| slovo | definícia |
timber
(mass) | timber
- drevený, drevo |
timber
(encz) | timber,bednit v: Zdeněk Brož |
timber
(encz) | timber,dřevěný adj: |
timber
(encz) | timber,dřevo n: |
timber
(encz) | timber,fošna Zdeněk Brož |
timber
(encz) | timber,řezivo Zdeněk Brož |
timber
(encz) | timber,strom Zdeněk Brož |
timber
(encz) | timber,stromy Zdeněk Brož |
Timber
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [Probably the same word as timber sort of
wood; cf. Sw. timber, LG. timmer, MHG. zimber, G. zimmer, F.
timbre, LL. timbrium. Cf. Timmer.] (Com.)
A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines,
sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some cases
forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty; -- called also
timmer. [Written also timbre.]
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Timber
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [F. timbre. See Timbre.] (Her.)
The crest on a coat of arms. [Written also timbre.]
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Timber
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, v. t.
To surmount as a timber does. [Obs.]
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Timber
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
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And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
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2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
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3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
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Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
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4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
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So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
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Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
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5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
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6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
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Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
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Timber
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Timbered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Timbering.]
To furnish with timber; -- chiefly used in the past
participle.
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His bark is stoutly timbered. --Shak.
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Timber
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, v. i.
1. To light on a tree. [Obs.]
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2. (Falconry) To make a nest.
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timber
(wn) | timber
n 1: the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building
material [syn: lumber, timber]
2: a beam made of wood
3: a post made of wood
4: land that is covered with trees and shrubs [syn: forest,
woodland, timberland, timber]
5: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice
or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was
rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell
summoned them to meet" [syn: timbre, timber, quality,
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timbered
(mass) | timbered
- drevený |
cut timber
(encz) | cut timber,řezivo [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
giant timber bamboo
(encz) | giant timber bamboo, n: |
half-timber
(encz) | half-timber, adj: |
half-timbered
(encz) | half-timbered, |
sawn timber
(encz) | sawn timber,řezivo [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
timber famine
(encz) | timber famine,nouze o dřevo [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
timber hitch
(encz) | timber hitch, n: |
timber line
(encz) | timber line, n: |
timber rattlesnake
(encz) | timber rattlesnake, n: |
timber royalties
(encz) | timber royalties,rentní poplatek za dřevo [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
timber species
(encz) | timber species,dřeviny n: Zdeněk Brož |
timber wolf
(encz) | timber wolf, n: |
timber-framed
(encz) | timber-framed, |
timbered
(encz) | timbered,dřevěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
timbering
(encz) | timbering,roubení n: Zdeněk Brož |
timberland
(encz) | timberland, |
timberline
(encz) | timberline, |
timberman
(encz) | timberman, n: |
untimbered
(encz) | untimbered, adj: |
Belly timber
(gcide) | Belly \Bel"ly\ (b[e^]l"l[y^]), n.; pl. Bellies (-l[i^]z). [OE.
bali, bely, AS. belg, b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly;
akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[aum]lg, Dan. b[ae]lg,
D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir.
bolg. Cf. Bellows, Follicle, Fool, Bilge.]
1. That part of the human body which extends downward from
the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or
intestines; the abdomen.
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Note: Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were
called bellies; -- the lower belly being the abdomen;
the middle belly, the thorax; and the upper belly, the
head. --Dunglison.
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2. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to
the human belly.
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Underneath the belly of their steeds. --Shak.
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3. The womb. [Obs.]
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Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee.
--Jer. i. 5.
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4. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in
protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the
belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship.
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Out of the belly of hell cried I. --Jonah ii. 2.
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5. (Arch.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the
convex part of which is the back.
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Belly doublet, a doublet of the 16th century, hanging down
so as to cover the belly. --Shak.
Belly fretting, the chafing of a horse's belly with a
girth. --Johnson.
Belly timber, food. [Ludicrous] --Prior.
Belly worm, a worm that breeds or lives in the belly
(stomach or intestines). --Johnson.
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Bollard timber
(gcide) | Bollard \Bol"lard\, n. [Cf. Bole the stem of a tree, and
Pollard.]
An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used
in veering or fastening ropes.
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Bollard timber (Naut.), a timber, also called a knighthead,
rising just within the stem in a ship, on either side of
the bowsprit, to secure its end.
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Bond timber
(gcide) | Bond \Bond\ (b[o^]nd), n. [The same word as band. Cf. Band,
Bend.]
1. That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which
anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a
band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle.
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Gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder,
I gained my freedom. --Shak.
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2. pl. The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity,
restraint. "This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of
bonds." --Acts xxvi.
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3. A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting
tie; as, the bonds of fellowship.
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A people with whom I have no tie but the common bond
of mankind. --Burke.
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4. Moral or political duty or obligation.
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I love your majesty
According to my bond, nor more nor less. --Shak.
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5. (Law) A writing under seal, by which a person binds
himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay
a certain sum on or before a future day appointed. This is
a single bond. But usually a condition is added, that,
if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain
place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform
certain duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or
before a time specified, the obligation shall be void;
otherwise it shall remain in full force. If the condition
is not performed, the bond becomes forfeited, and the
obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the
whole sum. --Bouvier. --Wharton.
