Jow
Jow, jow, v.t. and v.i. (Scot.) to ring, toll.—n. a stroke of a bell.
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Jow, jow, v.t. and v.i. (Scot.) to ring, toll.—n. a stroke of a bell.
English · e-38538-6381 · brief source recordJowl, jowl, n. the jaw or cheek.—n. Jowl′er, a heavy-jawed hound. [M. E. forms are chol, chaul, corr. from chavel, and this again from A.S. ceafl, the jaw.]
English · e-38538-6382Jowl, jōl, v.t. (Shak.). Same as Jole, to beat.
English · e-38538-6383 · brief source recordJowter, jow′tėr, n. a fish-hawker.—Also Jow′der. [Prob. a form of jolter.]
English · e-38538-6384 · brief source recordJoy, joi, n. gladness: rapture, mirth: the cause of joy.—v.i. to rejoice: to be glad: to exult:—pr.p. joy′ing; pa.p. joyed.—v.t. Joy (Milt.), to enjoy.—n. Joy′ance (Spens.), gaiety, festivity.—adj. Joy′ful, full of joy:
English · e-38538-6385Juba, jōō′ba, n. a negro breakdown or rustic dance, in which the spectators clap hands, slap their thighs, and sing verses with juba as a refrain.
English · e-38538-6386Jubate, jōō′bāt, adj. having a mane.
English · e-38538-6387 · brief source recordJubbah, jub′a, n. a long loose outer garment worn by Mohammedans in India, &c.
English · e-38538-6388 · brief source recordJube, jōō′bē, n. the rood-loft or gallery over the entrance to the choir of a church. [L., imperat. of jubēre, to command.]
English · e-38538-6389Jubilant, jōō′bi-lant, adj. shouting for joy: rejoicing: uttering songs of triumph.—n. Ju′bilance, exultation.—adv. Jubilantly.—v.i. Ju′bilate, to exult, rejoice.—ns. Jubilā′tē, the third Sunday after Easter, so called b
English · e-38538-6390Jubilee, jōō′bi-lē, n. the year of release among the Jews every fiftieth year, proclaimed by the sound of a trumpet: the celebration of a fiftieth anniversary—e.g. of a king's accession, a bishop's consecration, &c.: in
English · e-38538-6391Jud, jud, n. a mass of coal holed or undercut so as to be thrown down by wedges.
English · e-38538-6392 · brief source recordJudaic, -al, jōō-dā′ik, -al, adj. pertaining to the Jews.—adv. Judā′ically.—n. Judaisā′tion.—v.t. Ju′daīse, to conform to or practise Judaism.—ns. Judaī′ser; Ju′daism, the doctrines and rites of the Jews: conformity to t
English · e-38538-6393Judas, jōō′das, n. a traitor: an opening in a jail-door, &c.—adj. Ju′das-col′oured, red of hair—Judas traditionally being red-haired.—ns. Ju′das-hole, a small hole in a door for watching; Ju′das-kiss, any act of treacher
English · e-38538-6394Judean, jōō-dē′an, adj. belonging to Judea.—n. a native of Judea.
English · e-38538-6395 · brief source recordJudge, juj, v.i. to point out or declare what is just or law: to hear and decide: to pass sentence: to compare facts to determine the truth: to form or pass an opinion: to distinguish.—v.t. to hear and determine authorit
English · e-38538-6396Judica, jōō′di-ka, n. Passion Sunday—from the opening words of the introit, 'Judica me, Deus' (43d Ps.).
English · e-38538-6397 · brief source recordJudicature, jōō′di-kā-tūr, n. power of dispensing justice by legal trial: jurisdiction: a tribunal.—adjs. Ju′dicable, that may be judged or tried; Ju′dicātive, having power to judge; Ju′dicātory, pertaining to a judge: d
English · e-38538-6398Judicial, jōō-dish′al, adj. pertaining to a judge or court of justice: established by statute.—adv. Judic′ially.—Judicial Committee, an offshoot of the Privy Council, forming a court of appeal; Judicial factor, in Scotla
English · e-38538-6399Judiciary, jōō-dish′i-ar-i, n. the judges taken collectively.—adj. pertaining to the courts of law: passing judgment. [L. judiciarius.]
English · e-38538-6400Judicious, jōō-dish′us, adj. according to sound judgment: possessing sound judgment: discreet.—adv. Judic′iously.—n. Judic′iousness. [Fr. judicieux—Low L. judiciosus—L. judicium.]
