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Warbler \War"bler\, n. 1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; -- applied chiefly to birds. In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. --Tickell. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World singing birds belonging to the family {Sylviid[91]}, many of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed warbler (see under {Reed}), and sedge warbler (see under {Sedge}) are well-known species. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily {Mniotiltid[91]}, or {Sylvicolin[91]}. They are allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly musical. Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers, fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers, wormeating warblers, etc. {Bush warbler} (Zo[94]l.) any American warbler of the genus {Opornis}, as the Connecticut warbler ({O. agilis}). {Creeping warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very small American warblers belonging to {Parula}, {Mniotilta}, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed warbler ({Parula Americana}), and the black-and-white creeper ({Mniotilta varia}). {Fly-catching warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of warblers belonging to {Setophaga}, {Sylvania}, and allied genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler ({Sylvania mitrata}), the black-capped warbler ({S. pusilla}), the Canadian warbler ({S. Canadensis}), and the American redstart (see {Redstart}). {Ground warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any American warbler of the genus {Geothlypis}, as the mourning ground warbler ({G. Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see {Yellowthroat}). {Wood warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous American warblers of the genus {Dendroica}. Among the most common wood warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or yellow warbler (see under {Yellow}), the black-throated green warbler ({Dendroica virens}), the yellow-rumped warbler ({D. coronata}), the blackpoll ({D. striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({D. castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({D. Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({D. tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under {Prairie}), and the pine warbler ({D. pinus}). See also {Magnolia warbler}, under {Magnolia}, and {Blackburnian warbler}. | |
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d890chauguette \[d8][90]`chau`guette"\, n. [F.] A small chamber or place of protection for a sentinel, usually in the form of a projecting turret, or the like. See {Castle}. | |
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d8Acciaccatura \[d8]Ac*ciac`ca*tu"ra\, n. [It., from acciaccare to crush.] (Mus.) A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as equivalent to the short appoggiatura. | |
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d8Cachet \[d8]Cach"et\, n. [F. fr. cacher to hide.] A seal, as of a letter. {Lettre de cachet} [F.], a sealed letter, especially a letter or missive emanating from the sovereign; -- much used in France before the Revolution as an arbitrary order of imprisonment. | |
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d8Caco89thes \[d8]Cac`o*[89]"thes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?] of ill habits, [?][?] [?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?] an ill habit; [?] bad + [?] habit] 1. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, caco[89]thes scribendi, [bd]The itch for writing[b8]. --Addison. 2. (Med.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer. | |
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d8Cagit \[d8]Ca"git\ (k[amac]"j[icr]t), n. (Zo[94]l) A kind of parrot, of a beautiful green color, found in the Philippine Islands. | |
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d8Cagot \[d8]Ca`got"\ (k[adot]`g[osl]"), n. [F.] One of a race inhabiting the valleys of the Pyrenees, who until 1793 were political and social outcasts (Christian Pariahs). They are supposed to be a remnant of the Visigoths. | |
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d8Casse-t88te \[d8]Casse`-t[88]te"\, n. [F., fr. casser to breal (see 2d {Quash}) + t[88]te head.] A small war club, esp. of savages; -- so called because of its supposed use in crushing the skull. | |
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d8Cassette \[d8]Cas`sette"\, n. [F., prop., a casket, dim. of casse a case. See lst {Case}.] Same as {Seggar}. | |
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d8Castanea \[d8]Cas*ta"ne*a\, n. [L., a chestnut, fr. Gr. [?].] (Bot.) A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin. | |
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d8Castrato \[d8]Cas*tra"to\, n. [L., properly p. p. of castrare. See {Castrate}.] A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. --Swift. | |
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d8Cecidomyia \[d8]Cec`i*do*my"i*a\, n. [Nl., fr. Gr. khki`s, [?], a gall nut + myi^a a fly.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the Hessian fly. See {Hessian fly}. | |
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d8Cestoidea \[d8]Ces*toid"e*a\ (s[ecr]s*toid"[esl]*[adot]), n. pl. [NL., gr. Gr. kesto`s girdle + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) A class of parasitic worms (Platelminthes) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See {Tapeworm}. [Written also {Cestoda}.] | |
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d8Cestuy \[d8]Ces"tuy\ or d8Cestui \[d8]Ces"tui\, pron. [Norm. F.] (Law) He; the one. {Cestuy que trust}[norm. F.], a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee. --Wharton. {Cestuy que use}[Norm. F.], a person for whose use land, etc., is granted to another. | |
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d8Cestuy \[d8]Ces"tuy\ or d8Cestui \[d8]Ces"tui\, pron. [Norm. F.] (Law) He; the one. {Cestuy que trust}[norm. F.], a person who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee. --Wharton. {Cestuy que use}[Norm. F.], a person for whose use land, etc., is granted to another. | |
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d8Chokedar \[d8]Cho`ke*dar"\, n. [Hindi chauk[c6]-d[be]r.] A watchman; an officer of customs or police. [India] | |
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d8Cicatrix \[d8]Ci*ca"trix\, n.; pl. {Cicatrices}. [L.] (Med.) The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar. | |
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d8Cicuta \[d8]Ci*cu"ta\, n. [L., the poison hemlock.] (Bot.) a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water hemlock or cowbane is best known. Note: The name cicuta is sometimes erroneously applied to Conium maculatum, or officinal hemlock. | |
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d8Cossette \[d8]Cos*sette"\, n. [F.] One of the small chips or slices into which beets are cut in sugar making. | |
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d8Costa \[d8]Cos"ta\ (k[ocr]s"t[adot]), n. [L., rib. See {Coast}.] 1. (Anat.) A rib of an animal or a human being. 2. (Bot.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The anterior rib in the wing of an insect. (b) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals. | |
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d8Cuesta \[d8]Cues"ta\, n. [Sp.] A sloping plain, esp. one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff; a hill or ridge with one face steep and the opposite face gently sloping. [Southwestern U. S.] | |
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d8Custos \[d8]Cus"tos\ (k[ucr]s"t[ocr]s), n.; pl. {Custodes} (k[ucr]s*t[omac]"d[emac]z). [L.] A keeper; a custodian; a superintendent. [Obs.] {Custos rotulorum} (r[ocr]t`[usl]*l[omac]"r[ucr]m) [LL., keeper of the rolls] (Eng. Law), the principal justice of the peace in a county, who is also keeper of the rolls and records of the sessions of the peace. | |
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d8Cystidea \[d8]Cys*tid"e*a\ (s?s-t?d"?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?] a bladder, pouch.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Crinoidea, mostly fossils of the Paleozoic rocks. They were usually roundish or egg-shaped, and often unsymmetrical; some were sessile, others had short stems. | |
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d8Dejecta \[d8]De*jec"ta\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L. dejectus, p. p.] Excrements; as, the dejecta of the sick. | |
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d8Duces tecum \[d8]Du"ces te"cum\ [L., bring with thee.] A judicial process commanding a person to appear in court and bring with him some piece of evidence or other thing to be produced to the court. | |
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d8Duchesse d'Angoul88me \[d8]Du`chesse" d'An`gou`l[88]me"\ [F.] (Bot.) A variety of pear of large size and excellent flavor. | |
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d8Egesta \[d8]E*ges"ta\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from p. p. of L. egere. See {Egest}.] (Physiol.) That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; -- opposed to {ingesta}. | |
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d8Ejecta \[d8]E*jec"ta\, n. pl. [L., neut. pl. of ejectus cast out. See {Eject}.] Matter ejected; material thrown out; as, the ejecta of a volcano; the ejecta, or excreta, of the body. | |
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d8Equisetum \[d8]Eq`ui*se"tum\, n.; pl. {Equiseta}. [L., the horsetail, fr. equus horse + seta a thick,, stiff hair, bristle.] (Bot.) A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; -- also called {horsetails}. Note: The {Equiseta} have hollow jointed stems and no true leaves. The cuticle often contains siliceous granules, so that one species ({E. hyemale}) is used for scouring and polishing, under the name of {Dutch rush} or {scouring rush}. | |
