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Adragant
Adragant Ad"ra*gant, n. [F., a corruption of tragacanth.]
Gum tragacanth. --Brande & C.
DragantineDragantine Dra*gan"tine, n. [See Dracanth.]
A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gum tragacanth. Extravagantly
Extravagantly Ex*trav"a*gant*ly, adv.
In an extravagant manner; wildly; excessively; profusely.
Extravagantness
Extravagantness Ex*trav"a*gant*ness, n.
The state of being extravagant or in excess; excess;
extravagance.
MultivagantMultivagant Mul*tiv"a*gant, Multivagous Mul*tiv"a*gous, a.
[L. multivagus; multus much + vagus wandering; cf. vagans, p.
pr. of vagari. See Vagary.]
Wandering much. [Obs.] MundivagantMundivagant Mun*div"a*gant, a. [L. mundus the world + vagans
wandering, p. pr. of vagari. See Vagary.]
Wandering over the world. [R.] Noctivagant
Noctivagant Noc*tiv"a*gant, a. [L. nox, noctis, night +
vagans, p. pr. of vagari to wander about.] (Zo["o]l.)
Going about in the night; night-wandering.
Omnivagant
Omnivagant Om*niv"a*gant, a. [Omni + L. vagans, p. pr. of
vagari to wander.]
Wandering anywhere and everywhere. [R.]
SaxifragantSaxifragant Sax*if"ra*gant, a. [See Saxifrage.]
Breaking or destroying stones; saxifragous. [R.] -- n. That
which breaks or destroys stones. [R.] Solivagant
Solivagant So*liv"a*gant, a. [L. solus alone + vagans
wandering.]
Wandering alone. [R.] --T. Grander.
Suffragant
Suffragant Suf"fra*gant, a. & n.
Suffragan. [Obs.]
TermagantTermagant Ter"ma*gant, a.
Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome;
scolding. -- Ter"ma*gant*ly, adv.
A termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench.
--Arbuthnot. Termagant
Termagant Ter"ma*gant, n. [OE. Trivigant, Termagant, Termagant
(in sense 1), OF. Tervagan; cf. It. Trivigante.]
1. An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a
Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the
ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely
vociferous and tumultous. [Obs.] --Chaucer. ``And
oftentimes by Termagant and Mahound [Mahomet] swore.'
--Spenser.
The lesser part on Christ believed well, On
Termagant the more, and on Mahound. --Fairfax.
2. A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly
applied to both sexes, now only to women.
This terrible termagant, this Nero, this Pharaoh.
--Bale (1543).
The slave of an imperious and reckless termagant.
--Macaulay.
TermagantlyTermagant Ter"ma*gant, a.
Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome;
scolding. -- Ter"ma*gant*ly, adv.
A termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench.
--Arbuthnot. Vagantes
Vagantes Va*gan"tes, p. pl. [NL., fr. L. vagans, p. pr. of
vagari to stroll or wander.] (Zo["o]l.)
A tribe of spiders, comprising some of those which take their
prey in a web, but which also frequently run with agility,
and chase and seize their prey.
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