English Dictionary: Jgerrucksack | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moss \Moss\, n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[a2]s, D. mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh', L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.] 1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so discharging the spores. There are many species, collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks, and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water. Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss, etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus {Lycopodium}. See {Club moss}, under {Club}, and {Lycopodium}. 2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses of the Scottish border. Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of words which need no special explanation; as, moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc. {Black moss}. See under {Black}, and {Tillandsia}. {Bog moss}. See {Sphagnum}. {Feather moss}, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp. several species of the genus {Hypnum}. {Florida moss}, {Long moss}, [or] {Spanish moss}. See {Tillandsia}. {Iceland moss}, a lichen. See {Iceland Moss}. {Irish moss}, a seaweed. See {Carrageen}. {Moss agate} (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown, black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in part to oxide of manganese. Called also {Mocha stone}. {Moss animal} (Zo[94]l.), a bryozoan. {Moss berry} (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium Oxycoccus}). {Moss campion} (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the Arctic circle. {Moss land}, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants, forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the water is grained off or retained in its pores. {Moss pink} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Phlox} ({P. subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the Middle United States, and often cultivated for its handsome flowers. --Gray. {Moss rose} (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived from the Provence rose. {Moss rush} (Bot.), a rush of the genus {Juncus} ({J. squarrosus}). {Scale moss}. See {Hepatica}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Alderney \Al"der*ney\, n. One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called {Jersey cattle}. See {Jersey}, 3. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jersey \Jer"sey\, n.; pl. {Jerseys}. [From Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands.] 1. The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool; also, fine yarn of wool. 2. A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet). 3. One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys are noted for the richness of their milk. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jurassic \Ju*ras"sic\, a. (Geol.) Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias, O[94]lite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of the Jura mountains. -- n. The Jurassic period or formation; -- called also the {Jura}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Jericho Center, VT Zip code(s): 05465 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Jerico Springs, MO (village, FIPS 37214) Location: 37.61889 N, 94.01054 W Population (1990): 247 (127 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64756 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Jersey City, NJ (city, FIPS 36000) Location: 40.71130 N, 74.06496 W Population (1990): 228537 (90723 housing units) Area: 38.5 sq km (land), 16.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07302, 07304, 07305, 07306, 07307, 07310 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Jersey County, IL (county, FIPS 83) Location: 39.08843 N, 90.35835 W Population (1990): 20539 (8216 housing units) Area: 956.3 sq km (land), 20.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Jersey Shore, PA (borough, FIPS 38128) Location: 41.20074 N, 77.26696 W Population (1990): 4353 (1816 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Jerry Sussman {Gerald Sussman} |