafter." --Tillotson.
(b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. "Revels . .
. in hand." --Shak.
(c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction;
as, he has the business in hand.
In one's hand or In one's hands.
(a) In one's possession or keeping.
(b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my
hand.
Laying on of hands, a form used in consecrating to office,
in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.
Light hand, gentleness; moderation.
Note of hand, a promissory note.
Off hand, Out of hand, forthwith; without delay,
hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. "She causeth them to
be hanged up out of hand." --Spenser.
Off one's hands, out of one's possession or care.
On hand, in present possession; as, he has a supply of
goods on hand.
On one's hands, in one's possession care, or management.
Putting the hand under the thigh, an ancient Jewish
ceremony used in swearing.
Right hand, the place of honor, power, and strength.
Slack hand, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.
Strict hand, severe discipline; rigorous government.
To bear a hand (Naut.), to give help quickly; to hasten.
To bear in hand, to keep in expectation with false
pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.
To be hand and glove with or To be hand in glove with.
See under Glove.
To be on the mending hand, to be convalescent or improving.
To bring up by hand, to feed (an infant) without suckling
it.
To change hand. See Change.
To change hands, to change sides, or change owners.
--Hudibras.
To clap the hands, to express joy or applause, as by
striking the palms of the hands together.
To come to hand, to be received; to be taken into
possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.
To get hand, to gain influence. [Obs.]
Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them.
--Baxter.
To get one's hand in, to make a beginning in a certain
work; to become accustomed to a particular business.
To have a hand in, to be concerned in; to have a part or
concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.
To have in hand.
(a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer.
(b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.
To have one's hands full, to have in hand all that one can
do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed
with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with
difficulties.
To have the (higher) upper hand, or {To get the (higher)
upper hand}, to have, or get, the better of another person or
thing.
To his hand, To my hand, etc., in readiness; already
prepared. "The work is made to his hands." --Locke.
To hold hand, to compete successfully or on even
conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.
To lay hands on, to seize; to assault.
To lend a hand, to give assistance.
To lift the hand against, or {To put forth the hand
against}, to attack; to oppose; to kill.
To live from hand to mouth, to obtain food and other
necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.
To make one's hand, to gain advantage or profit.
To put the hand unto, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.
To put the last hand to or To put the finishing hand to,
to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect.
To set the hand to, to engage in; to undertake.
That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that
thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii.
20.
To stand one in hand, to concern or affect one.
To strike hands, to make a contract, or to become surety
for another's debt or good behavior.
To take in hand.
(a) To attempt or undertake.
(b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.
To wash the hands of, to disclaim or renounce interest in,
or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash
one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.
Under the hand of, authenticated by the handwriting or
signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and
seal of the owner.
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Cheirotherium
(gcide) | Cheirotherium \Chei`ro*the"ri*um\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r
hand + qhri`on beast.] (Poleon.)
A genus of extinct animals, so named from fossil footprints
rudely resembling impressions of the human hand, and believed
to have been made by labyrinthodont reptiles. See
Illustration in Appendix.
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Coheir
(gcide) | Coheir \Co*heir\, n.
A joint heir; one of two or more heirs; one of several
entitled to an inheritance.
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Coheiress
(gcide) | Coheiress \Co*heir"ess\, n.
A female heir who inherits with other heiresses; a joint
heiress.
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Coheirship
(gcide) | Coheirship \Co*heir"ship\, n.
The state of being a coheir.
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disheir
(gcide) | disheir \dis*heir"\ (d[i^]z*[^a]r"), v. t. [Cf. Disherit.]
To disinherit. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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epicheirema
(gcide) | Epichirema \Ep`i*chi*re"ma\, n.; pl. Epichiremata. [L., fr.
Gr. ?, from ? to attempt to prove.] (Rhet. & Logic)
A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise,
or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the
conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written also
epicheirema.]
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Erysimum cheiranthoides
(gcide) | Mustard \Mus"tard\, n. [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L.
mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed
with must. See Must, n.]
1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus
Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard
(Brassica alba), black mustard (Brassica Nigra),
wild mustard or charlock (Brassica Sinapistrum).
