English Dictionary: Malvaviscus | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mollifiable \Mol"li*fi`a*ble\, a. Capable of being mollified. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ling \Ling\ (l[icr]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G. l[84]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[aring]nga, Icel. langa. So named from its being long. See {Long}, a.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large, marine, gadoid fish ({Molva vulgaris}) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also {drizzle}. (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario. (c) An American hake of the genus {Phycis}. [Canada] (d) A New Zealand food fish of the genus {Genypterus}. The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia. |