English · e-38538-6401Judy, jōō′di, n. Punch's wife in the puppet-show: a native Chinese strumpet. [Corr. of Judith.]
English · e-38538-6402 · brief source recordJug, jug, n. a large vessel with a swelling body and narrow mouth for liquors.—v.t. to boil or stew as in a jug:—pr.p. jug′ging; pa.p. jugged.—Jugged hare (see Hare); Stone jug (slang), jail. [Prob. Judy, jocularly appli
English · e-38538-6403Jug, jug, v.i. to utter the sound jug, as certain birds, esp. the nightingale.—n. Jug-jug. [Imit.]
English · e-38538-6404 · brief source recordJugal, jōō′gal, adj. malar: joining, uniting.—n. a bone of the zygomatic arch, malar bone.
English · e-38538-6405 · brief source recordJugate, -d, jōō′gāt, -ed, adj. (bot.) having the leaflets in pairs: joined as jugata on a coin, &c.—n.pl. Ju′gata, heads shown side by side or overlapping.
English · e-38538-6406Juggernaut, jug′er-nawt, n. an idol of the Hindu god Vishnu, beneath whose car devotees were supposed to immolate themselves; hence the 'car of Juggernaut' stands metaphorically for any Moloch of self-sacrifice. [Sans. J
English · e-38538-6407Juggins, jug′ginz, n. (slang) a simpleton.
English · e-38538-6408 · brief source recordJuggle, jug′l, v.i. to joke or jest: to amuse by sleight-of-hand: to conjure: to practise artifice or imposture.—n. a trick by sleight-of-hand: an imposture.—ns. Jugg′ler, one who performs tricks by sleight-of-hand: a tr
English · e-38538-6409Juglans, jōō′glanz, n. a genus of the walnut family.
English · e-38538-6410 · brief source recordJugular, jug′ū-lar, adj. pertaining to the collar-bone, which joins the neck and shoulders.—n. one of the large veins on each side of the neck. [L. jugulum, the collar-bone—jungĕre, to join.]
English · e-38538-6411Juice, jōōs, n. the sap of vegetables: the fluid part of animal bodies.—adj. Juice′less.—n. Juic′iness.—adj. Juic′y. [Fr.,—L. jus, broth, lit. mixture.]
English · e-38538-6412Jujube, jōō′jōōb, n. a genus of spiny shrubs or small trees, the fruit of which is dried as a sweetmeat: a lozenge made of sugar and gum. [Fr.,—L. zizyphum—Gr. zizyphon—Pers. zīzfun, the jujube-tree.]
English · e-38538-6413Julep, jōō′lep, n. a pleasant liquid medicine in which other nauseous medicines are taken.—Also Ju′lap. [Fr.,—Sp. julepe—Ar. jūlāb—Pers. jūlāb.]
English · e-38538-6414Julian, jōōl′yan, adj. pertaining to C. Julius Cæsar (B.C. 100-44).—Julian year (see Year).
English · e-38538-6415 · brief source recordJulienne, zhü-li-en′, n. a clear soup, with shredded herbs. [Julien, a French cook in Boston.]
English · e-38538-6416 · brief source recordJuly, jōō′lī, n. the seventh month of the year—from Caius Julius Cæsar, who was born in it.
English · e-38538-6417 · brief source recordJumart, jōō′mart, n. the offspring of a bull and a mare, or horse and cow. [Fr.,—L. jumentum.]
English · e-38538-6418 · brief source recordJumble, jum′bl, v.t. to mix confusedly: to throw together without order.—v.i. to be mixed together confusedly: to be agitated: to jump at, to accept eagerly.—n. a confused mixture.—n. Jum′ble-sale, a charity bazaar of ca
English · e-38538-6419Jumbo, jum′bō, n. a colossus.—adj. huge, colossal. [Name of a huge elephant sold in 1882 from the London Zoological Gardens to P. T. Barnum.]
English · e-38538-6420Jump, jump, v.i. to spring upward, or forward, or both: to bound: to pass to as by a leap: to agree, coincide (with).—v.t. to pass by a leap: to skip over: to cause to start, as game:—pr.p. jump′ing; pa.p. jumped.—n. act
English · e-38538-6421Jump, jump, Jumper, jump′er, n. a loose garment: overall. [More prob. a thing to be jumped or slipped on, than from Fr. jupe, a petticoat, skirt.]