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6. A financial instrument (of the nature of the ordinary
legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for
purpose of borrowing money; a written promise to pay a
specific sum of money on or before a specified day, given
in return for a sum of money; as, a government, city, or
railway bond.
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7. The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the
duties are paid; as, merchandise in bond.
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8. (Arch.) The union or tie of the several stones or bricks
forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this
purpose in several different ways, as in English bond or
block bond (Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks
with their ends toward the face of the wall, called
headers, and the next course of bricks with their lengths
parallel to the face of the wall, called stretchers;
Flemish bond (Fig.2), where each course consists of
headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to
break joints; Cross bond, which differs from the English
by the change of the second stretcher line so that its
joints come in the middle of the first, and the same
position of stretchers comes back every fifth line;
Combined cross and English bond, where the inner part of
the wall is laid in the one method, the outer in the
other.
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9. (Chem.) A unit of chemical attraction between atoms; as,
oxygen has two bonds of affinity. Also called {chemical
bond}. It is often represented in graphic formul[ae] by a
short line or dash. See Diagram of Benzene nucleus, and
Valence. Several types of bond are distinguished by
chemists, as double bond, triple bond, {covalent
bond}, hydrogen bond.
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10. (Elec.) A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent
rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of
the electric circuit.
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11. League; association; confederacy. [South Africa]
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The Africander Bond, a league or association
appealing to African, but practically to Boer,
patriotism. --James Bryce.
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Arbitration bond. See under Arbitration.
Bond creditor (Law), a creditor whose debt is secured by a
bond. --Blackstone.
covalent bond, an attractive force between two atoms of a
molecule generated by the merging of an electron orbital
of each atom into a combined orbital in the molecule. Such
bonds vary in strength, but in molecules of substances
typically encountered in human experience (as, water or
alcohol) they are sufficiently strong to persist and
maintain the identity and integrity of the molecule over
appreciable periods of time. Each such bond satisfies one
unit of valence for each of the atoms thus bonded.
Contrasted with hydrogen bond, which is weaker and does
not satisfy the valence of either atom involved.
double bond, triple bond, a covalent bond which
involves the merging of orbitals of two (or three)
electrons on each of the two connected atoms, thus
satisfying two (or three) units of valence on each of the
bonded atoms. When two carbon atoms are thus bonded, the
bond (and the compound) are said to be unsaturated.
Bond debt (Law), a debt contracted under the obligation of
a bond. --Burrows.
hydrogen bond, a non-covalent bond between hydrogen and
another atom, usually oxygen or nitrogen. It does not
involve the sharing of electrons between the bonded atoms,
and therefore does not satisfy the valence of either atom.
Hydrogen bonds are weak (ca. 5 kcal/mol) and may be
frequently broken and reformed in solution at room
temperature.
Bond of a slate or lap of a slate, the distance between
the top of one slate and the bottom or drip of the second
slate above, i. e., the space which is covered with three
thicknesses; also, the distance between the nail of the
under slate and the lower edge of the upper slate.
Bond timber, timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen
it longitudinally.
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Syn: Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.
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Cant timbers
(gcide) | Cant \Cant\, n. [OF., edge, angle, prof. from L. canthus the
iron ring round a carriage wheel, a wheel, Gr. ? the corner
of the eye, the felly of a wheel; cf. W. cant the stake or
tire of a wheel. Cf. Canthus, Canton, Cantle.]
1. A corner; angle; niche. [Obs.]
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The first and principal person in the temple was
Irene, or Peace; she was placed aloft in a cant.
--B. Jonson.
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2. An outer or external angle.
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3. An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope
or bevel; a titl. --Totten.
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4. A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a
bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so
give; as, to give a ball a cant.
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5. (Coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of
a cask. --Knight.
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6. (Mech.) A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.
--Knight.
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7. (Naut.) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to
support the bulkheads.
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Cant frames, Cant timbers (Naut.), timber at the two ends
of a ship, rising obliquely from the keel.
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Chain timber
(gcide) | Chain \Chain\ (ch[=a]n), n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf.
Catenate.]
1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected,
or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as
of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and
transmission of mechanical power, etc.
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[They] put a chain of gold about his neck. --Dan. v.
29.
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2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a
bond; as, the chains of habit.
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Driven down
To chains of darkness and the undying worm.
--Milton.
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3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things
connected and following each other in succession; as, a
chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.
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4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used
in measuring land.
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Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists
of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and
ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the
total length of rods, or sixty-six, feet; hence, a
measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land
measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an
acre.
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5. pl. (Naut.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to
bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the
channels.
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6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. --Knight.
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Chain belt (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for
transmitting power.
Chain boat, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables,
anchors, etc.
Chain bolt
(a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate,
which fastens it to the vessel's side.
(b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of
position.
Chain bond. See Chain timber.
Chain bridge, a bridge supported by chain cables; a
suspension bridge.
