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A atricapillusGoshawk Gos"hawk`, n. [AS. g?shafuc, lit., goosehawk; or Icel.
g[=a]shaukr. See Goose, and Hawk the bird.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species
and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius)
and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known
species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity,
and courage. The Australian goshawk (A.
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) is pure white. Amphitheatric
Amphitheatric Am`phi*the*at"ric, Amphitheatrical
Am`phi*the*at"ric*al, a. [L. amphitheatricus.]
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an
amphitheater.
Amphitheatrical
Amphitheatric Am`phi*the*at"ric, Amphitheatrical
Am`phi*the*at"ric*al, a. [L. amphitheatricus.]
Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an
amphitheater.
Amphitheatrically
Amphitheatrically Am`phi*the*at"ric*al*ly, adv.
In the form or manner of an amphitheater.
Atrichia clamosaScrub Scrub, n.
1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. ``A
sorry scrub.' --Bunyan.
We should go there in as proper a manner possible;
nor altogether like the scrubs about us.
--Goldsmith.
2. Something small and mean.
3. A worn-out brush. --Ainsworth.
4. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the
prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.
5. (Stock Breeding) One of the common live stock of a region
of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when
inferior in size, etc. [U.S.]
Scrub bird (Zo["o]l.), an Australian passerine bird of the
family Atrichornithid[ae], as Atrichia clamosa; --
called also brush bird.
Scrub oak (Bot.), the popular name of several dwarfish
species of oak. The scrub oak of New England and the
Middle States is Quercus ilicifolia, a scraggy shrub;
that of the Southern States is a small tree (Q.
Catesb[ae]i); that of the Rocky Mountain region is Q.
undulata, var. Gambelii.
Scrub robin (Zo["o]l.), an Australian singing bird of the
genus Drymodes. Cantatrice
Cantatrice Can`ta*tri"ce (k[.a]n`t[.a]*tr[=e]"ch[asl]), n.
[It.] (Mus.)
A female professional singer.
Cicatrice
Cicatrice Cic"a*trice, n. [F., fr. L. cicatrix.]
A cicatrix.
CicatricesCicatrix Ci*ca"trix, n.; pl. Cicatrices. [L.] (Med.)
The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity
and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which
subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar. Cicatricial
Cicatricial Cic`a*tri"cial, a. (Med.)
Relating to, or having the character of, a cicatrix.
--Dunglison.
Cicatricle
Cicatricle Cic"a*tri`cle, n. [Cf. F. cicatricule, fr. L.
cicatricula a small scar, fr. cicatrix a scar.] (Biol.)
The germinating point in the embryo of a seed; the point in
the yolk of an egg at which development begins.
Ficedula atricapillaPied Pied, a. [From Pie the party-colored bird.]
Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;
spotted; piebald. ``Pied coats.' --Burton. ``Meadows trim
with daisies pied.' --Milton.
Pied antelope (Zo["o]l.), the bontebok.
Pied-billed grebe (Zo["o]l.), the dabchick.
Pied blackbird (Zo["o]l.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus
Turdulus.
Pied finch (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The chaffinch.
(b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Pied flycatcher (Zo["o]l.), a common European flycatcher
(Ficedula atricapilla). The male is black and white. FratricelliFratricelli Fra`tri*cel"li, n. pl. [It. fraticelli, lit.,
little brothers, dim. fr. frate brother, L. frater.] (Eccl.
Hist.)
(a) The name which St. Francis of Assisi gave to his
followers, early in the 13th century.
(b) A sect which seceded from the Franciscan Order, chiefly
in Italy and Sicily, in 1294, repudiating the pope as an
apostate, maintaining the duty of celibacy and poverty,
and discountenancing oaths. Called also Fratricellians
and Fraticelli. FratricelliansFratricelli Fra`tri*cel"li, n. pl. [It. fraticelli, lit.,
little brothers, dim. fr. frate brother, L. frater.] (Eccl.
Hist.)
(a) The name which St. Francis of Assisi gave to his
followers, early in the 13th century.
(b) A sect which seceded from the Franciscan Order, chiefly
in Italy and Sicily, in 1294, repudiating the pope as an
apostate, maintaining the duty of celibacy and poverty,
and discountenancing oaths. Called also Fratricellians
and Fraticelli. Fratricidal
Fratricidal Frat"ri*ci`dal, a.
Of or pertaining to fratricide; of the nature of fratricide.
Fricatrice
Fricatrice Fric"a*trice, n. [Cf. L. frictrix, fr. fricare to
rub.]
A lewd woman; a harlot. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
GeneratricesGeneratrix Gen`er*a"trix, n.; pl. L. Generatrices, E.
Generatrixes. [L.] (Geom.)
That which generates; the point, or the mathematical
magnitude, which, by its motion, generates another magnitude,
as a line, surface, or solid; -- called also describent. Iatric
Iatric I*at"ric, Iatrical I*at"ric*al, a. [Gr. ? healing,
fr. ? physician, fr. ? to heal.]
Of or pertaining to medicine, or to medical men.
Iatrical
Iatric I*at"ric, Iatrical I*at"ric*al, a. [Gr. ? healing,
fr. ? physician, fr. ? to heal.]
Of or pertaining to medicine, or to medical men.
Idolatrical
Idolatrical I`do*lat"ric*al, a. [Cf. F. idol[^a]trique.]
Idolatrous. [Obs.]
KinesiatricsKinesiatrics Kin`e*si*at"rics, n. [Gr. (?) motion (fr. ? to
move) + (?) pertaining to medicine, fr. (?) a physician.]
(Med.)
A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements;
-- also termed kinesitherapy, kinesipathy, lingism, and
the movement cure. Larus atricilla Laughing goose (Zo["o]l.), the European white-fronted
goose.
Laughing gull. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A common European gull (Xema ridibundus); -- called
also pewit, black cap, red-legged gull, and sea
crow.
(b) An American gull (Larus atricilla). In summer the head
is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer
primaries black.
Laughing hyena (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena. See Hyena.
Laughing jackass (Zo["o]l.), the great brown kingfisher
(Dacelo gigas), of Australia; -- called also giant
kingfisher, and gogobera.
Laughing owl (Zo["o]l.), a peculiar owl (Sceloglaux
albifacies) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of
extinction. The name alludes to its notes. MatriceMatrice Ma"trice, n. [Cf. F. matrice. See Matrix.]
See Matrix. MatricesMatrix Ma"trix, n.; pl. Matrices. [L., fr. mater mother. See
Mother, and cf. Matrice.]
1. (Anat.) The womb.
All that openeth the matrix is mine. --Ex. xxxiv.
19.
2. Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything; as:
(a) (Mech.) The cavity in which anything is formed, and
which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face
of a type.
(b) (Min.) The earthy or stony substance in which metallic
ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.
(c) pl. (Dyeing) The five simple colors, black, white,
blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are
composed.
3. (Biol.) The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or
vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular
substance.
4. (Math.) A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and
columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations. Matricidal
Matricidal Mat"ri*ci`dal, a.
Of or pertaining to matricide.
MatriculateMatriculate Ma*tric"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Matriculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Matriculating.] [L.
matricula a public roll or register, dim. of matrix a mother,
in respect to propagation, also, a public register. See
Matrix.]
To enroll; to enter in a register; specifically, to enter or
admit to membership in a body or society, particularly in a
college or university, by enrolling the name in a register.
In discovering and matriculating the arms of
commissaries from North America. --Sir W.
Scott. Matriculate
Matriculate Ma*tric"u*late, v. i.
To go though the process of admission to membership, as by
examination and enrollment, in a society or college.
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