English · e-38538-6422Juncaceous, jun-kā′shus, adj. of or pertaining to the Juncaceæ, a natural order of plants, of which the Jun′cus, or rush, is the type.
English · e-38538-6423Juncate, jungk′āt, n. Same as Junket.
English · e-38538-6424 · brief source recordJunco, jung′kō, n. a North American snow-bird.
English · e-38538-6425 · brief source recordJunction, jungk′shun, n. a joining, a union or combination: place or point of union. [Join.]
English · e-38538-6426 · brief source recordJuncture, jungk′tūr, n. a joining, a union: a critical or important point of time. [L. junctura.]
English · e-38538-6427 · brief source recordJune, jōōn, n. the sixth month, originally of 26 days, but since Julius Cæsar's time of 30. [L. Junius, the sixth month, prob. from root of L. juvenis, junior.]
English · e-38538-6428Juneating, an erroneous form of jenneting.
English · e-38538-6429 · brief source recordJungermannia, joong-ger-man′i-ä, n. (bot.) a suborder of Hepaticæ. [From a German botanist, Jungermann (1572-1653).]
English · e-38538-6430 · brief source recordJungle, jung′gl, n. land covered with thick brushwood, &c.—ns. Jungle-fē′ver, a severe malarial or remittent fever; Jung′le-fowl, a wild species of genus Gallus, the parent of our barn-door fowl.—adj. Jung′ly. [Sans. jañ
English · e-38538-6431Junior, jōōn′yur, adj. younger: less advanced.—n. one younger or less advanced.—ns. Junior′ity, Jun′iorship; Jun′ior-right, borough-English (q.v.).—Junior optime, a third-class honours man at Cambridge, next to Wranglers
English · e-38538-6432Juniper, jōō′ni-pėr, n. an evergreen shrub, the berries of which are used in making gin. [L. juniperus—juvenis, young, parĕre, to bring forth.]
English · e-38538-6433Junk, jungk, n. a Chinese vessel, with high forecastle and poop, sometimes large and three-masted. [Port. junco—Chinese chw‛an, a boat.]
English · e-38538-6434Junk, jungk, n. pieces of old cordage, used for making mats, &c., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for the seams of ships: salt meat supplied to vessels for long voyages, so called because it becomes as hard as o
English · e-38538-6435Junk, jungk, n. a thick piece, chunk. [Chunk.]
English · e-38538-6436 · brief source recordJunk-bottle, junk′bot-l, n. a thick, strong bottle, of green or black glass.
English · e-38538-6437 · brief source recordJunker, yōōng′kėr, n. a young German noble or squire.—n. Junk′erism, the narrow political and social ideas of the aristocratic party in Prussia called Junkers.
English · e-38538-6438Junket, jung′ket, n. any sweetmeat or delicacy: curds mixed with cream, sweetened and flavoured: a feast or merrymaking, a picnic, a spree.—v.i. to feast, banquet, take part in a convivial entertainment or spree.—v.t. to
English · e-38538-6439Juno, jōō′nō, n. in Roman mythology, the wife of Jupiter, parallel with the Greek Hera, regarded as the special protectress of marriage and the guardian of woman from birth to death: a queenly woman.—adj. Junō′nian.
English · e-38538-6440Junta, jun′ta, n. a meeting, council: a Spanish grand council of state. [Sp.,—L. jungĕre, to join.]
English · e-38538-6441 · brief source recordJunto, jun′tō, n. a body of men joined or united for some secret intrigue: a confederacy: a cabal or faction:—pl. Jun′tos. [Sp. junta.]
English · e-38538-6442Jupati-palm, jōō′pa-tē-päm, n. a South American palm yielding the raphia-fibre.
English · e-38538-6443 · brief source recordJupiter, jōō′pi-tėr, n. the chief god among the Romans, the parallel of the Greek Zeus—also Jove: the largest and, next to Venus, the brightest of the planets.—Jupiter's beard, the house-leek. [L., Gr. Zeus patēr, Sans.
English · e-38538-6444Jupon, jōō′-pon, n. a sleeveless jacket or close-fitting coat, extending down over the hips: a petticoat.—n. Jupette′, a jupon with very short skirt. [Fr. jupon, jupe, a petticoat.]
English · e-38538-6445Jural, jōō′ral, adj. pertaining to natural or positive right.—adv. Ju′rally.
English · e-38538-6446 · brief source recordJurant, jōō′rant, adj. taking an oath.—n. one who takes an oath.—adj. Ju′ratory, pertaining to an oath.
