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iceland
(mass) | Iceland
- Island |
iceland
(encz) | Iceland,Island [zem.] n: |
iceland
(wn) | Iceland
n 1: an island republic on the island of Iceland; became
independent of Denmark in 1944 [syn: Iceland, {Republic
of Iceland}]
2: a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic
Circle |
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icelandic
(mass) | Icelandic
- islandský, islandský jazyk |
iceland lichen
(encz) | Iceland lichen, |
iceland moss
(encz) | Iceland moss, |
iceland poppy
(encz) | Iceland poppy, |
iceland spar
(encz) | Iceland spar, |
icelander
(encz) | Icelander,Islanďan n: Martin Ligač |
icelandic
(encz) | Icelandic,islandský adj: Martin LigačIcelandic,islandština n: Zdeněk Brož |
icelandic-speaking
(encz) | Icelandic-speaking, adj: |
Cetraria Icelandica
(gcide) | Iceland moss \Ice"land moss`\ (Bot.)
A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the
Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a
nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in
pulmonary complaints as a demulcent.
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Iceland crystal
(gcide) | Crystal \Crys"tal\ (kr[i^]s"tal), n. [OE. cristal, F. cristal,
L. crystallum crystal, ice, fr. Gr. kry`stallos, fr. kry`os
icy cold, frost; cf. AS. crystalla, fr. L. crystallum; prob.
akin to E. crust. See Crust, Raw.]
1. (Chem. & Min.) The regular form which a substance tends to
assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of
cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces,
symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has
fixed axial ratios. See Crystallization.
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2. The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or
nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with
gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal.
Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz,
Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian.
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3. A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and
manufacture than common glass, and often cut into
ornamental forms. See Flint glass.
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4. The glass over the dial of a watch case.
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5. Anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc.
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The blue crystal of the seas. --Byron.
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Blood crystal. See under Blood.
Compound crystal. See under Compound.
Iceland crystal, a transparent variety of calcite, or
crystallized calcium carbonate, brought from Iceland, and
used in certain optical instruments, as the polariscope.
Rock crystal, or Mountain crystal, any transparent
crystal of quartz, particularly of limpid or colorless
quartz.
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Iceland moss
(gcide) | Iceland moss \Ice"land moss`\ (Bot.)
A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the
Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a
nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in
pulmonary complaints as a demulcent.
[1913 Webster]Moss \Moss\ (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me['o]s, D.
mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw.
mossa, Russ. mokh', L. muscus. Cf. Muscoid.]
1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with
distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small
capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so
discharging the spores. There are many species,
collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,
and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
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Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other
small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species
of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,
etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus
Lycopodium. See Club moss, under Club, and
Lycopodium.
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2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
of the Scottish border.
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Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of
words which need no special explanation; as,
moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.
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Black moss. See under Black, and Tillandsia.
Bog moss. See Sphagnum.
Feather moss, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.
several species of the genus Hypnum.
Florida moss, Long moss, or Spanish moss. See
Tillandsia.
Iceland moss, a lichen. See Iceland Moss.
Irish moss, a seaweed. See Carrageen.
Moss agate (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,
black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in
part to oxide of manganese. Called also Mocha stone.
Moss animal (Zool.), a bryozoan.
Moss berry (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium
Oxycoccus}).
Moss campion (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene
acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the
Arctic circle.
Moss land, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,
forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the
water is grained off or retained in its pores.
Moss pink (Bot.), a plant of the genus Phlox ({Phlox
subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the
Middle United States, and often cultivated for its
handsome flowers. --Gray.
Moss rose (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike
growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived
from the Provence rose.
Moss rush (Bot.), a rush of the genus Juncus ({Juncus
squarrosus}).
Scale moss. See Hepatica.
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Iceland spar
(gcide) | Iceland spar \Ice"land spar`\ (Min.)
A transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is
obtained in Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the
polariscope, because of its strong double refraction. Cf.
Calcite.
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Icelander
(gcide) | Icelander \Ice"land*er\, n.
A native, or one of the Scandinavian people, of Iceland.
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Icelandic
(gcide) | Icelandic \Ice*lan"dic\, a.
Of or pertaining to Iceland; relating to, or resembling, the
Icelanders.
[1913 Webster]Icelandic \Ice*lan"dic\, n.
The language of the Icelanders. It is one of the Scandinavian
group, and is more nearly allied to the Old Norse than any
other language now spoken.
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capital of iceland
(wn) | capital of Iceland
n 1: the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern
coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water
[syn: Reykjavik, capital of Iceland] |
iceland lichen
(wn) | Iceland lichen
n 1: lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that
grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine
or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
[syn: Iceland moss, Iceland lichen, {Cetraria
islandica}] |
iceland moss
(wn) | Iceland moss
n 1: lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that
grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine
or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
[syn: Iceland moss, Iceland lichen, {Cetraria
islandica}] |
iceland poppy
(wn) | Iceland poppy
n 1: subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having
fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers [syn:
Iceland poppy, arctic poppy, Papaver nudicaule]
2: Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers
[syn: Iceland poppy, Papaver alpinum] |
iceland spar
(wn) | Iceland spar
n 1: a transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in
polarizing microscopes |
icelander
(wn) | Icelander
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Iceland |
icelandic
(wn) | Icelandic
adj 1: of or relating to Iceland or its people or culture and
language; "Icelandic ports"; "the Icelandic president is
a woman"; "Icelandic sagas"
n 1: a Scandinavian language that is the official language of
Iceland |
icelandic krona
(wn) | Icelandic krona
n 1: the basic unit of money in Iceland [syn: Icelandic krona,
krona] |
icelandic monetary unit
(wn) | Icelandic monetary unit
n 1: monetary unit in Iceland |
icelandic-speaking
(wn) | Icelandic-speaking
adj 1: able to communicate in Icelandic |
old icelandic
(wn) | Old Icelandic
n 1: the extinct dialect of Old Norse that was spoken in Iceland
up until about 1600 |
republic of iceland
(wn) | Republic of Iceland
n 1: an island republic on the island of Iceland; became
independent of Denmark in 1944 [syn: Iceland, {Republic
of Iceland}] |
university of iceland
(foldoc) | University of Iceland
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