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Note: There are also many herbs of the same family which are
called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of
the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard ({Lepidium
ruderale}); hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale);
Mithridate mustard (Thlaspi arvense); tower mustard
(Arabis perfoliata); treacle mustard ({Erysimum
cheiranthoides}).
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2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white
mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken
internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large
doses is emetic.
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Mustard oil (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as
a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The
name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds
produced either naturally or artificially.
[1913 Webster]Treacle \Trea"cle\ (tr[=e]"k'l), n. [OE. triacle a sovereign
remedy, theriac, OF. triacle, F. th['e]riaque (cf. Pr.
triacla, tiriaca, Sp. & It. triaca, teriaca), L. theriaca an
antidote against the bite of poisonous animals, Gr. ?, fr. ?
of wild or venomous beasts, fr. qhri`on a beast, a wild
beast, dim. of qh`r a beast. Cf. Theriac.]
1. (Old Med.) A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.
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We kill the viper, and make treacle of him. --Jer.
Taylor.
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2. A sovereign remedy; a cure. [Obs.]
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Christ which is to every harm treacle. --Chaucer.
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3. Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which
drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also
called sugarhouse molasses.
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Note: In the United States molasses is the common name; in
England, treacle.
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4. A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices
or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the
birch, sycamore, and the like.
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Treacle mustard (Bot.), a name given to several species of
the cruciferous genus Erysimum, especially the {Erysimum
cheiranthoides}, which was formerly used as an ingredient
in Venice treacle, or theriac.
Treacle water, a compound cordial prepared in different
ways from a variety of ingredients, as hartshorn, roots of
various plants, flowers, juices of plants, wines, etc.,
distilled or digested with Venice treacle. It was formerly
regarded as a medicine of great virtue. --Nares.
Venice treacle. (Old Med.) Same as Theriac, 1.
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Erysinum cheiranthoides
(gcide) | Wormseed \Worm"seed`\, n. (Bot.)
Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and
Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property
of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.
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Wormseed mustard, a slender, cruciferous plant ({Erysinum
cheiranthoides}) having small lanceolate leaves.
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Heir
(gcide) | Heir \Heir\, v. t.
To inherit; to succeed to. [R.]
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One only daughter heired the royal state. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Heir \Heir\ ([^a]r), n. [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F.
hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. Hereditary,
Heritage.]
1. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the
possession of, any property after the death of its owner;
one on whom the law bestows the title or property of
another at the death of the latter.
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I am my father's heir and only son. --Shak.
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2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or
relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
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And I his heir in misery alone. --Pope.
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Heir apparent. (Law.) See under Apparent.
Heir at law, one who, after his ancector's death, has a
right to inherit all his intestate estate. --Wharton (Law
Dict.).
Heir presumptive, one who, if the ancestor should die
immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the
inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer
relative, or by some other contingency.
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Heir apparent
(gcide) | Apparent \Ap*par"ent\, a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, -entis, p.
pr. of apparere. See Appear.]
1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view;
visible to the eye; within sight or view.
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The moon . . . apparent queen. --Milton.
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2. Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident;
obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
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It is apparent foul play. --Shak.
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3. Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not
necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the
apparent motion or diameter of the sun.
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To live on terms of civility, and even of apparent
friendship. --Macaulay.
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What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by
astronomers called apparent magnitude. --Reid.
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Apparent horizon, the circle which in a level plain bounds
our view, and is formed by the apparent meeting of the
earth and heavens, as distinguished from the rational
horizon.
Apparent time. See Time.
Heir apparent (Law), one whose to an estate is indefeasible
if he survives the ancestor; -- in distinction from
presumptive heir. See Presumptive.
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Syn: Visible; distinct; plain; obvious; clear; certain;
evident; manifest; indubitable; notorious.
[1913 Webster]Heir \Heir\ ([^a]r), n. [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F.
hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. Hereditary,
Heritage.]
1. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the
possession of, any property after the death of its owner;
one on whom the law bestows the title or property of
another at the death of the latter.
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I am my father's heir and only son. --Shak.
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2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or
relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
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And I his heir in misery alone. --Pope.
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Heir apparent. (Law.) See under Apparent.
