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herring
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herring
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Herring
(gcide) | Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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herring
(wn) | herring
n 1: valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of
northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
2: commercially important food fish of northern waters of both
Atlantic and Pacific [syn: herring, Clupea harangus] |
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herring hog
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herring salad
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herringbone
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herrings
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herrington
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king of the herring
(encz) | king of the herring, n: |
kippered herring
(encz) | kippered herring, n: |
lake herring
(encz) | lake herring, n: |
pickled herring
(encz) | pickled herring,zavináč |
red herring
(encz) | red herring,falešná stopa n: Zdeněk Brožred herring,úhybný manévr n: webred herring,uzenáč Pavel Cvrčekred herring,uzený sleď Pavel Cvrček |
sherrington
(encz) | Sherrington, |
smoked herring
(encz) | smoked herring, n: |
herrington
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překlad |
bloat herring
(gcide) | Bloater \Bloat"er\ (-[~e]r), n. [See Bloat, Blote.]
The common herring, esp. when of large size, smoked, and half
dried; -- called also bloat herring.
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branch herring
(gcide) | Alewife \Ale"wife`\, n.; pl. Alewives. [This word is properly
aloof, the Indian name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture
of maize in America, "Phil Trans." No. 142, p. 1065, and
Baddam's "Memoirs," vol. ii. p. 131.] (Zool.)
A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring
family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, {branch
herring}. The name is locally applied to other related
species.
[1913 Webster]Branch \Branch\, n.; pl. Branches. [OE. braunche, F. branche,
fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor.
brank branch, bough.]
1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main
stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other
plant.
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2. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part
connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as,
the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a
branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
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Most of the branches, or streams, were dried up.
--W. Irving.
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3. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct
article; a section or subdivision; a department. "Branches
of knowledge." --Prescott.
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It is a branch and parcel of mine oath. --Shak.
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4. (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends
outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the
branches of an hyperbola.
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5. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other
line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such
a line; as, the English branch of a family.
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His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock.
--Carew.
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6. (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot,
authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.
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Branches of a bridle, two pieces of bent iron, which bear
the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.
Branch herring. See Alewife.
Root and branch, totally, wholly.
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Syn: Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig.
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Branch herring
(gcide) | Alewife \Ale"wife`\, n.; pl. Alewives. [This word is properly
aloof, the Indian name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture
of maize in America, "Phil Trans." No. 142, p. 1065, and
Baddam's "Memoirs," vol. ii. p. 131.] (Zool.)
A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring
family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, {branch
herring}. The name is locally applied to other related
species.
[1913 Webster]Branch \Branch\, n.; pl. Branches. [OE. braunche, F. branche,
fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor.
brank branch, bough.]
1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main
stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other
plant.
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2. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part
connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as,
the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a
branch of a river; a branch of a railway.
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Most of the branches, or streams, were dried up.
--W. Irving.
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3. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct
article; a section or subdivision; a department. "Branches
of knowledge." --Prescott.
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It is a branch and parcel of mine oath. --Shak.
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4. (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends
outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the
branches of an hyperbola.
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5. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other
line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such
a line; as, the English branch of a family.
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His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock.
--Carew.
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6. (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot,
authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.
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Branches of a bridle, two pieces of bent iron, which bear
the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.
Branch herring. See Alewife.
Root and branch, totally, wholly.
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Syn: Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig.
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Egypt herring
(gcide) | Saury \Sau"ry\, n.; pl. Sauries. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)
A slender marine fish (Scomberesox saurus) of Europe and
America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also
billfish, gowdnook, gawnook, skipper, skipjack,
skopster, lizard fish, and Egypt herring.
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fall herring
(gcide) | Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)
An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to
the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less
esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, {tailor
shad}, fall herring, and shad herring.
[1913 Webster]Fall \Fall\, n.
1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force
of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the
yard of ship.
