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Cerastes
Cerastes Ce*ras"tes, n. [L., a horned serpent, fr. Gr. ?
horned, fr. ? horn.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of poisonous African serpents, with a horny scale
over each eye; the horned viper.
Ceroplastes cirripediformisBarnacle Bar"na*cle, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of
goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this
shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim.
of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. ? ham Cf. F. bernacle,
barnacle, E. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach, barneach,
limpet.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber,
ships, etc., esp.
(a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and
(b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and
allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle.
Barnacle eater (Zo["o]l.), the orange filefish.
Barnacle scale (Zo["o]l.), a bark louse (Ceroplastes
cirripediformis) of the orange and quince trees in
Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile
barnacle in form. Chromis or Heliastes punctipinnisBlacksmith Black"smith`, n. [Black (in allusion to the color
of the metal) + smith. Cf. Whitesmith.]
1. A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron
utensils, horseshoes, etc.
The blacksmith may forge what he pleases. --Howell.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis, or
Heliastes, punctipinnis), of a blackish color. Clidastes
Clidastes Cli*das"tes, n. [NL., prob. from Gr. klei`s key.]
(Paleon.)
A genus of extinct marine reptiles, allied to the Mosasaurus.
See Illust. in Appendix.
Crotalus cerastesHorned Horned, a.
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part
shaped like a horn.
The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether
tip. --Coleridge.
Horned bee (Zo["o]l.), a British wild bee (Osmia
bicornis), having two little horns on the head.
Horned dace (Zo["o]l.), an American cyprinoid fish
(Semotilus corporialis) common in brooks and ponds; the
common chub. See Illust. of Chub.
Horned frog (Zo["o]l.), a very large Brazilian frog
(Ceratophrys cornuta), having a pair of triangular horns
arising from the eyelids.
Horned grebe (Zo["o]l.), a species of grebe (Colymbus
auritus), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense
tufts of feathers on the head.
Horned horse (Zo["o]l.), the gnu.
Horned lark (Zo["o]l.), the shore lark.
Horned lizard (Zo["o]l.), the horned toad.
Horned owl (Zo["o]l.), a large North American owl (Bubo
Virginianus), having a pair of elongated tufts of
feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are
known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned
owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different
regions; -- called also great horned owl, horn owl,
eagle owl, and cat owl. Sometimes also applied to the
long-eared owl. See Eared owl, under Eared.
Horned poppy. (Bot.) See Horn poppy, under Horn.
Horned pout (Zo["o]l.), an American fresh-water siluroid
fish; the bullpout.
Horned rattler (Zo["o]l.), a species of rattlesnake
(Crotalus cerastes), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains,
from California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular
horns between the eyes; -- called also sidewinder.
Horned ray (Zo["o]l.), the sea devil.
Horned screamer (Zo["o]l.), the kamichi.
Horned snake (Zo["o]l.), the cerastes.
Horned toad (Zo["o]l.), any lizard of the genus
Phrynosoma, of which nine or ten species are known.
These lizards have several hornlike spines on the head,
and a broad, flat body, covered with spiny scales. They
inhabit the dry, sandy plains from California to Mexico
and Texas. Called also horned lizard.
Horned viper. (Zo["o]l.) See Cerastes. Docimastes ensiferusSwordbill Sword"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A humming bird (Docimastes ensiferus) having a very long,
slender bill, exceeding the length of the body of the bird. EcclesiastesEcclesiastes Ec*cle`si*as"tes, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a preacher.
See Ecclesiastic, a.]
One of the canonical books of the Old Testament. FastestFast Fast, a. [Compar. Faster; superl. Fastest.] [OE.,
firm, strong, not loose, AS. f?st; akin to OS. fast, D. vast,
OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and
perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of
keeping close to what is pursued; a Scandinavian use. Cf.
Fast, adv., Fast, v., Avast.]
1. Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose,
unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the
door.
There is an order that keeps things fast. --Burke.
2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art;
impregnable; strong.
Outlaws . . . lurking in woods and fast places.
--Spenser.
3. Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or
alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.
4. Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by
washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.
5. Tenacious; retentive. [Obs.]
Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their
smells. --Bacon.
6. Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.
All this while in a most fast sleep. --Shak.
7. Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast
horse.
8. Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint;
reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a
fast liver. --Thackeray.
Fast and loose, now cohering, now disjoined; inconstant,
esp. in the phrases to play at fast and loose, to play
fast and loose, to act with giddy or reckless inconstancy
or in a tricky manner; to say one thing and do another.
``Play fast and loose with faith.' --Shak.
Fast and loose pulleys (Mach.), two pulleys placed side by
side on a revolving shaft, which is driven from another
shaft by a band, and arranged to disengage and re["e]ngage
the machinery driven thereby. When the machinery is to be
stopped, the band is transferred from the pulley fixed to
the shaft to the pulley which revolves freely upon it, and
vice versa.
Hard and fast (Naut.), so completely aground as to be
immovable.
To make fast (Naut.), to make secure; to fasten firmly, as
a vessel, a rope, or a door. Sebastes marinusRosefish Rose"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large marine scorp[ae]noid food fish (Sebastes marinus)
found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called
also red perch, hemdurgan, Norway haddok, and also,
erroneously, snapper, bream, and bergylt.
Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or
orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and
ducky brown. Sebastes marinusHaddock Had"dock, n. [OE. hadoc, haddok, of unknown origin;
cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zo["o]l.)
A marine food fish (Melanogrammus [ae]glefinus), allied to
the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and
America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each
side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also
haddie, and dickie.
Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus)
of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish. VastestVast Vast, a. [Compar. Vaster; superl. Vastest.] [L.
vastus empty, waste, enormous, immense: cf. F. vaste. See
Waste, and cf. Devastate.]
1. Waste; desert; desolate; lonely. [Obs.]
The empty, vast, and wandering air. --Shak.
2. Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in
bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast
mountains; the vast empire of Russia.
Through the vast and boundless deep. --Milton.
3. Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast
army; a vast sum of money.
4. Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern.
Syn: Enormous; huge; immense; mighty.
Meaning of Astes from wikipedia
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