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Abnodation
Abnodation Ab`no*da"tion, n.
The act of cutting away the knots of trees. [R.] --Crabb.
Autofecundation
Autofecundation Au`to*fec`un*da"tion, n. [Auto- +
fecundation.] (Biol.)
Self-impregnation. --Darwin.
BlandationBlandation Blan*da"tion, n. [Cf. L. blanditia, blandities, fr.
blandus. See Bland.]
Flattery. [Obs.] CircumdenudationCircumdenudation Cir`cum*den`u*da"tion, n. [Pref. circum- +
denudation.] (Geol.)
Denudation around or in the neighborhood of an object.
Hills of circumdenudation, hills which have been produced
by surface erosion; the elevations which have been left,
after denudation of a mass of high ground. --Jukes. Commendation
Commendation Com`men*da"tion, n. [L. commendatio.]
1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in
words; recommendation.
Need we . . . epistles of commendation? --2 Cor.
iii. 1.
By the commendation of the great officers. --Bacon.
2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a
man. --Dryden.
3. pl. A message of affection or respect; compliments;
greeting. [Obs.]
Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my
king? --Shak.
Consolidation
Consolidation Con*sol`i*da"tion, n. [L. consolidatio a
confirming: cf. F. consolidation.]
1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or
uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification;
combination.
The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did
not fall out at random. --Woodward.
The consolidation of the great European monarchies.
--Hallam.
2. (Bot.) To organic cohesion of different circled in a
flower; adnation.
3. (Law) The combination of several actions into one.
Consolidation locomotiveLocomotive Lo"co*mo`tive, n.
A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,
especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more
steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus
propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,
or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in
Appendix.
Consolidation locomotive, a locomotive having four pairs of
connected drivers.
Locomotive car, a locomotive and a car combined in one
vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]
Locomotive engine. Same as Locomotive, above.
Mogul locomotive. See Mogul. Defedation
Defedation Def`e*da"tion, n. [L. defoedare, defoedatum, to
defile; de- + foedare to foul, foedus foul.]
The act of making foul; pollution. [Obs.]
Defoedation
Defoedation Def`[oe]*da"tion, n.
Defedation. [Obs.]
Deoxidation
Deoxidation De*ox`i*da"tion, n. (Chem.)
The act or process of reducing from the state of an oxide.
Desudation
Desudation Des`u*da"tion, n. [L. desudatio, fr. desudare to
sweat greatly; de + sudare to sweat.] (Med.)
A sweating; a profuse or morbid sweating, often succeeded by
an eruption of small pimples.
Dilapidation
Dilapidation Di*lap`i*da"tion, n. [L. dilapidatio: cf. F.
dilapidation.]
1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being
dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or
squandered.
Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation
of their public estate. --Burke.
2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an
incumbent, through neglect or by intention.
The business of dilapidations came on between our
bishop and the Archibishop of York. --Strype.
3. (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to
fall or be in a state of decay. --Burrill.
Dilucidation
Dilucidation Di*lu`ci*da"tion, n. [L. dilucidatio.]
The act of making clear. [Obs.] --Boyle.
Disaccommodation
Disaccommodation Dis`ac*com`mo*da"tion, n.
A state of being unaccommodated or unsuited. [R.] --Sir M.
Hale.
Discommendation
Discommendation Dis*com`men*da"tion, n.
Blame; censure; reproach. [R.] --Ayliffe.
Disgradation
Disgradation Dis`gra*da"tion, n. (Scots Law)
Degradation; a stripping of titles and honors.
Disoxidation
Disoxidation Dis*ox`i*da"tion, n. (Chem.)
Deoxidation. [R.]
Elapidation
Elapidation E*lap`i*da"tion, n. [L. elapidatus cleared from
stones; e out + lapis stone.]
A clearing away of stones. [R.]
EnodationEnodation En`o*da"tion, n. [L. enodatio explanation, fr.
enodare to free from knots. See Enode.]
The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying;
hence, also, the solution of a difficulty. [R.] --Bailey. Exsudation
Exsudation Ex`su*da"tion, n.
Exudation.
Exudation
Exudation Ex`u*da"tion, n.
The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors,
moisture, juice, or gum, as through pores or incisions; also,
the substance exuded.
Resins, a class of proximate principles, existing in
almost all plants and appearing on the external surface
of many of them in the form of exudations. --Am. Cyc.
Exundation
Exundation Ex`un*da"tion, n. [L. exundatio.]
An overflow, or overflowing abundance. [R.] --Ray.
FoundationFoundation Foun*da"tion, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see Base course
(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity.
Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college. Foundation courseFoundation Foun*da"tion, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see Base course
(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity.
Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college. Foundation muslinFoundation Foun*da"tion, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see Base course
(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity.
Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college. Foundation schoolFoundation Foun*da"tion, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See
Found to establish.]
1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
erect.
2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which
anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
basis.
Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
. a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.
xxviii. 16.
The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.
3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a
wall, including the base course (see Base course
(a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame
house, the whole substructure of masonry.
4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.
--Macaulay.
5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an
endowed institution or charity.
Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.
Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n.
Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.
Foundation school, in England, an endowed school.
To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
college. Foundationer
Foundationer Foun*da"tion*er, n.
One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a
college or school. [Eng.]
Foundationless
Foundationless Foun*da"tion*less, a.
Having no foundation.
FrondationFrondation Fron*da"tion, n. [L. frondatio, from frons. See
Frond.]
The act of stripping, as trees, of leaves or branches; a kind
of pruning. --Evelyn.
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