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BlatheringBlather Blath"er (bl[a^][th]"[~e]r), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.
Blathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Blathering.] [Written also
blether.] [Icel. bla[eth]ra. Cf. Blatherskite.]
To talk foolishly, or nonsensically. --G. Eliot. Catherine wheel Rose de Pompadour, Rose du Barry, names succesively given
to a delicate rose color used on S[`e]vres porcelain.
Rose diamond, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
Brilliant, n.
Rose ear. See under Ear.
Rose elder (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
Rose engine, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
Rose family (Bot.) the Rosece[ae]. See Rosaceous.
Rose fever (Med.), rose cold.
Rose fly (Zo["o]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
Rose gall (Zo["o]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
Bedeguar.
Rose knot, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
resemble a rose; a rosette.
Rose lake, Rose madder, a rich tint prepared from lac and
madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
Rose mallow. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
Hibiscus, with large rose-colored flowers.
(b) the hollyhock.
Rose nail, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
Rose noble, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
Rose of China. (Bot.) See China rose
(b), under China.
Rose of Jericho (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
(Anastatica Hierochuntica) which rolls up when dry, and
expands again when moistened; -- called also resurrection
plant.
Rose of Sharon (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
(Hibiscus Syriacus). In the Bible the name is used for
some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
possibly the great lotus flower.
Rose oil (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
part of attar of roses.
Rose pink, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
the color of the pigment.
Rose quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
Rose rash. (Med.) Same as Roseola.
Rose slug (Zo["o]l.), the small green larva of a black
sawfly (Selandria ros[ae]). These larv[ae] feed in
groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and
are often abundant and very destructive.
Rose window (Arch.), a circular window filled with
ornamental tracery. Called also Catherine wheel, and
marigold window. Cf. wheel window, under Wheel.
Summer rose (Med.), a variety of roseola. See Roseola.
Under the rose [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
said was to be divulged.
Wars of the Roses (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster. Catherine wheelCatherine wheel Cath"er*ine wheel` [So called from St.
Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in
allusion to her martyrdom.]
1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as Rose window and Wheel window.
Called also Catherine-wheel window.
2. (Pyrotechny) A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in
form the window of the same name. [Written also Catharine
wheel.] Catherine-wheel windowCatherine wheel Cath"er*ine wheel` [So called from St.
Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in
allusion to her martyrdom.]
1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as Rose window and Wheel window.
Called also Catherine-wheel window.
2. (Pyrotechny) A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in
form the window of the same name. [Written also Catharine
wheel.] DromatheriumDromatherium Drom`a*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? running + ?
beast. See Dromedary.] (Paleon.)
A small extinct triassic mammal from North Carolina, the
earliest yet found in America. FeatheringFeathering Feath"er*ing, n.
1. (Arch.) Same as Foliation.
2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from
the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal
position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.
3. A covering of feathers.
Feathering float (Naut.), the float or paddle of a
feathering wheel.
Feathering screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the
blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the
water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
Feathering wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn
automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the
water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on
the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent. Feathering floatFeathering Feath"er*ing, n.
1. (Arch.) Same as Foliation.
2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from
the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal
position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.
3. A covering of feathers.
Feathering float (Naut.), the float or paddle of a
feathering wheel.
Feathering screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the
blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the
water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
Feathering wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn
automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the
water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on
the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent. Feathering screwFeathering Feath"er*ing, n.
1. (Arch.) Same as Foliation.
2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from
the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal
position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.
3. A covering of feathers.
Feathering float (Naut.), the float or paddle of a
feathering wheel.
Feathering screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the
blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the
water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
Feathering wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn
automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the
water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on
the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent. Feathering wheelFeathering Feath"er*ing, n.
1. (Arch.) Same as Foliation.
2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from
the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal
position. See To feather an oar, under Feather, v. t.
3. A covering of feathers.
Feathering float (Naut.), the float or paddle of a
feathering wheel.
Feathering screw (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the
blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the
water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.
Feathering wheel (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn
automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the
water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on
the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent. Gathering
Gathering Gath"er*ing, n.
1. The act of collecting or bringing together.
2. That which is gathered, collected, or brought together;
as:
(a) A crowd; an assembly; a congregation.
(b) A charitable contribution; a collection.
(c) A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
GatheringGathering Gath"er*ing, a.
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
Gathering board (Bookbinding), a table or board on which
signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
--Knight.
Gathering coal, a lighted coal left smothered in embers
over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the
morning.
Gathering hoop, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the
ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped
over them.
Gathering peat.
(a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a
fire.
(b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the
Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by
the Highlanders. Gathering boardGathering Gath"er*ing, a.
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
Gathering board (Bookbinding), a table or board on which
signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
--Knight.
Gathering coal, a lighted coal left smothered in embers
over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the
morning.
Gathering hoop, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the
ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped
over them.
Gathering peat.
(a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a
fire.
(b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the
Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by
the Highlanders. Gathering coalGathering Gath"er*ing, a.
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
Gathering board (Bookbinding), a table or board on which
signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
--Knight.
Gathering coal, a lighted coal left smothered in embers
over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the
morning.
Gathering hoop, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the
ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped
over them.
Gathering peat.
(a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a
fire.
(b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the
Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by
the Highlanders. Gathering hoopGathering Gath"er*ing, a.