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Tort \Tort\, n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See {Torture}.] 1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.] That had them long opprest with tort. --Spenser. 2. (Law) Any civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not involving a breach of contract) for which an action will lie; a form of action, in some parts of the United States, for a wrong or injury. {[d8]Executor de son tort}. See under {Executor}. {Tort feasor} (Law), a wrongdoer; a trespasser. --Wharton. | |
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Executor \Ex*ec"u*tor\, n. [L. executor, exsecutor: cf. F. ex[82]cuteur. Cf. {Executer}.] 1. One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of baseness. --Shak. 2. An executioner. [Obs.] Delivering o'er to executors paw[?] The lazy, yawning drone. --Shak. 3. (Law) The person appointed by a testator to execute his will, or to see its provisions carried into effect, after his decease. {[d8]Executor de son tort} [Of., executor of his own wrong] (Law), a stranger who intermeddles without authority in the distribution of the estate of a deceased person. | |
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d8Exequatur \[d8]Ex`e*qua"tur\, n. [L., 3d pers. sing. pres. subj. of exequi, exsequi, to perform, execute.] 1. A written official recognition of a consul or commercial agent, issued by the government to which he is accredited, and authorizing him to exercise his powers in the place to which he is assigned. 2. Official recognition or permission. --Prescott. | |
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d8Exocetus \[d8]Ex`o*ce"tus\ (? or ?), d8Exocd2tus \[d8]Ex`oc[d2]"tus\, n. [NL. exocetus, L. exocoetus a fish that sleeps on the shore, Gr. 'exw`koitos, lit., sleeping out; 'e`xw outside of + koi`th bed.] (Zo[94]l) A genus of fishes, including the common flying fishes. See {Flying fish}. | |
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d8Exocetus \[d8]Ex`o*ce"tus\ (? or ?), d8Exocd2tus \[d8]Ex`oc[d2]"tus\, n. [NL. exocetus, L. exocoetus a fish that sleeps on the shore, Gr. 'exw`koitos, lit., sleeping out; 'e`xw outside of + koi`th bed.] (Zo[94]l) A genus of fishes, including the common flying fishes. See {Flying fish}. | |
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d8Exostosis \[d8]Ex`os*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]; [?] out + [?] bone: cf. F [?] exostose.] 1. (Med.) Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone. --Coxe. 2. (Bot.) A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease. | |
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d8Gasteromycetes \[d8]Gas`te*ro*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] stomach + [?] a mushroom.] (Bot.) An order of fungi, in which the spores are borne inside a sac called the peridium, as in the puffballs. | |
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d8Gasteropoda \[d8]Gas`te*rop`o*da\, n. pl. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Gastropoda}. | |
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d8Gastornis \[d8]Gas*tor"nis\, n. [NL., from Gaston M. Plante, the discover + Gr. [?] bird.] (Paleon.) A genus of large eocene birds from the Paris basin. | |
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d8Gastr91a \[d8]Gas*tr[91]"a\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?], [?], the stomach.] (Biol.) A primeval larval form; a double-walled sac from which, according to the hypothesis of Haeckel, man and all other animals, that in the first stages of their individual evolution pass through a two-layered structural stage, or gastrula form, must have descended. This idea constitutes the Gastr[91]a theory of Haeckel. See {Gastrula}. | |
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d8Gastralgia \[d8]Gas*tral"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], stomach + [?] pain.] (Med.) Pain in the stomach or epigastrium, as in gastric disorders. | |
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d8Gastritis \[d8]Gas*tri"tis\, n. [NL., from. Gr. [?], [?], stomach + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the stomach, esp. of its mucuos membrane. | |
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d8Gastroenteritis \[d8]Gas`tro*en`te*ri"tis\, n. [NL. See {Gastroenrteric}, and {-itis}.] (Med.) Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines. | |
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d8Gastromalacia \[d8]Gas`tro*ma*la"ci*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], stomach + [?] softness, fr. [?] soft.] (Med.) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post-morten change. | |
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d8Gastromyces \[d8]Gas`tro*my"ces\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], stomach + [?], [?], a fungus.] (Biol.) The fungoid growths sometimes found in the stomach; such as Torula, etc. | |
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d8Gastropoda \[d8]Gas*trop"o*da\, n. pl., [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], stomach + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat, muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See {Mollusca}. [Written also {Gasteropoda}.] Note: The Gastropoda are divided into three subclasses; viz.: ({a}) The Streptoneura or Dioecia, including the Pectinibranchiata, Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa, and Heteropoda. ({b}) The Euthyneura, including the Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia. ({c}) The Amphineura, including the Polyplacophora and Aplacophora. | |
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d8Gastrotricha \[d8]Gas*trot"ri*cha\, n. pl., [NL., fr. Gr. [?] belly + [?], [?], hair.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of small wormlike animals, having cilia on the ventral side. The group is regarded as an ancestral or synthetic one, related to rotifers and annelids. | |
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d8Gastrotrocha \[d8]Gas*trot"ro*cha\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], stomach + [?] a wheel.] (Zo[94]l.) A form of annelid larva having cilia on the ventral side. | |
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d8Gastrula \[d8]Gas"tru*la\, n.; pl. {Gastrul[91]}[NL., dim. fr. Gr. [?] the stomach.] (Biol.) An embryonic form having its origin in the invagination or pushing in of the wall of the planula or blastula (the blastosphere) on one side, thus giving rise to a double-walled sac, with one opening or mouth (the blastopore) which leads into the cavity (the archenteron) lined by the inner wall (the hypoblast). See Illust. under {Invagination}. In a more general sense, an ideal stage in embryonic development. See {Gastr[91]a}. -- a. Of or pertaining to a gastrula. | |
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d8Gastrura \[d8]Gas*tru"ra\ (g[acr]s*tr[udd]"r[adot]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gasth`r belly + o'yra` tail.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Stomatopoda}. | |
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d8Gesso duro \[d8]Ges"so du"ro\ [It., hard plaster.] A variety of gesso which when dried becomes hard and durable, often used in making bas-relief casts, which are colored and mounted in elaborate frames. | |
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d8Giusto \[d8]Gius"to\, a. [It., fr. L. justus. See {Just}, a.] (Mus.) In just, correct, or suitable time. | |
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d8Gustoso \[d8]Gus*to"so\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Tasteful; in a tasteful, agreeable manner. | |
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d8Hexactinia \[d8]Hex`ac*tin"i*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hex-}, and {Actinia}.] (Zo[94]l.) The Anthozoa. | |
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Hexastich \Hex"a*stich\, d8Hexastichon \[d8]Hex*as"ti*chon\, n. [L. hexastichus of six rows, lines, or verses, Gr. [?]; "e`x six + sti`chos row, line, verse.] A poem consisting of six verses or lines. | |
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d8Jugata \[d8]Ju*ga"ta\, n. pl. [Neut. pl. of L. jugatus, p. p. of jugare to join.] (Numis.) The figures of two heads on a medal or coin, either side by side or joined. | |
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d8Jujutsu \[d8]Ju"jut`su\, n. Also Jujitsu \Ju"jit`su\, Jiujutsu \Jiu"jut`su\, Jiujitsu \Jiu"jit`su\ [Jap. j[d4]jutsu; j[d4] soft (prob. because no weapons are used) + jutsu art.] The Japanese art of self-defense without weapons, now widely used as a system of physical training. It depends for its efficiency largely upon the principle of making use of an opponent's strength and weight to disable or injure him, and by applying pressure so that his opposing movement will throw him out of balance, dislocate or break a joint, etc. It opposes knowledge and skill to brute strength, and demands an extensive practical knowledge of human anatomy. | |
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d8Qu91stor \[d8]Qu[91]s"tor\, n. [L.] Same as {Questor}. | |
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d8Questionnaire \[d8]Ques`tion`naire"\, n.; pl. {-naires} (F. [?]). [F.] = {Questionary}, above. | |
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d8Sachet \[d8]Sa`chet"\, n. [F., dim. of sac. See {Sac}.] A scent bag, or perfume cushion, to be laid among handkerchiefs, garments, etc., to perfume them. | |
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d8Sagitta \[d8]Sa*git"ta\, n. [L., an arrow.] 1. (Astron.) A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow. 2. (Arch.) The keystone of an arch. [R.] --Gwilt. 3. (Geom.) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string. [Obs.] 4. (Anat.) The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of transparent, free-swimming marine worms having lateral and caudal fins, and capable of swimming rapidly. It is the type of the class Ch[91]tognatha. | |