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2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as,
he was walking on ice, and had a fall.
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3. Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.
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They thy fall conspire. --Denham.
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Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit
before a fall. --Prov. xvi.
18.
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4. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office;
termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin;
overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire.
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Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall. --Pope.
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5. The surrender of a besieged fortress or town; as, the fall
of Sebastopol.
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6. Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation;
as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.
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7. A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at
the close of a sentence.
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8. Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope.
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9. Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water
down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural,
sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara.
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10. The discharge of a river or current of water into the
ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po
into the Gulf of Venice. --Addison.
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11. Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as,
the water of a stream has a fall of five feet.
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12. The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn.
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What crowds of patients the town doctor kills,
Or how, last fall, he raised the weekly bills.
--Dryden.
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13. That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy
fall of snow.
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14. The act of felling or cutting down. "The fall of timber."
--Johnson.
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15. Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness.
Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first
parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy
of the rebellious angels.
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16. Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling
band; a faule. --B. Jonson.
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17. That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the
power is applied in hoisting.
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Fall herring (Zool.), a herring of the Atlantic ({Clupea
mediocris}); -- also called tailor herring, and {hickory
shad}.
To try a fall, to try a bout at wrestling. --Shak.
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Fall herring
(gcide) | Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)
An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to
the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less
esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, {tailor
shad}, fall herring, and shad herring.
[1913 Webster]Fall \Fall\, n.
1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force
of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the
yard of ship.
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2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as,
he was walking on ice, and had a fall.
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3. Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.
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They thy fall conspire. --Denham.
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Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit
before a fall. --Prov. xvi.
18.
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4. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office;
termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin;
overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire.
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Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall. --Pope.
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5. The surrender of a besieged fortress or town; as, the fall
of Sebastopol.
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6. Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation;
as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.
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7. A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at
the close of a sentence.
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8. Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope.
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9. Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water
down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural,
sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara.
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10. The discharge of a river or current of water into the
ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po
into the Gulf of Venice. --Addison.
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11. Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as,
the water of a stream has a fall of five feet.
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12. The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn.
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What crowds of patients the town doctor kills,
Or how, last fall, he raised the weekly bills.
--Dryden.
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13. That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy
fall of snow.
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14. The act of felling or cutting down. "The fall of timber."
--Johnson.
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15. Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness.
Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first
parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy
of the rebellious angels.
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16. Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling
band; a faule. --B. Jonson.
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17. That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the
power is applied in hoisting.
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Fall herring (Zool.), a herring of the Atlantic ({Clupea
mediocris}); -- also called tailor herring, and {hickory
shad}.
To try a fall, to try a bout at wrestling. --Shak.
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garvie herring
(gcide) | Garvie \Gar"vie\, n. (Zool.)
The sprat; -- called also garvie herring, and garvock.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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Herring
(gcide) | Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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Herring gull
(gcide) | Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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herring hag
(gcide) | Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,
hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and
Fish.]
1. (Zool.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na,
especially Phoc[ae]na communis, or {Phoc[ae]na
phoc[ae]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American
species (Phoc[ae]na Americana). The color is dusky or
blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to
the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also
harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and
snuffer.
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2. (Zool.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called
by sailors.
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Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zool.), a North American
porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than the common
species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the
sides. See Illustration in Appendix.
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herring hake
(gcide) | Merluce \Mer"luce\, n. [F. merluche, merlus.] (Zool.)
The European hake; -- called also herring hake and {sea
pike}.
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Herring hog
(gcide) | Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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Herringbone
(gcide) | Herringbone \Her"ring*bone`\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng*b[=o]n`), a.
Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially,
characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel
lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different
directions.
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Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework,
chiefly used in flannel. --Simmonds.
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Herringbone stitch
(gcide) | Herringbone \Her"ring*bone`\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng*b[=o]n`), a.
Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially,
characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel
lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different
directions.
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Herringbone stitch, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework,
chiefly used in flannel. --Simmonds.