English · e-38538-6450 · brief source recordJurassic, jōō-ras′sik, adj. (geol.) one of the three divisions of the Mesozoic rocks, including the Lias and Oolites, and so called from its well-developed strata in the Jura Mountains.
English · e-38538-6447Jurat, jōō′rat, n. the official memorandum at the end of an affidavit, showing the time when and the person before whom it was sworn.
English · e-38538-6448Jurat, jōō′rat, n. a sworn officer, as a magistrate.
English · e-38538-6449 · brief source recordJuridical, jōō-rid′ik-al, adj. relating to the distribution of justice: pertaining to a judge: used in courts of law.—adv. Jurid′ically. [L. juridicus—jus, juris, law, dicere[typo: dicĕre], to declare.]
English · e-38538-6451Jurisconsult, jōō-ris-kon′sult, n. one who is consulted on the law: a lawyer who gives opinions on cases put to him: a jurist. [L. jus, juris, law, consultus—consultere, to consult.]
English · e-38538-6452Jurisdiction, jōō-ris-dik′shun, n. the distribution of justice: legal authority: extent of power: district over which any authority extends.—adjs. Jurisdic′tional, Jurisdic′tive. [Fr.,—L. jurisdictio.]
English · e-38538-6453Jurisprudence, jōō-ris-prōō′dens, n. the science or knowledge of law.—adj. Jurispru′dent, learned in law.—n. one who is learned in law.—adj. Jurispruden′tial.—Medical jurisprudence, forensic medicine (see Forensic). [Fr.
English · e-38538-6454Jurist, jōō′rist, n. one who is versed in the science of law, esp. Roman or civil law: a civilian.—adjs. Jurist′ic, -al.—adv. Jurist′ically. [Fr. juriste.]
English · e-38538-6455Jury, jōō′ri, n. a body of not less than twelve men, selected and sworn, as prescribed by law, to declare the truth on evidence before them: a committee for deciding prizes at a public exhibition.—ns. Ju′ror, one who ser
English · e-38538-6456Jurymast, jōō′ri-mäst, n. a temporary mast raised instead of one lost.—adj. Ju′ry-rigged, rigged in a temporary way.—n. Ju′ry-rudd′er, a temporary rudder for one lost. [Not injury-mast, but O. Fr. ajurie, aid—L. adjutāre
English · e-38538-6457Jus, jus, n. law right.—Jus civile, the civil law; Jus divinum, the divine right of kings; Jus gentium, law of nations; Jus mariti, the right of a husband; Jus naturale, the law of nature, the common sense of justice; Ju
English · e-38538-6458Jussive, jus′iv, adj. expressing command.—n. a grammatical form or construction expressing commands.
English · e-38538-6459 · brief source recordJust, just, n. a tilt. Same as Joust.
English · e-38538-6460 · brief source recordJust, just, adv. lawful: upright: exact: regular: true: righteous.—adv. precisely, almost exactly, very lately, (coll.) quite, barely.—adv. Just′ly, in a just manner: equitably: uprightly: accurately: by right.—n. Just′n
English · e-38538-6461Justice, jus′tis, n. quality of being just: integrity: impartiality: desert: retribution: a judge: a magistrate.—ns. Jus′ticeship, office or dignity of a justice or judge; Justic′iary, Justic′iar, an administrator of jus
English · e-38538-6462Justify, jus′ti-fī, v.t. to make just: to prove or show to be just or right: to vindicate: to absolve:—pr.p. jus′tifying; pa.p. jus′tified.—adj. Justifī′able, that may be justified or defended.—n. Justifī′ableness.—adv.
English · e-38538-6463Justle, jus′l, v.t. Same as Jostle.
English · e-38538-6464 · brief source recordJut, jut, v.i. to project:—pr.p. jut′ting; pa.p. jut′ted.—adv. Jut′tingly, projectingly.—n. Jut′-win′dow, a projecting window. [A form of jet.]
English · e-38538-6465Jute, jōōt, n. the fibre of an Indian plant resembling hemp, used in the manufacture of coarse bags, mats, &c. [Orissa jhot, Sans. jhat.]
English · e-38538-6466Jutty, jut′i, n. a projecting part of a building: a pier, a jetty.—v.t. and v.i. (Shak.) to jut. [Jut.]
English · e-38538-6467 · brief source recordJuvenal, jōō′ve-nal, n. (Shak.) a youth. [L.]