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d8Sagittarius \[d8]Sag`it*ta"ri*us\, n. [L., literally, an archer, fr. sagittarius belonging to an arrow, fr. sagitta an arrow.] (Astron.) (a) The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [[sagittarius]] in almanacs; the Archer. (b) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow. | |
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d8Sastra \[d8]Sas"tra\, n. Same as {Shaster}. | |
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d8Sestetto \[d8]Ses*tet"to\, n.[It.] (Mus.) A sestet. | |
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d8Sextans \[d8]Sex"tans\, n. [L. See {Sextant}.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as. 2. (Astron.) A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant. | |
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d8Shakudo \[d8]Shak"u*do"\, n. [Jap.] An alloy of copper, invented by the Japanese, having a very dark blue color approaching black. | |
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d8Shaster \[d8]Shas"ter\, d8Shastra \[d8]Shas"tra\, n. [Skr. c[be]stra an order or command, a sacred book, fr. c[be]s to order, instruct, govern. Cf. {Sastra}.] A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the Vedas. [Written also {sastra}.] | |
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d8Shaster \[d8]Shas"ter\, d8Shastra \[d8]Shas"tra\, n. [Skr. c[be]stra an order or command, a sacred book, fr. c[be]s to order, instruct, govern. Cf. {Sastra}.] A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the Vedas. [Written also {sastra}.] | |
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d8Siesta \[d8]Si*es"ta\, n. [Sp., probably fr. L. sessitare to sit much or long, v. freq. of sedere, sessum, to sit. See {Sit}.] A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after dinner; a midday nap. | |
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d8Sistrum \[d8]Sis"trum\, [L., fr. Gr. [?][?][?], from [?][?][?] to shake.] (Mus.) An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia. | |
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d8Sostenuto \[d8]Sos`te*nu"to\, a. [It.] (Mus.) Sustained; -- applied to a movement or passage the sounds of which are to sustained to the utmost of the nominal value of the time; also, to a passage the tones of which are to be somewhat prolonged or protacted. | |
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d8Suctoria \[d8]Suc*to"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Suction}.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. An order of Infusoria having the body armed with somewhat stiff, tubular processes which they use as suckers in obtaining their food. They are usually stalked. 2. Same as {Rhizocephala}. | |
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d8Systasis \[d8]Sys"ta*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to stand together. See under {System}.] A political union, confederation, or league. [R.] --Burke. | |
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Xyst \Xyst\, d8Xystus \[d8]Xys"tus\, n. [L. xystus, Gr. [?], from [?] to scrape, polish; -- so called from its smooth and polished floor.] (Anc. Arch.) A long and open portico, for athletic exercises, as wrestling, running, etc., for use in winter or in stormy weather. | |
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d8Zizith \[d8]Zi"zith\, n. pl. [Heb. ts[c6]tsith.] The tassels of twisted cords or threads on the corners of the upper garment worn by strict Jews. The Hebrew for this word is translated in both the Authorized and Revised Versions (--Deut. xxii. 12) by the word [bd]fringes.[b8] | |
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d8Zo94cytium \[d8]Zo`[94]*cy"ti*um\, n.; pl. {Zo[94]cytia}. [NL., fr. Gr. zw^,on an animal + [?] a hollow vessel.] (Zo[94]l.) The common support, often branched, of certain species of social Infusoria. | |
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d8Zoster \[d8]Zos"ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] girdle, zoster. See {Zone}.] (Med.) Shingles. | |
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d8Zostera \[d8]Zos"te*ra\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the {Naiadace[91]}, or Pondweed family. {Zostera marina} is commonly known as {sea wrack}, and {eelgrass}. | |
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d8Zosterops \[d8]Zos"ter*ops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] girdle + [?], [?], the eye.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of birds that comprises the white-eyes. See {White-eye}. | |
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d8Zygodactyl91 \[d8]Zyg`o*dac"ty*l[91]\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) The zygodactylous birds. In a restricted sense applied to a division of birds which includes the barbets, toucans, honey guides, and other related birds. | |
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d8Zygodactyli \[d8]Zyg`o*dac"ty*li\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Scansores}. | |
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{Anniversary day}. See {Anniversary}, n. {Astronomical day}, a period equal to the mean solar day, but beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its twenty-four hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the sidereal day, as that most used by astronomers. {Born days}. See under {Born}. {Canicular days}. See {Dog day}. {Civil day}, the mean solar day, used in the ordinary reckoning of time, and among most modern nations beginning at mean midnight; its hours are usually numbered in two series, each from 1 to 12. This is the period recognized by courts as constituting a day. The Babylonians and Hindoos began their day at sunrise, the Athenians and Jews at sunset, the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight. {Day blindness}. (Med.) See {Nyctalopia}. {Day by day}, or {Day after day}, daily; every day; continually; without intermission of a day. See under {By}. [bd]Day by day we magnify thee.[b8] --Book of Common Prayer. {Days in bank} (Eng. Law), certain stated days for the return of writs and the appearance of parties; -- so called because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench, or Bench (bank) as it was formerly termed. --Burrill. {Day in court}, a day for the appearance of parties in a suit. {Days of devotion} (R. C. Ch.), certain festivals on which devotion leads the faithful to attend mass. --Shipley. {Days of grace}. See {Grace}. {Days of obligation} (R. C. Ch.), festival days when it is obligatory on the faithful to attend Mass. --Shipley. {Day owl}, (Zo[94]l.), an owl that flies by day. See {Hawk owl}. {Day rule} (Eng. Law), an order of court (now abolished) allowing a prisoner, under certain circumstances, to go beyond the prison limits for a single day. {Day school}, one which the pupils attend only in daytime, in distinction from a boarding school. {Day sight}. (Med.) See {Hemeralopia}. {Day's work} (Naut.), the account or reckoning of a ship's course for twenty-four hours, from noon to noon. {From day to day}, as time passes; in the course of time; as, he improves from day to day. {Jewish day}, the time between sunset and sunset. {Mean solar day} (Astron.), the mean or average of all the apparent solar days of the year. {One day}, {One of these days}, at an uncertain time, usually of the future, rarely of the past; sooner or later. [bd]Well, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband.[b8] --Shak. {Only from day to day}, without certainty of continuance; temporarily. --Bacon. {Sidereal day}, the interval between two successive transits of the first point of Aries over the same meridian. The Sidereal day is 23 h. 56 m. 4.09 s. of mean solar time. {To win the day}, to gain the victory, to be successful. --S. Butler. {Week day}, any day of the week except Sunday; a working day. {Working day}. (a) A day when work may be legally done, in distinction from Sundays and legal holidays. (b) The number of hours, determined by law or custom, during which a workman, hired at a stated price per day, must work to be entitled to a day's pay. | |
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Decastere \Dec"a*stere\, n. [L. d[82]cast[8a]re; Gr. de`ka ten + F. st[8a]re a stere.] (Metric System) A measure of capacity, equal to ten steres, or ten cubic meters. | |
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Decastich \Dec"a*stich\, n. [Pref. deca- + Gr. sti`chos a row, a line of writing, a verse.] A poem consisting of ten lines. | |
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Decastyle \Dec"a*style\, a. [Gr. [?]; de`ka ten + sty`los a column.] (Arch.) Having ten columns in front; -- said of a portico, temple, etc. -- n. A portico having ten pillars or columns in front. | |
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Decease \De*cease"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deceased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deceasing}.] To depart from this life; to die; to pass away. She's dead, deceased, she's dead. --Shak. When our summers have deceased. --Tennyson. Inasmuch as he carries the malignity and the lie with him, he so far deceases from nature. --Emerson. | |
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Deceased \De*ceased"\, a. Passed away; dead; gone. {The deceased}, the dead person. | |
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Decistere \Dec"i*stere\, n. [F. d[82]cist[8a]re; pref. d[82]ci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) + st[8a]re a stere.] (Metric System) The tenth part of the stere or cubic meter, equal to 3.531 cubic feet. See {Stere}. | |
