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Allanite
Allanite Al"lan*ite, n. [From T. Allan, who first
distinguished it as a species.] (min.)
A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually
black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and
composition.
AllantoicAllantoic Al`lan*to"ic, a. [Cf. F. allanto["i]que.]
Pertaining to, or contained in, the allantois.
Allantoic acid. (Chem.) See Allantoin. Allantoic acidAllantoic Al`lan*to"ic, a. [Cf. F. allanto["i]que.]
Pertaining to, or contained in, the allantois.
Allantoic acid. (Chem.) See Allantoin. Allantoid
Allantoid Al*lan"toid, Allantoidal Al`lan*toid"al, a. [Gr. ?
shaped like a sausage; ? sausage + ? form.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the allantois.
Allantoid
Allantois Al*lan"to*is, Allantoid Al*lan"toid, ] n.. (Anat.)
A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and
reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the
parent; the urinary vesicle.
Allantoidal
Allantoid Al*lan"toid, Allantoidal Al`lan*toid"al, a. [Gr. ?
shaped like a sausage; ? sausage + ? form.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the allantois.
Allantoidea
Allantoidea Al`lan*toid"e*a, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an
allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Allantoin
Allantoin Al*lan"to*in, n. (Chem.)
A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the
allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; -- formerly called
allantoic acid and amniotic acid.
Allantois
Allantois Al*lan"to*is, Allantoid Al*lan"toid, ] n.. (Anat.)
A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and
reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the
parent; the urinary vesicle.
allanturic acidLantanuric Lan`ta*nu"ric, a. [Formed by transposition of the
letters of allantoin and -uric.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of
the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of
allantoin, and usually called allanturic acid. Alpinia GallangaChina Chi"na, n.
1. A country in Eastern Asia.
2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for
porcelain. See Porcelain.
China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant.
See Aster.
China bean. See under Bean, 1.
China clay See Kaolin.
China grass, Same as Ramie.
China ink. See India ink.
China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of
Dianthus (D. Chiensis) having variously colored single
or double flowers; Indian pink.
China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax
(S. China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much
esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used
for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and
Alpinia officinarum).
China rose. (Bot.)
(a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of
rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other
species.
(b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis)
of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China
and the east Indies.
China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or
of crockery.
China ware, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century
because brought from the far East, and differing from the
pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely,
crockery in general.
Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach. Anallantoic
Anallantoic An`al*lan*to"ic, a. (Anat.)
Without, or not developing, an allantois.
Disgallant
Disgallant Dis*gal"lant, v. t.
To deprive of gallantry. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Engallant
Engallant En*gal"lant, v. t.
To make a gallant of. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Fore-topgallantFore-topgallant Fore`-top*gal"lant (? or ?), a. (Naut.)
Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast;
as, the fore-topgallant sail. See Sail. Gallant
Gallant Gal*lant" (?; 277), n.
1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay; fashionable man; a young
blood. --Shak.
2. One fond of paying attention to ladies.
3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a
seducer. --Addison.
Note: In the first sense it is by some ortho["e]pists (as in
Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.
GallantGallant Gal"lant, a. [F. gallant, prop. p. pr. of OF. galer to
rejoice, akin to OF. gale amusement, It. gala ornament; of
German origin; cf. OHG. geil merry, luxuriant, wanton, G.
geil lascivious, akin to AS. g?l wanton, wicked, OS. g?l
merry, Goth. gailjan to make to rejoice, or perh. akin to E.
weal. See Gala, Galloon.]
1. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.
The town is built in a very gallant place. --Evelyn.
Our royal, good and gallant ship. --Shak.
2. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited;
courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a
gallant officer.
That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak.
The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave.
--Waller.
Syn: Gallant, Courageous, Brave.
Usage: Courageous is generic, denoting an inward spirit which
rises above fear; brave is more outward, marking a
spirit which braves or defies danger; gallant rises
still higher, denoting bravery on extraordinary
occasions in a spirit of adventure. A courageous man
is ready for battle; a brave man courts it; a gallant
man dashes into the midst of the conflict. GallantGallant Gal*lant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallanted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Gallanting.]
1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to
the play.
2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant
a fan. [Obs.] --Addison. Gallant
Gallant Gal*lant" (?; 277), a.
Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women;
chivalrous.
GallantedGallant Gal*lant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallanted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Gallanting.]
1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to
the play.
2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant
a fan. [Obs.] --Addison. GallantingGallant Gal*lant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gallanted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Gallanting.]
1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to
the play.
2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant
a fan. [Obs.] --Addison. Gallantly
Gallantly Gal*lant"ly, adv.
In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.
Gallantly
Gallantly Gal"lant*ly, adv.
In a gallant manner.
Gallantness
Gallantness Gal"lant*ness, n.
The quality of being gallant.
GallantriesGallantry Gal"lant*ry, n.; pl. Gallantries. [F. galanterie.]
1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic]
Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when
the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with
plates of silver. --Fuller.
2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great
gallantry.
3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,
attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from
a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to
female virtue; intrigue.
4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.]
Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.
--Shak.
Syn: See Courage, and Heroism. GallantryGallantry Gal"lant*ry, n.; pl. Gallantries. [F. galanterie.]
1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic]
Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when
the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with
plates of silver. --Fuller.
2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great
gallantry.
3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,
attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from
a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to
female virtue; intrigue.
4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.]
Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.
--Shak.
Syn: See Courage, and Heroism. mallangongDuck Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See Duck, v. t. ]
1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatin[ae], family
Anatid[ae].
Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided
into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former
are the common domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood
duck (Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of
China (Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck,
originally of South America (Cairina moschata). Among
the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.
2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the
person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.
Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be
trod. --Milton.
Bombay duck (Zo["o]l.), a fish. See Bummalo.
Buffel duck, or Spirit duck. See Buffel duck.
Duck ant (Zo["o]l.), a species of white ant in Jamaica
which builds large nests in trees.
Duck barnacle. (Zo["o]l.) See Goose barnacle.
Duck hawk. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon.
(b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.
Duck mole (Zo["o]l.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia,
having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck
(Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass
Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird
or reptile; -- called also duckbill, platypus,
mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole.
To make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone obliquely,
so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of
the water, raising a succession of jets Topgallant
Topgallant Top`gal"lant, n.
1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.
2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. --Bacon.
Topgallant galeGale Gale (g[=a]l), n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. gal
furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to
sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm,
sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gj[=o]la gust of wind,
gola breeze. Cf. Yell.]
1. A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and
a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
Note: Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen
(``moderate') to about eighty (``very heavy') miles
an our. --Sir. W. S. Harris.
2. A moderate current of air; a breeze.
A little gale will soon disperse that cloud. --Shak.
And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned From
their soft wings. --Milton.
3. A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.
The ladies, laughing heartily, were fast getting
into what, in New England, is sometimes called a
gale. --Brooke
(Eastford).
Topgallant gale (Naut.), one in which a ship may carry her
topgallant sails. VallancyVallancy Val*lan"cy, n. [From Valance.]
A large wig that shades the face. [Obs.]
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Allan Quatermain is the
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Freya Allan (born 6
September 2001) is an
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Allan Jay
Lichtman (/ˈlɪktmən/; born
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taught at
American University in Washington, D.C.
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Allan Sherwood is a
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