| slovo | definícia |
loco
(mass) | loco
- blázon, lokomotíva |
loco
(encz) | loco,blázen n: Zdeněk Brož |
loco
(encz) | loco,bláznivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
loco
(encz) | loco,lokomotiva n: Zdeněk Brož |
loco
(encz) | loco,uhozený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Loco
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)
A direction in written or printed music to return to the
proper pitch after having played an octave higher.
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Loco
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, n. [Sp. loco insane.]
1. (Bot.) A plant (Astragalus Hornii) growing in the
Southwestern United States, which is said to poison horses
and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also
given vaguely to several other species of the same genus.
Called also loco weed.
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2. (Bot.) Any one of various leguminous plants or weeds
besides Astragalus, whose herbage is poisonous to
cattle, as Spiesia Lambertii, syn. {Oxytropis
Lambertii}.
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Loco
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Locoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Locoing.]
To poison with loco; to affect with the loco disease; hence
(Colloq.), to render insane or mad. "The locoed novelist."
--W. D. Howells.
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Loco
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, n.
A locomotive. [Colloq.] --Kipling.
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loco
(gcide) | loco \lo"co\, a. [Sp. loco insane.]
Insane; crazy. [Originally Southwestern U. S., now slang]
[PJC] |
loco
(wn) | loco
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used
to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy,
bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked,
crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire,
kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts,
nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky,
whacky] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
locomotive
(mass) | locomotive
- lokomotíva |
diesel locomotive
(encz) | diesel locomotive, n: |
diesel-electric locomotive
(encz) | diesel-electric locomotive, n: |
diesel-hydraulic locomotive
(encz) | diesel-hydraulic locomotive, n: |
diplococcus
(encz) | diplococcus,diplokok n: Zdeněk Brož |
electric locomotive
(encz) | electric locomotive, n: |
in loco parentis
(encz) | in loco parentis, adv: |
loco disease
(encz) | loco disease, n: |
locoism
(encz) | locoism, n: |
locomote
(encz) | locomote, v: |
locomotion
(encz) | locomotion,lokomoce n: pohyb logbun |
locomotive
(encz) | locomotive,lokomotiva n: Zdeněk Brožlocomotive,lokomotivní adj: Zdeněk Brožlocomotive,pohybový adj: Zdeněk Brožlocomotive,samohybný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
locomotive engine
(encz) | locomotive engine, n: |
locomotive engineer
(encz) | locomotive engineer, n: |
locomotives
(encz) | locomotives,lokomotivy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
locomotor
(encz) | locomotor,lokomoční Zdeněk Brož |
locomotor ataxia
(encz) | locomotor ataxia, n: |
locoweed
(encz) | locoweed, |
mineralocorticoid
(encz) | mineralocorticoid, n: |
nervus vestibulocochlearis
(encz) | nervus vestibulocochlearis, n: |
plumb loco
(encz) | plumb loco, |
purple loco
(encz) | purple loco, n: |
purple locoweed
(encz) | purple locoweed, n: |
railway locomotive
(encz) | railway locomotive, n: |
staphylococcal
(encz) | staphylococcal, |
staphylococcal enterotoxin
(encz) | staphylococcal enterotoxin, n: |
staphylococcal enterotoxin b
(encz) | staphylococcal enterotoxin B, n: |
staphylococcal infection
(encz) | staphylococcal infection, n: |
staphylococci
(encz) | staphylococci, |
staphylococcus
(encz) | staphylococcus,kulovitý mikrob Jaroslav Šedivýstaphylococcus,stafylokok Jaroslav Šedivý |
steam locomotive
(encz) | steam locomotive, n: |
tank locomotive
(encz) | tank locomotive, n: |
vestibulocochlear nerve
(encz) | vestibulocochlear nerve, n: |
Adelocodonic
(gcide) | Adelocodonic \A*del`o*co*don"ic\, a. [Gr. ? invisible + ? a
bell.] (Zool.)
Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike
form and do not become free; -- opposed to phanerocodonic.
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Aphelocoma Californica
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
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Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
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Aphelocoma Floridana
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
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Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
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Colocolo
(gcide) | Colocolo \Col`o*co"lo\, n. (Zool.)
A South American wild cat (Felis colocolo), of the size of
the ocelot.
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Consolidation locomotive
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Diplococci
(gcide) | Diplococcus \Dip`lo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Diplococci. [NL., fr.