Chain cable, a cable made of iron links.
Chain coral (Zool.), a fossil coral of the genus
Halysites, common in the middle and upper Silurian
rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in
groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When
perfect, the calicles show twelve septa.
Chain coupling.
(a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting
a chain with an object.
(b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars
with a chain.
Chain gang, a gang of convicts chained together.
Chain hook (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about
the deck.
Chain mail, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal
links wrought into the form of a garment.
Chain molding (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a
chain, used in the Normal style.
Chain pier, a pier suspended by chain.
Chain pipe (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with
iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers
or tiers.
Chain plate (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or
bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging
is fastened.
Chain pulley, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of
its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links
of a chain.
Chain pumps. See in the Vocabulary.
Chain rule (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical
problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion,
by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the
consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the
next, the relation between the first antecedent and the
last consequent is discovered.
Chain shot (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain,
formerly used in naval warfare on account of their
destructive effect on a ship's rigging.
Chain stitch. See in the Vocabulary.
Chain timber. (Arch.) See Bond timber, under Bond.
Chain wales. (Naut.) Same as Channels.
Chain wheel. See in the Vocabulary.
Closed chain, Open chain (Chem.), terms applied to the
chemical structure of compounds whose rational formul[ae]
are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see
Benzene nucleus, under Benzene), or in an open
extended form.
Endless chain, a chain whose ends have been united by a
link.
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Clean-timbered
(gcide) | Clean-timbered \Clean"-tim`bered\, a.
Well-proportioned; symmetrical. [Poetic] --Shak.
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Compass timber
(gcide) | Compass \Com"pass\ (k[u^]m"pas), n. [F. compas, fr. LL.
compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com- + passus
pace, step. See Pace, Pass.]
1. A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
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They fetched a compass of seven day's journey. --2
Kings iii. 9.
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This day I breathed first; time is come round,
And where I did begin, there shall I end;
My life is run his compass. --Shak.
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2. An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within
the compass of an encircling wall.
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3. An inclosed space; an area; extent.
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Their wisdom . . . lies in a very narrow compass.
--Addison.
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4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of
his eye; the compass of imagination.
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The compass of his argument. --Wordsworth.
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5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits;
-- used with within.
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In two hundred years before (I speak within
compass), no such commission had been executed.
--Sir J.
Davies.
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6. (Mus.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity
of a voice or instrument.
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You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of
my compass. --Shak.
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7. An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's
surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning
freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and
southerly direction.
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He that first discovered the use of the compass did
more for the supplying and increase of useful
commodities than those who built workhouses.
--Locke.
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8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See Compasses.
To fix one foot of their compass wherever they
please. --Swift.
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9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.]
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The tryne compas [the threefold world containing
earth, sea, and heaven. --Skeat.] --Chaucer.
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Azimuth compass. See under Azimuth.
Beam compass. See under Beam.
Compass card, the circular card attached to the needles of
a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two
points or rhumbs.
Compass dial, a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial
to tell the hour of the day.
Compass plane (Carp.), a plane, convex in the direction of
its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave
faces of curved woodwork.
Compass plant, Compass flower (Bot.), a plant of the
American prairies (Silphium laciniatum), not unlike a
small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are
vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present
their edges north and south.
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Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the
magnet:
This is the compass flower. --Longefellow.
Compass saw, a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a
curve; -- called also fret saw and keyhole saw.
Compass timber (Shipbuilding), curved or crooked timber.
Compass window (Arch.), a circular bay window or oriel
window.
Mariner's compass, a kind of compass used in navigation. It
has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a
card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with
reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's
head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called
also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing
it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order
to preserve its horizontal position.
Surveyor's compass, an instrument used in surveying for
measuring horizontal angles. See Circumferentor.
Variation compass, a compass of delicate construction, used
in observations on the variations of the needle.
To fetch a compass, to make a circuit.
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Ground timbers
(gcide) | ground \ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
some indefinite portion of it.
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There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
5.
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The fire ran along upon the ground. --Ex. ix. 23.
Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
earth.
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2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;
territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or
resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place
of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
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From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
Egypt from Syrian ground. --Milton.
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3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
grounds of the estate are well kept.
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Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
--Dryden. 4.
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4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The
foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,
reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of
existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,
the ground of my hope.
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5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
(a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition
are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,
being either of one tint or of tints but slightly
contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a
white ground. See Background, Foreground, and
Middle-ground.
(b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
raised in relief.
(c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
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6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a
metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except
where an opening is made by the needle.
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7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
usually in the plural.
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Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
floated flush with them.
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8. (Mus.)
(a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
a varying melody.
(b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
--Moore (Encyc.).
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On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
--Shak.
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9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
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10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
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11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Ground angling, angling with a weighted line without a
float.
Ground annual (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
upon the land.
Ground ash. (Bot.) See Groutweed.
Ground bailiff (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
--Simmonds.
Ground bait, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
Ground bass or Ground base (Mus.), fundamental base; a
fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
Ground beetle (Zool.), one of numerous species of
carnivorous beetles of the family Carabid[ae], living
mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
Ground chamber, a room on the ground floor.
