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Allopath
Allopath Al"lo*path, n. [Cf. F. allopathe.]
An allopathist. --Ed. Rev.
Allopathic
Allopathic Al`lo*path"ic, a. [Cf. F. allopathique.]
Of or pertaining to allopathy.
Allopathically
Allopathically Al`lo*path"ic*al*ly, adv.
In a manner conformable to allopathy; by allopathic methods.
Allopathist
Allopathist Al*lop"a*thist, n.
One who practices allopathy; one who professes allopathy.
AllopathyAllopathy Al*lop"a*thy, n. [Gr. ? other + ? suffering, ?, ?,
to suffer: cf. G. allopathie, F. allopathie. See Pathos.]
That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease
by the use of remedies which produce effects different from
those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term
invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as
opposed to homeopathy. Allophylian
Allophylic Al`lo*phyl"ic, Allophylian Al`lo*phyl"i*an, a.
[Gr. ? of another tribe; ? other + ? class or tribe.]
Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic.
--J. Prichard.
Allophylic
Allophylic Al`lo*phyl"ic, Allophylian Al`lo*phyl"i*an, a.
[Gr. ? of another tribe; ? other + ? class or tribe.]
Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic.
--J. Prichard.
Canterbury gallopAubin Au"bin, n. [F.]
A broken gait of a horse, between an amble and a gallop; --
commonly called a Canterbury gallop. Canterbury gallopCanterbury Can"ter*bur*y, n.
1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is
the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all
England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [`a] Becket,
to which pilgrimages were formerly made.
2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose
papers, etc.
Canterbury ball (Bot.), a species of Campanula of several
varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped
flowers.
Canterbury gallop, a gentle gallop such as was used by
pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter.
Canterbury tale, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into
the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any
tale told by travelers to pass away the time. Dallop
Dallop Dal"lop, n. [Etymol. unknown.]
A tuft or clump. [Obs.] --Tusser.
EscallopEscallop Es*cal"lop, n.
See Escalop. EscallopedEscalloped Es*cal"loped, a.
See Escaloped. Fallopian
Fallopian Fal*lo"pi*an, a. [From Fallopius, or Fallopio, a
physician of Modena, who died in 1562.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius; as, the Fallopian
tubes or oviducts, the ducts or canals which conduct the ova
from the ovaries to the uterus.
Fallopian tubesOviduct O"vi*duct, n. [Ovum + duct: cf. F. oviducte.] (Anat.)
A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the
exterior of the animal or to the part where further
development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also
called Fallopian tubes. Gallop
Gallop Gal"lop, v. t.
To cause to gallop.
GallopGallop Gal"lop, n. [Cf. F. galop. See Gallop, v. i., and cf.
Galop.]
A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by
lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in
successive leaps or bounds.
Hand gallop, a slow or gentle gallop. GallopadeGallopade Gal"lo*pade`, n. [F. galopade. See Gallop, n.]
1. I horsemanship, a sidelong or curveting kind of gallop.
2. A kind of dance; also, music to the dance; a galop. GallopadeGallopade Gal`lo*pade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gallopaded; p.
pr. & vb. n. Gallopading.]
1. To gallop, as on horseback.
2. To perform the dance called gallopade. GallopadedGallopade Gal`lo*pade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gallopaded; p.
pr. & vb. n. Gallopading.]
1. To gallop, as on horseback.
2. To perform the dance called gallopade. GallopadingGallopade Gal`lo*pade", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gallopaded; p.
pr. & vb. n. Gallopading.]
1. To gallop, as on horseback.
2. To perform the dance called gallopade. GalloperGalloper Gal"lop*er, n.
1. One who, or that which, gallops.
2. (Mil.) A carriage on which very small guns were formerly
mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.
--Farrow.
Galloper gun, a light gun, supported on a galloper, --
formerly attached to British infantry regiments. Galloper gunGalloper Gal"lop*er, n.
1. One who, or that which, gallops.
2. (Mil.) A carriage on which very small guns were formerly
mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.
--Farrow.
Galloper gun, a light gun, supported on a galloper, --
formerly attached to British infantry regiments. Galloping
Galloping Gal"lop*ing, a.
Going at a gallop; progressing rapidly; as, a galloping
horse.
Hand gallopGallop Gal"lop, n. [Cf. F. galop. See Gallop, v. i., and cf.
Galop.]
A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by
lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in
successive leaps or bounds.
Hand gallop, a slow or gentle gallop. MallophagaMallophaga Mal*loph"a*ga, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lock of
wool + ? to eat.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds
and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called
also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird. Metallophone
Metallophone Me*tal"lo*phone, n. [L. metallum metal + Gr. ?
sound.] (Music)
(a) An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars
instead of strings.
(b) An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic
instead of wooden bars.
Pot-walloper
Pot-walloper Pot"-wal`lop*er, n.
1. A voter in certain boroughs of England, where, before the
passage of the reform bill of 1832, the qualification for
suffrage was to have boiled (walloped) his own pot in the
parish for six months.
2. One who cleans pots; a scullion. [Slang, U. S.]
ScallopScallop Scal"lop (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably
of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish;
cf. D. schelp shell. See Scale of a fish, and cf.
Escalop.] [Written also scollop.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve
mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the
family Pectinid[ae]. The shell is usually radially
ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in a
characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some
the species is much used as food. One species (Vola
Jacob[ae]us) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its
shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they
had been to the Holy Land. Called also fan shell. See
Pecten, 2.
Note: The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States
is Pecten irradians; the large sea scallop, also used
as food, is P. Clintonius, or tenuicostatus.
2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their
extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of
a scallop shell.
3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a
scallop shell. ScallopScallop Scal"lop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scalloped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Scalloping.]
1. To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of
circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. See
Scallop, n., 2.
2. (Cookery) To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare
with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped
oysters, below. ScallopedScallop Scal"lop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scalloped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Scalloping.]
1. To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of
circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. See
Scallop, n., 2.
2. (Cookery) To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare
with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped
oysters, below.
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