English Dictionary: blue peafowl | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Special \Spe"cial\, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp[82]cial. See {Species}, and cf. {Especial}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort. A special is called by the schools a [bd]species[b8]. --I. Watts. 2. Particular; peculiar; different from others; extraordinary; uncommon. Our Savior is represented everywhere in Scripture as the special patron of the poor and the afficted. --Atterbury. To this special evil an improvement of style would apply a special redress. --De Quincey. 3. Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion, or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress; a special sermon. 4. Limited in range; confined to a definite field of action, investigation, or discussion; as, a special dictionary of commercial terms; a special branch of study. 5. Chief in excellence. [Obs.] The king hath drawn The special head of all the land together. --Shak. {Special administration} (Law), an administration limited to certain specified effects or acts, or one granted during a particular time or the existence of a special cause, as during a controversy respecting the probate of a will, or the right of administration, etc. {Special agency}, an agency confined to some particular matter. {Special bail}, {Bail above}, [or] {Bail to the action} (Law), sureties who undertake that, if the defendant is convicted, he shall satisfy the plaintiff, or surrender himself into custody. --Tomlins. Wharton (Law Dict.). {Special constable}. See under {Constable}. --Bouvier. {Special damage} (Law), a damage resulting from the act complained of, as a natural, but not the necessary, consequence of it. {Special demurrer} (Law), a demurrer for some defect of form in the opposite party pleading, in which the cause of demurrer is particularly stated. {Special deposit}, a deposit made of a specific thing to be kept distinct from others. {Special homology}. (Biol.) See under {Homology}. {Special injuction} (Law), an injuction granted on special grounds, arising of the circumstances of the case. --Daniell. {Special issue} (Law), an issue produced upon a special plea. --Stephen. {Special jury} (Law), a jury consisting of persons of some particular calling, station, or qualification, which is called upon motion of either party when the cause is supposed to require it; a struck jury. {Special orders} (Mil.), orders which do not concern, and are not published to, the whole command, such as those relating to the movement of a particular corps, a detail, a temporary camp, etc. {Special partner}, a limited partner; a partner with a limited or restricted responsibility; -- unknown at common law. {Special partnership}, a limited or particular partnership; -- a term sometimes applied to a partnership in a particular business, operation, or adventure. {Special plea in bar} (Law), a plea setting forth particular and new matter, distinguished from the general issue. --Bouvier. {Special pleader} (Law), originally, a counsel who devoted himself to drawing special counts and pleas; in a wider sense, a lawyer who draws pleadings. {Special pleading} (Law), the allegation of special or new matter, as distingiushed from a direct denial of matter previously alleged on the side. --Bouvier. The popular denomination of the whole science of pleading. --Stephen. The phrase is sometimes popularly applied to the specious, but unsound, argumentation of one whose aim is victory, and not truth. --Burrill. {Special property} (Law), a qualified or limited ownership possession, as in wild animals, things found or bailed. {Special session}, an extraordinary session; a session at an unusual time or for an unusual purpose; as, a special session of Congress or of a legislature. {Special statute}, [or] {Special law}, an act of the legislature which has reference to a particular person, place, or interest; -- in distinction from a general law. {Special verdict} (Law), a special finding of the facts of the case, leaving to the court the application of the law to them. --Wharton (Law Dict.). Syn: Peculiar; appropriate; specific; dictinctive; particular; exceptional; singular. See {Peculiar}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Believable \Be*liev"a*ble\, a. Capable of being believed; credible. -- {Be*liev"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty}, n. | |
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Believable \Be*liev"a*ble\, a. Capable of being believed; credible. -- {Be*liev"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty}, n. | |
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Believable \Be*liev"a*ble\, a. Capable of being believed; credible. -- {Be*liev"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty}, n. | |
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Bell pepper \Bell" pep`per\ (Bot.) A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper ({C. annuum}). It is the red pepper of the gardens. | |
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Blowpipe \Blow"pipe`\, n. 1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object. Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth; but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The common {mouth blowpipe} is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame. The {oxyhydrogen blowpipe}, invented by Dr. Hare in 1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen, taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances. 2. A blowgun; a blowtube. {Blowpipe analysis} (Chem.), analysis by means of the blowpipe. {Blowpipe reaction} (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blowgun \Blow"gun`\, n. A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also {blowpipe}, and {blowtube}. See {Sumpitan}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blowtube \Blow"tube`\, n. 1. A blowgun. --Tylor. 2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles. 3. (Glassmaking) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of [bd]metal[b8] (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also {blowing tube}, and {blowpipe}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blowpipe \Blow"pipe`\, n. 1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object. Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth; but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The common {mouth blowpipe} is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame. The {oxyhydrogen blowpipe}, invented by Dr. Hare in 1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen, taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances. 