Albuginaceae : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   alabaster
         adj 1: of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue" [syn:
                  {alabaster}, {alabastrine}]
         n 1: a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for
               carving
         2: a hard compact kind of calcite [syn: {alabaster}, {oriental
            alabaster}, {onyx marble}, {Mexican onyx}]
         3: a very light white

English Dictionary: Albuginaceae	by the DICT Development Group
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alabastrine adj of or resembling alabaster; "alabaster statue" [syn: alabaster, alabastrine]
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albacore n relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters Synonym(s): albacore, long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga
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albescent adj becoming or shading into white
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Albigenses n a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism Synonym(s): Albigenses, Cathars, Cathari
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Albigensian adj of or relating to Albigenses or Albigensianism
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Albigensianism n a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition Synonym(s): Albigensianism, Catharism
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albizia n any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia [syn: albizzia, albizia]
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Albizia julibrissin n attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens Synonym(s): silk tree, Albizia julibrissin, Albizzia julibrissin
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Albizia lebbeck n large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind Synonym(s): siris, siris tree, Albizia lebbeck, Albizzia lebbeck
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Albizia saman n large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle Synonym(s): rain tree, saman, monkeypod, monkey pod, zaman, zamang, Albizia saman
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albizzia n any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia [syn: albizzia, albizia]
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Albizzia julibrissin n attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens Synonym(s): silk tree, Albizia julibrissin, Albizzia julibrissin
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Albizzia lebbeck n large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind Synonym(s): siris, siris tree, Albizia lebbeck, Albizzia lebbeck
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albuca n any of various plants of the genus Albuca having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; South Africa
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Albuginaceae n fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants Synonym(s): Albuginaceae, family Albuginaceae
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albuginea n whitish tunic
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Albugo n type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts Synonym(s): Albugo, genus Albugo
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Albuquerque n the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river
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aleph-zero n the smallest infinite integer [syn: aleph-null, {aleph- nought}, aleph-zero]
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Alepisaurus n slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes [syn: Alepisaurus, genus Alepisaurus]
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Aleppo grass n tall perennial grass that spreads by creeping rhizomes and is grown for fodder; naturalized in southern United States where it is a serious pest on cultivated land Synonym(s): Johnson grass, Aleppo grass, means grass, evergreen millet, Sorghum halepense
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all of a sudden adv without warning; "all at once, he started shouting" [syn: all of a sudden, all at once] happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side" Synonym(s): suddenly, all of a sudden, of a sudden
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all-victorious adj never having lost
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alopecia n loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)
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alopecia areata n patchy baldness
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alopecic adj pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feathers
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Alopecurus n annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds Synonym(s): Alopecurus, genus Alopecurus
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Alopecurus pratensis n stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America Synonym(s): meadow foxtail, Alopecurus pratensis
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Alopex n arctic foxes Synonym(s): Alopex, genus Alopex
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Alopex lagopus n thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter Synonym(s): Arctic fox, white fox, Alopex lagopus
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Alopius n type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae Synonym(s): Alopius, genus Alopius
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Alopius vulpinus n large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed Synonym(s): thresher, thrasher, thresher shark, fox shark, Alopius vulpinus
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alpaca n wool of the alpaca a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco Synonym(s): alpaca, Lama pacos
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alpestrine adj growing at high altitudes [syn: alpestrine, subalpine]
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Alpha Centauri n brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun Synonym(s): Alpha Centauri, Rigil Kent, Rigil
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Alpha Crucis n the brightest star in the Southern Cross
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Alpha Geminorum n a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux Synonym(s): Castor, Alpha Geminorum
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alpha globulin n a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility
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alpha software n a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers
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Alps n a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction Synonym(s): Alps, the Alps
