| slovo | definícia |
truth
(mass) | truth
- pravda |
truth
(encz) | truth,pravda |
truth
(czen) | Truth, Justice, And The American Way,TJATAW[zkr.] |
Truth
(gcide) | Truth \Truth\, v. t.
To assert as true; to declare. [R.]
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Had they [the ancients] dreamt this, they would have
truthed it heaven. --Ford.
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Truth
(gcide) | Truth \Truth\, n.; pl. Truths. [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe,
AS. tre['o]w?. See True; cf. Troth, Betroth.]
1. The quality or being true; as:
(a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with
that which is, or has been; or shall be.
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(b) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence
with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the
like.
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Plows, to go true, depend much on the truth of
the ironwork. --Mortimer.
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(c) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.
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Alas! they had been friends in youth,
But whispering tongues can poison truth.
--Coleridge.
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(d) The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from
falsehood; veracity.
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If this will not suffice, it must appear
That malice bears down truth. --Shak.
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2. That which is true or certain concerning any matter or
subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of
things; fact; verity; reality.
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Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor.
--Zech. viii.
16.
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I long to know the truth here of at large. --Shak.
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The truth depends on, or is only arrived at by, a
legitimate deduction from all the facts which are
truly material. --Coleridge.
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3. A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or
proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the
like; as, the great truths of morals.
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Even so our boasting . . . is found a truth. --2
Cor. vii. 14.
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4. Righteousness; true religion.
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Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. --John i. 17.
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Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.
--John xvii.
17.
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In truth, in reality; in fact.
Of a truth, in reality; certainly.
To do truth, to practice what God commands.
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He that doeth truth cometh to the light. --John iii.
21.
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truth
(wn) | truth
n 1: a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth";
"the truth is that he didn't want to do it"
2: conformity to reality or actuality; "they debated the truth
of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the
blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the
truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search
for eternal verities" [syn: truth, the true, verity,
trueness] [ant: falseness, falsity]
3: a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of
answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe
it" [syn: truth, true statement] [ant: falsehood,
falsity, untruth]
4: the quality of being near to the true value; "he was
beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer
questioned the truth of my account" [syn: accuracy,
truth] [ant: inaccuracy]
5: United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from
slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of
slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883) [syn:
Truth, Sojourner Truth] |
truth
(devil) | TRUTH, n. An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance.
Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the
most ancient occupation of the human mind and has a fair prospect of
existing with increasing activity to the end of time.
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TRUTH
(bouvier) | TRUTH. The actual state of things.
2. In contracts, the parties are bound to toll the truth in their
dealings, and a deviation from it will generally avoid the contract; Newl.
on Contr. 352-3; 2 Burr. 1011; 3 Campb. 285; and even concealment, or
suppressio veri, will be considered fraudulent in the contract of insurance.
1 Marsh. on Ins. 464; Peake's N. P. C. 115; 3 Campb. 154, 506.
3. In giving his testimony, a witness is required to tell the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth; for the object in the
examination of matters of fact, is to ascertain truth.
4. When a defendant is sued civilly for slander or a libel, he may
justify by giving the truth in evidence; but when a criminal prosecution is
instituted by the commonwealth for a libel, he cannot generally justify by
giving the truth in evidence.
5. The constitutions of several of the United States have made special
provisions in favor of giving the truth in evidence in prosecutions for
libels, under particular circumstances. In the constitutions of
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, it
is declared, that in publications for libels on men in respect to their
public official conduct, the truth may be given in evidence, when the matter
published was proper for public information. The constitution of New York
declares, that in all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may
be given in evidence to the jury; and if it shall appear to the jury that
the matter charged as libelous, is true, and was published with good motives
and for justifiable ends, the party shall be acquitted. By constitutional
provision in Mississippi and Missouri, and by legislative enactment in New
Jersey, Arkansas, Tennessee, Act of 1805, c. 6: and Vermont, Rev. Stat. tit.
