| slovo | definícia |
prize
(mass) | prize
- odmena, korisť |
prize
(encz) | prize,cena n: [obec.] v soutěži mamm |
prize
(encz) | prize,cenit si v: Pino |
prize
(encz) | prize,odměna n: [obec.] mamm |
prize
(encz) | prize,vážit si v: [obec.] ~ something = vážit si něčeho mamm |
prize
(encz) | prize,výhra n: [obec.] mamm |
Prize
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\, v. t.
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written
also prise.]
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Prize
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prizing.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L.
pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See Price, and
cf. Praise.] [Formerly written also prise. ]
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1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to
rate.
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A goodly price that I was prized at. --Zech. xi.
13.
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I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor.
--Shak.
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2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to
esteem. "[I] do love, prize, honor you. " --Shak.
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I prized your person, but your crown disdain.
--Dryden.
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Prize
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
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1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
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I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Prize
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\, n. [F. prix price. See 3d Prize. ]
Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] --Shak.
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prize
(wn) | prize
adj 1: of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize
carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" [syn:
choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select]
n 1: something given for victory or superiority in a contest or
competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free
trip to Europe" [syn: prize, award]
2: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: loot, booty,
pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty money]
3: something given as a token of victory [syn: trophy,
prize]
v 1: hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" [syn: prize,
value, treasure, appreciate]
2: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something
open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to
pry the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: pry, prise,
prize, lever, jimmy]
3: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We
prize his creativity" [syn: respect, esteem, value,
prize, prise] [ant: disesteem, disrespect] |
PRIZE
(bouvier) | PRIZE, contracts. A reward which is offered to one of several persons who
shall accomplish a certain condition; as, if an editor should offer a silver
cup to the individual who shall write the best essay in favor of peace.
2. In this case there is a contract subsisting between the editor and
each person who may write such essay that he will pay the prize to the
writer of the best essay. Wolff, Dr. de la Nat. Sec. 675.
3. By prize is also meant a thing which is won by putting into a
lottery.
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PRIZE
(bouvier) | PRIZE, mar. law, war. The apprehension and detention at sea, of a ship or
other vessel, by authority of a belligerent power, either with the design of
appropriating it, with the goods and effects it contains, or with that of
becoming master of the whole or a part of its cargo. 1 Rob. Adm. R. 228. The
vessel or goods thus taken are also called a prize. Goods taken on land from
a public enemy, are called booty, (q.v.) and the distinction between a prize
and booty consists in this, that the former is taken at sea and the latter
on laud.
2. In order to vest the title of the prize in the captors, it must be
brought with due care into some convenient port for adjudication by a
competent court. The condemnation must be pronounced by a prize court of the
government of the captor sitting in the country of the captor, or his ally;
the prize court of an ally cannot condemn. Strictly speaking, as between the
belligerent parties the title passes, and is vested when the capture is
complete; and that was formerly held to be complete and perfect when the
battle was over, and the spes recuperandi was gone. 1 Kent, Com. 100; Abbott
on Ship. Index, h.t.; 13 Vin. Ab. 51; 8 Com. Dig. 885; 2 Bro. Civ. Law, 444;
Harr. Dig. Ship. and Shipping, X; Merl. Repert. h.t.; Bouv. Inst. Index.
h.t. Vide Infra praesidia.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
prizewinner
(mass) | prizewinner
- víťaz |
prizemie
(msasasci) | prizemie
- ground, ground floor, ground-floor, parterre |
apprize
(encz) | apprize,vážit si Pavel Cvrček |
apprize of
(encz) | apprize of,informovat o Pavel Cvrček |
booby prize
(encz) | booby prize,cena útěchy n: posměšná Pino |
consolation prize
(encz) | consolation prize,cena útěchy Zdeněk Brož |
door prize
(encz) | door prize, |
nobel prize
(encz) | Nobel Prize,Nobelova cena |
nobel prize winner
(encz) | Nobel prize winner,laureát Nobelovy ceny |
prize money
(encz) | prize money, n: |
prize ring
(encz) | prize ring, n: |
prize winner
(encz) | prize winner, n: |
prized
(encz) | prized,oceněný adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
prizefight
(encz) | prizefight, |
prizefighter
(encz) | prizefighter,profesionální boxer n: Zdeněk Brož |
prizer
(encz) | prizer,odhadce n: Zdeněk Brož |
prizewinner
(encz) | prizewinner,vítěz n: Zdeněk Brožprizewinner,výherce n: Zdeněk Brož |
prizewinning
(encz) | prizewinning,odměněný cenou adj: Zdeněk Brož |
pulitzer prize
(encz) | Pulitzer Prize,Pulitzerova cena ocenění za novinářskou práci fikus |
reprize
(encz) | reprize, v: |
underprize
(encz) | underprize,podcenit [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Apprize
(gcide) | Apprize \Ap*prize"\, v. t. [The same as Appraise, only more
accommodated to the English form of the L. pretiare.]