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Half \Half\ (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[be]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view. Note: The adjective and noun are often united to form a compound. 2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge. Assumed from thence a half consent. --Tennyson. {Half ape} (Zo[94]l.), a lemur. {Half back}. (Football) See under 2d {Back}. {Half bent}, the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch. {Half binding}, a style of bookbinding in which only the back and corners are in leather. {Half boarder}, one who boards in part; specifically, a scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only. {Half-breadth plan} (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of the half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines. {Half cadence} (Mus.), a cadence on the dominant. {Half cap}, a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] --Shak. {A half cock}, the position of the cock of a gun when retained by the first notch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [umac]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos, Skr. v[rsdot]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag, tear in pieces. [root]286. Cf. {Lupine}, a., {Lyceum}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus {Canis} and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf ({Canis lupus}), the American gray, or timber, wolf ({C. occidentalis}), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larv[91] of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee wolf. 3. Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door. 4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries. 5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. {Lupus}. [Obs.] If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf into thy side. --Jer. Taylor. 6. (Mus.) (a) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament. (b) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective vibration in certain notes of the scale. 7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight. {Black wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A black variety of the European wolf which is common in the Pyrenees. (b) A black variety of the American gray wolf. {Golden wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the Thibetan wolf ({Canis laniger}); -- called also {chanco}. {Indian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic wolf ({Canis pallipes}) which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also {landgak}. {Prairie wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the coyote. {Sea wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary. {Strand wolf} (Zo[94]l.) the striped hyena. {Tasmanian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the zebra wolf. {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena. {To keep the wolf from the door}, to keep away poverty; to prevent starvation. See {Wolf}, 3, above. --Tennyson. {Wolf dog}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees, supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of the St. Bernard dog. (b) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves. (c) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo dog. {Wolf eel} (Zo[94]l.), a wolf fish. {Wolf fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, voracious marine fishes of the genus {Anarrhichas}, especially the common species ({A. lupus}) of Europe and North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful jaws. Called also {catfish}, {sea cat}, {sea wolf}, {stone biter}, and {swinefish}. {Wolf net}, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great numbers of fish. {Wolf's peach} (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple ({Lycopersicum esculentum}). {Wolf spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of running ground spiders belonging to the genus {Lycosa}, or family {Lycosid[91]}. These spiders run about rapidly in search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or blackish in color. See Illust. in App. {Zebra wolf} (Zo[94]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial ({Thylacinus cynocephalus}) native of Tasmania; -- called also {Tasmanian wolf}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alabaster \Al"a*bas"ter\, n. [L. alabaster, Gr. [?], said to be derived fr. Alabastron, the name of a town in Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. alabastre, F. alb[83]tre.] 1. (Min.) (a) A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc. (b) A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster. 2. A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made. --Fosbroke.
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d8Alabastrum \[d8]Al`a*bas"trum\, n.; pl. {Alabastra}. [NL.] (Bot.) A flower bud. --Gray.
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Alabastrian \Al`abas"trian\, a. Alabastrine.
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Alabastrine \Al`a*bas"trine\, a. Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; as alabastrine limbs.
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Alb Sunday \Alb Sunday\ (Eccl.) The first Sunday after Easter Sunday, properly {Albless Sunday}, because in the early church those who had been baptized on Easter eve laid aside on the following Saturday their white albs which had been put on after baptism.
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Albacore \Al"ba*core\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Albicore}.
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Albicore \Al"bi*core\, n. [F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg. albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro a little pig.] (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, esp. {Orcynus alalonga}. One species ({Orcynus thynnus}), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in New England the {horse mackerel}; the tunny. [Written also {albacore}.]
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Albacore \Al"ba*core\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Albicore}.
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Albicore \Al"bi*core\, n. [F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg. albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro a little pig.] (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, esp. {Orcynus alalonga}. One species ({Orcynus thynnus}), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in New England the {horse mackerel}; the tunny. [Written also {albacore}.]
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Albescence \Al*bes"cence\, n. The act of becoming white; whitishness.
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Albescent \Al*bes"cent\, a. [L. albescens, p. pr. of albescere to grow white, fr. albus white.] Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
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Albicant \Al"bi*cant\, a. [L. albicans, p. pr. of albicare, albicatum, to be white, fr. albus white.] Growing or becoming white.