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king of the herrings
(gcide) | Opah \O"pah\, n. (Zool.)
A large oceanic fish (Lampris guttatus), inhabiting the
Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors,
which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and
gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also {king of
the herrings}.
[1913 Webster]Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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King of the herrings
(gcide) | Opah \O"pah\, n. (Zool.)
A large oceanic fish (Lampris guttatus), inhabiting the
Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors,
which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and
gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also {king of
the herrings}.
[1913 Webster]Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.
h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.
haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called
because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry.]
(Zool.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring
(Clupea harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in
vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
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Herring gull (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon
herrings; esp., Larus argentatus in America, and {Larus
cachinnans} in England. See Gull.
Herring hog (Zool.), the common porpoise.
King of the herrings. (Zool.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra (Chimaera monstrosa) which follows the
schools of herring. Called also rabbit fish in the U.
K. See Chim[ae]ra.
(b) The opah.
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Lake herring
(gcide) | Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,
Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf.
Loch, Lough.]
A large body of water contained in a depression of the
earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or
less extended area.
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Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt
lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually
no outlet to the ocean.
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Lake dwellers (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or
races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their
dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance
from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of
Switzerland.
Lake dwellings (Archaeol.), dwellings built over a lake,
sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept
in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of
prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many
savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See
Crannog.
Lake fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous
flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble
mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in
lakes.
Lake herring (Zool.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii).
Lake poets, Lake school, a collective name originally
applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,
Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country
of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed
with these by hostile critics. Called also lakers and
lakists.
Lake sturgeon (Zool.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus),
of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi River. It is used as food.
Lake trout (Zool.), any one of several species of trout and
salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United
States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes,
and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and
Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({Salvelinus
fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is
also called lake trout. See Namaycush.
Lake whitefish. (Zool.) See Whitefish.
Lake whiting (Zool.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus
Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United
States and Canada. It is more slender than the common
whitefish.
[1913 Webster]Powan \Pow"an\, Powen \Pow"en\, n. (Zool.)
A small British lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeoides, or
Coregonus ferus); -- called also gwyniad and {lake
herring}.
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lake herring
(gcide) | Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,
Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf.
Loch, Lough.]
A large body of water contained in a depression of the
earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or
less extended area.
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Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt
lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually
no outlet to the ocean.
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Lake dwellers (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or
races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their
dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance
from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of
Switzerland.
Lake dwellings (Archaeol.), dwellings built over a lake,
sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept
in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of
prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many
savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See
Crannog.
Lake fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous
flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble
mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in
lakes.
Lake herring (Zool.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii).
Lake poets, Lake school, a collective name originally
applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,
Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country
of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed
with these by hostile critics. Called also lakers and
lakists.
Lake sturgeon (Zool.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus),
of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi River. It is used as food.
Lake trout (Zool.), any one of several species of trout and
salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United
States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes,
and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and
Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({Salvelinus
fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is
also called lake trout. See Namaycush.
Lake whitefish. (Zool.) See Whitefish.
Lake whiting (Zool.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus
Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United
States and Canada. It is more slender than the common
whitefish.
[1913 Webster]Powan \Pow"an\, Powen \Pow"en\, n. (Zool.)
A small British lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeoides, or
Coregonus ferus); -- called also gwyniad and {lake
herring}.
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Pickle-herring
(gcide) | Pickle-herring \Pic"kle-her"ring\, n.
1. A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. [Obs.]
--Shak.
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2. A merry-andrew; a buffoon. [Obs.] --Addison.
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River herring
(gcide) | River \Riv"er\, n. [F. riv[`e]re a river, LL. riparia river,
bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or
shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf.
Arrive, Riparian.]
1. A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and
emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream;
a stream larger than a rivulet or brook.
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Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is
delightful to drink as they flow. --Macaulay.
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2. Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers
of blood; rivers of oil.