To appraise; to value; to appreciate.
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Apprizement
(gcide) | Apprizement \Ap*prize"ment\, n.
Appraisement.
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Apprizer
(gcide) | Apprizer \Ap*priz"er\, n.
1. An appraiser.
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2. (Scots Law) A creditor for whom an appraisal is made.
--Sir W. Scott.
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Booby prize
(gcide) | Booby \Boo"by\ (b[=oo]"b[y^]), n.; pl. Boobies (-b[i^]z). [Sp.
bobo dunce, idiot; cf. L. balbus stammering, E. barbarous.]
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1. A dunce; a stupid fellow.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A swimming bird (Sula fiber or Sula sula) related
to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies,
nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account
of its apparent stupidity -- unafraid of men, it
allows itself to be caught by a simple and undisguised
approach. The name is also sometimes applied to other
species of gannets; as, Sula piscator, the
red-footed booby; and Sula nebouxii, the
blue-footed booby.
(b) A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.
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Booby hatch
(a) (Naut.), a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily
removable.
(b), an insane asylum. [Colloq.]
Booby hut, a carriage body put upon sleigh runners. [Local,
U. S.] --Bartlett.
Booby hutch, a clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the
eastern part of England. --Forby.
Booby prize, an award for the poorest performance in a
competition; hence, metaphorically, the recognition of a
strikingly inferior or incompetent performance.
Booby trap
(a), a schoolboy's practical joke, as a shower bath when a
door is opened.
(b), any concealed device causing surprise or injury when
a usually harmless object is touched; -- in military
operations, typically containing an explosive charge.
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Disprize
(gcide) | Disprize \Dis*prize"\, v. t. [Cf. Dispraise.]
To depreciate. [R.] --Cotton (Ode to Lydia).
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Foreprize
(gcide) | Foreprize \Fore*prize"\, v. t.
To prize or rate beforehand. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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Misprize
(gcide) | Misprize \Mis*prize"\ (m[i^]s*pr[imac]z"), v. t. [OF. mesprisier
to deprise, F. m['e]priser; pref. amiss, wrong (L. minus less
+ LL. pretium price. See price, Prize, v.]
To slight or undervalue.
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O, for those vanished hours, so much misprized!
--Hillhouse.
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I do not blame them, madam, nor misprize. --Mrs.
Browning.
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Nobel prize
(gcide) | Nobel prize \No*bel" prize\n.; pl. No*bel" prizes.
Prizes for the encouragement of men and women who work for
the interests of humanity, established by the will of Alfred
B. Nobel (1833-1896), the Swedish inventor of dynamite, who
left his entire estate for this purpose. They are awarded
yearly for what is regarded as the most important work during
the year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology,
idealistic literature, and service in the interest of peace.
The prizes, averaging $40,000 each, were first awarded in
1901. The monetary value of the awards have increased each
year, to near one million U. S. dollars by the end of the
20th century.
Note: The awards are administered by the [a
HREF="http:]/www.nobel.se/index.html">Nobel Foundation,
which maintains a Web Page where the lists of prize
winners and other information about the Nobel Prize may
be found.
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Nobel prizes
(gcide) | Nobel prize \No*bel" prize\n.; pl. No*bel" prizes.
Prizes for the encouragement of men and women who work for
the interests of humanity, established by the will of Alfred
B. Nobel (1833-1896), the Swedish inventor of dynamite, who
left his entire estate for this purpose. They are awarded
yearly for what is regarded as the most important work during
the year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology,
idealistic literature, and service in the interest of peace.
The prizes, averaging $40,000 each, were first awarded in
1901. The monetary value of the awards have increased each
year, to near one million U. S. dollars by the end of the
20th century.