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Albication \Al`bi*ca"tion\, n. The process of becoming white, or developing white patches, or streaks.
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Albicore \Al"bi*core\, n. [F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg. albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro a little pig.] (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, esp. {Orcynus alalonga}. One species ({Orcynus thynnus}), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in New England the {horse mackerel}; the tunny. [Written also {albacore}.]
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Albigenses \Al`bi*gen"ses\, d8Albigeois \[d8]Al`bi`geois"\, n. pl. [From Albi and Albigeois, a town and its district in the south of France, in which the sect abounded.] (Eccl. Hist.) A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries. Note: The Albigenses were a branch of the Catharists (the pure). They were exterminated by crusades and the Inquisition. They were distinct from the Waldenses.
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Albigensian \Al`bi*gen"sian\, a. Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.
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Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L. sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen stuff.] 1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that produced by the larv[91] of {Bombyx mori}. 2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named material. 3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize. {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and before it is manufactured. {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of the silk-cotton tree. {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to the order {Bombace[91]}. The trees grow to an immense size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun. {Silk flower}. (Bot.) (a) The silk tree. (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru. {Silk fowl} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky plumage. {Silk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a gland which secretes the material of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium. {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers, who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.] {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The name is also sometimes given to various species of the genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}. {Silk moth} (Zo[94]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See {Silkworm}. {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with a stiffer nap. {Silk spider} (Zo[94]l.), a large spider ({Nephila plumipes}), native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the sexes. {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C. {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}. {Silk vessel}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Silk gland}, above. {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe.
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Albugineous \Al`bugin"eous\, a. [See {Albugo}.] Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; -- a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white.
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d8Albugo \[d8]Al*bu"go\, n.; pl. {Albugines}. [L., whiteness, fr. albus white.] (Med.) Same as {Leucoma}.
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d8Leucoma \[d8]Leuco"ma\ (l[usl]k[omac]"m[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ley`kwma, fr. leyko`s white.] (Med.) A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; -- called also {albugo}.
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Aleppo grass \Aleppo grass\ (Bot.) One of the cultivated forms of {Andropogon Halepensis} (syn. {Sorghum Halepense}). See {Andropogon}, below.
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Alewife \Ale"wife`\, n.; pl. {Alewives}. A woman who keeps an alehouse. --Gay.
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Alewife \Ale"wife`\, n.; pl. {Alewives}. [This word is properly aloof, the Indian name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture of maize in America, [bd]Phil Trans.[b8] No. 142, p. 1065, and Baddam's [bd]Memoirs,[b8] vol. ii. p. 131.] (Zo[94]l.) A North American fish ({Clupea vernalis}) of the Herring family. It is called also {ellwife}, {ellwhop}, {branch herring}. The name is locally applied to other related species.
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d8Alfa \[d8]Al"fa\or Alfa grass \Al"fa grass"\, n. A plant ({Macrochloa tenacissima}) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.
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Sudden \Sud"den\, n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. {All of a sudden}, {On a sudden}, {Of a sudden}, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly. How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! --Milton. He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden. --Thackeray.
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All-possessed \All`-pos*sessed"\, a. Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild. [Colloq.]
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Alluvious \Allu"vious\, n. [L. alluvius. See {Alluvion}.] Alluvial. [R.] --Johnson.
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Alopecist \Alop"ecist\, n. A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness.
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Meadow \Mead"ow\, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow ground.[b8] --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}. {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See {Grass}. {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}. (b) The American coot ({Fulica}). (c) The clapper rail. {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called also {field mouse}, and {field vole}. {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes. {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}. {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe. {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}. {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}. {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel. {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grama grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and hay. Far West. {Festuca scabrella}. Guinea grass, hay. South. {Panicum jumentorum}. Herd's grass, in New England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop. Indian grass. Same as {Wood grass} (below). Italian rye grass, forage and hay. {Lolium Italicum}. Johnson grass, grazing aud hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. {Elymus}, several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay. {Glyceria}, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture and hay. {Festuca elatior}. Meadow foxtail, pasture, hay, lawn. North. {Alopecurus pratensis}. Meadow grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Poa}, several species. Mesquite, [or] Muskit grass. Same as {Grama grass} (above).
