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holland
(mass) | Holland
- Holandsko |
holland
(encz) | Holland,Holandsko |
holland
(encz) | Holland,Holland n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
holland
(czen) | Holland,Hollandn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Holland
(gcide) | Holland \Hol"land\, n.
A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric
used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown
or unbleached hollands.
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holland
(wn) | Holland
n 1: a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North
Sea; half the country lies below sea level [syn:
Netherlands, The Netherlands, {Kingdom of The
Netherlands}, Nederland, Holland] |
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holland gin
(encz) | Holland gin, |
hollandaise
(encz) | Hollandaise, |
hollandaise sauce
(encz) | hollandaise sauce,holandská majonéza n: Zdeněk Brož |
hollander
(encz) | Hollander,Hollander n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
hollands
(encz) | Hollands, |
hollander
(czen) | Hollander,Hollandern: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
A Novae-Hollandiae
(gcide) | Goshawk \Gos"hawk`\, n. [AS. g[=o]shafuc, lit., goosehawk; or
Icel. g[=a]shaukr. See Goose, and Hawk the bird.] (Zool.)
Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species
and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius)
and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known
species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity,
and courage. The Australian goshawk ({A.
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]}) is pure white.
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Aegotheles Novae-Hollandiae
(gcide) | Morepork \More"pork`\, n. [So named from its cry.] (Zool.)
The Australian crested goatsucker ({Aegotheles
Novae-Hollandiae}). Also applied to other allied birds, as
Podargus Cuveiri.
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Brown holland
(gcide) | Brown \Brown\ (broun), a. [Compar. Browner; superl.
Brownest.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin,
OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith.
brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. Bruin, Beaver,
Burnish, Brunette.]
Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or
yellow.
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Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. --Longfellow.
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Brown Bess, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket,
with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army.
Brown bread
(a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat
flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham
bread. "He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt
brown bread and garlic." --Shak.
(b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or
of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.]
Brown coal, wood coal. See Lignite.
Brown hematite or Brown iron ore (Min.), the hydrous iron
oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See Limonite.
Brown holland. See under Holland.
Brown paper, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping
paper, made of unbleached materials.
Brown spar (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in
part identical with ankerite.
Brown stone. See Brownstone.
Brown stout, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor.
Brown study, a state of mental abstraction or serious
reverie. --W. Irving.
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Calopsitta Novae-Hollandiae
(gcide) | cockatiel \cock"a*tiel\, Cockateel \Cock"a*teel\, n. (Zool.)
A small gray and white Australian parrot ({Leptolophus
hollandicus}, formerly Calopsitta Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae])
with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and
crest, but the female has only a pale yellow in the face; --
it is so called from its note.
Syn: cockateel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus.
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Cereopsis Novae-Hollandiae
(gcide) | Goose \Goose\ (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. Geese (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS.
g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan.
gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for
hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. Gander,
Gannet, Ganza, Gosling.] (Zool.)
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1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserin[ae],
and belonging to Anser, Branta, Chen, and several
allied genera. See Anseres.
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Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been
derived from the European graylag goose ({Anser
anser}). The bean goose (A. segetum), the American
wild or Canada goose (Branta Canadensis), and the
bernicle goose (Branta leucopsis) are well known
species. The American white or snow geese and the blue
goose belong to the genus Chen. See Bernicle,
Emperor goose, under Emperor, Snow goose, {Wild
goose}, Brant.
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2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the
common goose.
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Note: The Egyptian or fox goose (Alopochen Aegyptiaca) and
the African spur-winged geese (Plectropterus) belong
to the family Plectropterid[ae]. The Australian
semipalmated goose (Anseranas semipalmata) and Cape
Barren goose (Cereopsis Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) are
very different from northern geese, and each is made
the type of a distinct family. Both are domesticated in
Australia.
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3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle,
which resembles the neck of a goose.
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4. A silly creature; a simpleton.
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5. A game played with counters on a board divided into
compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.
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The pictures placed for ornament and use,
The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.
--Goldsmith.
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A wild goose chase, an attempt to accomplish something
impossible or unlikely of attainment.