Note: The awards are administered by the [a
HREF="http:]/www.nobel.se/index.html">Nobel Foundation,
which maintains a Web Page where the lists of prize
winners and other information about the Nobel Prize may
be found.
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Outprize
(gcide) | Outprize \Out*prize"\, v. t.
To prize beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Overprize
(gcide) | Overprize \O`ver*prize"\, v. t. [Cf. Overpraise.]
To prize excessively; to overvalue. --Sir H. Wotton.
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Prize
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\, v. t.
To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written
also prise.]
[1913 Webster]Prize \Prize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prizing.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L.
pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See Price, and
cf. Praise.] [Formerly written also prise. ]
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1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to
rate.
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A goodly price that I was prized at. --Zech. xi.
13.
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I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor.
--Shak.
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2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to
esteem. "[I] do love, prize, honor you. " --Shak.
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I prized your person, but your crown disdain.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
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1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
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I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
[1913 Webster]Prize \Prize\, n. [F. prix price. See 3d Prize. ]
Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Prize court
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
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1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
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I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Prize fight
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
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1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
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I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Prize fighter
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
[1913 Webster]
1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
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I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Prize fighting
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
[1913 Webster]
1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
[1913 Webster]
I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
[1913 Webster]
I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Prize master
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
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1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
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I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Prize medal
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
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1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
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I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Prize money
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
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1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
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I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Prize ring
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
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1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
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I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Prized
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prizing.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L.
pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See Price, and
cf. Praise.] [Formerly written also prise. ]
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1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to
rate.
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A goodly price that I was prized at. --Zech. xi.
13.
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I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor.
--Shak.
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2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to
esteem. "[I] do love, prize, honor you. " --Shak.
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I prized your person, but your crown disdain.
--Dryden.
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Prizeman
(gcide) | Prizeman \Prize"man\, n.; pl. Prizemen.
The winner of a prize.
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Prizemen
(gcide) | Prizeman \Prize"man\, n.; pl. Prizemen.
The winner of a prize.
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Prizer
(gcide) | Prizer \Priz"er\, n. [See 3d Prize.]
One who estimates or sets the value of a thing; an appraiser.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]Prizer \Priz"er\, n. [See 1st Prize.]
One who contends for a prize; a prize fighter; a challenger.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Appeareth no man yet to answer the prizer. --B. Jonson.
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Reprize
(gcide) | Reprize \Re*prize"\ (-pr?z"), v. t.
See Reprise. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Reprizes
(gcide) | Reprizes \Re*priz"es\ (-pr?z"?z), n. pl. (Law)
See Reprise, n., 2.
[1913 Webster]Reprise \Re*prise"\ (r?-pr?z"), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre,
repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.]
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1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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2. pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor
and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities,
and the like. [Written also reprizes.] --Burrill.
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3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
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reprizes
(gcide) | Reprizes \Re*priz"es\ (-pr?z"?z), n. pl. (Law)
See Reprise, n., 2.
[1913 Webster]Reprise \Re*prise"\ (r?-pr?z"), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre,
repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.]
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1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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2. pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor
and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities,
and the like. [Written also reprizes.] --Burrill.
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3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
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The prize ring
(gcide) | Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G.
ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.
Russ. krug'. Cf. Harangue, Rank a row,Rink.]
A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a
circular line or hoop.
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2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other
precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the
ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a
wedding ring.
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Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.
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The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.
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3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports
are performed; an arena.
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Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring,
Where youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E.
Smith.
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4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,
figuratively, prize fighting. "The road was an
institution, the ring was an institution." --Thackeray.
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5. A circular group of persons.
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And hears the Muses in a ring
Aye round about Jove's alter sing. --Milton.
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6. (Geom.)
(a) The plane figure included between the circumferences
of two concentric circles.
(b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or
other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an
axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other
figure.
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7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for
taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring
suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through
which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the
graduated inner surface opposite.
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8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the
spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium.
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9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a
selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute
offices, obtain contracts, etc.
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The ruling ring at Constantinople. --E. A.
Freeman.
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Ring armor, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring
mail}, below, and Chain mail, under Chain.
Ring blackbird (Zool.), the ring ousel.
Ring canal (Zool.), the circular water tube which surrounds
the esophagus of echinoderms.
Ring dotterel, or Ringed dotterel. (Zool.) See
Dotterel, and Illust. of Pressiroster.