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Decoct \De*coct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decocted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decocting}.] [L. decoctus, p. p. of decoquere to boil down; de- + coquere to cook, boil. See {Cook} to decoct.] 1. To prepare by boiling; to digest in hot or boiling water; to extract the strength or flavor of by boiling; to make an infusion of. 2. To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct. 3. To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. [R.] [bd]Decoct their cold blood.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Decoct \De*coct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decocted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decocting}.] [L. decoctus, p. p. of decoquere to boil down; de- + coquere to cook, boil. See {Cook} to decoct.] 1. To prepare by boiling; to digest in hot or boiling water; to extract the strength or flavor of by boiling; to make an infusion of. 2. To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct. 3. To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. [R.] [bd]Decoct their cold blood.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Decoctible \De*coct"i*ble\, a. Capable of being boiled or digested. | |
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Decoct \De*coct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decocted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decocting}.] [L. decoctus, p. p. of decoquere to boil down; de- + coquere to cook, boil. See {Cook} to decoct.] 1. To prepare by boiling; to digest in hot or boiling water; to extract the strength or flavor of by boiling; to make an infusion of. 2. To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to digest; to concoct. 3. To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. [R.] [bd]Decoct their cold blood.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Decoction \De*coc"tion\, n. [F. d[82]coction, L. decoctio.] 1. The act or process of boiling anything in a watery fluid to extract its virtues. In decoction . . . it either purgeth at the top or settleth at the bottom. --Bacon. 2. An extract got from a body by boiling it in water. If the plant be boiled in water, the strained liquor is called the decoction of the plant. --Arbuthnot. In pharmacy decoction is opposed to infusion, where there is merely steeping. --Latham. | |
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Decocture \De*coc"ture\ (?; 135), n. A decoction. [R.] | |
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Decussate \De*cus"sate\, Decussated \De*cus"sa*ted\, a. 1. Crossed; intersected. 2. (Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches. 3. (Rhet.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period. | |
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Decussate \De*cus"sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decussated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decussating}.] [L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by X.] To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc. | |
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Decussate \De*cus"sate\, Decussated \De*cus"sa*ted\, a. 1. Crossed; intersected. 2. (Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches. 3. (Rhet.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period. | |
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Decussate \De*cus"sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decussated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decussating}.] [L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by X.] To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc. | |
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Decussately \De*cus"sate*ly\, adv. In a decussate manner. | |
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Decussate \De*cus"sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decussated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decussating}.] [L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by X.] To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc. | |
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Decussation \De`cus*sa"tion\, n. [L. decussatio.] Act of crossing at an acute angle, or state of being thus crossed; an intersection in the form of an X; as, the decussation of lines, nerves, etc. | |
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Decussative \De*cus"sa*tive\, a. Intersecting at acute angles. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Decussatively \De*cus"sa*tive*ly\, adv. Crosswise; in the form of an X. [bd]Anointed decussatively.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Degust \De*gust"\, v. t. [L. degustare: cf. F. d[82]guster. See {Gust} to taste.] To taste. [Obs.] --Cockeram. | |
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Degustation \Deg`us*ta"tion\, n. [L. degustatio: cf. F. d[82]gustation.] (Physiol.) Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste organs. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Deject \De*ject"\, a. [L. dejectus, p. p.] Dejected. [Obs.] | |
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Deject \De*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dejecting}.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic] Christ dejected himself even unto the hells. --Udall. Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look. --Fuller. 2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten. Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. --Pope. | |
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Dejected \De*ject"ed\, a. Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance. -- {De*ject"ed*ly}, adv. -- {De*ject"ed*ness}, n. | |
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Deject \De*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dejecting}.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic] Christ dejected himself even unto the hells. --Udall. Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look. --Fuller. 2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten. Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. --Pope. | |
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Dejected \De*ject"ed\, a. Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance. -- {De*ject"ed*ly}, adv. -- {De*ject"ed*ness}, n. | |
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Dejected \De*ject"ed\, a. Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance. -- {De*ject"ed*ly}, adv. -- {De*ject"ed*ness}, n. | |
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Dejecter \De*ject"er\, n. One who casts down, or dejects. | |
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Deject \De*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dejecting}.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic] Christ dejected himself even unto the hells. --Udall. Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look. --Fuller. 2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten. Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. --Pope. | |
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Dejection \De*jec"tion\, n. [L. dejectio a casting down: cf. F. d[82]jection.] 1. A casting down; depression. [Obs. or Archaic] --Hallywell. 2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self. Adoration implies submission and dejection. --Bp. Pearson. 3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy. What besides, Of sorrow, and dejection, and despair, Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring. --Milton. 4. A low condition; weakness; inability. [R.] A dejection of appetite. --Arbuthnot. 5. (Physiol.) (a) The discharge of excrement. (b) F[91]ces; excrement. --Ray. | |
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Dejectly \De*ject"ly\, adv. Dejectedly. [Obs.] | |
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Dejectory \De*jec"to*ry\, a. [L. dejector a dejecter.] 1. Having power, or tending, to cast down. 2. Promoting evacuations by stool. --Ferrand. | |
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Dejecture \De*jec"ture\ (?; 135), n. That which is voided; excrements. --Arbuthnot. | |
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Dekastere \Dek"a*stere`\, n. Same as {Decastere}. | |
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Desecate \Des"e*cate\, v. t. [L. desecare to cut off.] To cut, as with a scythe; to mow. [Obs.] | |
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Desiccate \Des"ic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiccating}.] [L. desiccatus, p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus dry. See {Sack} wine.] To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit. Bodies desiccated by heat or age. --Bacon. | |
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Desiccate \Des"ic*cate\, v. i. To become dry. | |
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Desiccate \Des"ic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiccating}.] [L. desiccatus, p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus dry. See {Sack} wine.] To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit. Bodies desiccated by heat or age. --Bacon. | |
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Desiccate \Des"ic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiccating}.] [L. desiccatus, p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus dry. See {Sack} wine.] To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit. Bodies desiccated by heat or age. --Bacon. | |
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Desiccation \Des`ic*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dessiccation.] The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated. | |
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Desiccative \De*sic"ca*tive\, a. [Cf. F. dessicatif.] Drying; tending to dry. --Ferrand. -- n. (Med.) An application for drying up secretions. | |