Fen goose. See under Fen.
Goose barnacle (Zool.), any pedunculated barnacle of the
genus Anatifa or Lepas; -- called also {duck
barnacle}. See Barnacle, and Cirripedia.
Goose cap, a silly person. [Obs.] --Beau. & .
Goose corn (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({Juncus
squarrosus}).
Goose feast, Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.]
Goose grass. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Galium (G. Aparine), a
favorite food of geese; -- called also catchweed and
cleavers.
(b) A species of knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
(c) The annual spear grass (Poa annua).
Goose neck, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved
like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.), an iron hook
connecting a spar with a mast.
Goose quill, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a
pen made from it.
Goose skin. See Goose flesh, above.
Goose tongue (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea
ptarmica}), growing wild in the British islands.
Sea goose. (Zool.) See Phalarope.
Solan goose. (Zool.) See Gannet.
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Dromaius Novae-Hollandiae
(gcide) | Emu \E"mu\, n. [Cf. Pg. ema ostrich, F. ['e]mou, ['e]meu, emu.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large Australian bird, of two species ({Dromaius
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]} and D. irroratus), related to the
cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is
unable to fly. [Written also emeu and emew.]
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Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the
Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich.
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Emu wren. See in the Vocabulary.
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Hieracidea Novae-Hollandiae
(gcide) | Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,
qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,
OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
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1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and
several allied genera of the Old World, especially the
common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain
quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble
quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp
quail (Synoicus australis).
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging
to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially
the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and {Maryland
quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla
Californica}).
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied
genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted
quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
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4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought
to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of
the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted
species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus).
See Turnix.
Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species
of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the
smallest game bird of India.
Mountain quail. See under Mountain.
Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net
or within range.
Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground
pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera.
Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk
(Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]).
Quail pipe. See Quail call, above.
Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe;
-- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe.
Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
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Holland
(gcide) | Holland \Hol"land\, n.
A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric
used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown
or unbleached hollands.
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Holland gin
(gcide) | Gin \Gin\ (j[i^]n), n. [Contr. from Geneva. See 2d Geneva.]
A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and
flavored with juniper berries; -- also called Hollands and
Holland gin, because originally, and still very
extensively, manufactured in Holland. Common gin is usually
flavored with turpentine.
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Hollandaise
(gcide) | Hollandaise sauce \Hol`lan*daise" sauce\, or Hollandaise
\Hol`lan*daise"\, n. [F. hollandaise, fem. of hollandais Dutch.]
(Cookery)
A sauce consisting essentially of a seasoned emulsion of
butter and yolk of eggs with a little lemon juice or vinegar.
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Hollandaise sauce
(gcide) | Hollandaise sauce \Hol`lan*daise" sauce\, or Hollandaise
\Hol`lan*daise"\, n. [F. hollandaise, fem. of hollandais Dutch.]
(Cookery)
A sauce consisting essentially of a seasoned emulsion of
butter and yolk of eggs with a little lemon juice or vinegar.
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Hollander
(gcide) | Hollander \Hol"land*er\, prop. n.
1. A native or one of the people of Holland; a Dutchman.
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2. A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which
will not absorb water; -- called also, Dutch clinker.
--Wagner.
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Hollandish
(gcide) | Hollandish \Hol"land*ish\, a.
Relating to Holland; Dutch.
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Hollands
(gcide) | Gin \Gin\ (j[i^]n), n. [Contr. from Geneva. See 2d Geneva.]
A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and
flavored with juniper berries; -- also called Hollands and
Holland gin, because originally, and still very
extensively, manufactured in Holland. Common gin is usually
flavored with turpentine.
[1913 Webster]Hollands \Hol"lands\, n.
1. Gin made in Holland.
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2. pl. See Holland.
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Leptolophus hollandicus
(gcide) | cockatiel \cock"a*tiel\, Cockateel \Cock"a*teel\, n. (Zool.)
A small gray and white Australian parrot ({Leptolophus
hollandicus}, formerly Calopsitta Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae])
with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and
crest, but the female has only a pale yellow in the face; --
it is so called from its note.