Gr. diplo`os twofold + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.)
A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary
manner. See Micrococcus.
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Diplococcus
(gcide) | Diplococcus \Dip`lo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Diplococci. [NL., fr.
Gr. diplo`os twofold + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.)
A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary
manner. See Micrococcus.
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Felis colocolo
(gcide) | Colocolo \Col`o*co"lo\, n. (Zool.)
A South American wild cat (Felis colocolo), of the size of
the ocelot.
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In loco
(gcide) | In loco \In lo"co\ [L.]
In the place; in the proper or natural place.
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Loco
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)
A direction in written or printed music to return to the
proper pitch after having played an octave higher.
[1913 Webster]Loco \Lo"co\, n. [Sp. loco insane.]
1. (Bot.) A plant (Astragalus Hornii) growing in the
Southwestern United States, which is said to poison horses
and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also
given vaguely to several other species of the same genus.
Called also loco weed.
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2. (Bot.) Any one of various leguminous plants or weeds
besides Astragalus, whose herbage is poisonous to
cattle, as Spiesia Lambertii, syn. {Oxytropis
Lambertii}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Loco \Lo"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Locoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Locoing.]
To poison with loco; to affect with the loco disease; hence
(Colloq.), to render insane or mad. "The locoed novelist."
--W. D. Howells.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Loco \Lo"co\, n.
A locomotive. [Colloq.] --Kipling.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]loco \lo"co\, a. [Sp. loco insane.]
Insane; crazy. [Originally Southwestern U. S., now slang]
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Loco disease
(gcide) | Loco disease \Loco disease\ (Veter.)
A chronic nervous affection of cattle, horses, and sheep,
caused by eating the loco weed and characterized by a slow,
measured gait, high step, glassy eyes with defective vision,
delirium, and gradual emaciation.
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loco weed
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, n. [Sp. loco insane.]
1. (Bot.) A plant (Astragalus Hornii) growing in the
Southwestern United States, which is said to poison horses
and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also
given vaguely to several other species of the same genus.
Called also loco weed.
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2. (Bot.) Any one of various leguminous plants or weeds
besides Astragalus, whose herbage is poisonous to
cattle, as Spiesia Lambertii, syn. {Oxytropis
Lambertii}.
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Locoed
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Locoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Locoing.]
To poison with loco; to affect with the loco disease; hence
(Colloq.), to render insane or mad. "The locoed novelist."
--W. D. Howells.
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Locofoco
(gcide) | Locofoco \Lo`co*fo"co\, n. [Of uncertain etymol.; perh. for L.
loco foci instead of fire; or, according to Bartlett, it was
called so from a self-lighting cigar, with a match
composition at the end, invented in 1834 by John Marck of New
York, and called by him locofoco cigar, in imitation of the
word locomotive, which by the uneducated was supposed to
mean, self-moving.]
1. A friction match. [U.S.]
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2. A nickname formerly given to a member of the Democratic
party. [U.S.]
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Note: The name was first applied, in 1834, to a portion of
the Democratic party, because, at a meeting in Tammany
Hall, New York, in which there was great diversity of
sentiment, the chairman left his seat, and the lights
were extinguished, for the purpose of dissolving the
meeting; when those who were opposed to an adjournment
produced locofoco matches, rekindled the lights,
continued the meeting, and accomplished their object.
[1913 Webster]Lucifer \Lu"ci*fer\, n. [L., bringing light, n., the morning
star, fr. lux, lucis, light + ferre to bring.]
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1. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; --
applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.
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How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of
the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground
which didst weaken the nations! --Is. xiv. 12.
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Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this
passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan;
in consequence of which the name Lucifer has since
been applied to Satan. --Kitto.
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2. Hence, Satan.
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How wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! . .
.
When he falls, he falls like Lucifer,
Never to hope again. --Shak.
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3. A match[1] made of a sliver of wood tipped with a
combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called
also lucifer match, and locofoco, now most commonly
referred to as a friction match. See Locofoco.
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4. (Zool.) A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea,
having a slender body and long appendages.
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locofoco
(gcide) | Locofoco \Lo`co*fo"co\, n. [Of uncertain etymol.; perh. for L.
loco foci instead of fire; or, according to Bartlett, it was
called so from a self-lighting cigar, with a match
composition at the end, invented in 1834 by John Marck of New
York, and called by him locofoco cigar, in imitation of the
word locomotive, which by the uneducated was supposed to
mean, self-moving.]