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Desiccator \Des"ic*ca`tor\, n. 1. One who, or that which, desiccates. 2. (Chem.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture. | |
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Desiccator \Des"ic*ca`tor\, n. One that desiccates; specif.: (a) (Chem., etc.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as calcium chloride, above which is placed the material to be dried or preserved from moisture. (b) A machine or apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator. | |
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Desiccatory \De*sic"ca*to*ry\, a. Desiccative. | |
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Desight \De*sight"\, n. [Pref. de- + sight.] An unsightly object. [Obs.] | |
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Desightment \De*sight"ment\, n. The act of making unsightly; disfigurement. [R.] To substitute jury masts at whatever desightment or damage in risk. --London Times. | |
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Desist \De*sist"\ (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Desisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desisting}.] [L. desistere; de- + sistere to stand, stop, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. d[82]sister. See {Stand}.] To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from. Never desisting to do evil. --E. Hall. To desist from his bad practice. --Massinger. Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain). --Milton. | |
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Desistance \De*sist"ance\, n. [Cf. F. desistance.] The act or state of desisting; cessation. [R.] --Boyle. If fatigue of body or brain were in every case followed by desistance . . . then would the system be but seldom out of working order. --H. Spencer. | |
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Desist \De*sist"\ (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Desisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desisting}.] [L. desistere; de- + sistere to stand, stop, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. d[82]sister. See {Stand}.] To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from. Never desisting to do evil. --E. Hall. To desist from his bad practice. --Massinger. Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain). --Milton. | |
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Desist \De*sist"\ (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Desisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desisting}.] [L. desistere; de- + sistere to stand, stop, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. d[82]sister. See {Stand}.] To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from. Never desisting to do evil. --E. Hall. To desist from his bad practice. --Massinger. Desist (thou art discern'd, And toil'st in vain). --Milton. | |
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Desistive \De*sist"ive\, a. [See {Desist}.] Final; conclusive; ending. [R.] | |
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Diacaustic \Di`a*caus"tic\, a. [Pref. dia- + caustic.] (Opt.) Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species of caustic curves formed by refraction. See {Caustic surface}, under {Caustic}. | |
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Diacaustic \Di`a*caus"tic\, n. 1. (Med.) That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a cautery. 2. (Math.) A curved formed by the consecutive intersections of rays of light refracted through a lens. | |
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Diacoustic \Di`a*cous"tic\, a. [Pref. di- + acoustic.] Pertaining to the science or doctrine of refracted sounds. | |
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Diacoustics \Di`a*cous"tics\, n. [Cf. F. diacoustique.] That branch of natural philosophy which treats of the properties of sound as affected by passing through different mediums; -- called also {diaphonics}. See the Note under {Acoustics}. | |
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Diazeuctic \Di`a*zeuc"tic\, Diazeutic \Di`a*zeu"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] disjunctive, fr. [?] to disjoin; dia` through, asunder + [?] to join, yoke.] (Anc. Mus.) Disjoining two fourths; as, the diazeutic tone, which, like that from F to G in modern music, lay between two fourths, and, being joined to either, made a fifth. [Obs.] | |
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Dicacity \Di*cac"i*ty\, n. [L. dicacitas: cf. F. dicacit[82]. See {Dicacious}.] Pertness; sauciness. [Obs.] | |
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Dicast \Di"cast\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to judge, [?] right, judgment, justice.] A functionary in ancient Athens answering nearly to the modern juryman. | |
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Dicastery \Di*cas"ter*y\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] juryman. See {Dicast}.] A court of justice; judgment hall. [R.] --J. S. Mill. | |
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Dichastic \Di*chas"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] to part asunder, fr. [?] in two, asunder, fr. di`s- twice.] (Biol.) Capable of subdividing spontaneously. | |
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Digastric \Di*gas"tric\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + [?] belly: cf. F. digastrique.] (Anat.) (a) Having two bellies; biventral; -- applied to muscles which are fleshy at each end and have a tendon in the middle, and esp. to the muscle which pulls down the lower jaw. (b) Pertaining to the digastric muscle of the lower jaw; as, the digastric nerves. | |
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Digest \Di*gest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Digested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Digesting}.] [L. digestus, p. p. of digerere to separate, arrange, dissolve, digest; di- = dis- + gerere to bear, carry, wear. See {Jest}.] 1. To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the laws, etc. Joining them together and digesting them into order. --Blair. We have cause to be glad that matters are so well digested. --Shak. 2. (Physiol.) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme. 3. To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend. Feelingly digest the words you speak in prayer. --Sir H. Sidney. How shall this bosom multiplied digest The senate's courtesy? --Shak. 4. To appropriate for strengthening and comfort. Grant that we may in such wise hear them [the Scriptures], read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them. --Book of Common Prayer. 5. Hence: To bear comfortably or patiently; to be reconciled to; to brook. I never can digest the loss of most of Origin's works. --Coleridge. 6. (Chem.) To soften by heat and moisture; to expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations. 7. (Med.) To dispose to suppurate, or generate healthy pus, as an ulcer or wound. 8. To ripen; to mature. [Obs.] Well-digested fruits. --Jer. Taylor. 9. To quiet or abate, as anger or grief. | |
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Digest \Di*gest"\, v. i. 1. To undergo digestion; as, food digests well or ill. 2. (Med.) To suppurate; to generate pus, as an ulcer. | |
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Digest \Di"gest\, n. [L. digestum, pl. digesta, neut., fr. digestus, p. p.: cf. F. digeste. See {Digest}, v. t.] That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles; esp. (Law), A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged. The term is applied in a general sense to the Pandects of Justinian (see {Pandect}), but is also specially given by authors to compilations of laws on particular topics; a summary of laws; as, Comyn's Digest; the United States Digest. A complete digest of Hindu and Mahommedan laws after the model of Justinian's celebrated Pandects. --Sir W. Jones. They made a sort of institute and digest of anarchy, called the Rights of Man. --Burke. | |
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Digest \Di*gest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Digested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Digesting}.] [L. digestus, p. p. of digerere to separate, arrange, dissolve, digest; di- = dis- + gerere to bear, carry, wear. See {Jest}.] 1. To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the laws, etc. Joining them together and digesting them into order. --Blair. We have cause to be glad that matters are so well digested. --Shak. 2. (Physiol.) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme. 3. To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend. Feelingly digest the words you speak in prayer. --Sir H. Sidney. How shall this bosom multiplied digest The senate's courtesy? --Shak. 4. To appropriate for strengthening and comfort. Grant that we may in such wise hear them [the Scriptures], read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them. --Book of Common Prayer. 5. Hence: To bear comfortably or patiently; to be reconciled to; to brook. I never can digest the loss of most of Origin's works. --Coleridge. 6. (Chem.) To soften by heat and moisture; to expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations. 7. (Med.) To dispose to suppurate, or generate healthy pus, as an ulcer or wound. 8. To ripen; to mature. [Obs.] Well-digested fruits. --Jer. Taylor. 9. To quiet or abate, as anger or grief. | |
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Digestedly \Di*gest"ed*ly\, adv. In a digested or well-arranged manner; methodically. | |
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Digester \Di*gest"er\, n. 1. One who digests. 2. A medicine or an article of food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power. Rice is . . . a great restorer of health, and a great digester. --Sir W. Temple. 3. A strong closed vessel, in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them. | |