11, c. 25, s. 68; the right to give the truth in evidence has been more
extended; it applies to all prosecutions or indictments for libels, without
any qualifications annexed in restraint of the privilege. Cooke on Def. 61.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
truthful
(mass) | truthful
- pravdivý |
truthfully
(mass) | truthfully
- pravdivo |
untruthful
(mass) | untruthful
- klamlivý, lživý |
a grain of truth
(encz) | a grain of truth,zrnko pravdy Zdeněk Brož |
demonstrate the truth of
(encz) | demonstrate the truth of,dávat za pravdu |
gospel truth
(encz) | gospel truth,pravda pravdoucí Zdeněk Brožgospel truth,ryzí pravda n: Zdeněk Brožgospel truth,svatá pravda n: Zdeněk Brož |
half-truth
(encz) | half-truth,polopravda n: Zdeněk Brož |
home truth
(encz) | home truth, n: |
in truth
(encz) | in truth, adv: |
moment of truth
(encz) | moment of truth, n: |
no truth to it
(encz) | no truth to it, |
objective truth rules
(encz) | objective truth rules,objektivní pravidla pravdy [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
order struthioniformes
(encz) | order Struthioniformes, n: |
self-evident truth
(encz) | self-evident truth, n: |
speak untruthfully
(encz) | speak untruthfully,lhát speak untruthfully,zalhat |
stretch the truth
(encz) | stretch the truth, |
struthiomimus
(encz) | struthiomimus, n: |
struthious
(encz) | struthious,pštrosovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tell untruths
(encz) | tell untruths,lhát lže |
tells untruths
(encz) | tells untruths,lže |
the gospel truth
(encz) | the gospel truth, |
the moment of truth
(encz) | the moment of truth, |
to tell the truth
(encz) | to tell the truth,abych pravdu řekl [fráz.] Pino |
to tell you the truth
(encz) | to tell you the truth,abych ti pravdu řekl [fráz.] Pino |
truth drug
(encz) | truth drug, n: |
truth or dare
(encz) | truth or dare,vadí nevadí n: párty hra Ivan Masár |
truth or dare?
(encz) | Truth or Dare?,flaška n: společenská hra xkomczaxTruth or Dare?,Vadí nevadí n: společenská hra xkomczax |
truth quark
(encz) | truth quark, n: |
truth serum
(encz) | truth serum, |
truthful
(encz) | truthful,pravdivý truthful,pravdomluvný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
truthfully
(encz) | truthfully,pravdivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
truthfulness
(encz) | truthfulness,pravdivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
truths
(encz) | truths,pravdy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
untruth
(encz) | untruth,nepravda n: Zdeněk Brož |
untruthful
(encz) | untruthful,lživý adj: Zdeněk Brožuntruthful,prolhaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
untruthfully
(encz) | untruthfully,prolhaně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
untruthfulness
(encz) | untruthfulness, |
Gypsophila Struthium
(gcide) | Soaproot \Soap"root`\, n. (Bot.)
A perennial herb (Gypsophila Struthium) the root of which
is used in Spain as a substitute for soap.
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Half truth
(gcide) | Half \Half\ (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun,
half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb,
Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf.
Halve, Behalf.]
1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half
hour; a half dollar; a half view.
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Note: The adjective and noun are often united to form a
compound.
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2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half;
approximately a half, whether more or less; partial;
imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.
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Assumed from thence a half consent. --Tennyson.
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Half ape (Zool.), a lemur.
Half back. (Football) See under 2d Back.
Half bent, the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in
the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch.
Half binding, a style of bookbinding in which only the back
and corners are in leather.
Half boarder, one who boards in part; specifically, a
scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only.
Half-breadth plan (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of one
half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines.
Half cadence (Mus.), a cadence on the dominant.
Half cap, a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] --Shak.
At half cock, the position of the cock of a gun when
retained by the first notch.
Half hitch, a sailor's knot in a rope; half of a clove
hitch.
Half hose, short stockings; socks.
Half measure, an imperfect or weak line of action.
Half note (Mus.), a minim, one half of a semibreve.
Half pay, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an
officer on half pay.
Half price, half the ordinary price; or a price much
reduced.
Half round.
(a) (Arch.) A molding of semicircular section.
(b) (Mech.) Having one side flat and the other rounded; --
said of a file.
Half shift (Mus.), a position of the hand, between the open
position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and
kindred instruments. See Shift.
Half step (Mus.), a semitone; the smallest difference of
pitch or interval, used in music.
Half tide, the time or state of the tide equally distant
from ebb and flood.
Half time, half the ordinary time for work or attendance;
as, the half-time system.
Half tint (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in
drawing or painting. See Demitint.
Half truth, a statement only partially true, or which gives
only a part of the truth. --Mrs. Browning.