Ring dropper, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring
(dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy
it as valuable, it being worthless.
Ring fence. See under Fence.
Ring finger, the third finger of the left hand, or the next
the little finger, on which the ring is placed in
marriage.
Ring formula (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a
closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See
Illust. under Benzene.
Ring mail, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed
upon a garment of leather or of cloth.
Ring micrometer. (Astron.) See Circular micrometer, under
Micrometer.
Saturn's rings. See Saturn.
Ring ousel. (Zool.) See Ousel.
Ring parrot (Zool.), any one of several species of Old
World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,
especially Palaeornis torquatus, common in India, and
Palaeornis Alexandri of Java.
Ring plover. (Zool.)
(a) The ringed dotterel.
(b) Any one of several small American plovers having a
dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover
(Aegialitis semipalmata).
Ring snake (Zool.), a small harmless American snake
(Diadophis punctatus) having a white ring around the
neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of
an orange red.
Ring stopper. (Naut.) See under Stopper.
Ring thrush (Zool.), the ring ousel.
The prize ring, the ring in which prize fighters contend;
prize fighters, collectively.
The ring.
(a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.
[Eng.]
(b) The prize ring.
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To exhibit a foundation or prize
(gcide) | Exhibit \Ex*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhibited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Exhibiting.] [L. exhibitus, p. p. of exhibere to
hold forth, to tender, exhibit; ex out + habere to have or
hold. See Habit.]
1. To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for
inspection; to show, especially in order to attract notice
to what is interesting; to display; as, to exhibit
commodities in a warehouse, a picture in a gallery.
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Exhibiting a miserable example of the weakness of
mind and body. --Pope.
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2. (Law) To submit, as a document, to a court or officer, in
course of proceedings; also, to present or offer
officially or in legal form; to bring, as a charge.
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He suffered his attorney-general to exhibit a charge
of high treason against the earl. --Clarendon.
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3. (Med.) To administer as a remedy; as, to exhibit calomel.
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To exhibit a foundation or prize, to hold it forth or to
tender it as a bounty to candidates.
To exibit an essay, to declaim or otherwise present it in
public. [Obs.]
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To make prize of
(gcide) | Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,
fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;
in some senses, as 2
(b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See
Prison, Prehensile, and cf. Pry, and also Price.]
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1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a
thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.
--Chaucer.
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His own prize,
Whom formerly he had in battle won. --Spenser.
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2. Hence, specifically;
(a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the
rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in
virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.
--Brande & C.
(b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive
contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an
inducement to, or reward of, effort.
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I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.
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I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.
--Dryden.
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(c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.
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3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or
in prospect.
[1913 Webster]
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus. --Phil. iii.
14.
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4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also
prise.]
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Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures
made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.
Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,
for a stake or wager.
Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; --
applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.
Prize fighting, fighting, especially boxing, in public for
a reward or wager.
Prize master, an officer put in charge or command of a
captured vessel.
Prize medal, a medal given as a prize.
Prize money, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured
vessel, etc., paid to the captors.
Prize ring, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the
system and practice of prize fighting.
To make prize of, to capture. --Hawthorne.
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Underprize
(gcide) | Underprize \Un`der*prize"\, v. t.
To undervalue; to underestimate. --Shak.
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Unprized
(gcide) | Unprized \Unprized\
See prized. |
apprize
(wn) | apprize
v 1: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the
rent was due" [syn: advise, notify, give notice,
send word, apprise, apprize]
2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the
tuition hike?" [syn: instruct, apprise, apprize]
3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn:
appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue] [ant:
depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue]
4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the
Deutsche Mark" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise]
[ant: depreciate] |
booby prize
(wn) | booby prize
n 1: a prize given to one who finishes last in a contest |
door prize
(wn) | door prize
n 1: tickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party
or other social function and a prize is awarded to the
holder of the winning ticket |
nobel prize
(wn) | Nobel prize
n 1: an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry
or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or
economics or peace |
prize fight
(wn) | prize fight
n 1: a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize
[syn: prizefight, prize fight] |
prize money
(wn) | prize money
n 1: any money given as a prize |
prize ring
(wn) | prize ring
n 1: a square ring where boxers fight [syn: boxing ring,
prize ring] |
prize winner
(wn) | prize winner
n 1: the winner of a lottery [syn: prize winner, {lottery
winner}] |
prizefight
(wn) | prizefight
n 1: a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize
[syn: prizefight, prize fight]
v 1: box for a prize or money |
prizefighter
(wn) | prizefighter
n 1: a professional boxer [syn: prizefighter, gladiator] |
prizewinning
(wn) | prizewinning
adj 1: holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog";
"a prizewinning wine" [syn: champion, prizewinning] |
reprize
(wn) | reprize
v 1: repeat an earlier theme of a composition [syn: reprise,
reprize, repeat, recapitulate] |
loebner prize
(foldoc) | Loebner Prize
An annual competition in {artificial
intelligence} started by Dr. Hugh Loebner of New York City
in 1991. A $100,000 prize is offered to the author of the
first computer program to pass an unrestricted Turing test.