English · e-38538-6468 · brief source recordJuvenescent, jōō-ven-es′ent, adj. becoming young.—n. Juvenesc′ence. [L. juvenescĕre, to grow young.]
English · e-38538-6469 · brief source recordJuvenile, jōō′ve-nīl, or -nil, adj. young: pertaining or suited to youth: puerile.—n. a young person: a book written for such: an actor who plays youthful parts.—ns. Ju′venileness, Juvenil′ity. [Fr.,—L. juvenilis—juvenis
English · e-38538-6470Juxtaposition, juks-ta-pō-zish′un, n. a placing or being placed near: contiguity.—v.t. Juxtapose′, to place side by side. [L. juxta, near, and position.]
English · e-38538-6471Jymold, jī′mold, adj. (Shak.). Same as Gimmal.
English · e-38538-6472 · brief source recordK, the eleventh letter in our alphabet, its sound that of the sharp guttural mute, formed by raising the tongue to the back of the palate: (chem.) the symbol for potassium: (math.) generally a constant coefficient: also
English · e-38538-6473K'ri, krē, n. a marginal reading in the Hebrew Bible, proposed in substitution for a k'thibh, or reading in the text. The word signifies read, and was originally a marginal direction. [Heb.]
English · e-38538-6835K'thibh, kthēv, n. a textual reading in the Hebrew Scriptures:—opp. to K'ri. The word signifies written, and was originally a marginal note calling attention to the textual form in distinction from the k'ri. [Heb.]
English · e-38538-6844Kaaba, kä′bä, or kā′a-bä, n. Same as Caaba (q.v.).
English · e-38538-6474 · brief source recordKabala, kab′a-la, n. Same as Cabala.
English · e-38538-6475 · brief source recordKabyle, ka-bīl′, n. one of a branch of the great Berber race of North Africa: a dialect of Berber spoken by many of the Kabyles. [Fr.,—Ar. Qabāil, pl. of qabīla, a tribe.]
English · e-38538-6476Kaddish, kad′ish, n. a Jewish form of thanksgiving and prayer, used at funerals, &c. [Heb.]
English · e-38538-6477 · brief source recordKadi, kā′di, n. Same as Cadi.
English · e-38538-6478 · brief source recordKae, kā, n. (Scot.) a jackdaw.—Also Ka.
English · e-38538-6479 · brief source recordKaffiyeh, kaf′i-ye, n. a small shawl worn about the head in Syria.
English · e-38538-6480 · brief source recordKafila, kaf′i-la, n. a camel train, caravan.
English · e-38538-6481 · brief source recordKafir, kaf′ir, n. one of a native race of SE. Africa.—Kafir bread, the pith of a South African plant; Kafir corn, Indian millet. [Ar., unbeliever.]
English · e-38538-6482Kaftan. Same as Caftan.
English · e-38538-6483 · brief source recordKago, kag′ō, n. a Japanese basket with palanquin slung from a pole and carried by men.
English · e-38538-6484 · brief source recordKaiak. Same as Kayak.
English · e-38538-6485 · brief source recordKaif, kīf, n. undisturbed quiescence. [Ar.]
English · e-38538-6486 · brief source recordKail, kāl, n. a ninepin. [Cf. Dut. and Ger. kegel.]
English · e-38538-6487 · brief source recordKail. See Kale.
English · e-38538-6488 · brief source recordKaimakam, kī-ma-kam′, n. a lieutenant-colonel in the Turkish army: the administrator of a subdivision of a vilayet.
English · e-38538-6489 · brief source recordKain, kān, n. in old Scots law, rent paid in kind, e.g. in poultry, to a landlord.
English · e-38538-6490 · brief source recordKainite, kī′nīt, n. a hydrated compound of the chlorides and sulphates of magnesium and potassium, used as a fertiliser. [Gr. kainos, new.]
English · e-38538-6491Kainozoic. Same as Cainozoic.
English · e-38538-6492 · brief source recordKaiser, kī′zėr, n. an emperor, esp. of Germany and Austria.—n. Kai′sership. [Ger.,—L. Cæsar.]
English · e-38538-6493 · brief source recordKaka, kä′ka, n. a New Zealand parrot.—n. Ka′kapo, a nocturnal flightless New Zealand parrot.
English · e-38538-6494 · brief source recordKakemono, kak-e-mō′nō, n. a Japanese wall-picture or decoration, painted on silk, gauze, or paper, and mounted on cylindrical rods.
