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Estacade Estacade Es`ta*cade", n. [F.; cf. It. steccata, Sp. estacada.
Cf. Stake.] (Mil.)
A dike of piles in the sea, a river, etc., to check the
approach of an enemy.
Intestacy Intestacy In*tes"ta*cy, n. [From Intestate.]
The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made
a valid will. --Blackstone.
Smokestack Smokestack Smoke"stack`, n.
A chimney; esp., a pipe serving as a chimney, as the pipe
which carries off the smoke of a locomotive, the funnel of a
steam vessel, etc.
Testacea Testacea Tes*ta"ce*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. testaceum a shelled
anumal. See Testaceous.] (Zo["o]l.)
Invertebrate animals covered with shells, especially
mollusks; shellfish.
Testacean Testacean Tes*ta"cean, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Onr of the Testacea.
Testaceous Testaceous Tes*ta"ceous, a. [L. testaceus, fr. testa a shell.
See Testa.]
1. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or
having a hard shell.
2. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Having a dull red brick color or a
brownish yellow color.
Testaceous animals (Zo["o]l.), animals having a firm,
calcareous shell, as oysters and clams, thus distinguished
from crustaceous animals, whose shells are more thin and
soft, and consist of several joints, or articulations, as
lobsters and crabs.
Testaceous animals Testaceous Tes*ta"ceous, a. [L. testaceus, fr. testa a shell.
See Testa.]
1. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or
having a hard shell.
2. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Having a dull red brick color or a
brownish yellow color.
Testaceous animals (Zo["o]l.), animals having a firm,
calcareous shell, as oysters and clams, thus distinguished
from crustaceous animals, whose shells are more thin and
soft, and consist of several joints, or articulations, as
lobsters and crabs.
Testacy Testacy Tes"ta*cy, n. [See Testate.] (Law)
The state or circumstance of being testate, or of leaving a
valid will, or testament, at death.