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Digestibility \Di*gest`i*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality of being digestible. | |
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Digestible \Di*gest"i*ble\, a. [F. digestible, L. digestibilis.] Capable of being digested. | |
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Digestibleness \Di*gest"i*ble*ness\, n. The quality of being digestible; digestibility. | |
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Digest \Di*gest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Digested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Digesting}.] [L. digestus, p. p. of digerere to separate, arrange, dissolve, digest; di- = dis- + gerere to bear, carry, wear. See {Jest}.] 1. To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the laws, etc. Joining them together and digesting them into order. --Blair. We have cause to be glad that matters are so well digested. --Shak. 2. (Physiol.) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme. 3. To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend. Feelingly digest the words you speak in prayer. --Sir H. Sidney. How shall this bosom multiplied digest The senate's courtesy? --Shak. 4. To appropriate for strengthening and comfort. Grant that we may in such wise hear them [the Scriptures], read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them. --Book of Common Prayer. 5. Hence: To bear comfortably or patiently; to be reconciled to; to brook. I never can digest the loss of most of Origin's works. --Coleridge. 6. (Chem.) To soften by heat and moisture; to expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations. 7. (Med.) To dispose to suppurate, or generate healthy pus, as an ulcer or wound. 8. To ripen; to mature. [Obs.] Well-digested fruits. --Jer. Taylor. 9. To quiet or abate, as anger or grief. | |
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Digestion \Di*ges"tion\ (?; 106), n. [F. digestion, L. digestio.] 1. The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration. 2. (Physiol.) The conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the blood. 3. (Med.) Generation of pus; suppuration. | |
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Digestive \Di*gest"ive\, a. [F. digestif, L. digestivus.] Pertaining to digestion; having the power to cause or promote digestion; as, the digestive ferments. Digestive cheese and fruit there sure will be. --B. Jonson. {Digestive apparatus}, the organs of food digestion, esp. the alimentary canal and glands connected with it. {Digestive salt}, the chloride of potassium. | |
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Digestive \Di*gest"ive\, n. 1. That which aids digestion, as a food or medicine. --Chaucer. That digestive [a cigar] had become to me as necessary as the meal itself. --Blackw. Mag. 2. (Med.) (a) A substance which, when applied to a wound or ulcer, promotes suppuration. --Dunglison. (b) A tonic. [R.] | |
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Digestive \Di*gest"ive\, a. [F. digestif, L. digestivus.] Pertaining to digestion; having the power to cause or promote digestion; as, the digestive ferments. Digestive cheese and fruit there sure will be. --B. Jonson. {Digestive apparatus}, the organs of food digestion, esp. the alimentary canal and glands connected with it. {Digestive salt}, the chloride of potassium. | |
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Digestive \Di*gest"ive\, a. [F. digestif, L. digestivus.] Pertaining to digestion; having the power to cause or promote digestion; as, the digestive ferments. Digestive cheese and fruit there sure will be. --B. Jonson. {Digestive apparatus}, the organs of food digestion, esp. the alimentary canal and glands connected with it. {Digestive salt}, the chloride of potassium. | |
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Digestor \Di*gest"or\, n. See {Digester}. | |
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Digesture \Di*ges"ture\ (?; 135), n. Digestion. [Obs.] --Harvey. | |
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Dijudicate \Di*ju"di*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dijudicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dijucating}.] [L. dijudicatus, p. p. of dijudicare to decide; di- = dis- + judicare to judge.] To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine. [R.] --Hales. | |
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Disacidify \Dis`a*cid"i*fy\, v. t. To free from acid. | |
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Disassiduity \Dis*as`si*du"i*ty\, n. Want of assiduity or care. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Disaster \Dis*as"ter\, n. [F. d[82]sastre; pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + astre star, fr. L. astrum; a word of astrological origin. See {Aster}, {Astral}, {Star}.] 1. An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent. [Obs.] Disasters in the sun. --Shak. 2. An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap. But noble souls, through dust and heat, Rise from disaster and defeat The stronger. --Longfellow. Syn: Calamity; misfortune; mishap; mischance; visitation; misadventure; ill luck. See {Calamity}. | |
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Disaster \Dis*as"ter\, v. t. 1. To blast by the influence of a baleful star. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. 2. To bring harm upon; to injure. [R.] --Thomson. | |
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Disasterly \Dis*as"ter*ly\, adv. Disastrously. [Obs.] --Drayton. | |
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Disastrous \Dis*as"trous\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]sastreux. See {Disaster}.] 1. Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill-boding. [Obs.] The moon In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. --Milton. 2. Attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate; calamitous; ill-fated; as, a disastrous day; a disastrous termination of an undertaking. Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances. --Shak. -- {Dis*as"trous*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*as"trous*ness}, n. | |
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Disastrous \Dis*as"trous\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]sastreux. See {Disaster}.] 1. Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill-boding. [Obs.] The moon In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. --Milton. 2. Attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate; calamitous; ill-fated; as, a disastrous day; a disastrous termination of an undertaking. Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances. --Shak. -- {Dis*as"trous*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*as"trous*ness}, n. | |
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Disastrous \Dis*as"trous\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]sastreux. See {Disaster}.] 1. Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious; ill-boding. [Obs.] The moon In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. --Milton. 2. Attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate; calamitous; ill-fated; as, a disastrous day; a disastrous termination of an undertaking. Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances. --Shak. -- {Dis*as"trous*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*as"trous*ness}, n. | |
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Discoast \Dis*coast"\, v. i. [Pref. dis- + coast: cf. It. discostare.] To depart; to quit the coast (that is, the side or border) of anything; to be separated. [Obs.] As far as heaven and earth discoasted lie. --G. Fletcher. To discoast from the plain and simple way of speech. --Barrow. | |
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Discost \Dis*cost"\, v. i. Same as {Discoast}. [Obs.] | |
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Discuss \Dis*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discussing}.] [L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally, distinguish); dis- + quatere to shake, strike. See {Quash}.] 1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors. Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection. --Sir H. Wotton. A pomade . . . of virtue to discuss pimples. --Rambler. 3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [Obs.] All regard of shame she had discussed. --Spenser. 4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. [bd]We sat and . . . discussed the farm . . . and the price of grain.[b8] --Tennyson. [bd]To discuss questions of taste.[b8] --Macaulay. 5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [Colloq.] We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us. --Sir S. Baker. 6. (Law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. --Burrill. Syn: To {Discuss}, {Examine}, {Debate}. We speak of examining a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We speak of discussing a topic when we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion. We speak of debating a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view. | |
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Disease \Dis*ease"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diseased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diseasing}.] 1. To deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to distress. [Obs.] His double burden did him sore disease. --Spenser. 2. To derange the vital functions of; to afflict with disease or sickness; to disorder; -- used almost exclusively in the participle diseased. He was diseased in body and mind. --Macaulay. | |
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Diseased \Dis*eased"\, a. Afflicted with disease. It is my own diseased imagination that torments me. --W. Irving. Syn: See {Morbid}. | |
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Diseasedness \Dis*eas"ed*ness\, n. The state of being diseased; a morbid state; sickness. [R.] --T. Burnet. | |