Half year, the space of six months; one term of a school
when there are two terms in a year.
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half-truth
(gcide) | half-truth \half"-truth`\ (h[aum]f"tr[=oo]th), n.; pl.
half-truths (h[aum]f"tr[=oo][th]z)`.
a partially true statement, especially one intended to
deceive or mislead.
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half-truths
(gcide) | half-truth \half"-truth`\ (h[aum]f"tr[=oo]th), n.; pl.
half-truths (h[aum]f"tr[=oo][th]z)`.
a partially true statement, especially one intended to
deceive or mislead.
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In truth
(gcide) | Truth \Truth\, n.; pl. Truths. [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe,
AS. tre['o]w?. See True; cf. Troth, Betroth.]
1. The quality or being true; as:
(a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with
that which is, or has been; or shall be.
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(b) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence
with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the
like.
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Plows, to go true, depend much on the truth of
the ironwork. --Mortimer.
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(c) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.
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Alas! they had been friends in youth,
But whispering tongues can poison truth.
--Coleridge.
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(d) The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from
falsehood; veracity.
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If this will not suffice, it must appear
That malice bears down truth. --Shak.
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2. That which is true or certain concerning any matter or
subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of
things; fact; verity; reality.
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Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor.
--Zech. viii.
16.
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I long to know the truth here of at large. --Shak.
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The truth depends on, or is only arrived at by, a
legitimate deduction from all the facts which are
truly material. --Coleridge.
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3. A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or
proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the
like; as, the great truths of morals.
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Even so our boasting . . . is found a truth. --2
Cor. vii. 14.
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4. Righteousness; true religion.
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Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. --John i. 17.
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Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.
--John xvii.
17.
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In truth, in reality; in fact.
Of a truth, in reality; certainly.
To do truth, to practice what God commands.
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He that doeth truth cometh to the light. --John iii.
21.
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Matteuccia struthiopteris
(gcide) | fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
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3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Of a truth
(gcide) | Truth \Truth\, n.; pl. Truths. [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe,
AS. tre['o]w?. See True; cf. Troth, Betroth.]
1. The quality or being true; as:
(a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with
that which is, or has been; or shall be.
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(b) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence
with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the
like.
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Plows, to go true, depend much on the truth of
the ironwork. --Mortimer.
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(c) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.
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Alas! they had been friends in youth,
But whispering tongues can poison truth.
--Coleridge.
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(d) The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from
falsehood; veracity.
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If this will not suffice, it must appear
That malice bears down truth. --Shak.
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2. That which is true or certain concerning any matter or
subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of
things; fact; verity; reality.
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Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor.
--Zech. viii.
16.
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I long to know the truth here of at large. --Shak.
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The truth depends on, or is only arrived at by, a
legitimate deduction from all the facts which are
truly material. --Coleridge.
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3. A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or
proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the
like; as, the great truths of morals.
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Even so our boasting . . . is found a truth. --2
Cor. vii. 14.
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4. Righteousness; true religion.
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Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. --John i. 17.
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Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.
--John xvii.
17.
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In truth, in reality; in fact.
Of a truth, in reality; certainly.
To do truth, to practice what God commands.
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He that doeth truth cometh to the light. --John iii.
21.
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Onoclea Struthiopteris
(gcide) | ostrich \os"trich\ ([o^]s"trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF.
ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird +
struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf.
Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.]
(Zool.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which {Struthio
camelus} of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
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Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
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Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern ({Onoclea
Struthiopteris}), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America.
[1913 Webster]fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Onoclea struthiopteris
(gcide) | ostrich \os"trich\ ([o^]s"trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF.
ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird +
struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf.
Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.]
(Zool.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which {Struthio
camelus} of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
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Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
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Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern ({Onoclea
Struthiopteris}), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America.
[1913 Webster]fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
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3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Peucedanum Ostruthium
(gcide) | Madnep \Mad"nep\, n.
1. (Bot.) The masterwort (Peucedanum Ostruthium), a tall
and coarse European umbelliferous plant.
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2. (Bot.) A biennial weed in Europe and America having large
pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and
somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated
parsnip; called also wild parsnip.
[WordNet 1.5]Masterwort \Mas"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant
(Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria).
(b) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant
with a showy colored involucre.
(c) Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum).
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Pteretis struthiopteris
(gcide) | fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.