Syn: cockateel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus.
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Nymphicus hollandicus
(gcide) | cockatiel \cock"a*tiel\, Cockateel \Cock"a*teel\, n. (Zool.)
A small gray and white Australian parrot ({Leptolophus
hollandicus}, formerly Calopsitta Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae])
with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and
crest, but the female has only a pale yellow in the face; --
it is so called from its note.
Syn: cockateel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus.
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Scythrops Novae-Hollandiae
(gcide) | Rain \Rain\ (r[=a]n), n. [OE. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries.
rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw.
regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet;
cf. Gr. bre`chein to wet, to rain.]
Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water
from the clouds in drops.
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Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very
small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering
the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in
drops. --Ray.
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Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. --Milton.
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Note: Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the
drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls
in very small drops or particles, it is called mist;
and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not
only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be
suspended in the air. See Fog, and Mist.
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Rain band (Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of
the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the
presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence
sometimes used in weather predictions.
Rain bird (Zool.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov.
Eng.] The name is also applied to various other birds, as
to Saurothera vetula of the West Indies.
Rain fowl (Zool.), the channel-bill cuckoo ({Scythrops
Novae-Hollandiae}) of Australia.
Rain gauge, an instrument of various forms for measuring
the quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a
given time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer.
Rain goose (Zool.), the red-throated diver, or loon. [Prov.
Eng.]
Rain prints (Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified
rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by
rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so
produced.
Rain quail. (Zool.) See Quail, n., 1.
Rain water, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain.
[1913 Webster]Channel \Chan"nel\ (ch[a^]n"n[e^]l), n. [OE. chanel, canel, OF.
chanel, F. chenel, fr. L. canalis. See Canal.]
1. The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.
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2. The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where
the main current flows, or which affords the best and
safest passage for vessels.
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3. (Geog.) A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of
lands; as, the British Channel.
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4. That through which anything passes; a means of passing,
conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to
us by different channels.
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The veins are converging channels. --Dalton.
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At best, he is but a channel to convey to the
National assembly such matter as may import that
body to know. --Burke.
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5. A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.
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6. pl. [Cf. Chain wales.] (Naut.) Flat ledges of heavy
plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to
increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of
the bulwarks.
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7. pl. official routes of communication, especially the
official means by which information should be transmitted
in a bureaucracy; as, to submit a request through
channels; you have to go through channels.
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8. a band of electromagnetic wave frequencies that is used
for one-way or two-way radio communication; especially,
the frequency bands assigned by the FTC for use in
television broadcasting, and designated by a specific
number; as, channel 2 in New York is owned by CBS.
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9. one of the signals in an electronic device which receives
or sends more than one signal simultaneously, as in
stereophonic radios, records, or CD players, or in
measuring equipment which gathers multiple measurements
simultaneously.
[PJC]
10. (Cell biology) an opening in a cell membrane which serves
to actively transport or allow passive transport of
substances across the membrane; as, an ion channel in a
nerve cell.
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11. (Computers) a path for transmission of signals between
devices within a computer or between a computer and an
external device; as, a DMA channel.
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Channel bar, Channel iron (Arch.), an iron bar or beam
having a section resembling a flat gutter or channel.
Channel bill (Zool.), a very large Australian cuckoo
(Scythrops Nov[ae]hollandi[ae].
Channel goose. (Zool.) See Gannet.
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Scythrops Novaehollandiae
(gcide) | Rain \Rain\ (r[=a]n), n. [OE. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries.
rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw.
regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet;
cf. Gr. bre`chein to wet, to rain.]
Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water
from the clouds in drops.
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Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very
small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering
the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in
drops. --Ray.
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Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. --Milton.
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Note: Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the
drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls
in very small drops or particles, it is called mist;
and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not
only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be
suspended in the air. See Fog, and Mist.
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Rain band (Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of
the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the
presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence
sometimes used in weather predictions.
Rain bird (Zool.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov.
Eng.] The name is also applied to various other birds, as
to Saurothera vetula of the West Indies.
