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soldier
(mass) | soldier
- vojak |
soldier
(encz) | soldier,voják |
soldier
(encz) | soldier,vojín Zdeněk Brož |
Soldier
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
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2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
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It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
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3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
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4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
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5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
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Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
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Soldier
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, v. i.
1. To serve as a soldier.
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2. To make a pretense of doing something, or of performing
any task. [Colloq.U.S.]
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Note: In this sense the vulgar pronounciation (s[=o]"j[~e]r)
is jocosely preserved.
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It needs an opera glass to discover whether the
leaders are pulling, or only soldiering. --C. D.
Warner.
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soldier
(wn) | soldier
n 1: an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the
soldiers stood at attention"
2: a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and
powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
v 1: serve as a soldier in the military |
SOLDIER
(bouvier) | SOLDIER. A military man; a private in the army.
2. The constitution of the United States, amend. art. 3, directs that
no soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the
'consent of the owner; nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed
by law.
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common soldier
(encz) | common soldier, n: |
foot soldier
(encz) | foot soldier,infanterista n: Zdeněk Brožfoot soldier,pěšák n: Zdeněk Brož |
shipboard soldier
(encz) | shipboard soldier, n: |
soldier grainy club
(encz) | soldier grainy club, n: |
soldier of fortune
(encz) | soldier of fortune, |
soldier on
(encz) | soldier on, |
soldier-fish
(encz) | soldier-fish, n: |
soldierfish
(encz) | soldierfish, n: |
soldiering
(encz) | soldiering, n: |
soldierlike
(encz) | soldierlike, adj: |
soldierly
(encz) | soldierly,vojensky adv: Zdeněk Brož |
soldiers
(encz) | soldiers,vojáci n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
soldiership
(encz) | soldiership, n: |
soldiery
(encz) | soldiery,vojsko n: Zdeněk Brož |
toy soldier
(encz) | toy soldier, n: |
unsoldierly
(encz) | unsoldierly, adj: |
veteran soldier
(encz) | veteran soldier, n: |
buffalo soldier
(gcide) | buffalo soldier \buffalo soldier\
A black soldier of the United States army who served in the
American west in the late 1800's, often as an indian fighter,
and usually as part of an all-black troop; -- the name was
given by the indians due to their their kinky hair, and the
name was believed also to be a compliment on their courage.
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Foot soldier
(gcide) | Foot \Foot\ (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. Feet (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot,
pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG.
fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth.
f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step,
pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.
[root]77, 250. Cf. Antipodes, Cap-a-pie, Expedient,
Fet to fetch, Fetlock, Fetter, Pawn a piece in chess,
Pedal.]
1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;
esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an
animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See
Manus, and Pes.
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2. (Zool.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is
a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,
often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See
Illust. of Buccinum.
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3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,
the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.
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4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as
of a mountain, column, or page; also, the last of a row or
series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with
inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the
procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed;; the
foot of the page.
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And now at foot
Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. --Milton.
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5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the
singular.
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Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.
--Berkeley.
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6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the
singular. [R.]
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As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.
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7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third
of a yard. See Yard.
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Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of
a man's foot. It differs in length in different
countries. In the United States and in England it is
304.8 millimeters.
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8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,
usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the
cavalry. "Both horse and foot." --Milton.
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9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical
element of a verse, the syllables being formerly
distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern
poetry by the accent.
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10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.
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Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or
pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or
lower part. It is also much used as the first of
compounds.
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Foot artillery. (Mil.)
(a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.
(b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.
Foot bank (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.
Foot barracks (Mil.), barracks for infantery.
Foot bellows, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.
Foot company (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.
Foot gear, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or
boots.
Foot hammer (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a
treadle.
Foot iron.
(a) The step of a carriage.
(b) A fetter.
Foot jaw. (Zool.) See Maxilliped.
Foot key (Mus.), an organ pedal.
Foot level (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any
proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.
--Farrow.
Foot mantle, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;
a riding skirt. [Obs.]
Foot page, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]
Foot passenger, one who passes on foot, as over a road or
bridge.
Foot pavement, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;
a trottoir.
Foot poet, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.
Foot post.
(a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.
(b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.
