English Dictionary: Khalkha | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kalasie \Ka`la*sie"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A long-tailed monkey of Borneo ({Semnopithecus rubicundus}). It has a tuft of long hair on the head. | |
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Kaleege \Ka*leege"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of large, crested, Asiatic pheasants, belonging to the genus {Euplocamus}, and allied to the firebacks. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kayles \Kayles\, n. pl. [Akin to Dan. kegle, Sw. kegla, D. & G. kegel, OHG. kegil, whence F. quille.] A game; ninepins. [Prov Eng.] --Carew. | |
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Keelage \Keel"age\, n. [Cf. F. guillage, fr. guille keel; of German or Scand origin. See 3d {Keel}.] The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll. --Bouvier. Wharton. | |
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Keels \Keels\, n. pl. Ninepins. See {Kayles}. | |
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Keyhole \Key"hole`\, n. 1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key. 2. (a) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them. (b) (Mach.) a mortise for a key or cotter. {Keyhole limpet} (Zo[94]l.), a marine gastropod of the genus Fissurella and allied genera. See {Fissurella}. {Keyhole saw}, a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret saw. {Keyhole urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous clypeastroid sea urchins, of the genera {Melitta}, {Rotula}, and {Encope}; -- so called because they have one or more perforations resembling keyholes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination. The compass of his argument. --Wordsworth. 5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within. In two hundred years before (I speak within compass), no such commission had been executed. --Sir J. Davies. 6. (Mus.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument. You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass. --Shak. 7. An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction. He that first discovered the use of the compass did more for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses. --Locke. 8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See {Compasses.}. To fix one foot of their compass wherever they please. --Swift. 9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.] The tryne compas [the threefold world containing earth, sea, and heaven. --Skeat.] --Chaucer. {Azimuth compass}. See under {Azimuth}. {Beam compass}. See under {Beam}. {Compass card}, the circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs. {Compass dial}, a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial to tell the hour of the day. {Compass plane} (Carp.), a plane, convex in the direction of its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork. {Compass plant}, {Compass flower} (Bot.), a plant of the American prairies ({Silphium laciniatum}), not unlike a small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present their edges north and south. Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the magnet: This is the compass flower. --Longefellow. {Compass saw}, a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a curve; -- called also {fret saw} and {keyhole saw}. {Compass timber} (Shipbuilding), curved or crooked timber. {Compass window} (Arch.), a circular bay window or oriel window. {Mariner's compass}, a kind of compass used in navigation. It has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order to preserve its horizontal position. {Surveyor's compass}, an instrument used in surveying for measuring horizontal angles. See {Circumferentor}. {Variation compass}, a compass of delicate construction, used in observations on the variations of the needle. {To fetch a compass}, to make a circuit. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keyhole \Key"hole`\, n. 1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key. 2. (a) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them. (b) (Mach.) a mortise for a key or cotter. {Keyhole limpet} (Zo[94]l.), a marine gastropod of the genus Fissurella and allied genera. See {Fissurella}. {Keyhole saw}, a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret saw. {Keyhole urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous clypeastroid sea urchins, of the genera {Melitta}, {Rotula}, and {Encope}; -- so called because they have one or more perforations resembling keyholes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of his eye; the compass of imagination. The compass of his argument. --Wordsworth. 5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; -- used with within. In two hundred years before (I speak within compass), no such commission had been executed. --Sir J. Davies. 6. (Mus.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity of a voice or instrument. You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass. --Shak. 7. An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and southerly direction. He that first discovered the use of the compass did more for the supplying and increase of useful commodities than those who built workhouses. --Locke. 8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See {Compasses.}. To fix one foot of their compass wherever they please. --Swift. 