Heir at law, one who, after his ancector's death, has a
right to inherit all his intestate estate. --Wharton (Law
Dict.).
Heir presumptive, one who, if the ancestor should die
immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the
inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer
relative, or by some other contingency.
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Heir at law
(gcide) | Heir \Heir\ ([^a]r), n. [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F.
hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. Hereditary,
Heritage.]
1. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the
possession of, any property after the death of its owner;
one on whom the law bestows the title or property of
another at the death of the latter.
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I am my father's heir and only son. --Shak.
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2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or
relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
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And I his heir in misery alone. --Pope.
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Heir apparent. (Law.) See under Apparent.
Heir at law, one who, after his ancector's death, has a
right to inherit all his intestate estate. --Wharton (Law
Dict.).
Heir presumptive, one who, if the ancestor should die
immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the
inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer
relative, or by some other contingency.
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Heir presumptive
(gcide) | Heir \Heir\ ([^a]r), n. [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F.
hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. Hereditary,
Heritage.]
1. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the
possession of, any property after the death of its owner;
one on whom the law bestows the title or property of
another at the death of the latter.
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I am my father's heir and only son. --Shak.
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2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or
relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.
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And I his heir in misery alone. --Pope.
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Heir apparent. (Law.) See under Apparent.
Heir at law, one who, after his ancector's death, has a
right to inherit all his intestate estate. --Wharton (Law
Dict.).
Heir presumptive, one who, if the ancestor should die
immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the
inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer
relative, or by some other contingency.
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Heirdom
(gcide) | Heirdom \Heir"dom\, n.
The state of an heir; succession by inheritance. --Burke.
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Heiress
(gcide) | Heiress \Heir"ess\, n.
A female heir.
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Heirless
(gcide) | Heirless \Heir"less\ a.
Destitute of an heir. --Shak.
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Heirloom
(gcide) | Heirloom \Heir"loom`\, n. [Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of
implement, tool. See Loom the frame.]
Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or
special custom descends to the heir along with the
inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in
a family for several generations.
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Woe to him whose daring hand profanes
The honored heirlooms of his ancestors. --Moir.
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Heirship
(gcide) | Heirship \Heir"ship\, n.
The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of
inheriting.
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Heirship movables, certain kinds of movables which the heir
is entitled to take, besides the heritable estate. [Scot.]
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Heirship movables
(gcide) | Heirship \Heir"ship\, n.
The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of
inheriting.
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Heirship movables, certain kinds of movables which the heir
is entitled to take, besides the heritable estate. [Scot.]
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Last heir
(gcide) | Last \Last\ (l[.a]st), a. [OE. last, latst, contr. of latest,
superl. of late; akin to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G.
letzt. See Late, and cf. Latest.]
1. Being after all the others, similarly classed or
considered, in time, place, or order of succession;
following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the
last year of a century; the last man in a line of
soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance.
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Also day by day, from the first day unto the last
day, he read in the book of the law of God. --Neh.
viii. 18.
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Fairest of stars, last in the train of night.
--Milton.
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2. Next before the present; as, I saw him last week.
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3. Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.
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Contending for principles of the last importance.
--R. Hall.
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4. Lowest in rank or degree; as, the a last place finish.
--Pope.
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5. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or
condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is
the last person to be accused of theft.
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At last, at the end of a certain period; after delay. "The
duke of Savoy felt that the time had at last arrived."
--Motley.
At the last. [Prob. fr. AS. on l[=a]ste behind, following
behind, fr. l[=a]st race, track, footstep. See Last mold
of the foot.] At the end; in the conclusion. [Obs.] "Gad,
a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the
last." --Gen. xlix. 19.
Last heir, the person to whom lands escheat for lack of an
heir. [Eng.] --Abbott.
On one's last legs, at, or near, the end of one's
resources; hence, on the verge of failure or ruin,
especially in a financial sense. [Colloq.]
To breathe one's last, to die.
To the last, to the end; till the conclusion.
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And blunder on in business to the last. --Pope.
Syn: At Last, At Length.