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Disestablish \Dis`es*tab"lish\, v. t. To unsettle; to break up (anything established); to deprive, as a church, of its connection with the state. --M. Arnold. | |
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Disestablishment \Dis`es*tab"lish*ment\, n. 1. The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the state from an established church; as, the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church by Act of Parliament. 2. The condition of being disestablished. | |
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Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, n. Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike; disfavor; disrepute. Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs. --Milton. | |
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Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disesteemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disesteeming}.] 1. To feel an absence of esteem for; to regard with disfavor or slight contempt; to slight. But if this sacred gift you disesteem. --Denham. Qualities which society does not disesteem. --Ld. Lytton. 2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into disrepute; to cause to be regarded with disfavor. [Obs.] What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed, Antiquities searched, opinions disesteemed? --B. Jonson. | |
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Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disesteemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disesteeming}.] 1. To feel an absence of esteem for; to regard with disfavor or slight contempt; to slight. But if this sacred gift you disesteem. --Denham. Qualities which society does not disesteem. --Ld. Lytton. 2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into disrepute; to cause to be regarded with disfavor. [Obs.] What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed, Antiquities searched, opinions disesteemed? --B. Jonson. | |
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Disesteemer \Dis`es*teem"er\, n. One who disesteems. --Boyle. | |
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Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disesteemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disesteeming}.] 1. To feel an absence of esteem for; to regard with disfavor or slight contempt; to slight. But if this sacred gift you disesteem. --Denham. Qualities which society does not disesteem. --Ld. Lytton. 2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into disrepute; to cause to be regarded with disfavor. [Obs.] What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed, Antiquities searched, opinions disesteemed? --B. Jonson. | |
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Disestimation \Dis*es`ti*ma"tion\, n. Disesteem. | |
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Disgest \Dis*gest"\, v. t. To digest. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Disgestion \Dis*ges"tion\ (?; 106), n. Digestion. [Obs.] | |
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Disguise \Dis*guise"\ (?; 232), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disguised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disguising}.] [OE. desguisen, disgisen, degisen, OF. desguisier, F. d[82]guiser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + guise. See {Guise}.] 1. To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive. Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner. --Macaulay. 2. To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character, or intentions. All God's angels come to us disguised. --Lowell. 3. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate. I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker or five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the ship. --Spectator. Syn: To conceal; hide; mask; dissemble; dissimulate; feign; pretend; secrete. See {Conceal}. | |
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Disguisedfy \Dis*guis"ed*fy\, adv. In disguise. | |
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Disguisedness \Dis*guis"ed*ness\, n. The state of being disguised. | |
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Disgust \Dis*gust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disgusting}.] [OF. desgouster, F. d[82]go[96]ter; pref. des- (L. dis-) + gouster to taste, F. go[96]ter, fr. L. gustare, fr. gustus taste. See {Gust} to taste.] To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend the moral taste of; -- often with at, with, or by. To disgust him with the world and its vanities. --Prescott. [92]rius is expressly declared . . . to have been disgusted at failing. --J. H. Newman. Alarmed and disgusted by the proceedings of the convention. --Macaulay. | |
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Disgust \Dis*gust"\, n. [Cf. OF. desgoust, F. d[82]go[96]t. See {Disgust}, v. t.] Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion or displeasure produced by something loathsome; loathing; strong distaste; -- said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for anything which offends the physical organs of taste; now rather of the analogous repugnance excited by anything extremely unpleasant to the moral taste or higher sensibilities of our nature; as, an act of cruelty may excite disgust. The manner of doing is more consequence than the thing done, and upon that depends the satisfaction or disgust wherewith it is received. --Locke. In a vulgar hack writer such oddities would have excited only disgust. --Macaulay. Syn: Nausea; loathing; aversion; distaste; dislike; disinclination; abomination. See {Dislike}. | |
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Disgust \Dis*gust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disgusting}.] [OF. desgouster, F. d[82]go[96]ter; pref. des- (L. dis-) + gouster to taste, F. go[96]ter, fr. L. gustare, fr. gustus taste. See {Gust} to taste.] To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend the moral taste of; -- often with at, with, or by. To disgust him with the world and its vanities. --Prescott. [92]rius is expressly declared . . . to have been disgusted at failing. --J. H. Newman. Alarmed and disgusted by the proceedings of the convention. --Macaulay. | |
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Disgustful \Dis*gust"ful\, a. Provoking disgust; offensive to the taste; exciting aversion; disgusting. That horrible and disgustful situation. --Burke. | |
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Disgustfulness \Dis*gust"ful*ness\, n. The state of being disgustful. | |
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Disgusting \Dis*gust"ing\, a. That causes disgust; sickening; offensive; revolting. -- {Dis*gust"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Disgust \Dis*gust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disgusting}.] [OF. desgouster, F. d[82]go[96]ter; pref. des- (L. dis-) + gouster to taste, F. go[96]ter, fr. L. gustare, fr. gustus taste. See {Gust} to taste.] To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend the moral taste of; -- often with at, with, or by. To disgust him with the world and its vanities. --Prescott. [92]rius is expressly declared . . . to have been disgusted at failing. --J. H. Newman. Alarmed and disgusted by the proceedings of the convention. --Macaulay. | |
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Disgusting \Dis*gust"ing\, a. That causes disgust; sickening; offensive; revolting. -- {Dis*gust"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Disjection \Dis*jec"tion\, n. [L. disjicere, disjectum, to throw asunder, disperse; dis- + jacere to throw.] Destruction; dispersion. --Bp. Horsley. | |
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Disoccident \Dis*oc"ci*dent\, v. t. To turn away from the west; to throw out of reckoning as to longitude. [Obs.] --Marvell. | |
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Disoxidate \Dis*ox"i*date\, v. t. (Chem.) To deoxidate; to deoxidize. [R.] | |
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Disoxidation \Dis*ox`i*da"tion\, n. (Chem.) Deoxidation. [R.] | |
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Disquisition \Dis`qui*si"tion\, n. [L. disquisitio, fr. disquirere to inquire diligently, investigate; dis- + quaerere to seek. See {Quest}.] A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation. For accurate research or grave disquisition he was not well qualified. --Macaulay. | |
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Disquisitional \Dis`qui*si"tion*al\, a. Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition. | |
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Disquisitionary \Dis`qui*si"tion*a*ry\, a. Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional. | |
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Disquisitive \Dis*quis"i*tive\, a. Relating to disquisition; fond discussion or investigation; examining; inquisitive. | |
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Disquisitorial \Dis*quis`i*to"ri*al\, a. Disquisitory. | |
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Disquisitory \Dis*quis"i*to*ry\, a. Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive. --Ed. Rev. | |
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Dissect \Dis*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissecting}.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut. See {Section}.] 1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize. | |
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Dissect \Dis*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissecting}.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut. See {Section}.] 1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize. | |
