English Dictionary: dolichocephalic | by the DICT Development Group |
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d8Al segno \[d8]Al` se"gno\ [It., to the mark or sign.](Mus.) A direction for the performer to return and recommence from the sign [?]. | |
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d8Alcazar \[d8]Al*ca"zar\, n. [ fr. Ar. al the + qacr (in pl.) a castle.] A fortress; also, a royal palace. --Prescott. | |
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d8Alguazil \[d8]Al`gua*zil"\, n. [Sp. alguacil, fr. Ar. alwaz[c6]r the vizier. Cf. {Vizier}.] An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a warrant officer; a constable. --Prescott. | |
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d8Dal segno \[d8]Dal` se"gno\ [It., from the sign.] (Mus.) A direction to go back to the sign [?] and repeat from thence to the close. See {Segno}. | |
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d8Dialysis \[d8]Di*al"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Dialyses}. [L., separation, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to part asunder, dissolve; dia` through + [?] to loose.] 1. (Gram.) Di[91]resis. See {Di[91]resis}, 1. 2. (Rhet.) Same as {Asyndeton}. 3. (Med.) (a) Debility. (b) A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts. 4. (Chem.) The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes. | |
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d8Laissez faire \[d8]Lais`sez" faire"\ [F., let alone.] Noninterference; -- an axiom of some political economists, deprecating interference of government by attempts to foster or regulate commerce, manufactures, etc., by bounty or by restriction; as, the doctrine of laissez faire; the laissez faire system government. | |
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d8Leucocyth91mia \[d8]Leu`co*cy*th[91]"mi*a\ d8Leucocythemia \[d8]Leu`co*cy*the"mi*a\ ](l[umac]`k[osl]*s[isl]*th[emac]"m[icr]*[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + ky`tos a hollow vessel + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A disease in which the white corpuscles of the blood are largely increased in number, and there is enlargement of the spleen, or the lymphatic glands; leuch[91]mia. | |
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d8Leucocyth91mia \[d8]Leu`co*cy*th[91]"mi*a\ d8Leucocythemia \[d8]Leu`co*cy*the"mi*a\ ](l[umac]`k[osl]*s[isl]*th[emac]"m[icr]*[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + ky`tos a hollow vessel + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A disease in which the white corpuscles of the blood are largely increased in number, and there is enlargement of the spleen, or the lymphatic glands; leuch[91]mia. | |
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d8Logos \[d8]Log"os\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the word or form which expresses a thought, also, the thought, fr. [?] to speak.] 1. A word; reason; speech. --H. Bushell. 2. The divine Word; Christ. | |
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d8Lusus natur91 \[d8]Lu"sus na*tu"r[91]\ [L., fr. lusus sport + naturae, gen. of natura nature.] Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production. | |
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d8Lysis \[d8]Ly"sis\ (l[imac]"s[icr]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ly`sis.] (Med.) The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change. Note: It is usually contrasted with crisis, in which the improvement is sudden and marked; as, pneumonia ends by crisis, typhoid fever by lysis. | |
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d8Oligoch91ta \[d8]Ol`i*go*ch[91]"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] little, pl., few + [?] hair.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related species. | |
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d8Tylosis \[d8]Ty*lo"sis\, n.; pl. {Tyloses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ty`los a lump, knot.] (Bot.) An intrusion of one vegetable cell into the cavity of another, sometimes forming there an irregular mass of cells. --Goodale. | |
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Delegacy \Del`e*ga*cy\, n. [From {Delegate}, a.] 1. The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power. [Obs.] By way of delegacy or grand commission. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. [Obs.] --Burton. | |
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Delicacy \Del"i*ca*cy\, n.; pl. {Delicacies}. [From {Delicate}, a.] 1. The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like. What choice to choose for delicacy best. --Milton. 2. Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame. 3. Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action. You know your mother's delicacy in this point. --Cowper. 4. Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment. And to those dainty limbs which Nature lent For gentle usage and soft delicacy? --Milton. 5. Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy. That Augustan delicacy of taste which is the boast of the great public schools of England. --Macaulay. 6. The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance. 7. That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table. The merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. --Rev. xviii. 3. 8. Pleasure; gratification; delight. [Obs.] He Rome brent for his delicacie. --Chaucer. Syn: See {Dainty}. | |
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Delicacy \Del"i*ca*cy\, n.; pl. {Delicacies}. [From {Delicate}, a.] 1. The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like. What choice to choose for delicacy best. --Milton. 2. Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame. 3. Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action. You know your mother's delicacy in this point. --Cowper. 4. Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment. And to those dainty limbs which Nature lent For gentle usage and soft delicacy? --Milton. 5. Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy. That Augustan delicacy of taste which is the boast of the great public schools of England. --Macaulay. 6. The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance. 7. That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table. The merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. --Rev. xviii. 3. 8. Pleasure; gratification; delight. [Obs.] He Rome brent for his delicacie. --Chaucer. Syn: See {Dainty}. | |
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Delices \Del"i*ces\, n. pl. [F. d[82]lices, fr. L. deliciae.] Delicacies; delights. [Obs.] [bd]Dainty delices.[b8] --Spenser. | |
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Delicious \De*li"cious\, a. [OF. delicieus, F. d[82]licieux, L. deliciosus, fr. deliciae delight, fr. delicere to allure. See {Delight}.] 1. Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming. Some delicious landscape. --Coleridge. One draught of spring's delicious air. --Keble. Were not his words delicious? --Tennyson. 2. Addicted to pleasure; seeking enjoyment; luxurious; effeminate. [Obs.] Others, lastly, of a more delicious and airy spirit, retire themselves to the enjoyments of ease and luxury. --Milton. Syn: {Delicious}, {Delightful}. Usage: Delicious refers to the pleasure derived from certain of the senses, particularly the taste and smell; as, delicious food; a delicious fragrance. Delightful may also refer to most of the senses (as, delightful music; a delightful prospect; delightful sensations), but has a higher application to matters of taste, feeling, and sentiment; as, a delightful abode, conversation, employment; delightful scenes, etc. Like the rich fruit he sings, delicious in decay. --Smith. No spring, nor summer, on the mountain seen, Smiles with gay fruits or with delightful green. --Addison. | |