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River chub (Zool.), the hornyhead and allied species of
fresh-water fishes.
River crab (Zool.), any species of fresh-water crabs of the
genus Thelphusa, as Thelphusa depressa of Southern
Europe.
River dragon, a crocodile; -- applied by Milton to the king
of Egypt.
River driver, a lumberman who drives or conducts logs down
rivers. --Bartlett.
River duck (Zool.), any species of duck belonging to
Anas, Spatula, and allied genera, in which the hind
toe is destitute of a membranous lobe, as in the mallard
and pintail; -- opposed to sea duck.
River god, a deity supposed to preside over a river as its
tutelary divinity.
River herring (Zool.), an alewife.
River hog. (Zool.)
(a) Any species of African wild hogs of the genus
Potamoch[oe]rus. They frequent wet places along the
rivers.
(b) The capybara.
River horse (Zool.), the hippopotamus.
River jack (Zool.), an African puff adder ({Clotho
nasicornis}) having a spine on the nose.
River limpet (Zool.), a fresh-water, air-breathing mollusk
of the genus Ancylus, having a limpet-shaped shell.
River pirate (Zool.), the pike.
River snail (Zool.), any species of fresh-water gastropods
of Paludina, Melontho, and allied genera. See {Pond
snail}, under Pond.
River tortoise (Zool.), any one of numerous fresh-water
tortoises inhabiting rivers, especially those of the genus
Trionyx and allied genera. See Trionyx.
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shad herring
(gcide) | Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)
An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to
the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less
esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, {tailor
shad}, fall herring, and shad herring.
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tailor herring
(gcide) | Tailor \Tai"lor\, n. [OF. tailleor, F. tailleur, fr. OF.
taillier, F. tailler to cut, fr. L. talea a rod, stick, a
cutting, layer for planting. Cf. Detail, Entail,
Retail, Tally, n.]
1. One whose occupation is to cut out and make men's
garments; also, one who cuts out and makes ladies' outer
garments.
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Well said, good woman's tailor . . . I would thou
wert a man's tailor. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The mattowacca; -- called also tailor herring.
(b) The silversides.
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3. (Zool.) The goldfish. [Prov. Eng.]
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Salt-water tailor (Zool.), the bluefish. [Local, U. S.]
--Bartlett.
Tailor bird (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
Asiatic and East Indian singing birds belonging to
Orthotomus, Prinia, and allied genera. They are noted
for the skill with which they sew leaves together to form
nests. The common Indian species are {Orthotomus
longicauda}, which has the back, scapulars, and upper tail
coverts yellowish green, and the under parts white; and
the golden-headed tailor bird (Orthotomus coronatus),
which has the top of the head golden yellow and the back
and wings pale olive-green.
[1913 Webster]Fall \Fall\, n.
1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force
of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the
yard of ship.
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2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as,
he was walking on ice, and had a fall.
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3. Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.
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They thy fall conspire. --Denham.
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Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit
before a fall. --Prov. xvi.
18.
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4. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office;
termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin;
overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire.
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Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall. --Pope.
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5. The surrender of a besieged fortress or town; as, the fall
of Sebastopol.
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6. Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation;
as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.
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7. A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at
the close of a sentence.
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8. Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope.
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9. Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water
down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural,
sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara.
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10. The discharge of a river or current of water into the
ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po
into the Gulf of Venice. --Addison.
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11. Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as,
the water of a stream has a fall of five feet.
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12. The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn.
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What crowds of patients the town doctor kills,
Or how, last fall, he raised the weekly bills.
--Dryden.
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13. That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy
fall of snow.
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14. The act of felling or cutting down. "The fall of timber."
--Johnson.
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15. Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness.
Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first
parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy
of the rebellious angels.
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16. Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling
band; a faule. --B. Jonson.
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17. That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the
power is applied in hoisting.
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Fall herring (Zool.), a herring of the Atlantic ({Clupea
mediocris}); -- also called tailor herring, and {hickory
shad}.