Fot pound, & Foot poundal. (Mech.) See Foot pound and
Foot poundal, in the Vocabulary.
Foot press (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing
press, moved by a treadle.
Foot race, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.
Foot rail, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the
lower side.
Foot rot, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.
Foot rule, a rule or measure twelve inches long.
Foot screw, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and
serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an
uneven place.
Foot secretion. (Zool.) See Sclerobase.
Foot soldier, a soldier who serves on foot.
Foot stick (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed
against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
Foot stove, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot
coals for warming the feet.
Foot tubercle. (Zool.) See Parapodium.
Foot valve (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air
pump from the condenser.
Foot vise, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by
a treadle.
Foot waling (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a
vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.
Foot wall (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.
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By foot, or On foot, by walking; as, to pass a stream on
foot.
Cubic foot. See under Cubic.
Foot and mouth disease, a contagious disease (Eczema
epizo["o]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,
characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in
the mouth and about the hoofs.
Foot of the fine (Law), the concluding portion of an
acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of
land was conveyed. See Fine of land, under Fine, n.;
also Chirograph. (b).
Square foot. See under Square.
To be on foot, to be in motion, action, or process of
execution.
To keep the foot (Script.), to preserve decorum. "Keep thy
foot when thou goest to the house of God." --Eccl. v. 1.
To put one's foot down, to take a resolute stand; to be
determined. [Colloq.]
To put the best foot foremost, to make a good appearance;
to do one's best. [Colloq.]
To set on foot, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set
on foot a subscription.
To put one on his feet, or set one on his feet, to put
one in a position to go on; to assist to start.
Under foot.
(a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample
under foot. --Gibbon.
(b) Below par. [Obs.] "They would be forced to sell . . .
far under foot." --Bacon.
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Horse soldier
(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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poor soldier
(gcide) | Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[`e]re brother, friar, fr.
L. frater brother. See Brother.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,
but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:
(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. {(b)
Augustines}. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. {(d) White
Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.
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2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
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3. (Zool.) An American fish; the silversides.
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Friar bird (Zool.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --
called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; {poor
soldier}, and four-o'clock. The name is also applied to
several other species of the same genus.
Friar's balsam (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
benzoin. --Brande & C.
Friar's cap (Bot.), the monkshood.
Friar's cowl (Bot.), an arumlike plant (Arisarum vulgare)
with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
--Milton.
Friar skate (Zool.), the European white or sharpnosed skate
(Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, {border
ray}, scad, and doctor.
[1913 Webster]Poor \Poor\, a. [Compar. Poorer (?; 254); superl. Poorest.]
[OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the
first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see
Paucity, Few), and the second to parare to prepare,
procure. See Few, and cf. Parade, Pauper, Poverty.]
1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or
goods; needy; indigent.
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Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with
necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied
to persons who are not entirely destitute of property,
but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor
people.
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2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be
entitled to maintenance from the public.
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3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such
qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be
expected; as:
(a) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;
emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
"Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very
ill-favored and lean-fleshed." --Gen. xli. 19.
(b) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as,
poor health; poor spirits. "His genius . . . poor and
cowardly." --Bacon.
(c) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;
mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. "A poor
vessel." --Clarendon.
(d) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; --
said of land; as, poor soil.
(e) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor
discourse; a poor picture.
(f) Without prosperous conditions or good results;
unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor
business; the sick man had a poor night.
(g) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor
excuse.
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That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea
or apology at the last day. --Calamy.
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4. Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a
term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and
sometimes as a word of contempt.
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And for mine own poor part,
Look you, I'll go pray. --Shak.
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Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing. --Prior.
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5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
"Blessed are the poor in spirit." --Matt. v. 3.
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Poor law, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or
support of the poor.
Poor man's treacle (Bot.), garlic; -- so called because it
was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng]
--Dr. Prior.
Poor man's weatherglass (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel
(Anagallis arvensis), which opens its blossoms only in
fair weather.
Poor rate, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish,
for the relief or support of the poor.
Poor soldier (Zool.), the friar bird.
The poor, those who are destitute of property; the
indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on
charity or maintenance by the public. "I have observed the
more public provisions are made for the poor, the less
they provide for themselves." --Franklin.
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Poor soldier
(gcide) | Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[`e]re brother, friar, fr.
