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saddleback
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saddleback
(gcide) | Harp \Harp\ (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D.
harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]
1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame
furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held
upright, and played with the fingers.
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2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.
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3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]
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Aeolian harp. See under Aeolian.
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Harp seal (Zool.), an arctic seal (Phoca Gr[oe]nlandica).
The adult males have a light-colored body, with a
harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and the face and
throat black. Called also saddler, and saddleback. The
immature ones are called bluesides; their fur is white,
and they are killed and skinned to harvest the fur.
Harp shell (Zool.), a beautiful marine gastropod shell of
the genus Harpa, of several species, found in tropical
seas. See Harpa.
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Saddleback
(gcide) | Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a.
Same as Saddle-backed.
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Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle.
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Saddleback
(gcide) | Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, n.
1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a
concave outline at the top.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The harp seal.
(b) The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus).
(c) The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea)
which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch
of color on the back.
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saddleback
(wn) | saddleback
n 1: a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is
shaped like a saddle) [syn: saddleback, saddle]
2: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
[syn: gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, {saddleback
roof}] |
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saddleback roof
(encz) | saddleback roof, n: |
Saddleback
(gcide) | Harp \Harp\ (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D.
harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]
1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame
furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held
upright, and played with the fingers.
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2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.
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3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]
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Aeolian harp. See under Aeolian.
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Harp seal (Zool.), an arctic seal (Phoca Gr[oe]nlandica).
The adult males have a light-colored body, with a
harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and the face and
throat black. Called also saddler, and saddleback. The
immature ones are called bluesides; their fur is white,
and they are killed and skinned to harvest the fur.
Harp shell (Zool.), a beautiful marine gastropod shell of
the genus Harpa, of several species, found in tropical
seas. See Harpa.
[1913 Webster]Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a.
Same as Saddle-backed.
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Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle.
[1913 Webster]Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, n.
1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a
concave outline at the top.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) The harp seal.
(b) The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus).
(c) The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea)
which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch
of color on the back.
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Saddleback roof
(gcide) | Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a.
Same as Saddle-backed.
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Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle.
[1913 Webster]Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.
sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s["o][eth]ull, Dan. & Sw.
sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root
of E. sit.]
1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to
span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups
for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place
with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or
tricycle.
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2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's
back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves
various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry
guides for the reins, etc.
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3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an
animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,
of venison, etc.
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4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,
and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
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5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit
upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment
or support.
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6. (Zool.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
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7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece
from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans
and covers the joint between two floors.
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8. (Phys. Geog.) A ridge connected two higher elevations; a
low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col.
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9. (Mining) A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring
along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia.
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Saddle bar (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the
lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.
Saddle gall (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,
made by the saddle.
Saddle girth, a band passing round the body of a horse to
hold the saddle in its place.
saddle horse, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a
saddle.
Saddle joint, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by
bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward
over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.
Saddle roof, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one
ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a
different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a
saddle roof. Called also saddleback roof.
Saddle shell (Zool.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of
the genera Placuna and Anomia; -- so called from its
shape. Called also saddle oyster.
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saddleback roof
(gcide) | Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a.
Same as Saddle-backed.
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Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle.
[1913 Webster]Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.
sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s["o][eth]ull, Dan. & Sw.
sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root
of E. sit.]
1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to
span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups
for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place
with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or
tricycle.
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2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's
back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves
various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry
guides for the reins, etc.
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3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an
animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,
of venison, etc.
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4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,
and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
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5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit
upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment
or support.
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6. (Zool.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
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7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece
from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans
and covers the joint between two floors.
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8. (Phys. Geog.) A ridge connected two higher elevations; a
low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col.
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9. (Mining) A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring
along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Saddle bar (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the
lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.
Saddle gall (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,
made by the saddle.
Saddle girth, a band passing round the body of a horse to
hold the saddle in its place.
saddle horse, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a
saddle.
Saddle joint, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by
bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward
over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.
Saddle roof, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one
ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a
different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a
saddle roof. Called also saddleback roof.
Saddle shell (Zool.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of
the genera Placuna and Anomia; -- so called from its
shape. Called also saddle oyster.
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Saddle-backed
(gcide) | Saddle-backed \Sad"dle-backed`\, a.
1. Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat
of a saddle.
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2. Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.
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saddleback roof
(wn) | saddleback roof
n 1: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
[syn: gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback,
saddleback roof] |
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