To try a fall, to try a bout at wrestling. --Shak.
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Thread herring
(gcide) | Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.
[thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.
dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.
traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See Throw, and cf.
Third.]
1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a
compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns
doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber
of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
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2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;
a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a
component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of
bark.
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3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the
rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a
recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger
story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a
discourse. --Bp. Burnet.
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5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
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A neat courtier,
Of a most elegant thread. --B. Jonson.
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6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions
within a program that runs at least in part independent of
other actions within the program; -- such threads are
capable of being executed only in oprating systems
permittnig multitasking.
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7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line
newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same
topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a
previous posting, thus allowing their identification as
part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a
user to follow a single such thread independent of the
other postings to that newsgroup.
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Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen
floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.
Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.
Thread cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.
Thread herring (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under
Gizzard.
Thread lace, lace made of linen thread.
Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row,
joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding
his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
thread the needle.
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wall-eyed herring
(gcide) | Wall-eye \Wall"-eye`\, n. [See Wall-eyed.]
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1. An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray or
whitish color; -- said usually of horses. --Booth.
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Note: Jonson has defined wall-eye to be "a disease in the
crystalline humor of the eye; glaucoma." But glaucoma
is not a disease of the crystalline humor, nor is
wall-eye a disease at all, but merely a natural
blemish. --Tully. In the north of England, as Brockett
states, persons are said to be wall-eyed when the white
of the eye is very large and distorted, or on one side.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) An American fresh-water food fish ({Stizostedion
vitreum}) having large and prominent eyes; -- called
also glasseye, pike perch, yellow pike, and
wall-eyed perch.
(b) A California surf fish (Holconotus argenteus).
(c) The alewife; -- called also wall-eyed herring.
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White herring
(gcide) | White \White\ (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. Whiter
(hw[imac]t"[~e]r); superl. Whitest.] [OE. whit, AS.
hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[imac]t, D. wit, G.
weiss, OHG. w[imac]z, hw[imac]z, Icel. hv[imac]tr, Sw. hvit,
Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make bright,
Russ. sviet' light, Skr. [,c]v[=e]ta white, [,c]vit to be
bright. [root]42. Cf. Wheat, Whitsunday.]
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1. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum
combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or
their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; --
the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a
white skin. "Pearls white." --Chaucer.
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White as the whitest lily on a stream. --Longfellow.
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2. Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of
blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.
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Or whispering with white lips, "The foe!
They come! they come!" --Byron.
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3. Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or
from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.
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White as thy fame, and as thy honor clear. --Dryden.
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No whiter page than Addison's remains. --Pope.
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4. Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.
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Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head
So old and white as this. --Shak.
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5. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the
like; fortunate; happy; favorable.
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On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as
one of the white days of his life. --Sir W.
Scott.
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6. Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.
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Come forth, my white spouse. --Chaucer.
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I am his white boy, and will not be gullet. --Ford.
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Note: White is used in many self-explaining compounds, as
white-backed, white-bearded, white-footed.
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White alder. (Bot.) See Sweet pepper bush, under
Pepper.
White ant (Zool.), any one of numerous species of social
pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus Termes. These
insects are very abundant in tropical countries, and form
large and complex communities consisting of numerous
asexual workers of one or more kinds, of large-headed
asexual individuals called soldiers, of one or more queens
(or fertile females) often having the body enormously
distended by the eggs, and, at certain seasons of numerous
winged males, together with the larvae and pupae of each
kind in various stages of development. Many of the species
construct large and complicated nests, sometimes in the
form of domelike structures rising several feet above the
ground and connected with extensive subterranean galleries
and chambers. In their social habits they closely resemble
the true ants. They feed upon animal and vegetable
substances of various kinds, including timber, and are
often very destructive to buildings and furniture.
White arsenic (Chem.), arsenious oxide, As2O3, a
substance of a white color, and vitreous adamantine
luster, having an astringent, sweetish taste. It is a
deadly poison.