Ground cherry. (Bot.)
(a) A genus (Physalis) of herbaceous plants having an
inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
tomato (Physalis Alkekengi). See Alkekengl.
(b) A European shrub (Prunus Cham[ae]cerasus), with
small, very acid fruit.
Ground cuckoo. (Zool.) See Chaparral cock.
Ground cypress. (Bot.) See Lavender cotton.
Ground dove (Zool.), one of several small American pigeons
of the genus Columbigallina, esp. C. passerina of the
Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live chiefly on
the ground.
Ground fish (Zool.), any fish which constantly lives on the
botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
Ground floor, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
England, the first floor.
Ground form (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.
Ground furze (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
shrub (Ononis arvensis) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
called also rest-harrow.
Ground game, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
winged game.
Ground hele (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
Ground of the heavens (Astron.), the surface of any part of
the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
as projected.
Ground hemlock (Bot.), the yew (Taxus baccata var.
Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
Ground hog. (Zool.)
(a) The woodchuck or American marmot (Arctomys monax).
See Woodchuck.
(b) The aardvark.
Ground hold (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Ground ice, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
before it forms on the surface.
Ground ivy. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See Gill.
Ground joist, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
sleeper.
Ground lark (Zool.), the European pipit. See Pipit.
Ground laurel (Bot.). See Trailing arbutus, under
Arbutus.
Ground line (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
Ground liverwort (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
radiated receptacles (Marchantia polymorpha).
Ground mail, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
churchyard.
Ground mass (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
embedded.
Ground parrakeet (Zool.), one of several Australian
parrakeets, of the genera Callipsittacus and
Geopsittacus, which live mainly upon the ground.
Ground pearl (Zool.), an insect of the family Coccid[ae]
(Margarodes formicarum), found in ants' nests in the
Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They are strung
like beads, and made into necklaces by the natives.
Ground pig (Zool.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
(Aulacodus Swinderianus) about two feet long, allied to
the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
spines; -- called also ground rat.
Ground pigeon (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons
which live largely upon the ground, as the tooth-billed
pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris), of the Samoan
Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See Goura,
and Ground dove (above).
Ground pine. (Bot.)
(a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus Ajuga ({A.
Cham[ae]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
Teucrium or germander, and named from its resinous
smell. --Sir J. Hill.
(b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
Lycopodium (L. clavatum); -- called also {club
moss}.
(c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
height, of the same genus (L. dendroideum) found in
moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
States. --Gray.
Ground plan (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
elevation or perpendicular section.
Ground plane, the horizontal plane of projection in
perspective drawing.
Ground plate.
(a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
groundsel.
(b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
mudsill.
(c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
--Knight.
Ground plot, the ground upon which any structure is
erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
plan.
Ground plum (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
Ground rat. (Zool.) See Ground pig (above).
Ground rent, rent paid for the privilege of building on
another man's land.
Ground robin. (Zool.) See Chewink.
Ground room, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
--Tatler.
Ground sea, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
also rollers, and in Jamaica, the North sea.
Ground sill. See Ground plate (a) (above).
Ground snake (Zool.), a small burrowing American snake
(Celuta am[oe]na). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
tail.
Ground squirrel. (Zool.)
(a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
genera Tamias and Spermophilus, having cheek
pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
Western species. See Chipmunk, and Gopher.
(b) Any species of the African genus Xerus, allied to
Tamias.
Ground story. Same as Ground floor (above).
Ground substance (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
matrix, of tissues.
Ground swell.
(a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
(b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
remote distance after the gale has ceased.
Ground table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Ground tackle (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
vessel at anchor. --Totten.
Ground thrush (Zool.), one of numerous species of
bright-colored Oriental birds of the family Pittid[ae].
See Pitta.
Ground tier.
(a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
--Totten.
(b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
vessel's hold.
(c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
Ground timbers (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
--Knight.
Ground tit. (Zool.) See Ground wren (below).
Ground wheel, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
Ground wren (Zool.), a small California bird ({Cham[ae]a
fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
the arid plains. Called also ground tit, and wren tit.
To bite the ground, To break ground. See under Bite,
Break.
To come to the ground, To fall to the ground, to come to
nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
To gain ground.
(a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
army in battle gains ground.
(b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
army gains ground on the enemy.
(c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
influential.
To get ground, or To gather ground, to gain ground. [R.]
"Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast." --Milton.
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There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
of them, but by bidding higher. --South.
To give ground, to recede; to yield advantage.
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These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
To lose ground, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
or reputation; to decline.
To stand one's ground, to stand firm; to resist attack or
encroachment. --Atterbury.
To take the ground to touch bottom or become stranded; --
said of a ship.
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Half-timbered
(gcide) | Half-timbered \Half"-tim`bered\ (h[aum]f"t[i^]m`b[~e]rd), a.
(Arch.)
Constructed of a timber frame, having the spaces filled in
with masonry; -- said of buildings.
