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AcrocephalicAcrocephalic Ac`ro*ce*phal"ic, a. [Gr. ? highest + ?. See
Cephalic.]
Characterized by a high skull. Acrocephalus phragmitisSedge Sedge, n. [OE. segge, AS. secg; akin to LG. segge; --
probably named from its bladelike appearance, and akin to L.
secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument; cf. Ir. seisg, W.
hesg. Cf. Hassock, Saw the instrument.]
1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Carex, perennial,
endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy
places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked
inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually
rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred
species.
Note: The name is sometimes given to any other plant of the
order Cyperace[ae], which includes Carex,
Cyperus, Scirpus, and many other genera of rushlike
plants.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A flock of herons.
Sedge ken (Zo["o]l.), the clapper rail. See under 5th
Rail.
Sedge warbler (Zo["o]l.), a small European singing bird
(Acrocephalus phragmitis). It often builds its nest
among reeds; -- called also sedge bird, sedge wren,
night warbler, and Scotch nightingale. Acrocephaly
Acrocephaly Ac`ro*ceph"a*ly, n.
Loftiness of skull.
Acroceraunian
Acroceraunian Ac`ro*ce*rau"ni*an, a. [L. acroceraunius, fr.
Gr. ? high, n. pl. ? heights + ? thunderbolt.]
Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of
``thunder-smitten' peaks (now Kimara), between Epirus and
Macedonia. --Shelley.
CroceinCrocein Cro"ce*in (kr?"s?-?n), n. [See Croceous.] (Chem.)
A name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet
dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure. In
general they are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of
benzene and naphthol. CroceousCroceous Cro"ceous (kr?"sh?s), a. [L. croceus, fr. crocus
saffron. See Crocus.]
Of, pertaining to, or like, saffron; deep reddish yellow.
[R.] Crocetin
Crocetin Cro"ce*tin (kr?"s?-t?n), n. (Chem.)
A dyestuff, obtained from the Chinese crocin, which produces
a brilliant yellow.
Felis macrocelisTiger Ti"ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;
probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri
an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; --
probably so named from its quickness.]
1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris)
native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and
sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped
with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and
belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or
exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal
tiger, and Bengal tiger.
2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak.
3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or
mistress. --Dickens.
4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three
cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]
5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
American tiger. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The puma.
(b) The jaguar.
Clouded tiger (Zo["o]l.), a handsome striped and spotted
carnivore (Felis macrocelis or F. marmorata) native of
the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three
and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long.
Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings
are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are
always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from
the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also
tortoise-shell tiger.
Mexican tiger (Zo["o]l.), the jaguar.
Tiger beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
active carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelid[ae].
They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.
Tiger bittern. (Zo["o]l.) See Sun bittern, under Sun.
Tiger cat (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of wild
cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes
somewhat resembling those of the tiger.
Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus
Tigridia (as T. conchiflora, T. grandiflora, etc.)
having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like
the skin of a tiger.
Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm
(Cham[ae]rops Ritchieana). It is used in many ways by
the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily.
Tiger moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of moths
of the family Arctiad[ae] which are striped or barred
with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The
larv[ae] are called woolly bears.
Tiger shark (Zo["o]l.), a voracious shark (Galeocerdo
maculatus or tigrinus) more or less barred or spotted
with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian
Ocean. Called also zebra shark.
Tiger shell (Zo["o]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted
cowrie (Cypr[ae]a tigris); -- so called from its fancied
resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also
tiger cowrie.
Tiger wolf (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena (Hy[ae]na
crocuta).
Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree
(Mach[ae]rium Schomburgkii) found in Guiana. Macrocephalous
Macrocephalous Mac`ro*ceph"a*lous, a. [Macro + Gr. kefalh` the
head.]
1. Having a large head.
2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo
confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest
of the body. --Henslow.
MicrocephalicMicrocephalic Mi`cro*ce*phal"ic, Microcephalous
Mi`cro*ceph"a*lous, a. [Micro- + cephalic, cephalous.] (Anat.)
Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; --
opposed to megacephalic. MicrocephalousMicrocephalic Mi`cro*ce*phal"ic, Microcephalous
Mi`cro*ceph"a*lous, a. [Micro- + cephalic, cephalous.] (Anat.)
Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; --
opposed to megacephalic. Physeter macrocephalusSperm whale Sperm" whale` (Zo["o]l.)
A very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus), having
a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth.
In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a
large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This
whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet.
It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called
also cachalot, and spermaceti whale.
Pygmy sperm whale (Zo["o]l.), a small whale (Kogia
breviceps), seldom twenty feet long, native of tropical
seas, but occasionally found on the American coast. Called
also snub-nosed cachalot.
Sperm-whale porpoise (Zo["o]l.), a toothed cetacean
(Hypero["o]don bidens), found on both sides of the
Atlantic and valued for its oil. The adult becomes about
twenty-five feet long, and its head is very large and
thick. Called also bottle-nosed whale. Physeter macrocephalusAmbergris Am"ber*gris, n. [F. ambre gris, i. e., gray amber;
F. gris gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. gr[^i]s, G.
greis, gray-haired. See Amber.]
A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the
Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a
morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale
(Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all
cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray,
yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The
floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and
twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a
white vapor at 212[deg] Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in
perfumery. --Dana. Physeter macrocephalusCachalot Cach"a*lot, n. [F. cachalot.] (Zo["o]l.)
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has in the top
of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which,
after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance
called spermaceti. See Sperm whale. Somniosus microcephalusNurse Nurse, n. [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice,
norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop.,
fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis,
nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish, and cf.
Nutritious.]
1. One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or
brings up; as:
(a) A woman who has the care of young children;
especially, one who suckles an infant not her own.
(b) A person, especially a woman, who has the care of the
sick or infirm.
2. One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow,
trains, fosters, or the like.
The nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise.
--Burke.
3. (Naut.) A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real
commander when the captain is unfit for his place.
4. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces
cercari[ae] by asexual reproduction. See Cercaria,
and Redia.
(b) Either one of the nurse sharks.
Nurse shark. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large arctic shark (Somniosus microcephalus),
having small teeth and feeble jaws; -- called also
sleeper shark, and ground shark.
(b) A large shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), native of
the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, having the dorsal
fins situated behind the ventral fins.
To put to nurse, or To put out to nurse, to send away to
be nursed; to place in the care of a nurse.
Wet nurse, Dry nurse. See Wet nurse, and Dry nurse,
in the Vocabulary.
Meaning of Croce from wikipedia
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Croce may
refer to:
Croce (family), a
noble family in the
Republic of
Ragusa Croce (genus), a
genus of
lacewings in the
family Nemopteridae Croce (surname)...
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James Joseph Croce (/ˈkroʊtʃiː/;
January 10, 1943 –
September 20, 1973) was an
American folk and rock singer-songwriter.
Between 1966 and 1973, he released...
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Adrian James "A.J."
Croce (born
September 28, 1971) is an
American singer-songwriter. His
parents are
Ingrid Croce and Jim
Croce.
Croce was born in Bryn...
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Ingrid Croce (née Jacobson, born
April 27, 1947) is an
American author, singer-songwriter, and restaurateur.
Between 1964 and 1971,
Ingrid performed as...
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Croce is an
Italian surname meaning literally "cross".
Notable people with the
surname include: A. J.
Croce (born 1971),
American singer-songwriter Alberto...
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Basilica di
Santa Croce (Italian for 'Basilica of the Holy Cross') is a
minor basilica and the prin****l
Franciscan church of Florence, Italy. It...
- Gran
Croce Ordine al
Merito della Repubblica Italiana Italian Presidency website,
GASPAROVIC Ivan
Decorato di Gran
Cordone –
Cavaliere di Gran
Croce Ordine...
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Santa Croce is
Italian for 'Holy Cross' and may
refer to:
Santa Croce (Venice), one of the six
sestieri (districts) of Venice, Italy. The
Pontifical University...
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Benedetto Croce, OCI,
COSML (Italian: [beneˈdetto ˈkroːtʃe]; 25
February 1866 – 20
November 1952) was an
Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and...
- Jim
Croce was an
American singer-songwriter with five
studio albums and 12
singles to his credit. His posthumously-released
fifth studio album was completed...