Usage: These phrases both denote that some delayed end or
result has been reached. At length implies that a long
period was spent in so doing; as, after a voyage of
more than three months, we at Length arrived safe. At
last commonly implies that something has occurred (as
interruptions, disappointments, etc.) which leads us
to emphasize the idea of having reached the end; as,
in spite of every obstacle, we have at last arrived.
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Macrocheira
(gcide) | Macrocheira \Macrocheira\ peop. n.
A genus of giant crabs of Japan.
Syn: genus Macrocheira.
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Macrocheira Kempferi
(gcide) | Spider \Spi"der\, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin;
-- so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G.
spinne, Sw. spindel. See Spin.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids
comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles
converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is
large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of
spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin
threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect
their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs
to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are
usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on
the back of the cephalothorax. See Illust. under
Araneina.
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Note: Spiders are divided into two principal groups: the
Dipneumona, having two lungs: and the Tetrapneumona,
having four lungs. See Mygale. The former group
includes several tribes; as, the jumping spiders (see
Saltigradae), the wolf spiders, or Citigradae (see
under Wolf), the crab spiders, or Laterigradae (see
under Crab), the garden, or geometric, spiders, or
Orbitellae (see under Geometrical, and Garden),
and others. See Bird spider, under Bird, {Grass
spider}, under Grass, House spider, under House,
Silk spider, under Silk.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of various other arachnids resembling the
true spiders, especially certain mites, as the red spider
(see under Red).
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3. An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil
in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used
over coals on the hearth.
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4. A trevet to support pans or pots over a fire.
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5. (Mach.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or
members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting
forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel
or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a
frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc.
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Spider ant. (Zool.) Same as Solitary ant, under
Solitary.
Spider crab (Zool.), any one of numerous species of maioid
crabs having a more or less triangular body and ten long
legs. Some of the species grow to great size, as the great
Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira Kempferi), measuring
sometimes more than fifteen feet across the legs when they
are extended.
Spider fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
parasitic dipterous insects of the family Hippoboscidae.
They are mostly destitute of wings, and live among the
feathers of birds and the hair of bats. Called also {bird
tick}, and bat tick.
Spider hunter (Zool.), any one of several species of East
Indian sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera.
Spider lines, filaments of a spider's web crossing the
field of vision in optical instruments; -- used for
determining the exact position of objects and making
delicate measurements. Fine wires, silk fibers, or lines
on glass similarly placed, are called spider lines.
Spider mite. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of parasitic mites of the
genus Argas and allied genera. See Argas.
(b) Any one of numerous small mites injurious to plants.
Spider monkey (Zool.), any one of numerous species of South
American monkeys of the genus Ateles, having very long
legs and a long prehensile tail.
Spider orchis (Bot.), a European orchidaceous plant
(Ophrys aranifera), having flowers which resemble
spiders.
Spider shell (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.
See Pteroceras.
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Presumptive heir
(gcide) | Presumptive \Pre*sump"tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]somptif.]
1. Based on presumption or probability; grounded on probable
evidence; probable; as, presumptive proof.
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2. Presumptuous; arrogant. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Presumptive evidence (Law), that which is derived from
circumstances which necessarily or usually attend a fact,
as distinct from direct evidence or positive proof;
indirect or circumstantial evidence. "Presumptive evidence
of felony should be cautiously admitted." --Blackstone.
The distinction, however, between direct and presumptive
(or circumstantial) evidence is now generally abandoned;
all evidence being now more or less direct and more or
less presumptive.
Presumptive heir. See Heir presumptive, under Heir.
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Their
(gcide) | She \She\, pron. [sing. nom. She; poss. Her. or Hers; obj.
Her; pl. nom. They; poss. Theiror Theirs; obj.
Them.] [OE. she, sche, scheo, scho, AS. se['o], fem. of the
definite article, originally a demonstrative pronoun; cf. OS.
siu, D. zij, G. sie, OHG. siu, s[imac], si, Icel. s[=u],
sj[=a], Goth. si she, s[=o], fem. article, Russ. siia, fem.,
this, Gr. ?, fem. article, Skr. s[=a], sy[=a]. The possessive
her or hers, and the objective her, are from a different
root. See Her.]
1. This or that female; the woman understood or referred to;
the animal of the female sex, or object personified as
feminine, which was spoken of.