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Jack timber
(gcide) | Jack \Jack\ (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?,
Heb. Ya 'aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a
supplanter. Cf. Jacobite, Jockey.]
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1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John.
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You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. --Shak.
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2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a
clown; also, a servant; a rustic. "Jack fool." --Chaucer.
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Since every Jack became a gentleman,
There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. --Shak.
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3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also
Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
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4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a
subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient
service, and often supplying the place of a boy or
attendant who was commonly called Jack; as:
(a) A device to pull off boots.
(b) A sawhorse or sawbuck.
(c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke
jack, or kitchen jack.
(b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by
blasting.
(e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers
which push the loops down on the needles.
(f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the
threads; a heck box.
(g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it
leaves the carding machine.
(h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal.
(i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.
(k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for
multiplying speed.
(l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent
pipe, to prevent a back draught.
(m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece
communicating the action of the key to the quill; --
called also hopper.
(n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the
torch used to attract game at night; also, the light
itself. --C. Hallock.
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5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting
great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body such as
an automobile through a small distance. It consists of a
lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any
simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a
compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever,
crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a
jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
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6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.
--Shak.
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Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the
jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon
it. --Sir W.
Scott.
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7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass.
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8. (Zool.)
(a) A young pike; a pickerel.
(b) The jurel.
(c) A large, California rock fish ({Sebastodes
paucispinus}); -- called also boccaccio, and
m['e]rou.
(d) The wall-eyed pike.
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9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding
a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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10. (Naut.)
(a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly,
usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap;
-- called also union jack. The American jack is a
small blue flag, with a star for each State.
(b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead,
to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal
shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree. --R. H.
Dana, Jr.
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11. The knave of a suit of playing cards.
12. (pl.) A game played with small (metallic, with
tetrahedrally oriented spikes) objects (the jacks(1950+),
formerly jackstones) that are tossed, caught, picked up,
and arranged on a horizontal surface in various patterns;
in the modern American game, the movements are
accompanied by tossing or bouncing a rubber ball on the
horizontal surface supporting the jacks. same as
jackstones.
[PJC]
13. Money. [slang]
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14. Apple jack.
[PJC]
15. Brandy.
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Note: Jack is used adjectively in various senses. It
sometimes designates something cut short or diminished
in size; as, a jack timber; a jack rafter; a jack arch,
etc.
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Jack arch, an arch of the thickness of one brick.
Jack back (Brewing & Malt Vinegar Manuf.), a cistern which
receives the wort. See under 1st Back.
Jack block (Naut.), a block fixed in the topgallant or
royal rigging, used for raising and lowering light masts
and spars.
Jack boots, boots reaching above the knee; -- worn in the
17 century by soldiers; afterwards by fishermen, etc.
Jack crosstree. (Naut.) See 10, b, above.
Jack curlew (Zool.), the whimbrel.
Jack frame. (Cotton Spinning) See 4
(g), above.
Jack Frost, frost or cold weather personified as a
mischievous person.
Jack hare, a male hare. --Cowper.
Jack lamp, a lamp for still hunting and camp use. See def.
4
(n.), above.
Jack plane, a joiner's plane used for coarse work.
Jack post, one of the posts which support the crank shaft
of a deep-well-boring apparatus.
Jack pot (Poker Playing), the name given to the stakes,
contributions to which are made by each player
successively, till such a hand is turned as shall take the
"pot," which is the sum total of all the bets. See also
jackpot.
Jack rabbit (Zool.), any one of several species of large
American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The
California species (Lepus Californicus), and that of
Texas and New Mexico (Lepus callotis), have the tail
black above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not
become white in winter. The more northern prairie hare
(Lepus campestris) has the upper side of the tail white,
and in winter its fur becomes nearly white.
Jack rafter (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters
used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United
States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters
resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the
pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves
in some styles of building.
Jack salmon (Zool.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.
Jack sauce, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]
Jack shaft (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a
factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or
gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same
means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.
Jack sinker (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by
the jack to depress the loop of thread between two
needles.
Jack snipe. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.
Jack staff (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon
which the jack is hoisted.
Jack timber (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or
studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the
others.
Jack towel, a towel hung on a roller for common use.
Jack truss (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where
the roof has not its full section.
Jack tree. (Bot.) See 1st Jack, n.
Jack yard (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond
the gaff.
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Blue jack, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.
Hydraulic jack, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or
forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic
press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply
of liquid, as oil.
Jack-at-a-pinch.
(a) One called upon to take the place of another in an
emergency.
(b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional
service for a fee.
Jack-at-all-trades, one who can turn his hand to any kind
of work.
Jack-by-the-hedge (Bot.), a plant of the genus Erysimum
(Erysimum alliaria, or Alliaria officinalis), which
grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a
taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England,
sauce-alone. --Eng. Cyc.
Jack-in-office, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.
Jack-in-the-bush (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit
(Cordia Cylindrostachya).
Jack-in-the-green, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework
of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.
Jack-of-the-buttery (Bot.), the stonecrop (Sedum acre).