White bass (Zool.), a fresh-water North American bass
(Roccus chrysops) found in the Great Likes.
White bear (Zool.), the polar bear. See under Polar.
White blood cell. (Physiol.) See Leucocyte.
White brand (Zool.), the snow goose.
White brass, a white alloy of copper; white copper.
White campion. (Bot.)
(a) A kind of catchfly (Silene stellata) with white
flowers.
(b) A white-flowered Lychnis (Lychnis vespertina).
White canon (R. C. Ch.), a Premonstratensian.
White caps, the members of a secret organization in various
of the United States, who attempt to drive away or reform
obnoxious persons by lynch-law methods. They appear masked
in white. Their actions resembled those of the Ku Klux
Klan in some ways but they were not formally affiliated
with the Klan, and their victims were often not black.
White cedar (Bot.), an evergreen tree of North America
(Thuja occidentalis), also the related {Cupressus
thyoides}, or Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea, a slender
evergreen conifer which grows in the so-called cedar
swamps of the Northern and Atlantic States. Both are much
valued for their durable timber. In California the name is
given to the Libocedrus decurrens, the timber of which
is also useful, though often subject to dry rot.
--Goodale. The white cedar of Demerara, Guiana, etc., is a
lofty tree (Icica altissima syn. Bursera altissima)
whose fragrant wood is used for canoes and cabinetwork, as
it is not attacked by insect.
White cell. (Physiol.) See Leucocyte.
White cell-blood (Med.), leucocythaemia.
White clover (Bot.), a species of small perennial clover
bearing white flowers. It furnishes excellent food for
cattle and horses, as well as for the honeybee. See also
under Clover.
White copper, a whitish alloy of copper. See {German
silver}, under German.
White copperas (Min.), a native hydrous sulphate of iron;
coquimbite.
White coral (Zool.), an ornamental branched coral
(Amphihelia oculata) native of the Mediterranean.
White corpuscle. (Physiol.) See Leucocyte.
White cricket (Zool.), the tree cricket.
White crop, a crop of grain which loses its green color, or
becomes white, in ripening, as wheat, rye, barley, and
oats, as distinguished from a green crop, or a root crop.
White currant (Bot.), a variety of the common red currant,
having white berries.
White daisy (Bot.), the oxeye daisy. See under Daisy.
White damp, a kind of poisonous gas encountered in coal
mines. --Raymond.
White elephant (Zool.),
(a) a whitish, or albino, variety of the Asiatic elephant.
(b) see white elephant in the vocabulary.
White elm (Bot.), a majestic tree of North America ({Ulmus
Americana}), the timber of which is much used for hubs of
wheels, and for other purposes.
White ensign. See Saint George's ensign, under Saint.
White feather, a mark or symbol of cowardice. See {To show
the white feather}, under Feather, n.
White fir (Bot.), a name given to several coniferous trees
of the Pacific States, as Abies grandis, and {Abies
concolor}.
White flesher (Zool.), the ruffed grouse. See under
Ruffed. [Canada]
White frost. See Hoarfrost.
White game (Zool.), the white ptarmigan.
White garnet (Min.), leucite.
White grass (Bot.), an American grass (Leersia Virginica)
with greenish-white paleae.
White grouse. (Zool.)
(a) The white ptarmigan.
(b) The prairie chicken. [Local, U. S.]
White grub (Zool.), the larva of the June bug and other
allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and
other plants, and often do much damage.
White hake (Zool.), the squirrel hake. See under
Squirrel.
White hawk, or White kite (Zool.), the hen harrier.
White heat, the temperature at which bodies become
incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which
they emit.
White hellebore (Bot.), a plant of the genus Veratrum
(Veratrum album) See Hellebore, 2.
White herring, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as
distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. [R.] --Shak.
White hoolet (Zool.), the barn owl. [Prov. Eng.]