L. frater brother. See Brother.]
1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,
but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:
(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. {(b)
Augustines}. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. {(d) White
Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.
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2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.
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3. (Zool.) An American fish; the silversides.
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Friar bird (Zool.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus
corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --
called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; {poor
soldier}, and four-o'clock. The name is also applied to
several other species of the same genus.
Friar's balsam (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds
and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,
styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of
benzoin. --Brande & C.
Friar's cap (Bot.), the monkshood.
Friar's cowl (Bot.), an arumlike plant (Arisarum vulgare)
with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.
Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.
--Milton.
Friar skate (Zool.), the European white or sharpnosed skate
(Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, {border
ray}, scad, and doctor.
[1913 Webster]Poor \Poor\, a. [Compar. Poorer (?; 254); superl. Poorest.]
[OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the
first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see
Paucity, Few), and the second to parare to prepare,
procure. See Few, and cf. Parade, Pauper, Poverty.]
1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or
goods; needy; indigent.
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Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with
necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied
to persons who are not entirely destitute of property,
but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor
people.
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2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be
entitled to maintenance from the public.
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3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such
qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be
expected; as:
(a) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;
emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
"Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very
ill-favored and lean-fleshed." --Gen. xli. 19.
(b) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as,
poor health; poor spirits. "His genius . . . poor and
cowardly." --Bacon.
(c) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;
mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. "A poor
vessel." --Clarendon.
(d) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; --
said of land; as, poor soil.
(e) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor
discourse; a poor picture.
(f) Without prosperous conditions or good results;
unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor
business; the sick man had a poor night.
(g) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor
excuse.
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That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea
or apology at the last day. --Calamy.
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4. Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a
term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and
sometimes as a word of contempt.
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And for mine own poor part,
Look you, I'll go pray. --Shak.
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Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing. --Prior.
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5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
"Blessed are the poor in spirit." --Matt. v. 3.
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Poor law, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or
support of the poor.
Poor man's treacle (Bot.), garlic; -- so called because it
was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng]
--Dr. Prior.
Poor man's weatherglass (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel
(Anagallis arvensis), which opens its blossoms only in
fair weather.
Poor rate, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish,
for the relief or support of the poor.
Poor soldier (Zool.), the friar bird.
The poor, those who are destitute of property; the
indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on
charity or maintenance by the public. "I have observed the
more public provisions are made for the poor, the less
they provide for themselves." --Franklin.
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Private soldier
(gcide) | Private \Pri"vate\ (?; 48), a. [L. privatus apart from the
state, peculiar to an individual, private, properly p. p. of
privare to bereave, deprive, originally, to separate, fr.
privus single, private, perhaps originally, put forward
(hence, alone, single) and akin to prae before. See Prior,
a., and cf. Deprive, Privy, a.]
1. Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person,
company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected
with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general;
separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a
private purse; private expenses or interests; a private
secretary.
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2. Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to
an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a
private room or apartment; private prayer.
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Reason . . . then retires
Into her private cell when nature rests. --Milton.
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3. Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or
employment; as, a private citizen; private life. --Shak.
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A private person may arrest a felon. --Blackstone.
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4. Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private
negotiation; a private understanding.
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5. Having secret or private knowledge; privy. [Obs.]
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Private act or Private statute, a statute exclusively for
the settlement of private and personal interests, of which
courts do not take judicial notice; -- opposed to a
general law, which operates on the whole community. In
the United States Congress, similar private acts are
referred to as private law and a general law as a
public law.
Private nuisance or wrong. See Nuisance.
Private soldier. See Private, n., 5.
Private way, a right of private passage over another man's
ground; also, a road on private land, contrasted with
public road, which is on a public right of way. --Kent.
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Soldier
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
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2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
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It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
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3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
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4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
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5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
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Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
[1913 Webster]Soldier \Sol"dier\, v. i.
1. To serve as a soldier.
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2. To make a pretense of doing something, or of performing
any task. [Colloq.U.S.]
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Note: In this sense the vulgar pronounciation (s[=o]"j[~e]r)
is jocosely preserved.
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It needs an opera glass to discover whether the
leaders are pulling, or only soldiering. --C. D.
Warner.