1. A friction match. [U.S.]
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2. A nickname formerly given to a member of the Democratic
party. [U.S.]
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Note: The name was first applied, in 1834, to a portion of
the Democratic party, because, at a meeting in Tammany
Hall, New York, in which there was great diversity of
sentiment, the chairman left his seat, and the lights
were extinguished, for the purpose of dissolving the
meeting; when those who were opposed to an adjournment
produced locofoco matches, rekindled the lights,
continued the meeting, and accomplished their object.
[1913 Webster]Lucifer \Lu"ci*fer\, n. [L., bringing light, n., the morning
star, fr. lux, lucis, light + ferre to bring.]
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1. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; --
applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.
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How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of
the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground
which didst weaken the nations! --Is. xiv. 12.
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Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this
passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan;
in consequence of which the name Lucifer has since
been applied to Satan. --Kitto.
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2. Hence, Satan.
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How wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! . .
.
When he falls, he falls like Lucifer,
Never to hope again. --Shak.
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3. A match[1] made of a sliver of wood tipped with a
combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called
also lucifer match, and locofoco, now most commonly
referred to as a friction match. See Locofoco.
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4. (Zool.) A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea,
having a slender body and long appendages.
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Locoing
(gcide) | Loco \Lo"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Locoed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Locoing.]
To poison with loco; to affect with the loco disease; hence
(Colloq.), to render insane or mad. "The locoed novelist."
--W. D. Howells.
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locoism
(gcide) | locoism \locoism\ n.
a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning;
characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and
trembling and partial paralysis.
Syn: loco disease.
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locomote
(gcide) | locomote \locomote\ v. i. [by back-formation from locomotion.]
To change location; move, travel, or proceed.
Syn: travel, go, move.
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Locomotion
(gcide) | Locomotion \Lo`co*mo"tion\, n. [L. locus place + motio motion:
cf. F. locomotion. See Local, and Motion.]
1. The act of moving from place to place. " Animal
locomotion." --Milton.
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2. The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of
the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant
life.
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3. The name of a song and a dance, briefly popular in the
1960's; as, do the locomotion.
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Locomotive
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
[1913 Webster] LocomotivenessLocomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See
Locomotion.]
1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to
change place; as, a locomotive animal.
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2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an
animal.
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Locomotive boiler
(gcide) | Boiler \Boil"er\, n.
1. One who boils.
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2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.
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Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great
variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers,
evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc.
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3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron
plates riveted together, or a composite structure
variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving
engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes.
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Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or
sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside.
Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a
covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures.
Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as
plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and
tubular boilers.
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Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part containing the
flues.
Boiler plate, Boiler iron, plate or rolled iron of about
a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making
boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc.
Cylinder boiler, one which consists of a single iron
cylinder.
Flue boilers are usually single shells containing a small
number of large flues, through which the heat either
passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and
sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water.
Locomotive boiler, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire
box and a large number of small flues leading to the
chimney.
Multiflue boiler. Same as Tubular boiler, below.
Sectional boiler, a boiler composed of a number of
sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar
to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of
the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built
up.
Tubular boiler, a boiler containing tubes which form flues,
and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler.
See Illust. of Steam boiler, under Steam.
Tubulous boiler. See under Tubulous. See Tube, n., 6,
and 1st Flue.
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Locomotive car
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Locomotive engine
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
[1913 Webster] Locomotiveness |
Locomotiveness
(gcide) | Locomotiveness \Lo"co*mo`tive*ness\, Locomotivity
\Lo`co*mo*tiv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. locomotivit['e].]
The power of changing place.
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Locomotivity
(gcide) | Locomotiveness \Lo"co*mo`tive*ness\, Locomotivity
\Lo`co*mo*tiv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. locomotivit['e].]
The power of changing place.
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Locomotor
(gcide) | Locomotor \Lo`co*mo"tor\, a. [See Locomotion.]
Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.
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Locomotor ataxia, or Progressive locomotor ataxy (Med.),
a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar
disturbances of gait, and difficulty in coordinating
voluntary movements.
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Locomotor ataxia
(gcide) | Locomotor \Lo`co*mo"tor\, a. [See Locomotion.]
Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.
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Locomotor ataxia, or Progressive locomotor ataxy (Med.),
a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar
disturbances of gait, and difficulty in coordinating
voluntary movements.