English · e-38538-6495Kaki, kä′kē, n. the persimmon of Japan, or Chinese date.
English · e-38538-6496 · brief source recordKakistocracy, kak-is-tok′rā-si, n. government by the worst men in the state. [Gr. kakistos, superl. of kakos, bad, kratia, rule.]
English · e-38538-6497Kakodyl. See Cacodyl.
English · e-38538-6498 · brief source recordKala, kä′la, n. time: destiny.—Kâla chakra, the wheel of time. [Sans.]
English · e-38538-6499 · brief source recordKalamdan, kal′am-dan, n. a Persian writing-case, with compartments for ink, reed-pens, knife, &c.
English · e-38538-6500 · brief source recordKalamkari, kal-am-kar′i, n. a method of colouring and decorating by several dyeings or printings, also a chintz so treated. [Pers.]
English · e-38538-6501Kale, Kail, kāl, n. a cabbage with open curled leaves, cabbage generally: broth of which kale is a chief ingredient.—ns. Kail′yard, a kitchen-garden; Kale′-runt, a cabbage-stem.—Kailyard-school, a group of writers of sto
English · e-38538-6502Kaleidophone, ka-lī′do-fōn, n. an instrument consisting of a rod or thin plate with a knob at the end, for showing the curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations. [Gr. kalos, beautiful, eidos,
English · e-38538-6503Kaleidoscope, ka-lī′do-skōp, n. an optical toy in which we see an endless variety of beautiful colours and forms.—adj. Kaleidoscop′ic. [Gr. kalos, beautiful, eidos, form, skopein, to see.]
English · e-38538-6504Kalendar, Kalends=Calendar, Calends.
English · e-38538-6505 · brief source recordKalevala, kal-e-vä′lä, n. the great Finnish epic, written in eight-syllabled trochaic verse (from which Longfellow's Hiawatha is imitated), taken down from the lips of the peasantry and pieced together by Dr. Lönnrot of
English · e-38538-6506Kali, kal′i, or kā′lī, n. the prickly saltwort or glasswort.—adj. Kalig′enous, producing alkalies.—n. Kā′lium, potassium.
English · e-38538-6507Kali, kä′lē, n. a carpet with long nap, also the large carpet covering the centre of a Persian room.
English · e-38538-6508 · brief source recordKali, kä′lē, n. a Hindu goddess, wife of Siva, the dark goddess of destruction—called also Durga.
English · e-38538-6509 · brief source recordKalif, kā′lif, n. Same as Calif.
English · e-38538-6510 · brief source recordKaliyuga, kal-i-yōō′ga, n. in Hindu mythology, the present age of the world, the fourth, characterised by universal degeneracy.
English · e-38538-6511Kalmia, kal′mi-ä, n. a genus of North American evergreen shrubs, including the American mountain laurel. [From Peter Kalm, pupil of Linnæus.]
English · e-38538-6512Kalmuck, kal′muk, n. a member of a Mongolian race.—Also Cal′muck. [Russ.]
English · e-38538-6513 · brief source recordKalology, kal-ol′o-ji, n. the science of beauty in itself considered. [Gr. kalos, beautiful, logia, discourse.]
English · e-38538-6514 · brief source recordKalong, ka-long′, n. a general name of the large fruit-bats, flying foxes, &c.
English · e-38538-6515 · brief source recordKalotype. Same as Calotype.
English · e-38538-6516 · brief source recordKalpa, kal′pa, n. a day of Brahma, a period of 4320 million years.—Also Cal′pa. [Sans., 'formation.']
English · e-38538-6517 · brief source recordKalpis, kal′pis, n. a three-handled water-vase. [Gr.]
English · e-38538-6518 · brief source recordKalsomine, an incorrect form of calcimine, which see under Calcium.
English · e-38538-6519 · brief source recordKalyptra, ka-lip′tra, n. a thin veil worn by Greek women over the hair.
English · e-38538-6520 · brief source recordKam, käm, adj. (Shak.) crooked.
English · e-38538-6521 · brief source recordKama, kä′ma, n. the god of love in the Purânas: impure desire.—Also Cama, Ka′madeva.
English · e-38538-6522 · brief source recordKamera, kam′ė-ra, n. a room. See Camera.
English · e-38538-6523 · brief source recordKames, kāmz, n.pl. (geol.) banks and ridges of gravel, sand, &c., associated with the glacial deposits of Scotland—the same as åsar (q.v.) and eskar.