2. A blowgun; a blowtube. {Blowpipe analysis} (Chem.), analysis by means of the blowpipe. {Blowpipe reaction} (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blowgun \Blow"gun`\, n. A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also {blowpipe}, and {blowtube}. See {Sumpitan}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blowtube \Blow"tube`\, n. 1. A blowgun. --Tylor. 2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for discharging paper wads and other light missiles. 3. (Glassmaking) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of [bd]metal[b8] (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also {blowing tube}, and {blowpipe}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blowpipe \Blow"pipe`\, n. 1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object. Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth; but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The common {mouth blowpipe} is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame. The {oxyhydrogen blowpipe}, invented by Dr. Hare in 1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen, taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances. 2. A blowgun; a blowtube. {Blowpipe analysis} (Chem.), analysis by means of the blowpipe. {Blowpipe reaction} (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blowpipe \Blow"pipe`\, n. 1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object. Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth; but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The common {mouth blowpipe} is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame. The {oxyhydrogen blowpipe}, invented by Dr. Hare in 1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen, taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances. 2. A blowgun; a blowtube. {Blowpipe analysis} (Chem.), analysis by means of the blowpipe. {Blowpipe reaction} (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bulb \Bulb\ (b[ucr]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F. bulbe.] 1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid. 2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta. {Bulb of the eye}, the eyeball. {Bulb of a hair}, the [bd]root,[b8] or part whence the hair originates. {Bulb of the spinal cord}, the medulla oblongata, often called simply bulb. {Bulb of a tooth}, the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth. 3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bulb \Bulb\ (b[ucr]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F. bulbe.] 1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid. 2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta. {Bulb of the eye}, the eyeball. {Bulb of a hair}, the [bd]root,[b8] or part whence the hair originates. {Bulb of the spinal cord}, the medulla oblongata, often called simply bulb. {Bulb of a tooth}, the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth. 3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bulb \Bulb\ (b[ucr]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F. bulbe.] 1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid. 2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta. {Bulb of the eye}, the eyeball. {Bulb of a hair}, the [bd]root,[b8] or part whence the hair originates. {Bulb of the spinal cord}, the medulla oblongata, often called simply bulb. {Bulb of a tooth}, the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth. 3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson. | |
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Medulla \Me*dul"la\, n. [L.] 1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] --Milton. 2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance, of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata. 3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith. {[d8]Medulla oblongata}. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation, swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital part of the brain; -- called also {bulb of the spinal cord}. See {Brain}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bulb \Bulb\ (b[ucr]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F. bulbe.] 1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid. 2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta. {Bulb of the eye}, the eyeball. {Bulb of a hair}, the [bd]root,[b8] or part whence the hair originates. {Bulb of the spinal cord}, the medulla oblongata, often called simply bulb. {Bulb of a tooth}, the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth. 3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Medulla \Me*dul"la\, n. [L.] 1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] --Milton. 2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance, of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata. 3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith. {[d8]Medulla oblongata}. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation, swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital part of the brain; -- called also {bulb of the spinal cord}. See {Brain}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bulb \Bulb\ (b[ucr]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F. bulbe.] 1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from a corm in not being solid. 2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta. {Bulb of the eye}, the eyeball. {Bulb of a hair}, the [bd]root,[b8] or part whence the hair originates. {Bulb of the spinal cord}, the medulla oblongata, often called simply bulb. {Bulb of a tooth}, the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth. 3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson. | |
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Hemlock \Hem"lock\, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the {Cicuta maculata}, {bulbifera}, and {virosa}, and the {Conium maculatum}. See {Conium}. Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by some thought to have been a decoction of {Cicuta virosa}, or water hemlock, by others, of {Conium maculatum}. 2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America ({Abies, [or] Tsuga, Canadensis}); hemlock spruce. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. --Longfellow. 3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree. {Ground hemlock}, [or] {Dwarf hemlock}. See under {Ground}. | |
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Bulbiferous \Bul*bif"er*ous\, a. [Bulb,n.+ -ferous: cf. F. bulbif[8a]re.] (Bot.) Producing bulbs. | |
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Bully \Bul"ly\, n., Bully beef \Bul"ly beef`\ [F. bouilli boiled meat, fr. bouillir to boil. See {Boil}, v. The word bouilli was formerly commonly used on the labels of canned beef.] Pickled or canned beef. |