Annual competitions are held each year with a $2000 prize for
the best program on a restricted Turing test.
Sponsors of previous competitions include: Apple Computer,
Computerland, Crown Industries, GDE Systems, IBM Personal
Computer Company's Center for Natural Computing, Greenwich
Capital Markets, Motorola, the {National Science
Foundation}, The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and The Weingart
Foundation.
The 1995 and 1996 events were unrestricted Turing Tests,
requiring computer entries to converse indefinitely with no
topic restrictions. So far, even the best programs give
themselves away almost immediately, either by simple
grammatical mistakes or by repetition.
Complete transcripts and IBM compatible diskettes that play
the 1991, 1992, and 1993 conversations in real-time are
available for purchase from the Cambridge Center for
Behavioral Studies (telephone: +1 (617) 491 9020, Fax: 1072).
Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Loebner Prize Home (http://loebner.net/).
(2003-11-30)
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PRIZE
(bouvier) | PRIZE, contracts. A reward which is offered to one of several persons who
shall accomplish a certain condition; as, if an editor should offer a silver
cup to the individual who shall write the best essay in favor of peace.
2. In this case there is a contract subsisting between the editor and
each person who may write such essay that he will pay the prize to the
writer of the best essay. Wolff, Dr. de la Nat. Sec. 675.
3. By prize is also meant a thing which is won by putting into a
lottery.
PRIZE, mar. law, war. The apprehension and detention at sea, of a ship or
other vessel, by authority of a belligerent power, either with the design of
appropriating it, with the goods and effects it contains, or with that of
becoming master of the whole or a part of its cargo. 1 Rob. Adm. R. 228. The
vessel or goods thus taken are also called a prize. Goods taken on land from
a public enemy, are called booty, (q.v.) and the distinction between a prize
and booty consists in this, that the former is taken at sea and the latter
on laud.
2. In order to vest the title of the prize in the captors, it must be
brought with due care into some convenient port for adjudication by a
competent court. The condemnation must be pronounced by a prize court of the
government of the captor sitting in the country of the captor, or his ally;
the prize court of an ally cannot condemn. Strictly speaking, as between the
belligerent parties the title passes, and is vested when the capture is
complete; and that was formerly held to be complete and perfect when the
battle was over, and the spes recuperandi was gone. 1 Kent, Com. 100; Abbott
on Ship. Index, h.t.; 13 Vin. Ab. 51; 8 Com. Dig. 885; 2 Bro. Civ. Law, 444;
Harr. Dig. Ship. and Shipping, X; Merl. Repert. h.t.; Bouv. Inst. Index.
h.t. Vide Infra praesidia.
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PRIZE COURT
(bouvier) | PRIZE COURT, Eng. law The name of court which has jurisdiction of all
captures made in war on the high seas.
2. In England this is a separate branch of the court of admiralty, the
other branch being called the instance court. (q.v.)
3. The district courts of the United States have jurisdiction both as
instance and prize courts, there being no distinction in this respect as in
England. 3 Dall. 6; vide 1 Gall. R. 563; Bro. Civ. & Adm. Law, ch. 6 & 7; 1
Kent, Com. 356; Mann. Comm. B. 3, c. 12.
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WRIT OF MAINPRIZE
(bouvier) | WRIT OF MAINPRIZE, English law. A writ directed to the sheriff (either
generally, when any man is imprisoned for a bailable offence, and bail has
been refused; or specially, when the offence or cause of commitment is not
properly bailable below) commanding him to take sureties for the prisoner's
appearance, commonly called mainpernors, and to set him at large. 3 B]. Com.
128. Vide Mainprize.
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