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lait (gcide) | Pollack \Pol"lack\, n. [Cf. G. & D. pollack, and Gael. pollag a
little pool, a sort of fish.] (Zool.)
(a) A marine gadoid food fish of Europe ({Pollachius
virens}). Called also greenfish, greenling, lait,
leet, lob, lythe, and whiting pollack.
(b) The American pollock; the coalfish.
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plait (mass) | plait
- pomýliť |
café au lait (encz) | café au lait,bílá káva Jiří Šmoldas |
cochon de lait (encz) | cochon de lait, n: |
laity (encz) | laity,laici n: pl. Zdeněk Brožlaity,neodborníci n: pl. Zdeněk Brožlaity,všichni kromě církve Zdeněk Brož |
plait (encz) | plait,plést v: plait,splést v: |
plaiter (encz) | plaiter, n: |
Box plait (gcide) | Box \Box\, n.; pl. Boxes [As. box a small case or vessel with
a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus
boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a
tree, Bushel.]
1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various
shapes.
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2. The quantity that a box contain.
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3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or
other place of public amusement.
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Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.
--Dorset.
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The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.
--Dryden.
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4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a
poor box; a contribution box.
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Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,
Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.
Warton.
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5. A small country house. "A shooting box." --Wilson.
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Tight boxes neatly sashed. --Cowper.
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6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
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7. (Mach)
(a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
(b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;
the bucket of a lifting pump.
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8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
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9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or
gift. "A Christmas box." --Dickens.
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10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.
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11. (Zool.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
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Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box
lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying
substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox
or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.
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Box beam (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have
the form of a long box.
Box car (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and
inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.
Box chronometer, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,
to preserve its proper position.
Box coat, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a
heavy cape to carry off the rain.
Box coupling, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or
other parts in machinery.
Box crab (Zool.), a crab of the genus Calappa, which,
when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.
Box drain (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,
and with flat top and bottom.
Box girder (Arch.), a box beam.
Box groove (Metal Working), a closed groove between two
rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between
collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.
Box metal, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,
and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.
Box plait, a plait that doubles both to the right and the
left.
Box turtle or
Box tortoise (Zool.), a land tortoise or turtle of the
genera Cistudo and Emys; -- so named because it can
withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by
hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an
exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.
In a box, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in
difficulty. (Colloq.)
In the wrong box, out of one's place; out of one's element;
awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
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Calaite (gcide) | Calaite \Cal"a*ite\ (k[a^]l`[asl]*[imac]t), n. [L. calla["i]s,
Gr. ka`lai:s, ka`llai:s; cf. F. cala["i]te.]
A mineral. See Turquoise.
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laith (gcide) | Lythe \Lythe\ (l[imac]th), n. (Zool.)
The European pollack; -- called also laith, and leet.
[Scot.]
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Laity (gcide) | Laity \La"i*ty\ (l[=a]"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [See Lay, a.]
1. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of
the people not in orders.
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A rising up of the laity against the sacerdotal
caste. --Macaulay.
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2. The state of a layman. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
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3. Those who are not of a certain profession, as law or
medicine, in distinction from those belonging to it.
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Nicolaitan (gcide) | Nicolaitan \Ni`co*la"i*tan\ (n[i^]k`[-o]*l[=a]"[i^]*tan), n. [So
called from Nicolas of Antioch, mentioned in Acts vi. 5.]
(Eccl. Hist.)
One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at
Ephesus, who are censured in Rev. ii. 6, 15.
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Plait (gcide) | Plait \Plait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plaiting.]
1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait
a ruffle.
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2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat;
as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
[1913 Webster]Plait \Plait\, n. [OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum,
p. p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See
Ply, and cf. Plat to weave, Pleat, Plight fold.]
1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box
plait.
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The plaits and foldings of the drapery. --Addison.
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2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
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Polish plait. (Med.) Same as Plica.
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Plaited (gcide) | Plait \Plait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plaiting.]
1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait
a ruffle.
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2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat;
as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
[1913 Webster]Plaited \Plait"ed\, a.
Folded; doubled over; braided; figuratively, involved;
intricate; artful.
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Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides. --Shak.
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Plaiter (gcide) | Plaiter \Plait"er\, n.
One who, or that which, plaits.
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Plaiting (gcide) | Plait \Plait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plaiting.]
1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait
a ruffle.
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2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat;
as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
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Polish plait (gcide) | Plait \Plait\, n. [OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum,
p. p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See
Ply, and cf. Plat to weave, Pleat, Plight fold.]
1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box
plait.
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The plaits and foldings of the drapery. --Addison.
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2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
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Polish plait. (Med.) Same as Plica.
[1913 Webster]Plica \Pli"ca\, n. [LL., a fold, fr. L. plicare to fold. See
Ply, v.]
1. (Med.) A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it
becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of
Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait.
--Dunglison.
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2. (Bot.) A diseased state in plants in which there is an
excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of
ordinary branches.
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3. (Zool.) The bend of the wing of a bird.
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Replait (gcide) | Replait \Re*plait"\ (r?-pl?t"), v. t.
To plait or fold again; to fold, as one part over another,
again and again.
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Sacalait (gcide) | Sacalait \Sac"a*lait\, n. (Zool.)
A kind of fresh-water bass; the crappie. [Southern U.S.]
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cafe au lait (wn) | cafe au lait
n 1: equal parts of coffee and hot milk |
cochon de lait (wn) | cochon de lait
n 1: whole young pig suitable for roasting [syn: {cochon de
lait}, suckling pig] |
laity (wn) | laity
n 1: in Christianity, members of a religious community that do
not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
[syn: laity, temporalty] [ant: clergy] |
plait (wn) | plait
n 1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn:
braid, plait, tress, twist]
2: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back
upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape [syn:
pleat, plait]
v 1: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn:
braid, lace, plait]
2: weave into plaits; "plait hair" |
plaiter (wn) | plaiter
n 1: someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.) |
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