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Air castle 14. (Paint.)
(a) The representation or reproduction of the effect of
the atmospheric medium through which every object in
nature is viewed. --New Am. Cyc.
(b) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of
that portrait has a good air. --Fairholt.
15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.
Note: Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a
compound term. In most cases it might be written
indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the
first element of the compound term, with or without the
hyphen; as, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder;
air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump.
Air balloon. See Balloon.
Air bath.
(a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body.
(b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any
desired temperature.
Air castle. See Castle in the air, under Castle.
Air compressor, a machine for compressing air to be used as
a motive power.
Air crossing, a passage for air in a mine.
Air cushion, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated;
also, a device for arresting motion without shock by
confined air.
Air fountain, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by
the force of compressed air.
Air furnace, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and
not on blast.
Air line, a straight line; a bee line. Hence
Air-line, adj.; as, air-line road.
Air lock (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between
the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a
pneumatic caisson. --Knight.
Air port (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit
air.
Air spring, a spring in which the elasticity of air is
utilized.
Air thermometer, a form of thermometer in which the
contraction and expansion of air is made to measure
changes of temperature.
Air threads, gossamer.
Air trap, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas
from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap.
Air trunk, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated
air from a room.
Air valve, a valve to regulate the admission or egress of
air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler
and allows air to enter.
Air way, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of
an air pump; an air way in a mine.
In the air.
(a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as
rumors.
(b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled.
(c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken
in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air.
To take air, to be divulged; to be made public.
To take the air, to go abroad; to walk or ride out. CastleCastle Cas"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Castled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Castling.] (Chess)
To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the
king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the
purpose of covering the king. CastlebuilderCastlebuilder Cas"tle*build`er, n.
Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary
schemes. -- Cas"tle*build`ing, n. CastlebuildingCastlebuilder Cas"tle*build`er, n.
Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary
schemes. -- Cas"tle*build`ing, n. CastledCastle Cas"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Castled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Castling.] (Chess)
To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the
king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the
purpose of covering the king. Castled
Castled Cas"tled, a.
Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle; as, a
castled height or crag.
2. Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.
Castle-guard
Castle-guard Cas"tle-guard`, n.
1. The guard or defense of a castle.
2. (O. Eng. Law) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a
certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of
maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward.
3. A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service
within the realm, without limitation of time.
CastleryCastlery Cas"tle*ry, n. [Cf. OF. castelerie. See Castle.]
The government of a castle. --Blount. Castlet
Castlet Cas"tlet, n.
A small castle. --Leland.
CastlewardCastleward Cas"tle*ward`, n.
Same as Castleguard. CastlingCastle Cas"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Castled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Castling.] (Chess)
To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the
king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the
purpose of covering the king. Castling
Castling Cast"ling, n.
That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
--Sir T. Browne.
CastlingCastling Cas"tling, n. (Chess)
A compound move of the king and castle. See Castle, v. i. Morro castleMorro Mor"ro, n. [Sp., any spherical object.]
A round hill or point of land; hence,
Morro castle, a castle on a hill. Uncastle
Uncastle Un*cas"tle, v. t. [1st pref. un- + castle.]
To take a castle from; to turn out of a castle.
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