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She loved her children best in every wise.
--Chaucer.
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Then Sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid. --Gen.
xviii. 15.
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2. A woman; a female; -- used substantively. [R.]
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Lady, you are the cruelest she alive. --Shak.
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Note: She is used in composition with nouns of common gender,
for female, to denote an animal of the female sex; as,
a she-bear; a she-cat.
[1913 Webster]Their \Their\, pron. & a. [OE. thair, fr. Icel. [thorn]eirra,
[thorn]eira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite
article; akin to AS. [eth][=a]ra, [eth][=ae]ra, gen. pl. of
the definite article, or fr. AS. [eth][=ae]ra, influenced by
the Scandinavian use. See That.]
The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their
houses; their country.
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Note: The possessive takes the form theirs (?) when the noun
to which it refers is not expressed, but implied or
understood; as, our land is richest, but theirs is best
cultivated.
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Nothing but the name of zeal appears
'Twixt our best actions and the worst of theirs.
--Denham.
[1913 Webster]He \He\ (h[=e]), pron. [nom. He; poss. His (h[i^]z); obj.
Him (h[i^]m); pl. nom. They ([th][=a]); poss. Their or
Theirs ([th][^a]rz or [th][=a]rz); obj. Them
([th][e^]m).] [AS. h[=e], masc., he['o], fem., hit, neut.;
pl. h[imac], or hie, hig; akin to OFries. hi, D. hij, OS. he,
hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina,
accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his
this. [root]183. Cf. It.]
1. The man or male being (or object personified to which the
masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a
pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a
specified subject already indicated.
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Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall
rule over thee. --Gen. iii.
16.
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Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou
serve. --Deut. x. 20.
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2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and
usually followed by a relative pronoun.
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He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov.
xiii. 20.
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3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used
substantively. --Chaucer.
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I stand to answer thee,
Or any he, the proudest of thy sort. --Shak.
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Note: When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is
of common gender. In early English, he referred to a
feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as
well as to noun in the masculine singular. In
composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat.
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Theirs
(gcide) | She \She\, pron. [sing. nom. She; poss. Her. or Hers; obj.
Her; pl. nom. They; poss. Theiror Theirs; obj.
Them.] [OE. she, sche, scheo, scho, AS. se['o], fem. of the
definite article, originally a demonstrative pronoun; cf. OS.
siu, D. zij, G. sie, OHG. siu, s[imac], si, Icel. s[=u],
sj[=a], Goth. si she, s[=o], fem. article, Russ. siia, fem.,
this, Gr. ?, fem. article, Skr. s[=a], sy[=a]. The possessive
her or hers, and the objective her, are from a different
root. See Her.]
1. This or that female; the woman understood or referred to;
the animal of the female sex, or object personified as
feminine, which was spoken of.
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She loved her children best in every wise.
--Chaucer.
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Then Sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid. --Gen.
xviii. 15.
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2. A woman; a female; -- used substantively. [R.]
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Lady, you are the cruelest she alive. --Shak.
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Note: She is used in composition with nouns of common gender,
for female, to denote an animal of the female sex; as,
a she-bear; a she-cat.
[1913 Webster]He \He\ (h[=e]), pron. [nom. He; poss. His (h[i^]z); obj.
Him (h[i^]m); pl. nom. They ([th][=a]); poss. Their or
Theirs ([th][^a]rz or [th][=a]rz); obj. Them
([th][e^]m).] [AS. h[=e], masc., he['o], fem., hit, neut.;
pl. h[imac], or hie, hig; akin to OFries. hi, D. hij, OS. he,
hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina,
accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his
this. [root]183. Cf. It.]
1. The man or male being (or object personified to which the
masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a
pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a
specified subject already indicated.
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Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall
rule over thee. --Gen. iii.
16.
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Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou
serve. --Deut. x. 20.
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2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and
usually followed by a relative pronoun.
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He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov.
xiii. 20.
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3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used
substantively. --Chaucer.
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I stand to answer thee,
Or any he, the proudest of thy sort. --Shak.
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Note: When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is
of common gender. In early English, he referred to a
feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as
well as to noun in the masculine singular. In
composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat.
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