English Dictionary: Yankee corn | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Japan \Ja*pan"\, a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina allspice. {Japan black} (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; -- called also {Brunswick black}, {Japan lacquer}, or simply {Japan}. {Japan camphor}, ordinary camphor brought from China or Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called borneol or Borneo camphor. {Japan clover}, [or] {Japan pea} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant ({Lespedeza striata}) from Eastern Asia, useful for fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about 1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it was called variously {Yankee clover} and {Rebel clover}. {Japan earth}. See {Catechu}. {Japan ink}, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black when dry. {Japan varnish}, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of the {Rhus vernix}, a small Japanese tree related to the poison sumac. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yankee \Yan"kee\, a. Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees. The alertness of the Yankee aspect. --Hawthorne. {Yankee clover}. (Bot.) See {Japan clover}, under {Japan}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yankeeism \Yan"kee*ism\, n. A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like. --Lowell. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Young \Young\ (y[ucr]ng), a. [Compar. {Younger} (y[ucr][nsm]"g[etil]r); superl. {Youngest} (-g[ecr]st).] [OE. yung, yong, [yogh]ong, [yogh]ung, AS. geong; akin to OFries. iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. & Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas, Russ. iunuii, L. juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juva[cced]a, juvan. [root]281. Cf. {Junior}, {Juniper}, {Juvenile}, {Younker}, {Youth}.] 1. Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn. For he so young and tender was of age. --Chaucer. [bd]Whom the gods love, die young,[b8] has been too long carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live young forever. --Mrs. H. H. Jackson. 2. Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a young tree. While the fears of the people were young. --De Foe. 3. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak. Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in this. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Youngish \Young"ish\, a. Somewhat young. --Tatler. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Yancey County, NC (county, FIPS 199) Location: 35.90268 N, 82.31001 W Population (1990): 15419 (7994 housing units) Area: 809.2 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water) |