yellow metal
         n 1: a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha
               brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products
               [syn: {alpha-beta brass}, {Muntz metal}, {yellow metal}]

English Dictionary: yellow nutgrass	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow nutgrass n European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: chufa, yellow nutgrass, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or       brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the       solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.                   Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Composition \Com`po*si"tion\, n. [F. composition, fr. L.       compositio. See {Composite}.]       1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or             integral, by placing together and uniting different             things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses:             (a) The invention or combination of the parts of any                   literary work or discourse, or of a work of art; as,                   the composition of a poem or a piece of music. [bd]The                   constant habit of elaborate composition.[b8]                   --Macaulay.             (b) (Fine Arts) The art or practice of so combining the                   different parts of a work of art as to produce a                   harmonious whole; also, a work of art considered as                   such. See 4, below.             (c) The act of writing for practice in a language, as                   English, Latin, German, etc.             (d) (Print.) The setting up of type and arranging it for                   printing.          2. The state of being put together or composed; conjunction;             combination; adjustment.                         View them in composition with other things. --I.                                                                               Watts.                         The elementary composition of bodies. --Whewell.          3. A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances;             as, a chemical composition.                         A composition that looks . . . like marble.                                                                               --Addison.          4. A literary, musical, or artistic production, especially             one showing study and care in arrangement; -- often used             of an elementary essay or translation done as an             educational exercise.          5. Consistency; accord; congruity. [Obs.]                         There is no composition in these news That gives                      them credit.                                       --Shak.          6. Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement             of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or             conditions of settlement; agreement.                         Thus we are agreed: I crave our composition may be                      written.                                             --Shak.          7. (Law) The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an             obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between             the parties; also, the sum or amount of compensation             agreed upon in the adjustment.                         Compositions for not taking the order of knighthood.                                                                               --Hallam.                         Cleared by composition with their creditors.                                                                               --Blackstone.          8. Synthesis as opposed to analysis.                         The investigation of difficult things by the method                      of analysis ought ever to precede the method of                      composition.                                       --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.          {Composition cloth}, a kind of cloth covered with a             preparation making it waterproof.          {Composition deed}, an agreement for composition between a             debtor and several creditors.          {Composition plane} (Crystallog.), the plane by which the two             individuals of a twin crystal are united in their reserved             positions.          {Composition of forces} (Mech.), the finding of a single             force (called the resultant) which shall be equal in             effect to two or more given forces (called the components)             when acting in given directions. --Herbert.          {Composition metal}, an alloy resembling brass, which is             sometimes used instead of copper for sheathing vessels; --             also called {Muntz metal} and {yellow metal}.          {Composition of proportion} (Math.), an arrangement of four             proportionals so that the sum of the first and second is             to the second as the sum of the third and fourth to the             fourth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]       [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin       to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,       Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]       greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.       {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]       Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or       brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the       solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.                   Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.                                                                               --Chaucer.                   A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,                the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.                   The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.          {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in             which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly             smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms             are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and             jaundice.          {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.          {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), a North American fresh-water bass             ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the             Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with             several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called             also {barfish}.          {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under             {Persian}.          {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.          {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.          {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga             Cham[91]pitys}).          {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.          {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the             bashaw.          {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --             called also {copiapite}.          {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper             pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.          {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant             ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.                      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.          {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes             used as a yellow pigment.          {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile             disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,             producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black             vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.          {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},             and 3d {Flag}.          {Yellow jack}.       (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.       (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.          {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the             color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are             noted for their irritability, and for their painful             stings.          {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.          {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.          {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.          {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.          {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown             iron ore, which is used as a pigment.          {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant             ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye             daisy.          {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See             {Perch}.          {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.          {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,             their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the             most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and {P.             palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and {P.             ponderosa} and {P. Arizonica} of the Rocky Mountains and             Pacific States.          {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.          {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which             is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding             corrosive sublimate to limewater.          {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.          {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rail ({Porzana             Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,             darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish             yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also             {yellow crake}.          {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},             and {Rocket}.          {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European             stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by             anglers.          {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.          {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus             inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to             ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed             with black, and anteriorly with black lines.          {Yellow spot}.       (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the             fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision             is most accurate. See {Eye}.       (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})             of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a             large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind             wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also {Peck's             skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.          {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             crested titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of             India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow             and green.          {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.          {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the             predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},             which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called             also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer             yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.                      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in             water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate             to limewater.          {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European willow warbler.       (b) The European wood warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Composition \Com`po*si"tion\, n. [F. composition, fr. L.       compositio. See {Composite}.]       1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or             integral, by placing together and uniting different             things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses:             (a) The invention or combination of the parts of any                   literary work or discourse, or of a work of art; as,                   the composition of a poem or a piece of music. [bd]The                   constant habit of elaborate composition.[b8]                   --Macaulay.             (b) (Fine Arts) The art or practice of so combining the                   different parts of a work of art as to produce a                   harmonious whole; also, a work of art considered as                   such. See 4, below.             (c) The act of writing for practice in a language, as                   English, Latin, German, etc.             (d) (Print.) The setting up of type and arranging it for                   printing.          2. The state of being put together or composed; conjunction;             combination; adjustment.                         View them in composition with other things. --I.                                                                               Watts.                         The elementary composition of bodies. --Whewell.          3. A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances;             as, a chemical composition.                         A composition that looks . . . like marble.                                                                               --Addison.          4. A literary, musical, or artistic production, especially             one showing study and care in arrangement; -- often used             of an elementary essay or translation done as an             educational exercise.          5. Consistency; accord; congruity. [Obs.]                         There is no composition in these news That gives                      them credit.                                       --Shak.          6. Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement             of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or             conditions of settlement; agreement.                         Thus we are agreed: I crave our composition may be                      written.                                             --Shak.          7. (Law) The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an             obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between             the parties; also, the sum or amount of compensation             agreed upon in the adjustment.                         Compositions for not taking the order of knighthood.                                                                               --Hallam.                         Cleared by composition with their creditors.                                                                               --Blackstone.          8. Synthesis as opposed to analysis.                         The investigation of difficult things by the method                      of analysis ought ever to precede the method of                      composition.                                       --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.          {Composition cloth}, a kind of cloth covered with a             preparation making it waterproof.          {Composition deed}, an agreement for composition between a             debtor and several creditors.          {Composition plane} (Crystallog.), the plane by which the two             individuals of a twin crystal are united in their reserved             positions.          {Composition of forces} (Mech.), the finding of a single             force (called the resultant) which shall be equal in             effect to two or more given forces (called the components)             when acting in given directions. --Herbert.          {Composition metal}, an alloy resembling brass, which is             sometimes used instead of copper for sheathing vessels; --             also called {Muntz metal} and {yellow metal}.          {Composition of proportion} (Math.), an arrangement of four             proportionals so that the sum of the first and second is             to the second as the sum of the third and fourth to the             fourth.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Yellow Medicine County, MN (county, FIPS 173)       Location: 44.71904 N, 95.86330 W       Population (1990): 11684 (4983 housing units)       Area: 1963.2 sq km (land), 14.1 sq km (water)