English Dictionary: Kanara | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keen \Keen\ (k[emac]n), a. [Compar. {Keener} (-[etil]r); superl. {Keenest}.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c[emac]ne bold; akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. k[81]hn, OSw. kyn, k[94]n, Icel. k[91]nn, for k[oe]nn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be able. [root]45. ] 1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge. A bow he bare and arwes [arrows] bright and kene. --Chaucer. That my keen knife see not the wound it makes. --Shak. 2. Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features. To make our wits more keen. --Shak. Before the keen inquiry of her thought. --Cowper. 3. Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm. Good father cardinal, cry thou amen To my keen curses. --Shak. 4. Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc,; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen. Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes. --Goldsmith. 5. Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. [bd]Of full kene will.[b8] --Piers Plowman. So keen and greedy to confound a man. --Shak. Note: Keen is often used in the composition of words, most of which are of obvious signification; as, keen-edged, keen-eyed, keen-sighted, keen-witted, etc. Syn: Prompt; eager; ardent; sharp; acute; cutting; penetrating; biting; severe; sarcastic; satirical; piercing; shrewd. | |
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Keener \Keen"er\, n. A professional mourner who wails at a funeral. [Ireland] | |
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Kimry \Kim"ry\, n. See {Cymry}. | |
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Knar \Knar\, n. See {Gnar}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Knarry \Knar"ry\, a. Knotty; gnarled. --Chaucer. | |
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Knor \Knor\, n. See {Knur}. [Obs.] | |
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Knower \Know"er\, n. One who knows. --Shak. | |
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Knur \Knur\, n. [See {Knurl}.] A knurl. --Woodward. | |
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Knurry \Knur"ry\, a. Full of knots. [Obs.] --Drayton. | |
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Kohinoor \Koh`i*noor"\, Kohnur \Koh`*nur\, n. [Per. koh-i-n[?]r, lit., mountain of light.] A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindoo legends, it was found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of various Hindoo and Persian rulers. | |
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Kohinoor \Koh`i*noor"\, Kohnur \Koh`*nur\, n. [Per. koh-i-n[?]r, lit., mountain of light.] A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindoo legends, it was found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of various Hindoo and Persian rulers. | |
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Kymry \Kym"ry\, n. See {Cymry}. | |
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Cymry \Cym"ry\ (-r?), n. [W., pl.] A collective term for the Welsh race; -- so called by themselves . [{Written also Cymri}, {Cwmry}, {Kymry}, etc.] | |
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Kenmare, ND (city, FIPS 42020) Location: 48.67397 N, 102.07983 W Population (1990): 1214 (637 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Kenmore, NY (village, FIPS 39232) Location: 42.96485 N, 78.87192 W Population (1990): 17180 (7330 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14217 Kenmore, WA (CDP, FIPS 35170) Location: 47.76463 N, 122.24262 W Population (1990): 8917 (3781 housing units) Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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Kenner, LA (city, FIPS 39475) Location: 30.12846 N, 90.22787 W Population (1990): 72033 (27259 housing units) Area: 39.2 sq km (land), 170.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70062, 70065 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Keymar, MD Zip code(s): 21757 | |
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Kinnear, WY Zip code(s): 82516 |