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Soldier beetle
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
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2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
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It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
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3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
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4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
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5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
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Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
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Soldier bug
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
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2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
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It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
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3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
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4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
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5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
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Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
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Soldier crab
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
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2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
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It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
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3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
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4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
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5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
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Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
[1913 Webster]Hermit \Her"mit\, n. [OE. ermite, eremite, heremit, heremite, F.
hermite, ermite, L. eremita, Gr. ?, fr. ? lonely, solitary.
Cf. Eremite.]
1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a
recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from
religious motives.
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He had been Duke of Savoy, and after a very glorious
reign, took on him the habit of a hermit, and
retired into this solitary spot. --Addison.
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2. A beadsman; one bound to pray for another. [Obs.] "We rest
your hermits." --Shak.
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3. (Cookery) A spiced molasses cookie, often containing
chopped raisins and nuts.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hermit crab (Zool.), a marine decapod crustacean of the
family Pagurid[ae]. The species are numerous, and belong
to many genera. Called also soldier crab. The hermit
crabs usually occupy the dead shells of various univalve
mollusks. See Illust. of Commensal.
Hermit thrush (Zool.), an American thrush ({Turdus
Pallasii}), with retiring habits, but having a sweet song.
Hermit warbler (Zool.), a California wood warbler
(Dendroica occidentalis), having the head yellow, the
throat black, and the back gray, with black streaks.
[1913 Webster]Fiddler \Fid"dler\, n. [AS. fi[eth]elere.]
1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
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2. (Zool.) A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many
species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and
often holds it in a position similar to that in which a
musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also
fiddler crab, calling crab, soldier crab, and
fighting crab.
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3. (Zool.) The common European sandpiper ({Tringoides
hypoleucus}); -- so called because it continually
oscillates its body.
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Fiddler crab. (Zool.) See Fiddler, n., 2.
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soldier crab
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
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2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
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It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
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3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
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4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
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5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
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Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
[1913 Webster]Hermit \Her"mit\, n. [OE. ermite, eremite, heremit, heremite, F.
hermite, ermite, L. eremita, Gr. ?, fr. ? lonely, solitary.
Cf. Eremite.]
1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a
recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from
religious motives.
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He had been Duke of Savoy, and after a very glorious
reign, took on him the habit of a hermit, and
retired into this solitary spot. --Addison.
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2. A beadsman; one bound to pray for another. [Obs.] "We rest
your hermits." --Shak.
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3. (Cookery) A spiced molasses cookie, often containing
chopped raisins and nuts.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hermit crab (Zool.), a marine decapod crustacean of the
family Pagurid[ae]. The species are numerous, and belong
to many genera. Called also soldier crab. The hermit
crabs usually occupy the dead shells of various univalve
mollusks. See Illust. of Commensal.
Hermit thrush (Zool.), an American thrush ({Turdus
Pallasii}), with retiring habits, but having a sweet song.
Hermit warbler (Zool.), a California wood warbler
(Dendroica occidentalis), having the head yellow, the
throat black, and the back gray, with black streaks.
[1913 Webster]Fiddler \Fid"dler\, n. [AS. fi[eth]elere.]
1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
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2. (Zool.) A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many
species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and
often holds it in a position similar to that in which a
musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also
fiddler crab, calling crab, soldier crab, and
fighting crab.
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3. (Zool.) The common European sandpiper ({Tringoides
hypoleucus}); -- so called because it continually
oscillates its body.
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Fiddler crab. (Zool.) See Fiddler, n., 2.
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Soldier fish
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
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2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
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It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
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3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
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4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
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5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
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Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
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Soldier fly
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
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2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
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It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
[1913 Webster]
Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
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Soldier moth
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
[1913 Webster]
It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
[1913 Webster]
Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
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Soldier orchis
(gcide) | Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
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2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
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It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
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3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
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4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov.
Eng.]
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5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
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Soldier beetle (Zool.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zool.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma coeruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema
militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis
militaris}).
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Soldieress
(gcide) | Soldieress \Sol"dier*ess\, n.
A female soldier. [Obs.]
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Soldiering
(gcide) | Soldiering \Sol"dier*ing\, n.
1. The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a
soldier; the occupation of a soldier.
