vibraharp
         n 1: a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having
               metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that
               produce a vibrato sound [syn: {vibraphone}, {vibraharp},
               {vibes}]

English Dictionary: vibraharp	by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaporer \Va"por*er\, n.       One who vapors; a braggart.          {Vaporer moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Orgyia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaporer \Va"por*er\, n.       One who vapors; a braggart.          {Vaporer moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Orgyia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Orgyia \[d8]Or*gy"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the length of the       outstretched arms. So named because, when at rest, it       stretches forward its fore legs like arms.] (Zo[94]l.).       A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of       {Orgyia leucostigma}) are often very injurious to fruit trees       and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also {vaporer       moth}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vaporer \Va"por*er\, n.       One who vapors; a braggart.          {Vaporer moth}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Orgyia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Orgyia \[d8]Or*gy"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] the length of the       outstretched arms. So named because, when at rest, it       stretches forward its fore legs like arms.] (Zo[94]l.).       A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of       {Orgyia leucostigma}) are often very injurious to fruit trees       and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also {vaporer       moth}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puff \Puff\ (p[ucr]f), n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan.       puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.]       1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;             hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a             whiff. [bd] To every puff of wind a slave.[b8] --Flatman.          2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:             (a) A puffball.             (b) a kind of light pastry.             (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair                   with powder.          3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially             one in a public journal.          {Puff adder}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any South African viper belonging to {Clotho} and                   allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have                   the power of greatly distending their bodies when                   irritated. The common puff adder ({Vipera, [or] Clotho                   arietans}) is the largest species, becoming over four                   feet long. The plumed puff adder ({C. cornuta}) has a                   plumelike appendage over each eye.             (b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon                   platyrrhinos}) which has the power of puffing up its                   body. Called also {hog-nose snake}, {flathead},                   {spreading adder}, and {blowing adder}.          {Puff bird} (Zo[94]l.), any bird of the genus {Bucco}, or             family {Bucconid[91]}. They are small birds, usually with             dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail             feathers. See {Barbet}             (b) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plume \Plume\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pluming}.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to       cover with feathers.]       1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or             prink.                         Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W.                                                                               Irving.          2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage;             also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden.          3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. [bd]Farewell the plumed             troop.[b8] --Shak.          4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he             plumes himself on his skill. --South.          {Plumed adder} (Zo[94]l.), an African viper ({Vipera, [or]             Clotho cornuta}), having a plumelike structure over each             eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African puff             adder. Called also {horned viper} and {hornsman}.          {Plumed partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the California mountain quail             ({Oreortyx pictus}). See {Mountain quail}, under             {Mountain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adder \Ad"der\, n. [OE. addere, naddere, eddre, AS. n[91]dre,       adder, snake; akin to OS. nadra, OHG. natra, natara, Ger.       natter, Goth. nadrs, Icel. na[eb]r, masc., na[eb]ra, fem.:       cf. W. neidr, Gorn. naddyr, Ir. nathair, L. natrix, water       snake. An adder is for a nadder.]       1. A serpent. [Obs.] [bd]The eddre seide to the woman.[b8]             --Wyclif. Gen. iii. 4. )          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small venomous serpent of the genus {Vipera}. The                   common European adder is the {Vipera ([or] Pelias)                   berus}. The puff adders of Africa are species of                   {Clotho}.             (b) In America, the term is commonly applied to several                   harmless snakes, as the {milk adder}, {puffing adder},                   etc.             (c) Same as {Sea Adder}.          Note: In the sculptures the appellation is given to several                venomous serpents, -- sometimes to the horned viper                ({Cerastles}).
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
vaporware /vay'pr-weir/ n.   Products announced far in advance    of any release (which may or may not actually take place).   See also    {brochureware}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
vaporware          /vay'pr-weir/ Products announced far in advance of       any release (which may or may not actually take place).   The       term came from {Atari} users and was later applied by       {Infoworld} to {Microsoft}'s continuous lying about {Microsoft       Windows}.          See also {brochureware}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1996-09-30)