English Dictionary: keyhole limpet | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keelhaul \Keel"haul`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Keelhauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Keelhauling}.] [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D. kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [Written also {keelhale}.] (Naut.) To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies. --Totten. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keyhole \Key"hole`\, n. 1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key. 2. (a) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them. (b) (Mach.) a mortise for a key or cotter. {Keyhole limpet} (Zo[94]l.), a marine gastropod of the genus Fissurella and allied genera. See {Fissurella}. {Keyhole saw}, a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret saw. {Keyhole urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous clypeastroid sea urchins, of the genera {Melitta}, {Rotula}, and {Encope}; -- so called because they have one or more perforations resembling keyholes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Fissurella \[d8]Fis`su*rel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. fissura a fissure.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also {keyhole limpet}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Keyhole \Key"hole`\, n. 1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key. 2. (a) (Carp.) A hole or excavation in beams intended to be joined together, to receive the key which fastens them. (b) (Mach.) a mortise for a key or cotter. {Keyhole limpet} (Zo[94]l.), a marine gastropod of the genus Fissurella and allied genera. See {Fissurella}. {Keyhole saw}, a narrow, slender saw, used in cutting keyholes, etc., as in doors; a kind of compass saw or fret saw. {Keyhole urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous clypeastroid sea urchins, of the genera {Melitta}, {Rotula}, and {Encope}; -- so called because they have one or more perforations resembling keyholes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Fissurella \[d8]Fis`su*rel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. fissura a fissure.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also {keyhole limpet}. |