English Dictionary: Daumenfittich | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Hymenoptera \[d8]Hy`me*nop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] membrane-winged; [?] skin, membrane + [?] wing.] (Zo[94]l.) An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc. Note: They have four membranous wings, with few reticulations, and usually with a thickened, dark spot on the front edge of the anterior wings. In most of the species, the tongue, or lingua, is converted into an organ for sucking honey, or other liquid food, and the mandibles are adapted for biting or cutting. In one large division ({Aculeata}), including the bees, wasps, and ants, the females and workers usually have a sting, which is only a modified ovipositor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Manubrium \[d8]Ma*nu"bri*um\, n.; pl. L. {Manubria}, E. {Manubriums}. [L., handle, fr. manus hand.] 1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also {hypostoma}. See Illust. of {Hydromedusa}. | |
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Menobranch \Men"o*branch\, d8Menobranchus \[d8]Men`o*bran"chus\, n. [NL. menobranchus, fr. Gr. [?] to remain + [?] a gill.] (Zo[94]l.) A large aquatic American salamander of the genus {Necturus}, having permanent external gills. | |
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d8Menopoma \[d8]Men`o*po"ma\, Menopome \Men"o*pome\, n. [NL. menopoma, fr. Gr. [?] to remain + [?] lid.] (Zo[94]l.) The hellbender. | |
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d8Monoplegia \[d8]Mon`ople"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] single + [?] a stroke.] (Med.) Paralysis affecting a single limb. | |
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d8Monopneumona \[d8]Mon`op*neu"mo*na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mono-}, and {Pneumonia}.] (Zo[94]l.) A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus. [Written also {monopneumonia}.] | |
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d8Monopodium \[d8]Mon`o*po"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Monopodia}, E. {-ums}. [L. See {Monopody}.] (Bot.) A single and continuous vegetable axis; -- opposed to {sympodium}. | |
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d8Monopteron \[d8]Mo*nop"ter*on\, n.; pl. {Monoptera}. [NL. See {Monopteral}.] (Arch.) A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without a cella. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Non obstante \[d8]Non` ob*stan"te\ [L.] 1. Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted. 2. (Law) A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights. In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of dispensing with statutes by a non obstante was introduced. --Hallam. {[d8]Non obstante veredicto} [LL.] (Law), a judgment sometimes entered by order of the court, for the plaintiff, notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant. --Stephen. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Non obstante \[d8]Non` ob*stan"te\ [L.] 1. Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted. 2. (Law) A clause in old English statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights. In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of dispensing with statutes by a non obstante was introduced. --Hallam. {[d8]Non obstante veredicto} [LL.] (Law), a judgment sometimes entered by order of the court, for the plaintiff, notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant. --Stephen. | |
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d8Non prosequitur \[d8]Non" pro*seq"ui*tur\ [L. he does not prosecute.] (Law) A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to prosecute. See {Nolle prosequi}. | |
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d8Nymph91a \[d8]Nym*ph[91]"a\, n. [L., the water lily, Gr. [?].] (Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus. Note: Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus should be called {Castalia}, and the name {Nymph[91]a} transferred to what is now known as {Nuphar}. | |
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d8Nympha \[d8]Nym"pha\, n.; pl. {Nymph[ae]}. [L. See {Nymph} a goddess.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Nymph}, 3. 2. pl. (Anat.) Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva. | |
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d8Nymphales \[d8]Nym*pha"les\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) An extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called also {brush-footed butterflies}. | |
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d8Pav82 \[d8]Pa`v[82]"\, n. [F., from paver to pave. See {Pave}.] The pavement. {[d8]Nymphe du pav[82]}, a prostitute who solicits in the street. [A low euphemism.] | |
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Dime \Dime\, n. [F. d[8c]me tithe, OF. disme, fr. L. decimus the tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Decimal}.] A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar. {Dime novel}, a novel, commonly sensational and trashy, which is sold for a dime, or ten cents. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
daemon book n. "The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System", by Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. Karels, and John S. Quarterman (Addison-Wesley Publishers, 1989, ISBN 0-201-06196-1); or "The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System" by Marshall Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels and John S. Quarterman (Addison-Wesley Longman, 1996, SBN 0-201-54979-4) Either of the standard reference books on the internals of {BSD} Unix. So called because the covers have a picture depicting a little devil (a visual play on {daemon}) in sneakers, holding a pitchfork (referring to one of the characteristic features of Unix, the `fork(2)' system call). Also known as the {Devil Book}. |