White horses (Naut.), white-topped waves; whitecaps.
The White House. See under House.
White ibis (Zool.), an American ibis (Guara alba) having
the plumage pure white, except the tips of the wings,
which are black. It inhabits tropical America and the
Southern United States. Called also Spanish curlew.
White iron.
(a) Thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron.
(b) A hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large
proportion of combined carbon.
White iron pyrites (Min.), marcasite.
White land, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry,
but blackish after rain. [Eng.]
White lark (Zool.), the snow bunting.
White lead.
(a) A carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for
other purposes; ceruse.
(b) (Min.) Native lead carbonate; cerusite.
White leather, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and
salt.
White leg (Med.), milk leg. See under Milk.
White lettuce (Bot.), rattlesnake root. See under
Rattlesnake.
White lie. See under Lie.
White light.
(a) (Physics) Light having the different colors in the
same proportion as in the light coming directly from
the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing
through a prism. See the Note under Color, n., 1.
(b) A kind of firework which gives a brilliant white
illumination for signals, etc.
White lime, a solution or preparation of lime for
whitewashing; whitewash.
White line (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line,
on a printed page; a blank line.
White meat.
(a) Any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry.
(b) Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc.
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Driving their cattle continually with them, and
feeding only upon their milk and white meats.
--Spenser.
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White merganser (Zool.), the smew.
White metal.
(a) Any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia,
etc.
(b) (Metal.) A fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a
certain stage in copper smelting.
White miller. (Zool.)
(a) The common clothes moth.
(b) A common American bombycid moth ({Spilosoma
Virginica}) which is pure white with a few small black
spots; -- called also ermine moth, and {virgin
moth}. See Woolly bear, under Woolly.
White money, silver money.
White mouse (Zool.), the albino variety of the common
mouse.
White mullet (Zool.), a silvery mullet (Mugil curema)
ranging from the coast of the United States to Brazil; --
called also blue-back mullet, and liza.
White nun (Zool.), the smew; -- so called from the white
crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its
head, which give the appearance of a hood.
White oak. (Bot.) See under Oak.
White owl. (Zool.)
(a) The snowy owl.
(b) The barn owl.
White partridge (Zool.), the white ptarmigan.
White perch. (Zool.)
(a) A North American fresh-water bass (Morone Americana)
valued as a food fish.
(b) The croaker, or fresh-water drum.
(c) Any California surf fish.
White pine. (Bot.) See the Note under Pine.
White poplar (Bot.), a European tree (Populus alba) often
cultivated as a shade tree in America; abele.
White poppy (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See Poppy.
White powder, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to
exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise.
[Obs.]
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White precipitate. (Old Chem.) See under Precipitate.
White rabbit. (Zool.)
(a) The American northern hare in its winter pelage.
(b) An albino rabbit.
White rent,
(a) (Eng. Law) Formerly, rent payable in silver; --
opposed to black rent. See Blackmail, n., 3.
(b) A rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by
every tinner in Devon and Cornwall to the Duke of
Cornwall, as lord of the soil. [Prov. Eng.]
White rhinoceros. (Zool.)
(a) The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros ({Rhinoceros
Indicus}). See Rhinoceros.
(b) The umhofo.
White ribbon, the distinctive badge of certain
organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral
purity; as, the White-ribbon Army.
White rope (Naut.), untarred hemp rope.
White rot. (Bot.)
(a) Either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and
butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease
called rot in sheep.
(b) A disease of grapes. See White rot, under Rot.
White sage (Bot.), a white, woolly undershrub ({Eurotia
lanata}) of Western North America; -- called also {winter
fat}.
White salmon (Zool.), the silver salmon.
White salt, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt.
White scale (Zool.), a scale insect (Aspidiotus Nerii)
injurious to the orange tree. See Orange scale, under
Orange.
White shark (Zool.), a species of man-eating shark. See
under Shark.
