English Dictionary: millinery | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Chab \Chab\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The red-bellied wood pecker ({Melanerpes Carolinus}). | |
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Woodpecker \Wood"peck`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to {Picus} and many allied genera of the family {Picid[91]}. Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike bill with which they are able to drill holes in the bark and wood of trees in search of insect larv[91] upon which most of the species feed. A few species feed partly upon the sap of trees (see {Sap sucker}, under {Sap}), others spend a portion of their time on the ground in search of ants and other insects. The most common European species are the greater spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus major}), the lesser spotted woodpecker ({D. minor}), and the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see {Yaffle}). The best-known American species are the pileated woodpecker (see under {Pileated}), the ivory-billed woodpecker ({Campephilus principalis}), which is one of the largest known species, the red-headed woodpecker, or red-head ({Melanerpes erythrocephalus}), the red-bellied woodpecker ({M. Carolinus}) (see {Chab}), the superciliary woodpecker ({M. superciliaris}), the hairy woodpecker ({Dryobates villosus}), the downy woodpecker ({D. pubescens}), the three-toed, woodpecker ({Picoides Americanus}), the golden-winged woodpecker (see {Flicker}), and the sap suckers. See also {Carpintero}. {Woodpecker hornbill} (Zo[94]l.), a black and white Asiatic hornbill ({Buceros pica}) which resembles a woodpecker in color. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Carpintero \[d8]Car`pin*te"ro\ (k[add]r`p[esl]n*t[asl]"r[osl]), n. [Sp., a carpenter, a woodpecker.] A california woodpecker ({Melanerpes formicivorus)}, noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larv[91], which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird. | |
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Thitsee \Thit"see\, n. [Written also theesee, and thietsie.] 1. (Bot.) The varnish tree of Burmah ({Melanorrh[d2]a usitatissima}). 2. A black varnish obtained from the tree. | |
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d8Melanorrhd2a \[d8]Mel`a*nor*rh[d2]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las, -anos, black + [?] to flow.] (Bot.) An East Indian genus of large trees. {Melanorrh[oe]a usitatissima} is the lignum-vit[91] of Pegu, and yelds a valuable black varnish. | |
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Varnish \Var"nish\, n. [OE. vernish, F. vernis, LL. vernicium; akin to F. vernir to varnish, fr. (assumed) LL. vitrinire to glaze, from LL. vitrinus glassy, fr. L. vitrum glass. See {Vitreous}.] 1. A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation or chemical action, and the resinous part forms thus a smooth, hard surface, with a beautiful gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree, the influences of air and moisture. Note: According to the sorts of solvents employed, the ordinary kinds of varnish are divided into three classes: spirit, turpentine, and oil varnishes. --Encyc. Brit 2. That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance. The varnish of the holly and ivy. --Macaulay. 3. An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss. And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman gave you. --Shak. {Varnish tree} (Bot.), a tree or shrub from the juice or resin of which varnish is made, as some species of the genus {Rhus}, especially {R. vernicifera} of Japan. The black varnish of Burmah is obtained from the {Melanorrh[oe]a usitatissima}, a tall East Indian tree of the Cashew family. See {Copal}, and {Mastic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Melanure \Mel"a*nure\, n. [NL. melanurus, fr. Gr. me`las, -anos, black + [?] tail.] (Zo[94]l.) A small fish of the Mediterranean; a gilthead. See {Gilthead} (a) . | |
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Melanuric \Mel`a*nu"ric\, a. [Melam + urea.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid obtained by decomposition of melam, or of urea, as a white crystalline powder; -- called also {melanurenic acid}. | |
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Melanuric \Mel`a*nu"ric\, a. [Melam + urea.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid obtained by decomposition of melam, or of urea, as a white crystalline powder; -- called also {melanurenic acid}. | |
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Millenarian \Mil`le*na"ri*an\, a. [See {Millenary}.] Consisting of a thousand years; of or pertaining to the millennium, or to the Millenarians. | |
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Millenarian \Mil`le*na"ri*an\, n. One who believes that Christ will personally reign on earth a thousand years; a Chiliast. | |
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Millenarianism \Mil`le*na"ri*an*ism\, Millenarism \Mil"le*na*rism\, n. The doctrine of Millenarians. | |
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Millenarianism \Mil`le*na"ri*an*ism\, Millenarism \Mil"le*na*rism\, n. The doctrine of Millenarians. | |
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Millenary \Mil"le*na*ry\, a. [L. millenarius, fr. milleni a thousand each, fr. mille a thousand: cf. F. mill[82]naire. See {Mile}.] Consisting of a thousand; millennial. | |
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Millenary \Mil"le*na*ry\, n. The space of a thousand years; a millennium; also, a {Millenarian}.[bd]During that millenary.[b8] --Hare. | |
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Millennialism \Mil*len"ni*al*ism\, Millenniarism \Mil*len"ni*a*rism\, n. Belief in, or expectation of, the millennium; millenarianism. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Milliner \Mil"li*ner\, n. [From Milaner an inhabitant of Milan, in Italy; hence, a man from Milan who imported women's finery.] 1. Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the fancy of women. [Obs.] No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves. --Shak. 2. A person, usually a woman, who makes, trims, or deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc., for women. {Man milliner}, a man who makes or deals in millinery; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied with trifling occupations or embellishments. | |
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Millinery \Mil"li*ner*y\, n. 1. The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses, hats or bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like. 2. The business of work of a milliner. | |
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Millionaire \Mil`lion*aire"\ (?; 277), n. [F. millionnaire.] One whose wealth is counted by millions of francs, dollars, or pounds; a very rich person; a person worth a million or more. [Written also {millionnaire}.] | |
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Millionairess \Mil`lion*air"ess\, n. A woman who is a millionaire, or the wife of a millionaire. [Humorous] --Holmes. | |
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Millionary \Mil"lion*a*ry\, a. Of or pertaining to millions; consisting of millions; as, the millionary chronology of the pundits. --Pinker[?]on. | |
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Millionaire \Mil`lion*aire"\ (?; 277), n. [F. millionnaire.] One whose wealth is counted by millions of francs, dollars, or pounds; a very rich person; a person worth a million or more. [Written also {millionnaire}.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Melmore, OH Zip code(s): 44845 | |
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Milner, GA (city, FIPS 51604) Location: 33.11411 N, 84.19512 W Population (1990): 321 (128 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30257 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Milnor, ND (city, FIPS 52940) Location: 46.26083 N, 97.45665 W Population (1990): 651 (307 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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