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d8Alopecia \[d8]Al`ope"cia\ ([acr]l`[osl]p[emac]"sh[icr][adot]), Alopecy \Alop"ecy\ ([adot]l[ocr]p"[esl]s[ycr]), n. [L. alopecia, Gr. 'alwpeki`a, fr. 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.] (Med.) Loss of the hair; baldness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A large and voracious shark ({Alopias vulpes}), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also {fox shark}, {sea ape}, {sea fox}, {slasher}, {swingle-tail}, and {thrasher shark}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See {Brown thrush}. {Sage thrasher}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sage}. {Thrasher whale} (Zo[94]l.), the common killer of the Atlantic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spur-winged \Spur"-winged`\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings. {Spur-winged goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of long-legged African geese of the genus {Plectropterus} and allied genera, having a strong spur on the bend of the wing, as the Gambo goose ({P. Gambensis}) and the Egyptian, or Nile, goose ({Alopochen [92]gyptiaca}). {Spur-winged plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Old World plover ({Hoplopterus spinosus}) having a sharp spur on the bend of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent parts of Asia and Europe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Goose \Goose\ (g[oomac]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[emac]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[omac]s, pl. g[emac]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[be]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[aring]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. ha[msdot]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander}, {Gannet}, {Ganza}, {Gosling}.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily {Anserin[91]}, and belonging to {Anser}, {Branta}, {Chen}, and several allied genera. See {Anseres}. Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been derived from the European graylag goose ({Anser anser}). The bean goose ({A. segetum}), the American wild or Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), and the bernicle goose ({Branta leucopsis}) are well known species. The American white or snow geese and the blue goose belong to the genus {Chen}. See {Bernicle}, {Emperor goose}, under {Emperor}, {Snow goose}, {Wild goose}, {Brant}. 2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose. Note: The Egyptian or fox goose ({Alopochen [92]gyptiaca}) and the African spur-winged geese ({Plectropterus}) belong to the family {Plectropterid[91]}. The Australian semipalmated goose ({Anseranas semipalmata}) and Cape Barren goose ({Cereopsis Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}) are very different from northern geese, and each is made the type of a distinct family. Both are domesticated in Australia. 3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose. 4. A silly creature; a simpleton. 5. A game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted. The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose. --Goldsmith. {A wild goose chase}, an attempt to accomplish something impossible or unlikely of attainment. {Fen goose}. See under {Fen}. {Goose barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), any pedunculated barnacle of the genus {Anatifa} or {Lepas}; -- called also {duck barnacle}. See {Barnacle}, and {Cirripedia}. {Goose cap}, a silly person. [Obs.] --Beau. & . {Goose corn} (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({Juncus squarrosus}). {Goose feast}, Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.] {Goose flesh}, a peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear; -- called also {goose skin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alpaca \Al*pac"a\, n. [Sp. alpaca, fr. the original Peruvian name of the animal. Cf. {Paco}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) An animal of Peru ({Lama paco}), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama. 2. Wool of the alpaca. 3. A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alpestrine \Al*pes"trine\, a. (Bot.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timbe[?] line; subalpine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alpestrine \Al*pes"trine\, a. [L. Alpestris.] Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dog Star \Dog" Star`\ Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called also {Canicula}, and, in astronomical charts, {[alpha] Canis Majoris}. See {Dog days}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alpigene \Al"pigene\ ([acr]l"p[icr]j[emac]n), a. [L. Alpes Alps + -gen.] Growing in Alpine regions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alpist \Al"pist\, Alpia \Al"pi*a\, n. [F.: cf. Sp. & Pg. alpiste.] The seed of canary grass ({Phalaris Canariensis}), used for feeding cage birds.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alabaster, AL (city, FIPS 820) Location: 33.22655 N, 86.82462 W Population (1990): 14732 (5144 housing units) Area: 48.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Albuquerque, NM (city, FIPS 2000) Location: 35.11722 N, 106.62464 W Population (1990): 384736 (166870 housing units) Area: 342.4 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 87102, 87104, 87105, 87106, 87107, 87108, 87109, 87110, 87111, 87112, 87113, 87116, 87118, 87120, 87121, 87122, 87123