1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions
having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling
ostrich plumes.
Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia
struthiopteris}, Pteretis struthiopteris, {Onoclea
struthiopteris}.
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2. New World fern (Osmunda cinnamonea) having woolly
cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring
later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead
fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and
sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.
Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the
volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it
serves the function of a billhead.
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Struthian
(gcide) | Struthian \Stru"thi*an\, a. (Zool.)
Struthious.
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struthiin
(gcide) | Saponin \Sap"o*nin\, n. [L. sapo, -onis soap: cf. F. saponine.]
(Chem.)
A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), in the bark of soap bark
(Quillaja saponaria), etc. It is extracted as a white
amorphous powder, which produces a soapy lather in solution,
and produces a local anaesthesia. It is used as a detergent
and for emulsifying oils. Formerly called also struthiin,
quillaiin, senegin, polygalic acid, etc. By extension,
any one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper
is the type.
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Struthio
(gcide) | Struthio \Stru"thi*o\, n.; pl. Struthiones. [L., an ostrich,
fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
A genus of birds including the African ostriches.
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Struthio australis
(gcide) | ostrich \os"trich\ ([o^]s"trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF.
ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird +
struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf.
Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.]
(Zool.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which {Struthio
camelus} of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
[1913 Webster]
Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern ({Onoclea
Struthiopteris}), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America.
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Struthio camelus
(gcide) | ostrich \os"trich\ ([o^]s"trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF.
ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird +
struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf.
Aviary, Struthious.] [Formerly written also estrich.]
(Zool.)
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which {Struthio
camelus} of Africa is the best known species. It has long and
very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a
long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable
of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
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Note: The South African ostrich (Struthio australis) and
the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by
some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South
Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.
The body of the male is covered with elegant black
plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the
most valuable white plumes.
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Ostrich farm, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the
sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.
Ostrich farming, the occupation of breeding ostriches for
the sake of their feathers, etc.
Ostrich fern (Bot.) a kind of fern ({Onoclea
Struthiopteris}), the tall fronds of which grow in a
circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in
Europe and North America.
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Struthioidea
(gcide) | Struthioidea \Stru`thi*oi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Struthio, and
-oid.] (Zool.)
Same as Struthiones.
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Struthiones
(gcide) | Struthio \Stru"thi*o\, n.; pl. Struthiones. [L., an ostrich,
fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)
A genus of birds including the African ostriches.
[1913 Webster]Struthiones \Stru`thi*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL. See Struthio.]
(Zool.)
(a) A division, or order, of birds, including only the
African ostriches.
(b) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including
the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds
incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to
Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae.
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Struthionine
(gcide) | Struthionine \Stru`thi*o"nine\, a. (Zool.)
Struthious.
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Struthious
(gcide) | Struthious \Stru"thi*ous\, a. [L. struthius, strutheus.] (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Struthiones, or Ostrich tribe.
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To do truth
(gcide) | Truth \Truth\, n.; pl. Truths. [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe,
AS. tre['o]w?. See True; cf. Troth, Betroth.]
1. The quality or being true; as:
(a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with
that which is, or has been; or shall be.
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(b) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence
with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the
like.
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Plows, to go true, depend much on the truth of
the ironwork. --Mortimer.
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(c) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.
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Alas! they had been friends in youth,
But whispering tongues can poison truth.
--Coleridge.
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(d) The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from
falsehood; veracity.
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If this will not suffice, it must appear
That malice bears down truth. --Shak.
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2. That which is true or certain concerning any matter or
subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of
things; fact; verity; reality.
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Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor.
--Zech. viii.
16.
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I long to know the truth here of at large. --Shak.
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The truth depends on, or is only arrived at by, a
legitimate deduction from all the facts which are
truly material. --Coleridge.
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3. A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or
proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the
like; as, the great truths of morals.
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Even so our boasting . . . is found a truth. --2
Cor. vii. 14.
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4. Righteousness; true religion.
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Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. --John i. 17.
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Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.
--John xvii.
17.
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In truth, in reality; in fact.
Of a truth, in reality; certainly.
To do truth, to practice what God commands.
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He that doeth truth cometh to the light. --John iii.
21.
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Truth
(gcide) | Truth \Truth\, v. t.
To assert as true; to declare. [R.]
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Had they [the ancients] dreamt this, they would have
truthed it heaven. --Ford.
