English Dictionary: yellowwood | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yell \Yell\ (y[ecr]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yelling}.] [OE. yellen, [yogh]ellen, AS. giellan, gillan, gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel. gjalla, Sw. g[84]lla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., & OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st {Gale}, and {Nightingale}.] To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror. They yelleden as feendes doon in helle. --Chaucer. Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells. --Spenser. Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed thee; some howled, some yelled. --Milton. | |
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Yellow \Yel"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yellowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yellowing}.] To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to dye yellow. | |
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Yellow-eyed \Yel"low-eyed`\, a. Having yellow eyes. {Yellow-eyed grass} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Xyris. | |
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Yellowwood \Yel"low*wood`\, n. (Bot.) The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the {Cladrastis tinctoria}, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash ({Xanthoxylum}); the Australian {Flindersia Oxleyana}, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of {Podocarpus}, trees related to the yew; the East Indian {Podocarpus latifolia}; and the true satinwood ({Chloroxylon Swietenia}). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber. | |
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Yholde \Y*hold"e\, obs. p. p. of {Hold}. --Chaucer. | |
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Yield \Yield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [f4]elden, [f4]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g[84]lla to be worth, g[84]lda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st {Geld}, {Guild}.] 1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent. To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. --Chaucer. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength. --Gen. iv. 12. 2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. [bd]Vines yield nectar.[b8] --Milton. [He] makes milch kine yield blood. --Shak. The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. --Job xxiv. 5. 3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc. And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown. --Shak. Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame. --Milton. 4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow. I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. --Milton. 5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage. 6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more, And the gods yield you for 't. --Shak. God yield thee, and God thank ye. --Beau. & Fl. {To yield the breath}, {the ghost}, [or] {the life}, to die; to expire; -- often followed by up. One calmly yields his willing breath. --Keble. | |
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Yield \Yield\, v. i. 1. To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb. He saw the fainting Grecians yield. --Dryden. 2. To comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request. 3. To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded. Will ye relent, And yield to mercy while 't is offered you? --Shak. 4. To give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they will yield to us in nothing. Nay tell me first, in what more happy fields The thistle springs, to which the lily yields? --Pope. | |
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Yield \Yield\, n. Amount yielded; product; -- applied especially to products resulting from growth or cultivation. [bd]A goodly yield of fruit doth bring.[b8] --Bacon. | |
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Yield \Yield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [f4]elden, [f4]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g[84]lla to be worth, g[84]lda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st {Geld}, {Guild}.] 1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent. To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. --Chaucer. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength. --Gen. iv. 12. 2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. [bd]Vines yield nectar.[b8] --Milton. [He] makes milch kine yield blood. --Shak. The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. --Job xxiv. 5. 3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc. And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown. --Shak. Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame. --Milton. 4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow. I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. --Milton. 5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage. 6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more, And the gods yield you for 't. --Shak. God yield thee, and God thank ye. --Beau. & Fl. {To yield the breath}, {the ghost}, [or] {the life}, to die; to expire; -- often followed by up. One calmly yields his willing breath. --Keble. | |
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Yold \Yold\, obs. p. p. of {Yield}. Yielded. --Spenser. |