Rain fowl (Zool.), the channel-bill cuckoo ({Scythrops
Novae-Hollandiae}) of Australia.
Rain gauge, an instrument of various forms for measuring
the quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a
given time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer.
Rain goose (Zool.), the red-throated diver, or loon. [Prov.
Eng.]
Rain prints (Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified
rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by
rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so
produced.
Rain quail. (Zool.) See Quail, n., 1.
Rain water, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain.
[1913 Webster]Channel \Chan"nel\ (ch[a^]n"n[e^]l), n. [OE. chanel, canel, OF.
chanel, F. chenel, fr. L. canalis. See Canal.]
1. The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.
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2. The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where
the main current flows, or which affords the best and
safest passage for vessels.
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3. (Geog.) A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of
lands; as, the British Channel.
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4. That through which anything passes; a means of passing,
conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to
us by different channels.
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The veins are converging channels. --Dalton.
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At best, he is but a channel to convey to the
National assembly such matter as may import that
body to know. --Burke.
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5. A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.
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6. pl. [Cf. Chain wales.] (Naut.) Flat ledges of heavy
plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to
increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of
the bulwarks.
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7. pl. official routes of communication, especially the
official means by which information should be transmitted
in a bureaucracy; as, to submit a request through
channels; you have to go through channels.
[PJC]
8. a band of electromagnetic wave frequencies that is used
for one-way or two-way radio communication; especially,
the frequency bands assigned by the FTC for use in
television broadcasting, and designated by a specific
number; as, channel 2 in New York is owned by CBS.
[PJC]
9. one of the signals in an electronic device which receives
or sends more than one signal simultaneously, as in
stereophonic radios, records, or CD players, or in
measuring equipment which gathers multiple measurements
simultaneously.
[PJC]
10. (Cell biology) an opening in a cell membrane which serves
to actively transport or allow passive transport of
substances across the membrane; as, an ion channel in a
nerve cell.
[PJC]
11. (Computers) a path for transmission of signals between
devices within a computer or between a computer and an
external device; as, a DMA channel.
[PJC]
Channel bar, Channel iron (Arch.), an iron bar or beam
having a section resembling a flat gutter or channel.
Channel bill (Zool.), a very large Australian cuckoo
(Scythrops Nov[ae]hollandi[ae].
Channel goose. (Zool.) See Gannet.
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black hollander
(wn) | black Hollander
n 1: Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use
in basketry [syn: almond willow, black Hollander,
Salix triandra, Salix amygdalina] |
dromaius novaehollandiae
(wn) | Dromaius novaehollandiae
n 1: large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but
smaller [syn: emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, {Emu
novaehollandiae}] |
emu novaehollandiae
(wn) | Emu novaehollandiae
n 1: large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but
smaller [syn: emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, {Emu
novaehollandiae}] |
hoek van holland
(wn) | Hoek van Holland
n 1: a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near
Rotterdam [syn: Hook of Holland, Hoek van Holland] |
holland gin
(wn) | Holland gin
n 1: gin made in the Netherlands [syn: geneva, Holland gin,
Hollands] |
hollandaise
(wn) | hollandaise
n 1: eggs and butter with lemon juice |
hollander
(wn) | Hollander
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Holland [syn: Netherlander,
Dutchman, Hollander] |
hollands
(wn) | Hollands
n 1: gin made in the Netherlands [syn: geneva, Holland gin,
Hollands] |
hook of holland
(wn) | Hook of Holland
n 1: a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near
Rotterdam [syn: Hook of Holland, Hoek van Holland] |
nymphicus hollandicus
(wn) | Nymphicus hollandicus
n 1: small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
[syn: cockateel, cockatiel, cockatoo parrot,
Nymphicus hollandicus] |
ulmus hollandica
(wn) | Ulmus hollandica
n 1: any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees
ranging from dwarf to tall [syn: Dutch elm, {Ulmus
hollandica}] |
ulmus hollandica vegetata
(wn) | Ulmus hollandica vegetata
n 1: erect vigorous hybrid ornamental elm tree [syn: {Huntingdon
elm}, Ulmus hollandica vegetata] |
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