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Dissected \Dis*sect"ed\, a. 1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map. 2. (Bot.) Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a dissected leaf. | |
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Dissectible \Dis*sect"i*ble\, a. Capable of being dissected, or separated by dissection. --Paley. | |
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Dissect \Dis*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissecting}.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis- + secare to cut. See {Section}.] 1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize. | |
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Dissecting \Dis*sect"ing\, a. 1. Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way between or within the coats of an artery. 2. Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as, a dissecting wound. 3. Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a dissecting microscope. | |
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Dissection \Dis*sec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dissection.] 1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I. 2. Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination. 3. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared. {Dissection wound}, a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a dead body. | |
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Dissection \Dis*sec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dissection.] 1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I. 2. Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of critical examination. 3. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole, of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the structure; an anatomical so prepared. {Dissection wound}, a poisoned wound incurred during the dissection of a dead body. | |
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Dissector \Dis*sect"or\, n. [Cf. F. dissecteur.] One who dissects; an anatomist. | |
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Disseize \Dis*seize"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disseized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseizing}.] [Pref. dis- + seize: cf. F. dessaisir.] (Law) To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); -- followed by of; as, to disseize a tenant of his freehold. [Written also {disseise}.] Which savage beasts strive as eagerly to keep and hold those golden mines, as the Arimaspians to disseize them thereof. --Holland. | |
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Dissociate \Dis*so"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissociated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissociating}.] [L. dissociatus, p. p. of dissociare to dissociate; dis- + sociare to unite, associate, socius companion. See {Social}.] To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance. Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly dissociated himself from the reformer. --A. W. Ward. | |
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Dissociate \Dis*so"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissociated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissociating}.] [L. dissociatus, p. p. of dissociare to dissociate; dis- + sociare to unite, associate, socius companion. See {Social}.] To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance. Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly dissociated himself from the reformer. --A. W. Ward. | |
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Dissociate \Dis*so"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissociated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissociating}.] [L. dissociatus, p. p. of dissociare to dissociate; dis- + sociare to unite, associate, socius companion. See {Social}.] To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance. Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly dissociated himself from the reformer. --A. W. Ward. | |
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Dissociation \Dis*so`ci*a"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. dissociatio: cf. F. dissociation.] 1. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction, and confusion of these confederate republics. --Burke. 2. (Chem.) The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; -- said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia. | |
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Dissociative \Dis*so"ci*a*tive\, a. Tending or leading to dissociation. | |
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Disuse \Dis*use"\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disusing}.] 1. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of. 2. To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil. [bd]Disuse me from . . . pain.[b8] --Donne. | |
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Dizzy \Diz"zy\ (d[icr]z"z[ycr]), a. [Compar. {Dizzier} (-z[icr]*[etil]r); superl. {Dizziest}.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d[81]sig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig, dizzy, Dan. d[94]sig drowsy, slepy, d[94]se to make dull, drowsy, d[94]s dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw[aemac]s foolish, G. thor fool. [root]71. Cf. {Daze}, {Doze}.] 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused; indistinct. Alas! his brain was dizzy. --Drayton. 2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo. To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder. --Macaulay. 3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless; heedless. [bd]The dizzy multitude.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Dziggetai \Dzig"ge*tai\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Thibet ({Asinus hemionus}). Note: The name is sometimes applied also to the koulan or onager. See {Koulan}. | |
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Dissociated Press n. [play on `Associated Press'; perhaps inspired by a reference in the 1950 Bugs Bunny cartoon "What's Up, Doc?"] An algorithm for transforming any text into potentially humorous garbage even more efficiently than by passing it through a {marketroid}. The algorithm starts by printing any N consecutive words (or letters) in the text. Then at every step it searches for any random occurrence in the original text of the last N words (or letters) already printed and then prints the next word or letter. {EMACS} has a handy command for this. Here is a short example of word-based Dissociated Press applied to an earlier version of this Jargon File: wart: n. A small, crocky {feature} that sticks out of an array (C has no checks for this). This is relatively benign and easy to spot if the phrase is bent so as to be not worth paying attention to the medium in question. Here is a short example of letter-based Dissociated Press applied to the same source: window sysIWYG: n. A bit was named aften /bee't*/ prefer to use the other guy's re, especially in every cast a chuckle on neithout getting into useful informash speech makes removing a featuring a move or usage actual abstractionsidered interj. Indeed spectace logic or problem! A hackish idle pastime is to apply letter-based Dissociated Press to a random body of text and {vgrep} the output in hopes of finding an interesting new word. (In the preceding example, `window sysIWYG' and `informash' show some promise.) Iterated applications of Dissociated Press usually yield better results. Similar techniques called `travesty generators' have been employed with considerable satirical effect to the utterances of Usenet flamers; see {pseudo}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
digest A periodical collection of messages which have been posted to a {newsgroup} or {mailing list}. A digest is prepared by a {moderator} who selects articles from the group or list, formats them and adds a contents list. The digest is then either mailed to an alternative {mailing list} or posted to an alternative newsgroup. Some {news reader}s and {electronic mail} programs provide commands to "undigestify" a digest, i.e. to split it up into individual articles which may then be read and saved or discarded separately. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Dissociated Press [Play on "Associated Press"; perhaps inspired by a reference in the 1949 Bugs Bunny cartoon "What's Up, Doc?"] An algorithm for transforming any text into potentially humorous garbage even more efficiently than by passing it through a {marketroid}. The algorithm starts by printing any N consecutive words (or letters) in the text. Then at every step it searches for any random occurrence in the original text of the last N words (or letters) already printed and then prints the next word or letter. {Emacs} has a handy command for this. Here is a short example of word-based Dissociated Press applied to an earlier version of the {Jargon File}: wart: A small, crocky {feature} that sticks out of an array (C has no checks for this). This is relatively benign and easy to spot if the phrase is bent so as to be not worth paying attention to the medium in question. Here is a short example of letter-based Dissociated Press applied to the same source: window sysIWYG: A bit was named aften /bee't*/ prefer to use the other guy's re, especially in every cast a chuckle on neithout getting into useful informash speech makes removing a featuring a move or usage actual abstractionsidered interj. Indeed spectace logic or problem! A hackish idle pastime is to apply letter-based Dissociated Press to a random body of text and {vgrep} the output in hopes of finding an interesting new word. (In the preceding example, "window sysIWYG" and "informash" show some promise.) Iterated applications of Dissociated Press usually yield better results. Similar techniques called "travesty generators" have been employed with considerable satirical effect to the utterances of {Usenet} flamers; see {pseudo}. [{Jargon File}] |