[1913 Webster]Truth \Truth\, n.; pl. Truths. [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe,
AS. tre['o]w?. See True; cf. Troth, Betroth.]
1. The quality or being true; as:
(a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with
that which is, or has been; or shall be.
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(b) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence
with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the
like.
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Plows, to go true, depend much on the truth of
the ironwork. --Mortimer.
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(c) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.
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Alas! they had been friends in youth,
But whispering tongues can poison truth.
--Coleridge.
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(d) The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from
falsehood; veracity.
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If this will not suffice, it must appear
That malice bears down truth. --Shak.
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2. That which is true or certain concerning any matter or
subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of
things; fact; verity; reality.
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Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor.
--Zech. viii.
16.
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I long to know the truth here of at large. --Shak.
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The truth depends on, or is only arrived at by, a
legitimate deduction from all the facts which are
truly material. --Coleridge.
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3. A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or
proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the
like; as, the great truths of morals.
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Even so our boasting . . . is found a truth. --2
Cor. vii. 14.
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4. Righteousness; true religion.
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Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. --John i. 17.
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Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.
--John xvii.
17.
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In truth, in reality; in fact.
Of a truth, in reality; certainly.
To do truth, to practice what God commands.
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He that doeth truth cometh to the light. --John iii.
21.
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Truthful
(gcide) | Truthful \Truth"ful\, a.
Full of truth; veracious; reliable. -- Truth"ful*ly, adv.
-- Truth"ful*ness, n.
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Truthfully
(gcide) | Truthful \Truth"ful\, a.
Full of truth; veracious; reliable. -- Truth"ful*ly, adv.
-- Truth"ful*ness, n.
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Truthfulness
(gcide) | Truthful \Truth"ful\, a.
Full of truth; veracious; reliable. -- Truth"ful*ly, adv.
-- Truth"ful*ness, n.
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Truthless
(gcide) | Truthless \Truth"less\, a.
Devoid of truth; dishonest; dishonest; spurious; faithless.
-- Truth"less*ness, n.
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Truthlessness
(gcide) | Truthless \Truth"less\, a.
Devoid of truth; dishonest; dishonest; spurious; faithless.
-- Truth"less*ness, n.
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Truth-lover
(gcide) | Truth-lover \Truth"-lov`er\, n.
One who loves the truth.
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Truth-lover was our English Duke. --Tennyson.
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Truthness
(gcide) | Truthness \Truth"ness\, n.
Truth. [Obs. & R.] --Marston.
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Truths
(gcide) | Truth \Truth\, n.; pl. Truths. [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe,
AS. tre['o]w?. See True; cf. Troth, Betroth.]
1. The quality or being true; as:
(a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with
that which is, or has been; or shall be.
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(b) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence
with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the
like.
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Plows, to go true, depend much on the truth of
the ironwork. --Mortimer.
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(c) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.
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Alas! they had been friends in youth,
But whispering tongues can poison truth.
--Coleridge.
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(d) The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from
falsehood; veracity.
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If this will not suffice, it must appear
That malice bears down truth. --Shak.
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2. That which is true or certain concerning any matter or
subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of
things; fact; verity; reality.
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Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor.
--Zech. viii.
16.
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I long to know the truth here of at large. --Shak.
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The truth depends on, or is only arrived at by, a
legitimate deduction from all the facts which are
truly material. --Coleridge.
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3. A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or
proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the
like; as, the great truths of morals.
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Even so our boasting . . . is found a truth. --2
Cor. vii. 14.
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4. Righteousness; true religion.
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Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. --John i. 17.
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Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.
--John xvii.
17.
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In truth, in reality; in fact.
Of a truth, in reality; certainly.
To do truth, to practice what God commands.
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He that doeth truth cometh to the light. --John iii.
21.
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Truth-teller
(gcide) | Truth-teller \Truth"-tell`er\, n.
One who tells the truth.
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Truth-teller was our England's Alfred named.
--Tennyson.
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Truthy
(gcide) | Truthy \Truth"y\, a.
Truthful; likely; probable. [R.] "A more truthy import." --W.
G. Palgrave.
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Untruth
(gcide) | Untruth \Un*truth"\, n.
1. The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of
veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty.
--Chaucer.
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2. That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a
lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty. --Shak.
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Syn: Lie; falsehood. See Lie.
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