English · e-38538-6524Kami, kä′mi, n. a Japanese term for a lord, for any of the national gods, demi-gods, or deified heroes, or any of their supposed descendants, as the mikados and the imperial family. [Japanese, 'superior.']
English · e-38538-6525Kamichi, kam′i-chi, n. the horned screamer.
English · e-38538-6526 · brief source recordKamila, Kamela, ka-mē′la, n. an East Indian orange dye-stuff yielded by a common Madras tree of the spurge family.
English · e-38538-6527 · brief source recordKamis, Kamees, ka-mēs′, n. the long loose sleeved shirt worn by men in Mohammedan countries.
English · e-38538-6528 · brief source recordKampong, kam-pong′, n. an enclosed space. [Malay.]
English · e-38538-6529 · brief source recordKamptulicon, kamp-tū′li-kon, n. a ground cork and caoutchouc floorcloth. [Gr. kamptein, to bend.]
English · e-38538-6530 · brief source recordKamsin. See Khamsin.
English · e-38538-6531 · brief source recordKana, kä′na, n. Japanese writing, as distinguished from Japanese written in Chinese characters.
English · e-38538-6532 · brief source recordKanaka, ka-nak′a, n. a Hawaiian or Sandwich Islander: one of the native labourers brought from the Pacific islands, on engagement for a certain fixed number of years, to Australia, &c. [Hawaiian, 'a man.']
English · e-38538-6533Kaneh, kä′ne, n. a Hebrew measure of 6 cubits length.—Also Cā′neh.
English · e-38538-6534 · brief source recordKang, kang, n. a large Chinese water-jar: an oven-like brick structure in northern China, for sleeping on at night, a fire being lighted underneath.
English · e-38538-6535Kangaroo, kang-gar-ōō′, n. a large marsupial mammal of Australia, with very long hind-legs and great power of leaping.—n. Kangaroo′-grass, a valuable Australian fodder grass.
English · e-38538-6536Kans, kanz, n. a common Indian grass, allied to the sugar-cane.
English · e-38538-6537 · brief source recordKanten, kan′ten, n. a gelatinous substance extracted from seaweeds, used for soups and for sizing. [Jap.]
English · e-38538-6538 · brief source recordKantian, kan′shi-an, adj. pertaining to the doctrines of, or belonging to, the great German philosopher, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804).—ns. Kan′tianism, Kant′ism, the doctrines or philosophy of Kant; Kant′ist, a disciple or
English · e-38538-6539Kantikoy, Canticoy, kan′ti-koi, n. a religious dance among American Indians, a dancing-match.—v.i. to dance as an act of worship.
English · e-38538-6540Kanuck, ka-nuk′, n. (U.S.) a Canadian.—Also Canuck′. [Ind.]
English · e-38538-6541 · brief source recordKaolin, kä′o-lin, n. same as China clay. [From the mountain Kao-ling ('high ridge') in China.]
English · e-38538-6542 · brief source recordKapellmeister, kä-pel′mīs-ter, n. the director of an orchestra or choir, esp. the band of a ruling prince in Germany. [Ger. kapelle, chapel, orchestra, meister, master.]
English · e-38538-6543Kapnography, kap-nog′ra-fi, n. the art of producing decorative designs on a smoked surface with a fine point, shading by successive deposits of carbon from a flame, fixed by varnish.—adj. Kapnograph′ic. [Gr. kapnos, smok
English · e-38538-6544Kapok, ka-pok′, n. a cottony or silky fibre covering the seeds of a species of silk-cotton tree, used for stuffing pillows, &c.
English · e-38538-6545Karaite, kā′rä-īt, n. one of a stricter sect of Jews who cling to the literal interpretation of Scripture as against oral tradition. [Heb. karaīm, readers.]
English · e-38538-6546Karma, kär′mä, n. the Buddhist conception of the quality of actions, including both merit and demerit, determining the future condition of all sentient beings by a sort of virtue inherent in the nature of things—by the b
English · e-38538-6547Karmathian, kär-mā′thi-an, n. a member of a pantheistic socialistic Mohammedan sect which arose in Turkey about the close of the 9th century. [Karmat, its founder.]
English · e-38538-6548Karob, kar′ob, n. among goldsmiths, the twenty-fourth part of a grain.
English · e-38538-6549 · brief source recordKarroo, ka-rōō′, n. a generic name given to the high barren plains of Cape Colony.—Also Karoo′. [Hottentot, karusa, hard.]