White softening. (Med.) See Softening of the brain, under
Softening.
White spruce. (Bot.) See Spruce, n., 1.
White squall (Naut.), a sudden gust of wind, or furious
blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach
otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on
the surface of the sea.
White staff, the badge of the lord high treasurer of
England. --Macaulay.
White stork (Zool.), the common European stork.
White sturgeon. (Zool.) See Shovelnose
(d) .
White sucker. (Zool.)
(a) The common sucker.
(b) The common red horse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum).
White swelling (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee,
produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial
membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of
the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also
to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind.
White tombac. See Tombac.
White trout (Zool.), the white weakfish, or silver
squeteague (Cynoscion nothus), of the Southern United
States.
White vitriol (Chem.), hydrous sulphate of zinc. See {White
vitriol}, under Vitriol.
White wagtail (Zool.), the common, or pied, wagtail.
White wax, beeswax rendered white by bleaching.
White whale (Zool.), the beluga.
White widgeon (Zool.), the smew.
White wine. any wine of a clear, transparent color,
bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; --
distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and
Burgundy. "White wine of Lepe." --Chaucer.
White witch, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers
are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent
purposes. --Addison. --Cotton Mather.
White wolf. (Zool.)
(a) A light-colored wolf (Canis laniger) native of
Thibet; -- called also chanco, golden wolf, and
Thibetan wolf.
(b) The albino variety of the gray wolf.
White wren (Zool.), the willow warbler; -- so called from
the color of the under parts.
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atlantic herring
(wn) | Atlantic herring
n 1: important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the
northern Atlantic [syn: Atlantic herring, {Clupea
harengus harengus}] |
herring gull
(wn) | herring gull
n 1: large gull of the northern hemisphere [syn: herring gull,
Larus argentatus] |
herring hog
(wn) | herring hog
n 1: the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific
[syn: harbor porpoise, herring hog, {Phocoena
phocoena}] |
herring salad
(wn) | herring salad
n 1: based on pickled herring |
herringbone
(wn) | herringbone
n 1: a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
2: a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the
lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent
columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving,
masonry, parquetry, embroidery [syn: herringbone,
herringbone pattern] |
herringbone pattern
(wn) | herringbone pattern
n 1: a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the
lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent
columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving,
masonry, parquetry, embroidery [syn: herringbone,
herringbone pattern] |
king of the herring
(wn) | king of the herring
n 1: thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a
red dorsal fin [syn: oarfish, king of the herring,
ribbonfish, Regalecus glesne] |
kippered herring
(wn) | kippered herring
n 1: salted and smoked herring [syn: kipper, {kippered
herring}] |
lake herring
(wn) | lake herring
n 1: cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward [syn:
lake herring, cisco]
2: important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America [syn:
cisco, lake herring, Coregonus artedi] |
pacific herring
(wn) | Pacific herring
n 1: important food fish of the northern Pacific [syn: {Pacific
herring}, Clupea harengus pallasii] |
pickled herring
(wn) | pickled herring
n 1: herring preserved in a pickling liquid (usually brine or
vinegar) |
red herring
(wn) | red herring
n 1: any diversion intended to distract attention from the main
issue
2: a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color [syn: {red
herring}, smoked herring]
3: a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to
indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus;
"because some portions of the cover page are printed in red
ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red
herring" [syn: preliminary prospectus, red herring] |
sherrington
(wn) | Sherrington
n 1: English physiologist who conducted research on reflex
action (1857-1952) [syn: Sherrington, {Sir Charles Scott
Sherrington}] |
sir charles scott sherrington
(wn) | Sir Charles Scott Sherrington
n 1: English physiologist who conducted research on reflex
action (1857-1952) [syn: Sherrington, {Sir Charles Scott
Sherrington}] |
smoked herring
(wn) | smoked herring
n 1: a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color [syn:
red herring, smoked herring] |
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