[1913 Webster]Ataxia \A*tax"i*a\, Ataxy \At"ax*y\, n. [NL. ataxia, Gr. ?, fr.
? out of order; 'a priv. + ? ordered, arranged, ? to put in
order: cf. F. ataxie.]
1. Disorder; irregularity. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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2. (Med.)
(a) Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.
(b) The state of disorder that characterizes nervous
fevers and the nervous condition. [archaic]
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3. (Med.) Loss of coordination in the voluntary muscles,
especially the limbs; an inability to coordinate voluntary
muscle movements; it results in unsteady movements and a
staggering gait. See also locomotor ataxia, an ataxia
which occurs when attempting to perform coordinated
muscular movements.
Syn: ataxy
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Locomotor ataxia. See Locomotor.
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Melocoton
(gcide) | Melocoton \Mel`o*co*ton"\, Melocotoon \Mel`o*co*toon"\, n. [Sp.
melocoton a kind of peach tree and its fruit, L. malum
cotonium, or cotonea, or Cydonia, a quince, or quince tree,
lit., apple of Cydonia, Gr. ? ?. See Quince.] (Bot.)
(a) A quince.
(b) A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh
yellow. [Written also malacatoon, malacotune.]
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Melocotoon
(gcide) | Melocoton \Mel`o*co*ton"\, Melocotoon \Mel`o*co*toon"\, n. [Sp.
melocoton a kind of peach tree and its fruit, L. malum
cotonium, or cotonea, or Cydonia, a quince, or quince tree,
lit., apple of Cydonia, Gr. ? ?. See Quince.] (Bot.)
(a) A quince.
(b) A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh
yellow. [Written also malacatoon, malacotune.]
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Mogul locomotive
(gcide) | Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
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Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul.
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Myelocoele
(gcide) | Myelocoele \My"e*lo*coele`\, n. [Gr. myelo`s marrow + koi^los
hollow.] (Anat.)
The central canal of the spinal cord.
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Progressive locomotor ataxy
(gcide) | Locomotor \Lo`co*mo"tor\, a. [See Locomotion.]
Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.
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Locomotor ataxia, or Progressive locomotor ataxy (Med.),
a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar
disturbances of gait, and difficulty in coordinating
voluntary movements.
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Sacculo-cochlear
(gcide) | Sacculo-cochlear \Sac`cu*lo-coch"le*ar\, a. (Anat.)
Pertaining to the sacculus and cochlea of the ear.
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Shifting locomotive
(gcide) | Shifting \Shift"ing\, a.
1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;
variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or
principles.
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2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.
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Shifting backstays (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be
let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.
Shifting ballast, ballast which may be moved from one side
of a vessel to another as safety requires.
Shifting center. See Metacenter.
Shifting locomotive. See Switching engine, under
Switch.
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Symplocos tinctoria
(gcide) | Horse \Horse\ (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. &
OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to
run, E. course, current Cf. Walrus.]
1. (Zool.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus;
especially, the domestic horse (Equus caballus), which
was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period.
It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with
six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below.
The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or
wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having
a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base.
Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all
its legs. The horse excels in strength, speed, docility,
courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for
drawing, carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.
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Note: Many varieties, differing in form, size, color, gait,
speed, etc., are known, but all are believed to have
been derived from the same original species. It is
supposed to have been a native of the plains of Central
Asia, but the wild species from which it was derived is
not certainly known. The feral horses of America are
domestic horses that have run wild; and it is probably
true that most of those of Asia have a similar origin.
Some of the true wild Asiatic horses do, however,
approach the domestic horse in several characteristics.
Several species of fossil (Equus) are known from the
later Tertiary formations of Europe and America. The
fossil species of other genera of the family
Equid[ae] are also often called horses, in general
sense.
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2. The male of the genus Equus, in distinction from the
female or male; usually, a castrated male.
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3. Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural
termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished
from foot.
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The armies were appointed, consisting of twenty-five
thousand horse and foot. --Bacon.
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4. A frame with legs, used to support something; as, a
clotheshorse, a sawhorse, etc.
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5. A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers
were made to ride for punishment.
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6. Anything, actual or figurative, on which one rides as on a
horse; a hobby.
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7. (Mining) A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same
character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a
vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse -- said of a
vein -- is to divide into branches for a distance.
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8. (Naut.)
(a) See Footrope, a.
(b) A breastband for a leadsman.
