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affrontPocket Pock"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pocketed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Pocketing.]
1. To put, or conceal, in the pocket; as, to pocket the
change.
He would pocket the expense of the license.
--Sterne.
2. To take clandestinely or fraudulently.
He pocketed pay in the names of men who had long
been dead. --Macaulay.
To pocket a ball (Billiards), to drive a ball into a pocket
of the table.
To pocket an insult, affront, etc., to receive an affront
without open resentment, or without seeking redress. ``I
must pocket up these wrongs.' --Shak. Affrontedly
Affrontedly Af*front"ed*ly, adv.
Shamelessly. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Affrontee
Affrontee Af*fron*tee", n.
One who receives an affront. --Lytton.
Affronter
Affronter Af*front"er, n.
One who affronts, or insults to the face.
Affrontingly
Affrontingly Af*front"ing*ly, adv.
In an affronting manner.
Affrontive
Affrontive Af*front"ive, a.
Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.
How affrontive it is to despise mercy. --South.
Affrontiveness
Affrontiveness Af*front"ive*ness
([a^]f*fr[u^]nt"[i^]v*n[e^]s), n.
The quality that gives an affront or offense. [R.] --Bailey.
Meadow saffronMeadow Mead"ow, a.
Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;
produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. ``Fat meadow
ground.' --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["o]l.)
(a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver.
(b) The American coot (Fulica).
(c) The clapper rail.
Meadow lark (Zo["o]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["o]l.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola,
as the common American species A. riparia; -- called
also field mouse, and field vole.
Meadow mussel (Zo["o]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["o]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["o]l.), the common or jack snipe. Saffron
Saffron Saf"fron (?; 277), a.
Having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep
orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer.
Saffron
Saffron Saf"fron, v. t.
To give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron; to
spice. [Obs.]
And in Latyn I speak a wordes few, To saffron with my
predication. --Chaucer.
Saffrony
Saffrony Saf"fron*y, a.
Having a color somewhat like saffron; yellowish. --Lord
(1630).
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