Jack-of-the-clock, a figure, usually of a man, on old
clocks, which struck the time on the bell.
Jack-on-both-sides, one who is or tries to be neutral.
Jack-out-of-office, one who has been in office and is
turned out. --Shak.
Jack the Giant Killer, the hero of a well-known nursery
story.
Yellow Jack (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine
flag. See Yellow flag, under Flag.
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Knee timber
(gcide) | Knee \Knee\ (n[=e]), n. [OE. kne, cneo, As. cne['o], cne['o]w;
akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. kn[imac], G. & D. knie, OHG.
chniu, chneo, Icel. kn[=e], Sw. kn[aum], Dan. kn[ae], Goth.
kniu, L. genu, Gr. go`ny, Skr. j[=a]nu, [root]231. Cf.
Genuflection.]
1. In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.
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2. (Anat.)
(a) The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh
and leg.
(b) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint,
corresponding to the wrist in man.
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3. (Mech. & Shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed
with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when
bent.
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4. A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.
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Give them title, knee, and approbation. --Shak.
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Knee breeches. See under Breeches.
Knee holly, Knee holm (Bot.), butcher's broom.
Knee joint. See in the Vocabulary.
Knee timber, timber with knees or angles in it.
Knee tribute, or Knee worship, tribute paid by kneeling;
worship by genuflection. [Obs.] "Knee tribute yet unpaid."
--Milton.
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Open-timber roof
(gcide) | Open \O"pen\, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan,
Icel. opinn, Sw. ["o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up.
Cf. Up, and Ope.]
1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording
unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing
passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to
passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also,
to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes,
baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or
approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or
roadstead.
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Through the gate,
Wide open and unguarded, Satan passed. --Milton
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Note: Also, figuratively, used of the ways of communication
of the mind, as by the senses; ready to hear, see,
etc.; as, to keep one's eyes and ears open.
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His ears are open unto their cry. --Ps. xxxiv.
15.
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2. Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not
private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library,
museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach,
trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.
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If Demetrius . . . have a matter against any man,
the law is open and there are deputies. --Acts xix.
33.
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The service that I truly did his life,
Hath left me open to all injuries. --Shak.
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3. Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view;
accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.
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4. Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended;
expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an
open prospect.
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Each, with open arms, embraced her chosen knight.
--Dryden.
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5. Hence:
(a) Without reserve or false pretense; sincere;
characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also,
generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal
appearance, or character, and to the expression of
thought and feeling, etc.
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With aspect open, shall erect his head. --Pope.
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The Moor is of a free and open nature. --Shak.
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The French are always open, familiar, and
talkative. --Addison.
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(b) Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised;
exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent;
as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt; open
source code.
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His thefts are too open. --Shak.
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That I may find him, and with secret gaze
Or open admiration him behold. --Milton.
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6. Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing
water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or
inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate;
as, an open season; an open winter. --Bacon.
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7. Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not
closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open
account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity
open.
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8. Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open
for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.
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9. (Phon.)
(a) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the
articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the [aum]n
f[aum]r is open as compared with the [=a] in s[=a]y.
(b) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply
narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.
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10. (Mus.)
(a) Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the
string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is
allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.
(b) Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.
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The open air, the air out of doors.
Open chain. (Chem.) See Closed chain, under Chain.
Open circuit (Elec.), a conducting circuit which is
incomplete, or interrupted at some point; -- opposed to an
uninterrupted, or closed circuit.
Open communion, communion in the Lord's supper not
restricted to persons who have been baptized by immersion.
Cf. Close communion, under Close, a.
Open diapason (Mus.), a certain stop in an organ, in which
the pipes or tubes are formed like the mouthpiece of a
flageolet at the end where the wind enters, and are open
at the other end.
Open flank (Fort.), the part of the flank covered by the
orillon.
Open-front furnace (Metal.), a blast furnace having a
forehearth.
Open harmony (Mus.), harmony the tones of which are widely
dispersed, or separated by wide intervals.
Open hawse (Naut.), a hawse in which the cables are
parallel or slightly divergent. Cf. Foul hawse, under
Hawse.
Open hearth (Metal.), the shallow hearth of a reverberatory
furnace.
Open-hearth furnace, a reverberatory furnace; esp., a kind
of reverberatory furnace in which the fuel is gas, used in
manufacturing steel.
Open-hearth process (Steel Manuf.), a process by which
melted cast iron is converted into steel by the addition
of wrought iron, or iron ore and manganese, and by
exposure to heat in an open-hearth furnace; -- also called
the Siemens-Martin process, from the inventors.
Open-hearth steel, steel made by an open-hearth process; --
also called Siemens-Martin steel.
Open newel. (Arch.) See Hollow newel, under Hollow.
Open pipe (Mus.), a pipe open at the top. It has a pitch
about an octave higher than a closed pipe of the same
length.
Open-timber roof (Arch.), a roof of which the
constructional parts, together with the under side of the
covering, or its lining, are treated ornamentally, and
left to form the ceiling of an apartment below, as in a
church, a public hall, and the like.
