English Dictionary: papaya tree | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d, OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan. & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth. r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and {nettle butterfly}. {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests houses. (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral} (b), under {Kermes}. {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish} (d) . {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra}) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}. {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris}, especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}. {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in India. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hag \Hag\, n. [OE. hagge, hegge, with, hag, AS. h[91]gtesse; akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw. h[84]xa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E. haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild woman. [?].] 1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.] [bd][Silenus] that old hag.[b8] --Golding. 2. An ugly old woman. 3. A fury; a she-monster. --Grashaw. 4. (Zo[94]l.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch ({Myxine glutinosa}), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta. Called also {hagfish}, {borer}, {slime eel}, {sucker}, and {sleepmarken}. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The hagdon or shearwater. 6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair. --Blount. {Hag moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Phobetron pithecium}), the larva of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on fruit trees. {Hag's tooth} (Naut.), an ugly irregularity in the pattern of matting or pointing. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Piepoudre \Pie"pou`dre\, Piepowder \Pie"pow`der\, n. [Lit., dustyfoot, i. e., dusty-footed dealers, fr. F. pied foot + poudreux dusty.] (O. Eng. Law) An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owned or had the toll was the judge. --Blackstone. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Piepoudre \Pie"pou`dre\, Piepowder \Pie"pow`der\, n. [Lit., dustyfoot, i. e., dusty-footed dealers, fr. F. pied foot + poudreux dusty.] (O. Eng. Law) An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owned or had the toll was the judge. --Blackstone. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pipe \Pipe\, n. [AS. p[c6]pe, probably fr. L. pipare, pipire, to chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. {Peep}, {Pibroch}, {Fife}.] 1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pipe; the pipe of an organ. [bd]Tunable as sylvan pipe.[b8] --Milton. Now had he rather hear the tabor and the pipe. --Shak. 2. Any long tube or hollow body of wood, metal, earthenware, or the like: especially, one used as a conductor of water, steam, gas, etc. 3. A small bowl with a hollow steam, -- used in smoking tobacco, and, sometimes, other substances. 4. A passageway for the air in speaking and breathing; the windpipe, or one of its divisions. 5. The key or sound of the voice. [R.] --Shak. 6. The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird. The earliest pipe of half-awakened birds. --Tennyson. 7. pl. The bagpipe; as, the pipes of Lucknow. 8. (Mining) An elongated body or vein of ore. 9. A roll formerly used in the English exchequer, otherwise called the Great Roll, on which were taken down the accounts of debts to the king; -- so called because put together like a pipe. --Mozley & W. 10. (Naut.) A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to their duties; also, the sound of it. 11. [Cf. F. pipe, fr. pipe a wind instrument, a tube, fr. L. pipare to chirp. See Etymol. above.] A cask usually containing two hogsheads, or 126 wine gallons; also, the quantity which it contains. {Pipe fitter}, one who fits pipes together, or applies pipes, as to an engine or a building. {Pipe fitting}, a piece, as a coupling, an elbow, a valve, etc., used for connecting lengths of pipe or as accessory to a pipe. {Pipe office}, an ancient office in the Court of Exchequer, in which the clerk of the pipe made out leases of crown lands, accounts of cheriffs, etc. [Eng.] {Pipe tree} (Bot.), the lilac and the mock orange; -- so called because their were formerly used to make pipe stems; -- called also {pipe privet}. {Pipe wrench}, [or] {Pipetongs}, a jawed tool for gripping a pipe, in turning or holding it. {To smoke the pipe of peace}, to smoke from the same pipe in token of amity or preparatory to making a treaty of peace, -- a custom of the American Indians. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puff \Puff\ (p[ucr]f), n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.] 1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. [bd] To every puff of wind a slave.[b8] --Flatman. 2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically: (a) A puffball. (b) a kind of light pastry. (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder. 3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal. {Puff adder}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any South African viper belonging to {Clotho} and allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have the power of greatly distending their bodies when irritated. The common puff adder ({Vipera, [or] Clotho arietans}) is the largest species, becoming over four feet long. The plumed puff adder ({C. cornuta}) has a plumelike appendage over each eye. (b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon platyrrhinos}) which has the power of puffing up its body. Called also {hog-nose snake}, {flathead}, {spreading adder}, and {blowing adder}. {Puff bird} (Zo[94]l.), any bird of the genus {Bucco}, or family {Bucconid[91]}. They are small birds, usually with dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail feathers. See {Barbet} (b) . | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Puppetry \Pup"pet*ry\, n. Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet show; hence, mere form or show; affectation. Puppetry of the English laws of divorce. --Chambers. |