English · e-38538-6550Kassu, kas′ōō, n. a kind of catechu made from the fruit of the betel-nut palm.
English · e-38538-6551 · brief source recordKat, kat, n. the chief ancient Egyptian unit of weight, 1⁄50 lb. avoirdupois.
English · e-38538-6552 · brief source recordKatabolism, kat-ab′ol-izm, n. (biol.) the discharging or disruptive process to which protoplasm is constantly subject—the opposite of Anabolism, the up-building, constructive process.—Also Catab′olism. [Gr. katabolē, kat
English · e-38538-6553Katakana, kat-a-kä′na, n. one of the two styles of writing the syllabary of 48 letters in use among the Japanese (the other being Hiragana), used chiefly for proper names and foreign words.
English · e-38538-6554Katydid, kā-ti-did′, n. an American insect akin to the grasshopper. [Imit. of its note.]
English · e-38538-6555 · brief source recordKauri-pine, kow′ri-pīn, n. a splendid forest-tree of New Zealand, yielding the well-known Kau′ri-gum, a resin used in making varnish.
English · e-38538-6556Kava, kä′va, n. Piper methysticum, also the narcotic drink prepared from it.—Also A′va.
English · e-38538-6557 · brief source recordKavass, ka-vas′, n. an armed man attendant on a person of distinction in Turkey.—Also Cavass′. [Turk. qawas.]
English · e-38538-6558 · brief source recordKaw. Same as Caw.
English · e-38538-6559 · brief source recordKay. Same as Cay.
English · e-38538-6560 · brief source recordKayak, ka′yak, n. a canoe used in Greenland, made of seal-skins stretched on a frame.
English · e-38538-6561 · brief source recordKea, kē′ä, n. a New Zealand parrot that kills sheep.
English · e-38538-6562 · brief source recordKeb, keb, v.i. (Scot.) to cast a lamb prematurely.—n. a ewe which has cast its lamb: a sheep louse or tick.
English · e-38538-6563 · brief source recordKebbie, keb′i, n. (Scot.) a cudgel.
English · e-38538-6564 · brief source recordKebbock, keb′uk. n. (Scot.) a cheese.—Also Kebb′uck. [Gael. cabag, a cheese.]
English · e-38538-6565 · brief source recordKeblah. See Kiblah.
English · e-38538-6566 · brief source recordKeck, kek, v.i. to retch, feel loathing.—n. a retching.
English · e-38538-6567 · brief source recordKeck, Kecksy. See Kex.
English · e-38538-6568 · brief source recordKeckle, kek′l, v.t. to preserve or protect by binding with old rope or chains, as a cable:—pr.p. keck′ling; pa.p. keck′led.—n. Keck′ling, rope, chains, &c. used to keckle cables or hawsers.
English · e-38538-6569Kedge, kej, n. a small anchor for keeping a ship steady, and for warping the ship.—v.t. to move by means of a kedge, to warp.—n. Kedg′er, a kedge. [Scand.; cf. Sw. prov. keka, to drive slowly.]
English · e-38538-6570Kedge, kej, adj. (prov.) brisk, lively: pot-bellied.—Also Kedg′y, Kidge.
English · e-38538-6571 · brief source recordKedjeree, kej′e-rē, n. a mess of rice, cooked with butter and the dholl pea, flavoured with spice, shred onion, &c., common all over India, and often served at Anglo-Indian breakfast-tables. [Hind. khichrī.]
English · e-38538-6572Keech, kēch, n. (Shak.) a lump of fat. [Cake.]
English · e-38538-6573 · brief source recordKeek, kēk, v.i. (Scot.) to peep.—n. a peep.—ns. Keek′er, an inspector of mining; Keek′ing-glass, a mirror. [M. E. kyken; cf. Dut. kijken, Ger. kucken.]
English · e-38538-6574Keel, kēl, n. the part of a ship extending along the bottom from stem to stern, and supporting the whole frame: a low flat-bottomed boat: a Tyne coal-barge: a ship generally: (bot.) the lowest petals of the corolla of a
English · e-38538-6575Keel, kēl, v.t. (Shak.) to cool. [A.S. célan, to chill.]
English · e-38538-6576 · brief source recordKeel, kēl, n. (Scot.) red chalk, ruddle.—v.t. to mark with ruddle. [Prob. Gael. cil, ruddle.]
English · e-38538-6577 · brief source recordKeelie, kē′li, n. (Scot.) the kestrel: a street Arab or young rough. [Imit.]
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