9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.] The tryne compas [the threefold world containing earth, sea, and heaven. --Skeat.] --Chaucer. {Azimuth compass}. See under {Azimuth}. {Beam compass}. See under {Beam}. {Compass card}, the circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs. {Compass dial}, a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial to tell the hour of the day. {Compass plane} (Carp.), a plane, convex in the direction of its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave faces of curved woodwork. {Compass plant}, {Compass flower} (Bot.), a plant of the American prairies ({Silphium laciniatum}), not unlike a small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present their edges north and south. Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the magnet: This is the compass flower. --Longefellow. {Compass saw}, a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a curve; -- called also {fret saw} and {keyhole saw}. {Compass timber} (Shipbuilding), curved or crooked timber. {Compass window} (Arch.), a circular bay window or oriel window. {Mariner's compass}, a kind of compass used in navigation. It has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order to preserve its horizontal position. {Surveyor's compass}, an instrument used in surveying for measuring horizontal angles. See {Circumferentor}. {Variation compass}, a compass of delicate construction, used in observations on the variations of the needle. {To fetch a compass}, to make a circuit. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Killesse \Kil*lesse"\, n. [Cf. {Coulisse}.] (Arch.) (a) A gutter, groove, or channel. (b) A hipped roof. [Prov. Eng.] --Parker. | |
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Killock \Kil"lock\, n. [Cf. Scot. killick [bd]the flue [fluke] of an anchor.[b8] --Jamieson.] A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. [Written also {killick}.] | |
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Kill-joy \Kill"-joy`\, n. One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person. --W. Black. | |
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Killock \Kil"lock\, n. [Cf. Scot. killick [bd]the flue [fluke] of an anchor.[b8] --Jamieson.] A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. [Written also {killick}.] | |
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Kilo \Ki"lo\, n.; pl. {Kilos}. [F.] An abbreviation of {Kilogram}. | |
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Klick \Klick\, n. & v. See {Click}. | |
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Kyloes \Ky"loes\, n. pl. The cattle of the Hebrides, or of the Highlands. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI (CDP, FIPS 21230) Location: 19.57555 N, 155.96052 W Population (1990): 1990 (1507 housing units) Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 4.4 sq km (water) | |
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Kellogg, IA (city, FIPS 40440) Location: 41.71665 N, 92.90737 W Population (1990): 626 (257 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50135 Kellogg, ID (city, FIPS 42580) Location: 47.53926 N, 116.13525 W Population (1990): 2591 (1353 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83837 Kellogg, MN (city, FIPS 32642) Location: 44.30705 N, 91.99880 W Population (1990): 423 (171 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Kelsey, CA Zip code(s): 95643 Kelsey, MN Zip code(s): 55724 | |
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Kelso, CA Zip code(s): 92351 Kelso, MO (town, FIPS 38216) Location: 37.19006 N, 89.55043 W Population (1990): 526 (202 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Kelso, ND Zip code(s): 58045 Kelso, TN Zip code(s): 37348 Kelso, WA (city, FIPS 35065) Location: 46.12645 N, 122.89137 W Population (1990): 11820 (4872 housing units) Area: 20.0 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98626 | |
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Klawock, AK (city, FIPS 40400) Location: 55.55379 N, 133.09101 W Population (1990): 722 (281 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99925 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
kluge /klooj/ [from the German `klug', clever; poss. related to Polish `klucz' (a key, a hint, a main point)] 1. n. A Rube Goldberg (or Heath Robinson) device, whether in hardware or software. 2. n. A clever programming trick intended to solve a particular nasty case in an expedient, if not clear, manner. Often used to repair bugs. Often involves {ad-hockery} and verges on being a {crock}. 3. n. Something that works for the wrong reason. 