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Deliciously \De*li"cious*ly\, adv. Delightfully; as, to feed deliciously; to be deliciously entertained. | |
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Deliciousness \De*li"cious*ness\, n. 1. The quality of being delicious; as, the deliciousness of a repast. 2. Luxury. [bd]To drive away all superfluity and deliciousness.[b8] --Sir T. North. | |
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Deliquesce \Del`i*quesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deliquesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliquescing}.] [L. deliquescere to melt, dissolve; de- + liquescere to become fluid, melt, fr. liquere to be fluid. See {Liquid}.] (Chem.) To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies. | |
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Deliquesce \Del`i*quesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deliquesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliquescing}.] [L. deliquescere to melt, dissolve; de- + liquescere to become fluid, melt, fr. liquere to be fluid. See {Liquid}.] (Chem.) To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies. | |
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Deliquescence \Del`i*ques"cence\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]liquescence.] The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which anything deliquesces; tendency to melt. | |
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Deliquescent \Del`i*ques"cent\, a. [L. deliquescens, -entis, p. pr. of deliquescere: cf. F. d[82]liquescent.] 1. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts. 2. (Bot.) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees. --Gray. | |
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Deliquesce \Del`i*quesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deliquesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliquescing}.] [L. deliquescere to melt, dissolve; de- + liquescere to become fluid, melt, fr. liquere to be fluid. See {Liquid}.] (Chem.) To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies. | |
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Dialogical \Di`a*log"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?] belonging to discourse.] Relating to a dialogue; dialogistical. --Burton. | |
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Dialogically \Di`a*log"ic*al*ly\, adv. In the manner or nature of a dialogue. --Goldsmith. | |
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Dialogism \Di*al"o*gism\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?]: cf. F. dialogisme. See {Dialogue}.] An imaginary speech or discussion between two or more; dialogue. --Fulke. | |
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Dialogist \Di*al"o*gist\, n. [L. dialogista: cf. F. dialogiste.] 1. A speaker in a dialogue. 2. A writer of dialogues. --P. Skelton. | |
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Dialogistic \Di*al`o*gis"tic\, Dialogistical \Di*al`o*gis"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?].] Pertaining to a dialogue; having the form or nature of a dialogue. -- {Di*al`o*gis"tic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Dialogistic \Di*al`o*gis"tic\, Dialogistical \Di*al`o*gis"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?].] Pertaining to a dialogue; having the form or nature of a dialogue. -- {Di*al`o*gis"tic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Dialogistic \Di*al`o*gis"tic\, Dialogistical \Di*al`o*gis"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?].] Pertaining to a dialogue; having the form or nature of a dialogue. -- {Di*al`o*gis"tic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Dialogize \Di*al"o*gize\, v. t. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. dialogiser.] To discourse in dialogue. --Fotherby. | |
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d8Dialysis \[d8]Di*al"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Dialyses}. [L., separation, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to part asunder, dissolve; dia` through + [?] to loose.] 1. (Gram.) Di[91]resis. See {Di[91]resis}, 1. 2. (Rhet.) Same as {Asyndeton}. 3. (Med.) (a) Debility. (b) A solution of continuity; division; separation of parts. 4. (Chem.) The separation of different substances in solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their unequal diffusion, especially through natural or artificial membranes. | |
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Dilogical \Di*log"ic*al\, a. Ambiguous; of double meaning. [Obs.] --T. Adams. | |
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Dilogy \Dil"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Dilogies}. [L. dilogia, Gr. [?], fr. [?] doubtful; di- = di`s- twice + [?] to speak.] (Rhet.) An ambiguous speech; a figure in which a word is used an equivocal sense. [R.] | |
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Dolichocephalic \Dol`i*cho*ce*phal"ic\, Dolichocephalous \Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Gr. [?] long + [?] head.] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to {brachycephalic}. -- {Dol`i*cho*ceph"al}, a. & n. | |
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Dolichocephalic \Dol`i*cho*ce*phal"ic\, Dolichocephalous \Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Gr. [?] long + [?] head.] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to {brachycephalic}. -- {Dol`i*cho*ceph"al}, a. & n. | |
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Dolichocephaly \Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*ly\, Dolichocephalism \Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lism\, n. [Cf. F. dolichc[82]phalie.] The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic. | |
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Dolichocephalic \Dol`i*cho*ce*phal"ic\, Dolichocephalous \Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Gr. [?] long + [?] head.] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to {brachycephalic}. -- {Dol`i*cho*ceph"al}, a. & n. | |
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Dolichocephaly \Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*ly\, Dolichocephalism \Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lism\, n. [Cf. F. dolichc[82]phalie.] The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic. | |