(c) An iron bar for a sheet traveler to slide upon.
(d) A jackstay. --W. C. Russell. --Totten.
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9. (Student Slang)
(a) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or
examination; -- called also trot, pony, Dobbin.
(b) Horseplay; tomfoolery.
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10. heroin. [slang]
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11. horsepower. [Colloq. contraction]
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Note: Horse is much used adjectively and in composition to
signify of, or having to do with, a horse or horses,
like a horse, etc.; as, horse collar, horse dealer or
horse?dealer, horsehoe, horse jockey; and hence, often
in the sense of strong, loud, coarse, etc.; as,
horselaugh, horse nettle or horse-nettle, horseplay,
horse ant, etc.
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Black horse, Blood horse, etc. See under Black, etc.
Horse aloes, caballine aloes.
Horse ant (Zool.), a large ant (Formica rufa); -- called
also horse emmet.
Horse artillery, that portion of the artillery in which the
cannoneers are mounted, and which usually serves with the
cavalry; flying artillery.
Horse balm (Bot.), a strong-scented labiate plant
(Collinsonia Canadensis), having large leaves and
yellowish flowers.
Horse bean (Bot.), a variety of the English or Windsor bean
(Faba vulgaris), grown for feeding horses.
Horse boat, a boat for conveying horses and cattle, or a
boat propelled by horses.
Horse bot. (Zool.) See Botfly, and Bots.
Horse box, a railroad car for transporting valuable horses,
as hunters. [Eng.]
Horse breaker or Horse trainer, one employed in subduing
or training horses for use.
Horse car.
(a) A railroad car drawn by horses. See under Car.
(b) A car fitted for transporting horses.
Horse cassia (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Cassia
Javanica}), bearing long pods, which contain a black,
catharic pulp, much used in the East Indies as a horse
medicine.
Horse cloth, a cloth to cover a horse.
Horse conch (Zool.), a large, spiral, marine shell of the
genus Triton. See Triton.
Horse courser.
(a) One that runs horses, or keeps horses for racing.
--Johnson.
(b) A dealer in horses. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
Horse crab (Zool.), the Limulus; -- called also
horsefoot, horsehoe crab, and king crab.
Horse crevall['e] (Zool.), the cavally.
Horse emmet (Zool.), the horse ant.
Horse finch (Zool.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]
Horse gentian (Bot.), fever root.
Horse iron (Naut.), a large calking iron.
Horse latitudes, a space in the North Atlantic famous for
calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds
of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav.
Encyc.
Horse mackrel. (Zool.)
(a) The common tunny (Orcynus thunnus), found on the
Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the
Mediterranean.
(b) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
(c) The scad.
(d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes,
as the California hake, the black candlefish, the
jurel, the bluefish, etc.
Horse marine (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a
mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang]
Horse mussel (Zool.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola
modiolus}), found on the northern shores of Europe and
America.
Horse nettle (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the
Solanum Carolinense.
Horse parsley. (Bot.) See Alexanders.
Horse purslain (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical
America (Trianthema monogymnum).
Horse race, a race by horses; a match of horses in running
or trotting.
Horse racing, the practice of racing with horses.
Horse railroad, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by
horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States,
called a tramway.
Horse run (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded
wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power.
Horse sense, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.]
Horse soldier, a cavalryman.
Horse sponge (Zool.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge
(Spongia equina).
Horse stinger (Zool.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.]
Horse sugar (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the
United States (Symplocos tinctoria), whose leaves are
sweet, and good for fodder.
Horse tick (Zool.), a winged, dipterous insect ({Hippobosca
equina}), which troubles horses by biting them, and
sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, {horse
louse}, and forest fly.
Horse vetch (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hippocrepis
(Hippocrepis comosa), cultivated for the beauty of its
flowers; -- called also horsehoe vetch, from the
peculiar shape of its pods.
Iron horse, a locomotive. [Colloq.]
Salt horse, the sailor's name for salt beef.
To look a gift horse in the mouth, to examine the mouth of
a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to
ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a
critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell.
To take horse.
(a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay.
(b) To be covered, as a mare.
(c) See definition 7 (above).
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Xylocopa
(gcide) | Xylocopa \Xy*loc"o*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cutting wood; xy`lon
wood + ? to cut.] (Zool.)
A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See
Carpenter bee, under Carpenter. -- Xy*loc"o*pine, a.
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