English Dictionary: Kaperschiff | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Water monitor \Wa"ter mon"i*tor\ (Zo[94]l.) A very large lizard ({Varanaus salvator}) native of India. It frequents the borders of streams and swims actively. It becomes five or six feet long. Called also {two-banded monitor}, and {kabaragoya}. The name is also applied to other aquatic monitors. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kaffir \Kaf"fir\, Kafir \Ka"fir\, n. [Ar. k[?]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] (Ethnol.) (a) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. (b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [Spelt also {Caffre}.] {Kaffir corn} (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keepership \Keep"er*ship\, n. The office or position of a keeper. --Carew. | |
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Kefir grains \Kefir grains\ Small hard yellowish aggregations found in the Caucasus region, and containing various yeasts and bacteria. They are used as a ferment in preparing kefir. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kefir \Kef"ir\, n. An effervescent liquor like kumiss, made from fermented milk, used as a food and as a medicine in the northern Caucasus. -- {Ke*fir"ic}, a. | |
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Keverchief \Kev"er*chief\, n. A kerchief. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kyburz, CA Zip code(s): 95720 |