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
Gathering board (Bookbinding), a table or board on which
signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
--Knight.
Gathering coal, a lighted coal left smothered in embers
over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the
morning.
Gathering hoop, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the
ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped
over them.
Gathering peat.
(a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a
fire.
(b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the
Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by
the Highlanders. Gathering peatGathering Gath"er*ing, a.
Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
Gathering board (Bookbinding), a table or board on which
signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.
--Knight.
Gathering coal, a lighted coal left smothered in embers
over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the
morning.
Gathering hoop, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the
ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped
over them.
Gathering peat.
(a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a
fire.
(b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the
Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by
the Highlanders. Ingathering
Ingathering In"gath`er*ing, n.
The act or business of gathering or collecting anything;
especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth;
harvest.
Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of ingathering. --Ex.
xxii. 16.
LatheringLather Lath"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lathered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Lathering.] [AS. l[=e][eth]rian to lather, anoint. See
Lather, n. ]
To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face. LeatheringLeather Leath"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leathered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Leathering.]
To beat, as with a thong of leather. [Obs. or Colloq.] --G.
Eliot. Megatherium
Megathere Meg"a*there, Megatherium Meg`a*the"ri*um, n. [NL.
megatherium, fr. Gr. me`gas great + thyri`on beast.]
(Paleon.)
An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the
ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South
America.
SciathericSciatheric Sci`a*ther"ic, Sciatherical Sci`a*ther"ic*al, a.
[Gr. ?, fr. ? a sundial; ? a shadow + ? to hunt, to catch.]
Belonging to a sundial. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. --
Sci`a*ther"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] --J. Gregory. SciathericalSciatheric Sci`a*ther"ic, Sciatherical Sci`a*ther"ic*al, a.
[Gr. ?, fr. ? a sundial; ? a shadow + ? to hunt, to catch.]
Belonging to a sundial. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. --
Sci`a*ther"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] --J. Gregory. SciathericallySciatheric Sci`a*ther"ic, Sciatherical Sci`a*ther"ic*al, a.
[Gr. ?, fr. ? a sundial; ? a shadow + ? to hunt, to catch.]
Belonging to a sundial. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. --
Sci`a*ther"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] --J. Gregory. Sivatherium
Sivatherium Siv`a*the"ri*um, n. [NL., from E. Siva + Gr. ????
a beast, an animal.] (Paleon.)
A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary
formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a
proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being
large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very
much larger than any exsisting species.
TaxgatheringTaxgatherer Tax"gath`er*er, n.
One who collects taxes or revenues. -- Tax"gath`er*ing, n. UintatheriumUintatherium U*in`ta*the"ri*um, n. [NL., fr. Uinta, the Indian
name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr.
qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.)
An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to
Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the
known species of the group. See Dinoceras. UintatheriumDinoceras Di*noc"e*ras, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? terrible + ?, ?,
horn.] (Paleon.)
A genus of large extinct Eocene mammals from Wyoming; --
called also Uintatherium. See Illustration in Appendix.
Note: They were herbivorous, and remarkable for three pairs
of hornlike protuberances on the skull. The males were
armed with a pair of powerful canine tusks. WeatheringWeather Weath"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weathered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Weathering.]
1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to
air.
[An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the
air To weather his broad sails. --Spenser.
This gear lacks weathering. --Latimer.
2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against
and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to
weather the storm.
For I can weather the roughest gale. --Longfellow.
You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W.
Robertson.
3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather
a cape; to weather another ship.
4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
--Encyc. Brit.
To weather a point.
(a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee
side.
(b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against
opposition.
To weather out, to encounter successfully, though with
difficulty; as, to weather out a storm. Weathering
Weathering Weath"er*ing, n. (Geol.)
The action of the elements on a rock in altering its color,
texture, or composition, or in rounding off its edges.
Meaning of Atheri from wikipedia
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Atheris is a
genus of
vipers known as bush vipers. They are
found only in
tropical subsaharan Africa (excluding
southern Africa) and many
species have...
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Atheris hispida is a
viper species endemic to
Central Africa. Like all
other vipers, it is venomous. It is
known for its
extremely keeled dorsal scales...
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Atheris squamigera (common names:
green bush viper,
variable bush viper, leaf viper, Hallowell's
green tree viper, and others) is a
venomous viper species...
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Common names:
western bush viper, West
African leaf viper, more.
Atheris chlorechis is a
viper species found only in the
forests of West Africa. No subspecies...
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Usambara bush viper,
horned bush viper,
eyelash bush viper, more.
Atheris ceratophora is a
venomous viper species endemic to a few
mountain ranges...
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Atheris hirsuta,
commonly known as the Tai
hairy bush viper, is a
species of
venomous bush
viper that is
endemic to the Tai
National Park in southwestern...
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Atheris desaixi,
commonly known as the
Mount Kenya bush viper, Ashe's bush viper, or Desaix's bush viper, is a
venomous species of
viper endemic to Kenya...
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Atheris hetfieldi, or Hetfield's bush viper, is a
species of
viper found in
Bioko Island. The
species gets its name in
honour of
James A. Hetfield, the...
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Atheris a****inata, the a****inate bush viper, is an
arboreal species of
viper found in
Western Uganda,
closely related to the
viper species Atheris hispida...
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Common names:
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Atheris nitschei is a
species of
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viper in the
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