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Credibleness
Credibleness Cred"i*ble*ness, n. The quality or state of being credible; worthiness of belief; credibility. [R.] --Boyle.
Edible snail
Snail Snail (sn[=a]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel, sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel. snigill.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix and many allied genera of the family Helicid[ae]. They are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on vegetation; a land snail. (b) Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See Pond snail, under Pond, and Sea snail. 2. Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing. 3. (Mech.) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a striking clock. 4. A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to protect besiegers; a testudo. [Obs.] They had also all manner of gynes [engines] . . . that needful is [in] taking or sieging of castle or of city, as snails, that was naught else but hollow pavises and targets, under the which men, when they fought, were heled [protected], . . . as the snail is in his house; therefore they cleped them snails. --Vegetius (Trans.). 5. (Bot.) The pod of the sanil clover. Ear snail, Edible snail, Pond snail, etc. See under Ear, Edible, etc. Snail borer (Zo["o]l.), a boring univalve mollusk; a drill. Snail clover (Bot.), a cloverlike plant (Medicago scuttellata, also, M. Helix); -- so named from its pods, which resemble the shells of snails; -- called also snail trefoil, snail medic, and beehive. Snail flower (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Phaseolus Caracalla) having the keel of the carolla spirally coiled like a snail shell. Snail shell (Zo["o]l.), the shell of snail. Snail trefoil. (Bot.) See Snail clover, above.
Edibleness
Edibleness Ed"i*ble*ness, n. Suitableness for being eaten.
Impedible
Impedible Im*ped"i*ble, a. Capable of being impeded or hindered. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.
Incredible
Incredible In*cred"i*ble, a. [L. incredibilis: cf. OF. incredible. See In- not, and Credible.] Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? --Acts xxvi. 8.
Incredibleness
Incredibleness In*cred"i*ble*ness, n. Incredibility.
Inedible
Inedible In*ed"i*ble, a. [LL. inedibilis. See In- not, and Edible.] Not edible; not fit for food. -- In*ed`i*bil"i*ty, n.
Obedible
Obedible O*be"di*ble, a. Obedient. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Uncredible
Uncredible Un*cred"i*ble, a. Incredible. --Bacon.

Meaning of Edible from wikipedia

- An edible item is any item that is safe for humans to eat. "Edible" is differentiated from "eatable" because it does not indicate how an item tastes,...
- Edible mushrooms are the fleshy fruit bodies of numerous species of macrofungi (fungi that bear fruiting structures large enough to be seen with the naked...
- A cannabis edible, also known as a cannabis-infused food or simply an edible, is a food item (either homemade or produced commercially) that contains...
- Edible plants include: List of culinary fruits List of culinary herbs and ****es List of culinary nuts List of edible cacti List of edible flowers List...
- Edible seaweed, or sea vegetables, are seaweeds that can be eaten and used for culinary purposes. They typically contain high amounts of fiber. They may...
- Legumes (/ˈlɛɡjuːm, ləˈɡjuːm/) are plants in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human...
- Edible gold is a particular type of gold authorized by the European Union and the United States as a food additive, under the code E 175. It is used in...
- Edible flowers are flowers that can be consumed safely. Flowers may be eaten as vegetables as a main part of a meal, or may be used as herbs. Flowers are...
- Edible bird's nests, also known as swallow nests (Chinese: 燕窝; pinyin: yànwō), are bird nests created from solidified saliva by edible-nest swiftlets,...
- Edible underwear is a candy product which is made into the form of, and can function as, underwear, but which is edible. The product was invented by David...