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2. The act of feigning to work. See the Note under Soldier,
v. i., 2. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Soldierlike
(gcide) | Soldierlike \Sol"dier*like"\, a.
Like a soldier; soldierly.
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Soldierly
(gcide) | Soldierly \Sol"dier*ly\, a.
Like or becoming a real soldier; brave; martial; heroic;
honorable; soldierlike. "Soldierly discipline." --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Soldiership
(gcide) | Soldiership \Sol"dier*ship\, n.
Military qualities or state; martial skill; behavior becoming
a soldier. [R.] --Shak.
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Soldierwood
(gcide) | Soldierwood \Sol"dier*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
A showy leguminous plant (Calliandra purpurea) of the West
Indies. The flowers have long tassels of purple stamens.
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Soldiery
(gcide) | Soldiery \Sol"dier*y\, n.
1. A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.
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A camp of faithful soldiery. --Milton.
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2. Military service. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
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Unsoldiered
(gcide) | Unsoldiered \Un*sol"diered\ (?; 106), a.
Not equipped like a soldier; unsoldierlike. [Obs.] --J.
Fletcher.
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Water soldier
(gcide) | Water soldier \Wa"ter sol`dier\ (Bot.)
An aquatic European plant (Stratiotes aloides) with
bayonet-shaped leaves.
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common soldier
(wn) | common soldier
n 1: an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines;
"our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
[syn: private, buck private, common soldier] |
confederate soldier
(wn) | Confederate soldier
n 1: a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the
American Civil War |
federal soldier
(wn) | Federal soldier
n 1: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
[syn: Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier] |
foot soldier
(wn) | foot soldier
n 1: fights on foot with small arms [syn: infantryman,
marcher, foot soldier, footslogger]
2: an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
[syn: subordinate, subsidiary, underling, {foot
soldier}] |
shipboard soldier
(wn) | shipboard soldier
n 1: a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: Marine,
devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier] |
soldier grainy club
(wn) | soldier grainy club
n 1: a variety of grainy club |
soldier of fortune
(wn) | soldier of fortune
n 1: a person hired to fight for another country than their own
[syn: mercenary, soldier of fortune] |
soldier-fish
(wn) | soldier-fish
n 1: the larger squirrelfishes [syn: soldierfish, {soldier-
fish}] |
soldierfish
(wn) | soldierfish
n 1: the larger squirrelfishes [syn: soldierfish, {soldier-
fish}] |
soldiering
(wn) | soldiering
n 1: skills that are required for the life of soldier [syn:
soldiering, soldiership]
2: the evasion of work or duty [syn: shirking, slacking,
soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking] |
soldierlike
(wn) | soldierlike
adj 1: (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing"
[syn: soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike,
martial] |
soldierly
(wn) | soldierly
adj 1: (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing"
[syn: soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike,
martial] |
soldiers of god
(wn) | Soldiers of God
n 1: an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular
control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have
ties with al-Qaeda [syn: Jund-ul-Islam, {Soldiers of
God}] |
soldiership
(wn) | soldiership
n 1: skills that are required for the life of soldier [syn:
soldiering, soldiership] |
soldiery
(wn) | soldiery
n 1: soldiers collectively [syn: military personnel,
soldiery, troops] |
toy soldier
(wn) | toy soldier
n 1: a doll that resembles a soldier |
union soldier
(wn) | Union soldier
n 1: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
[syn: Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier] |
unknown soldier
(wn) | Unknown Soldier
n 1: an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial |
unsoldierly
(wn) | unsoldierly
adj 1: not conforming to military standards; "unsoldierly
posture" |
veteran soldier
(wn) | veteran soldier
n 1: a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the
veterans laughed at the new recruits" [syn: veteran,
veteran soldier] |
QUARTERING OF SOLDIERS
(bouvier) | QUARTERING OF SOLDIERS. The constitution of the United States, Amend. art.
3, provides that "no soldier shall in time of peace be quartered, in any
house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner
to be prescribed by law." By quartering is understood boarding and lodging
or either. Encycl. Amer. h.t.
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SOLDIER
(bouvier) | SOLDIER. A military man; a private in the army.
2. The constitution of the United States, amend. art. 3, directs that
no soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the
'consent of the owner; nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed
by law.
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