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Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod. Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the form peas being used in both senses. 2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos}, {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed. Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below. {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}. {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos sph[91]rospermus} and its seed. {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana}, having showy blossoms. {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}. {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}. {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}. {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n. {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue. {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and {Orris}. {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}. {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee. {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}. {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal. {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle. {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove. {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of the pea. --G. Bentham. {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas. {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore. {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc. {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China. {Pea vine}. (Bot.) (a) Any plant which bears peas. (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species). {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi}) which destroys peas by eating out the interior. {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}. {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus}; also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms. | |
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Lablab \Lab"lab\ (l[acr]b"l[acr]b), n. (Bot.) an East Indian name for several twining leguminous plants related to the bean, but commonly applied to the hyacinth bean ({Dolichos Lablab}). | |
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Hyacinth \Hy"a*cinth\, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. [?], [?]: cf. F. hyacinthe. Cf. {Jacinth}. The hyacinth was fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally slain by Apollo.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A bulbous plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. {H. orientalis} is a common variety. (b) A plant of the genus {Camassia} ({C. Farseri}), called also {Eastern camass}; wild hyacinth. (c) The name also given to {Scilla Peruviana}, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, {Hyacinth of Peru}. 2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See {Zircon}. {Hyacinth bean} (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant ({Dolichos Lablab}), related to the true bean. It has dark purple flowers and fruit. | |
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Bean \Bean\ (b[emac]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be[a0]n; akin to D. boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[omac]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b[94]nne, Sw. b[94]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera {Faba}, {Phaseolus}, and {Dolichos}; also, to the herbs. Note: The origin and classification of many kinds are still doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and China bean, included in {Dolichos Sinensis}; black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, {D. Lablab}; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in {Phaseolus vulgaris}; the lower bush bean, {Ph. vulgaris}, variety {nanus}; Lima bean, {Ph. lunatus}; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, {Ph. maltiflorus}; Windsor bean, the common bean of England, {Faba vulgaris}. As an article of food beans are classed with vegetables. 2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans. {Bean aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse ({Aphis fab[91]}) which infests the bean plant. {Bean fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly found on bean flowers. {Bean goose} (Zo[94]l.), a species of goose ({Anser segetum}). {Bean weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil that in the larval state destroys beans. The American species in {Bruchus fab[91]}. {Florida bean} (Bot.), the seed of {Mucuna urens}, a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments. {Ignatius bean}, or {St. Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), a species of {Strychnos}. {Navy bean}, the common dried white bean of commerce; probably so called because an important article of food in the navy. {Pea bean}, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean; -- so called from its size. {Sacred bean}. See under {Sacred}. {Screw bean}. See under {Screw}. {Sea bean}. (a) Same as {Florida bean}. (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament. {Tonquin bean}, or {Tonka bean}, the fragrant seed of {Dipteryx odorata}, a leguminous tree. {Vanilla bean}. See under {Vanilla}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod. Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the form peas being used in both senses. 2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos}, {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed. Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below. {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}. {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos sph[91]rospermus} and its seed. {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana}, having showy blossoms. {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}. {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}. {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}. {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n. {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue. {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and {Orris}. {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}. {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee. {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}. {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal. {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle. {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove. {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of the pea. --G. Bentham. {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas. {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore. {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc. {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China. {Pea vine}. (Bot.) (a) Any plant which bears peas. (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species). {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi}) which destroys peas by eating out the interior. {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}. {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus}; also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Dull-sighted \Dull"-sight`ed\, a. Having poor eyesight. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Daily sacrifice (Dan. 8:12; 11:31; 12:11), a burnt offering of two lambs of a year old, which were daily sacrificed in the name of the whole Israelitish people upon the great altar, the first at dawn of day, and the second at evening (Dan. 9:21), or more correctly, "between the two evenings." (See {SACRIFICE}.) |