Open vowel or Open consonant. See Open, a., 9.
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Note: Open is used in many compounds, most of which are
self-explaining; as, open-breasted, open-minded.
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Syn: Unclosed; uncovered; unprotected; exposed; plain;
apparent; obvious; evident; public; unreserved; frank;
sincere; undissembling; artless. See Candid, and
Ingenuous.
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Timber
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [Probably the same word as timber sort of
wood; cf. Sw. timber, LG. timmer, MHG. zimber, G. zimmer, F.
timbre, LL. timbrium. Cf. Timmer.] (Com.)
A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines,
sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some cases
forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty; -- called also
timmer. [Written also timbre.]
[1913 Webster]Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [F. timbre. See Timbre.] (Her.)
The crest on a coat of arms. [Written also timbre.]
[1913 Webster]Timber \Tim"ber\, v. t.
To surmount as a timber does. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
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And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
[1913 Webster]
Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
[1913 Webster]
So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
[1913 Webster]
Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
[1913 Webster]
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
[1913 Webster]
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
[1913 Webster]Timber \Tim"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Timbered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Timbering.]
To furnish with timber; -- chiefly used in the past
participle.
[1913 Webster]
His bark is stoutly timbered. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Timber \Tim"ber\, v. i.
1. To light on a tree. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
2. (Falconry) To make a nest.
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Timber and room
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
[1913 Webster]
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
[1913 Webster]
Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
[1913 Webster]
So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
[1913 Webster]
Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
[1913 Webster]
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
[1913 Webster]
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
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Timber beetle
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
[1913 Webster]
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
[1913 Webster]
Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
[1913 Webster]
So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
[1913 Webster]
Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
[1913 Webster]
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
[1913 Webster]
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
[1913 Webster] |
Timber doodle
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
[1913 Webster]
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
[1913 Webster]
Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
[1913 Webster]
So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
[1913 Webster]
Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
[1913 Webster]
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
[1913 Webster]
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
[1913 Webster] |
Timber grouse
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
[1913 Webster]
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
[1913 Webster]
Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
[1913 Webster]
So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
[1913 Webster]
Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
[1913 Webster]
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
[1913 Webster]
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
[1913 Webster] |
Timber hitch
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
[1913 Webster]
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
[1913 Webster]
Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
[1913 Webster]
So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
[1913 Webster]
Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
[1913 Webster]
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
[1913 Webster]
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
[1913 Webster] |
Timber mare
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
[1913 Webster]
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
[1913 Webster]
Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
[1913 Webster]
So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
[1913 Webster]
Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
[1913 Webster]
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
[1913 Webster]
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
[1913 Webster] |
Timber scribe
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
[1913 Webster]
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
[1913 Webster]
Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
[1913 Webster]
So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
[1913 Webster]
Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
[1913 Webster]
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
[1913 Webster]
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
[1913 Webster] |
Timber sow
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
[1913 Webster]
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
[1913 Webster]
Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
[1913 Webster]
So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
[1913 Webster]
Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
[1913 Webster]
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
[1913 Webster]
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
[1913 Webster] |
Timber tree
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
[1913 Webster]
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
[1913 Webster]
Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
[1913 Webster]
So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
[1913 Webster]
Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
[1913 Webster]
5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
[1913 Webster]
6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
[1913 Webster]
Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
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Timber worm
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
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And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
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2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
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3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
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Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
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4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
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So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
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Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
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5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
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6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
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Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
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(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin
to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar
timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,
Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.
domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.
[root]62. Cf. Dome, Domestic.]
1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for
tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and
the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes
of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
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And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .
And fiddled in the timber! --Tennyson.
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2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.
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3. Fig.: Material for any structure.
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Such dispositions are the very errors of human
nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make
politics of. --Bacon.
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4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for
building, or already framed; collectively, the larger
pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a
house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the
covering or boarding.
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So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.
--1 Kings v.
18.
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Many of the timbers were decayed. --W. Coxe.
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5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]
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6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,
branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a
vertical direction. One timber is composed of several
pieces united.
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Timber and room. (Shipbuilding) Same as Room and space.
See under Room.
Timber beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky
timber beetle (Lymexylon sericeum).
Timber doodle (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.
S.]
Timber grouse (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits
woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --
distinguished from prairie grouse.
Timber hitch (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily
marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under Hitch.
Timber mare, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were
formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.
Timber scribe, a metal tool or pointed instrument for
marking timber. --Simmonds.
Timber sow. (Zool.) Same as Timber worm, below. --Bacon.
Timber tree, a tree suitable for timber.
Timber worm (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in
timber.
Timber yard, a yard or place where timber is deposited.
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Timbered
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Timbered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Timbering.]
To furnish with timber; -- chiefly used in the past
participle.
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His bark is stoutly timbered. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Timbered \Tim"bered\, a.
1. Furnished with timber; -- often compounded; as, a
well-timbered house; a low-timbered house. --L'Estrange.
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2. Built; formed; contrived. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.
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3. Massive, like timber. [Obs.]
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His timbered bones all broken, rudely rumbled.
--Spenser.
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4. Covered with growth timber; wooden; as, well-timbered
land.