4. vt. To insert a kluge into a program. "I've kluged this routine to get around that weird bug, but there's probably a better way." 5. [WPI] n. A feature that is implemented in a {rude} manner. Nowadays this term is often encountered in the variant spelling `kludge'. Reports from {old fart}s are consistent that `kluge' was the original spelling, reported around computers as far back as the mid-1950s and, at that time, used exclusively of _hardware_ kluges. In 1947, the "New York Folklore Quarterly" reported a classic shaggy-dog story `Murgatroyd the Kluge Maker' then current in the Armed Forces, in which a `kluge' was a complex and puzzling artifact with a trivial function. Other sources report that `kluge' was common Navy slang in the WWII era for any piece of electronics that worked well on shore but consistently failed at sea. However, there is reason to believe this slang use may be a decade older. Several respondents have connected it to the brand name of a device called a "Kluge paper feeder", an adjunct to mechanical printing presses. Legend has it that the Kluge feeder was designed before small, cheap electric motors and control electronics; it relied on a fiendishly complex assortment of cams, belts, and linkages to both power and synchronize all its operations from one motive driveshaft. It was accordingly temperamental, subject to frequent breakdowns, and devilishly difficult to repair -- but oh, so clever! People who tell this story also aver that `Kluge' was the name of a design engineer. There is in fact a Brandtjen & Kluge Inc., an old family business that manufactures printing equipment - interestingly, their name is pronounced /kloo'gee/! Henry Brandtjen, president of the firm, told me (ESR, 1994) that his company was co-founded by his father and an engineer named Kluge /kloo'gee/, who built and co-designed the original Kluge automatic feeder in 1919. Mr. Brandtjen claims, however, that this was a _simple_ device (with only four cams); he says he has no idea how the myth of its complexity took hold. {TMRC} and the MIT hacker culture of the early '60s seems to have developed in a milieu that remembered and still used some WWII military slang (see also {foobar}). It seems likely that `kluge' came to MIT via alumni of the many military electronics projects that had been located in Cambridge (many in MIT's venerable Building 20, in which {TMRC} is also located) during the war. The variant `kludge' was apparently popularized by the {Datamation} article mentioned above; it was titled "How to Design a Kludge" (February 1962, pp. 30, 31). This spelling was probably imported from Great Britain, where {kludge} has an independent history (though this fact was largely unknown to hackers on either side of the Atlantic before a mid-1993 debate in the Usenet group alt.folklore.computers over the First and Second Edition versions of this entry; everybody used to think {kludge} was just a mutation of {kluge}). It now appears that the British, having forgotten the etymology of their own `kludge' when `kluge' crossed the Atlantic, repaid the U.S. by lobbing the `kludge' orthography in the other direction and confusing their American cousins' spelling! The result of this history is a tangle. Many younger U.S. hackers pronounce the word as /klooj/ but spell it, incorrectly for its meaning and pronunciation, as `kludge'. (Phonetically, consider huge, refuge, centrifuge, and deluge as opposed to sludge, judge, budge, and fudge. Whatever its failings in other areas, English spelling is perfectly consistent about this distinction.) British hackers mostly learned /kluhj/ orally, use it in a restricted negative sense and are at least consistent. European hackers have mostly learned the word from written American sources and tend to pronounce it /kluhj/ but use the wider American meaning! Some observers consider this mess appropriate in view of the word's meaning. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
kluge and Scottish "{kludge}") 1. A Rube Goldberg (or Heath Robinson) device, whether in {hardware} or {software}. The spelling "kluge" (as opposed to "kludge") was used in connection with computers as far back as the mid-1950s and, at that time, was used exclusively of *hardware* kluges. 2. a particular nasty case in an expedient, if not clear, manner. Often used to repair bugs. Often involves {ad-hockery} and verges on being a {crock}. In fact, the TMRC Dictionary defined "kludge" as "a crock that works". 3. Something that works for the wrong reason. 4. ({WPI}) A {feature} that is implemented in a {rude} manner. In 1947, the "New York Folklore Quarterly" reported a classic shaggy-dog story "Murgatroyd the Kluge Maker" then current in the Armed Forces, in which a "kluge" was a complex and puzzling artifact with a trivial function. Other sources report that "kluge" was common Navy slang in the WWII era for any piece of electronics that worked well on shore but consistently failed at sea. However, there is reason to believe this slang use may be a decade older. Several respondents have connected it to the brand name of a device called a "Kluge paper feeder" dating back at least to 1935, an adjunct to mechanical printing presses. The Kluge feeder was designed before small, cheap electric motors and control electronics; it relied on a fiendishly complex assortment of cams, belts, and linkages to both power and synchronise all its operations from one motive driveshaft. It was accordingly tempermental, subject to frequent breakdowns, and devilishly difficult to repair - but oh, so clever! One traditional folk etymology of "klugen" makes it the name of a design engineer; in fact, "Kluge" is a surname in German, and the designer of the Kluge feeder may well have been the man behind this myth. {TMRC} and the MIT hacker culture of the early 1960s seems to have developed in a milieu that remembered and still used some WWII military slang (see also {foobar}). It seems likely that "kluge" came to MIT via alumni of the many military electronics projects run in Cambridge during the war (many in MIT's venerable Building 20, which housed {TMRC} until the building was demolished in 1999). [{Jargon File}] (2002-10-02) |