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alviso, CA Zip code(s): 95002
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
alpha geek n. [from animal ethologists' `alpha male'] The most technically accomplished or skillful person in some implied context. "Ask Larry, he's the alpha geek here."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ALPAK A subroutine package used by {ALTRAN}. ["The ALPAK System for Nonnumerical Algebra on a Digital Computer", W.S. Brown, Bell Sys Tech J 42:2081, 1963]. [Sammet 1969, p. 502]. (1995-05-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Alpha AXP 21164 A 1 {GIPS} version of the {DEC Alpha} processor. The first commercially available sequential 1 GIPS processor. Announced 1994-09-7. {(http://www.digital.com/info/semiconductor/dsc-21164.html)}. (1995-05-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
alpha conversion In {lambda-calculus} and {reduction}, the renaming of a {formal parameter} in a {lambda abstraction}. This does not change the meaning of the abstraction. For example: \ x . x+1 <--> \ y . y+1 If the {actual argument} to a lambda abstraction contains instances of the abstraction's formal parameter then it is necessary to rename the parameter before applying the abstraction to avoid {name capture}. (1995-05-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Alpha Geek The head {geek} or geek's geek. When no one else knows the answer, or several techno-types give conflicting advise, or the error message says "consult your administrator" and you are the administrator, you ask the Alpha Geek. (1997-06-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ALPS 1. An early interpreted {algebraic language} for the {Bendix G15} by Richard V. Andree of the {University of Oklahoma}. ALPS is said to have preceded and influenced development of {BASIC}. Dale Peters reports that in the summer of 1966 he attended the second year of an {NSF}-sponsored summer institute in mathematics and computing at the University of Oklahoma. Richard Andree taught the computing class which mostly used the language GO-GO which was later renamed ALPS. Andree, Harold Wiebe, Ralph Howenstein, and another grad student were changing the language frequently during the class, which was occasionally a little disorienting. Dale believes it was used in the previous summer as well and that it was about this time that Kemeny (one of the designers of BASIC) saw it during a visit. 2. A parallel {logic language}. ["Synchronization and Scheduling in ALPS Objects", P. Vishnubhotia, Proc 8th Intl Conf Distrib Com Sys, IEEE 1988, pp. 256-264]. (1994-11-24)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Alabaster occurs only in the New Testament in connection with the box of "ointment of spikenard very precious," with the contents of which a woman anointed the head of Jesus as he sat at supper in the house of Simon the leper (Matt. 26:7; Mark 14:3; Luke 7:37). These boxes were made from a stone found near Alabastron in Egypt, and from this circumstance the Greeks gave them the name of the city where they were made. The name was then given to the stone of which they were made; and finally to all perfume vessels, of whatever material they were formed. The woman "broke" the vessel; i.e., she broke off, as was usually done, the long and narrow neck so as to reach the contents. This stone resembles marble, but is softer in its texture, and hence very easily wrought into boxes. Mark says (14:5) that this box of ointment was worth more than 300 pence, i.e., denarii, each of the value of sevenpence halfpenny of our money, and therefore worth about 10 pounds. But if we take the denarius as the day's wage of a labourer (Matt. 20:2), say two shillings of our money, then the whole would be worth about 30 pounds, so costly was Mary's offering.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Alphaeus (1.) The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13), and the husband of Mary (John 19:25). The Hebrew form of this name is Cleopas, or Clopas (q.v.). (2.) The father of Levi, or Matthew (Mark 2:14).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Alpheus, a thousand; learned; chief