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Timberhead
(gcide) | Timberhead \Tim"ber*head`\, n. (Naut.)
The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and
serving for belaying ropes, etc.; -- called also {kevel
head}.
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Timbering
(gcide) | Timber \Tim"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Timbered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Timbering.]
To furnish with timber; -- chiefly used in the past
participle.
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His bark is stoutly timbered. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Timbering \Tim"ber*ing\, n.
The act of furnishing with timber; also, timbers,
collectively; timberwork; timber.
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Timberling
(gcide) | Timberling \Tim"ber*ling\, n. [Timber + -ling.]
A small tree. [Eng.]
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Timberman
(gcide) | Timberman \Tim"ber*man\, n.; pl. Timbermen. (Mining)
A man employed in placing supports of timber in a mine.
--Weale.
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Timbermen
(gcide) | Timberman \Tim"ber*man\, n.; pl. Timbermen. (Mining)
A man employed in placing supports of timber in a mine.
--Weale.
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Timberwork
(gcide) | Timberwork \Tim"ber*work`\, n.
Work made of timbers.
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To lap timbers
(gcide) | Lap \Lap\, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see Lap, n.); cf. also
OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.]
1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap
a piece of cloth.
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2. To wrap or wind around something.
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About the paper . . . I lapped several times a
slender thread of very black silk. --Sir I.
Newton.
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3. To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
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Her garment spreads, and laps him in the folds.
--Dryden.
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4. To lay or place over anything so as to partly or wholly
cover it; as, to lap one shingle over another; to lay
together one partly over another; as, to lap
weather-boards; also, to be partly over, or by the side of
(something); as, the hinder boat lapped the foremost one.
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5. (Carding & Spinning) To lay together one over another, as
fleeces or slivers for further working.
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To lap boards, shingles, etc., to lay one partly over
another.
To lap timbers, to unite them in such a way as to preserve
the same breadth and depth throughout, as by scarfing.
--Weale.
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To spot timber
(gcide) | Spot \Spot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spotted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Spotting.]
1. To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to
discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots
or figures; as, to spot a garment; to spot paper.
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2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize;
to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [Cant]
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3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish,
as reputation; to asperse.
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My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.
--Sir P.
Sidney.
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If ever I shall close these eyes but once,
May I live spotted for my perjury. --Beau. & Fl.
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To spot timber, to cut or chip it, in preparation for
hewing.
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Top-timbers
(gcide) | Top-timbers \Top"-tim`bers\, n. (Naut.)
The highest timbers on the side of a vessel, being those
above the futtocks. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Untimbered
(gcide) | Untimbered \Untimbered\
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giant timber bamboo
(wn) | giant timber bamboo
n 1: large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and
perhaps Japan; widely grown elsewhere [syn: {giant timber
bamboo}, madake, ku-chiku, Phyllostachys bambusoides] |
half-timber
(wn) | half-timber
adj 1: having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with
masonry, as in Tudor architecture [syn: half-timber,
half-timbered] |
half-timbered
(wn) | half-timbered
adj 1: having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with
masonry, as in Tudor architecture [syn: half-timber,
half-timbered] |
timber hitch
(wn) | timber hitch
n 1: a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often
supplemented by a half hitch |
timber line
(wn) | timber line
n 1: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or
northern latitudes [syn: timber line, timberline, {tree
line}] |
timber rattlesnake
(wn) | timber rattlesnake
n 1: widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United
States [syn: timber rattlesnake, banded rattlesnake,
Crotalus horridus horridus] |
timber tree
(wn) | timber tree
n 1: any tree that is valued as a source of lumber or timber |
timber wolf
(wn) | timber wolf
n 1: a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested
northern regions of North America [syn: timber wolf,
grey wolf, gray wolf, Canis lupus] |
timber-framed
(wn) | timber-framed
adj 1: framed by exposed timbers; "a magnificently timbered old
barn" |
timbered
(wn) | timbered
adj 1: furnished with or made of wood or timbers; "timbered
walls" [ant: untimbered]
2: covered with growing timber; "thickly timbered ridges clothed
with loblolly pine and holly"; "hills timbered up to their
summits" |
timberland
(wn) | timberland
n 1: land that is covered with trees and shrubs [syn: forest,
woodland, timberland, timber] |
timberline
(wn) | timberline
n 1: line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or
northern latitudes [syn: timber line, timberline, {tree
line}] |
timberman
(wn) | timberman
n 1: an owner or manager of a company that is engaged in
lumbering |
untimbered
(wn) | untimbered
adj 1: lacking timbers; "an untimbered boat" [ant: timbered]
2: without trees; "an untimbered area" |
TIMBER TREES
(bouvier) | TIMBER TREES. According to Blackstone, oak, ash, elm, and such other trees
as are commonly used for building, are considered timber. 2 Comm. 28. But it
has been contended, arguendo, that to make it timber, the trees must be
felled and severed from the stock. 6 Mod. 23 Stark on Slander, 79. Vide 12
Johns. R. 239; 2 Suppl. to Ves. jr.
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