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   Yalta Conference
         n 1: a conference held in Yalta in February 1945 where
               Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill planned the final stages
               of World War II and agreed to the territorial division of
               Europe

English Dictionary: yellow dock by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow dock
n
  1. European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
    Synonym(s): bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, yellow dock, Rumex obtusifolius
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow-dog contract
n
  1. a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow-eyed grass
n
  1. any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow-eyed grass family
n
  1. plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places
    Synonym(s): Xyridaceae, family Xyridaceae, yellow- eyed grass family
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]:
   Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to
      D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill,
      Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)
      Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those
      of the genera {Cnicus}, {Craduus}, and {Onopordon}. The name
      is often also applied to other prickly plants.
  
      {Blessed thistle}, {Carduus benedictus}, so named because it
            was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of
            venomous creatures.
  
      {Bull thistle}, {Cnicus lanceolatus}, the common large
            thistle of neglected pastures.
  
      {Canada thistle}, {Cnicus arvensis}, a native of Europe, but
            introduced into the United States from Canada.
  
      {Cotton thistle}, {Onopordon Acanthium}.
  
      {Fuller's thistle}, the teasel.
  
      {Globe thistle}, {Melon thistle}, etc. See under {Globe},
            {Melon}, etc.
  
      {Pine thistle}, {Atractylis gummifera}, a native of the
            Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the
            involucre.
  
      {Scotch thistle}, either the cotton thistle, or the musk
            thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national
            emblems of Scotland.
  
      {Sow thistle}, {Sonchus oleraceus}.
  
      {Spear thistle}. Same as {Bull thistle}.
  
      {Star thistle}, a species of {Centaurea}. See {Centaurea}.
  
      {Torch thistle}, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus
            Cereus. See {Cereus}.
  
      {Yellow thistle}, {Cincus horridulus}.
  
      {Thistle bird} (Zo[94]l.), the American goldfinch, or
            yellow-bird ({Spinus tristis}); -- so called on account of
            its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under
            {Goldfinch}.
  
      {Thistle butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely colored American
            butterfly ({Vanessa cardui}) whose larva feeds upon
            thistles; -- called also {painted lady}.
  
      {Thistle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza
            militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Thistle crown}, a gold coin of England of the reign of James
            I., worth four shillings.
  
      {Thistle finch} (Zo[94]l.), the goldfinch; -- so called from
            its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Thistle funnel}, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring
            mouth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellow-eyed \Yel"low-eyed`\, a.
      Having yellow eyes.
  
      {Yellow-eyed grass} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Xyris.
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