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AttemperAttemper At*tem"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Attempering.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare;
ad + temperare to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf.
Attemperate.]
1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to
regulate, as temperature.
If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered
still. --Trench.
2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as,
to attemper rigid justice with clemency.
3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well
attempered with kindness and justice.
4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.
Arts . . . attempered to the lyre. --Pope.
Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking
its place. Attemperament
Attemperament At*tem"per*a*ment, n. [OF. attemprement.]
A tempering, or mixing in due proportion.
Attemperance
Attemperance At*tem"per*ance, n. [Cf. OF. atemprance.]
Temperance; attemperament. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
AttemperateAttemperate At*tem"per*ate, a. [L. attemperatus, p. p. of
attemperare. See Attemper.]
Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.
Hope must be . . . attemperate to the promise.
--Hammond. Attemperate
Attemperate At*tem"per*ate, v. t.
To attemper. [Archaic]
Attemperation
Attemperation At*tem`per*a"tion, n.
The act of attempering or regulating. [Archaic] --Bacon.
AttemperedAttemper At*tem"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Attempering.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare;
ad + temperare to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf.
Attemperate.]
1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to
regulate, as temperature.
If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered
still. --Trench.
2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as,
to attemper rigid justice with clemency.
3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well
attempered with kindness and justice.
4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.
Arts . . . attempered to the lyre. --Pope.
Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking
its place. AttemperingAttemper At*tem"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attempered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Attempering.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare;
ad + temperare to soften, temper. See Temper, and cf.
Attemperate.]
1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to
regulate, as temperature.
If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered
still. --Trench.
2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as,
to attemper rigid justice with clemency.
3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well
attempered with kindness and justice.
4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.
Arts . . . attempered to the lyre. --Pope.
Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking
its place. Attemperly
Attemperly At*tem"per*ly, adv.
Temperately. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Attemperment
Attemperment At*tem"per*ment, n.
Attemperament.
Bilious temperamentBilious Bil"ious (b[i^]l"y[u^]s), a. [L. biliosus, fr. bilis
bile.]
1. Of or pertaining to the bile.
2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess
of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or
characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms.
3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. ``A bilious old
nabob.' --Macaulay.
Bilious temperament. See Temperament. Buxus sempervirensBuxine Bux"ine, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid obtained from the Buxus sempervirens, or common
box tree. It is identical with bebeerine; -- called also
buxina. ContemperContemper Con*tem"per (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"p[~e]r), v. t. [L.
contemperare, -temperatum; con- + temperare to temper. Cf.
Contemperate.]
To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to
soften. [Obs.]
The antidotes . . . have allayed its bitterness and
contempered its malignancy. --Johnson. ContemperateContemperate Con*tem"per*ate (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"p[~e]r*[=a]t), v.
t. [See Contemper.]
To temper; to moderate. [Obs.]
Moisten and contemperate the air. --Sir T.
Browne. Contemperation
Contemperation Con*tem`per*a"tion (-[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.
1. The act of tempering or moderating. [Obs.] --Sir T.
Browne.
2. Proportionate mixture or combination. ``Contemperation of
light and shade.' --Boyle.
Contemperature
Contemperature Con*tem"per*a*ture (-t[e^]m"p[~e]r*[.a]*t[-u]r;
135), n.
The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture;
temperature. [Obs.]
The different contemperature of the elements. --South.
Cupressus sempervirensCypress Cy"press (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. Cypresses (-?z). [OE.
cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr?s, L. cupressus,
cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. ????,
perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g?pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot)
A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are
mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its
durability.
Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental
cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen
American cypress, C. thyoides (now called
Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea), and the deciduous
American cypress, Taxodium distichum. As having
anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs,
the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and
sadness.
Cypress vine (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white
flowers (Ipot[oe]a Quamoclit, formerly Quamoclit
vulgaris). DistemperDistemper Dis*tem"per, n. [See Distemper, v. t., and cf.
Destemprer.]
1. An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture
of parts. --Bacon.
Note: This meaning and most of the following are to be
referred to the Galenical doctrine of the four
``humors' in man. See Humor. According to the old
physicians, these humors, when unduly tempered, produce
a disordered state of body and mind.
2. Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold.
[Obs.]
Those countries . . . under the tropic, were of a
distemper uninhabitable. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
3. A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition;
malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to
diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse
distemper; the horn distemper in cattle.
They heighten distempers to diseases. --Suckling.
4. Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion
or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.
[Obs.]
Little faults proceeding on distemper. --Shak.
Some frenzy distemper had got into his head.
--Bunyan.
5. Political disorder; tumult. --Waller.
6. (Paint.)
(a) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the
pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or
size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene
painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms.
(b) A painting done with this preparation.
Syn: Disease; disorder; sickness; illness; malady;
indisposition; ailment. See Disease. Distemperance
Distemperance Dis*tem"per*ance, n.
Distemperature. [Obs.]
Distemperate
Distemperate Dis*tem"per*ate, a. [LL. distemperatus, p. p.]
1. Immoderate. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Diseased; disordered. [Obs.] --Wodroephe.
Distemperately
Distemperately Dis*tem"per*ate*ly, adv.
Unduly. [Obs.]
Distemperature
Distemperature Dis*tem"per*a*ture (?; 135), n.
1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold,
or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air.
[Obs.]
2. Disorder; confusion. --Shak.
3. Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.
A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and
foes to life. --Shak.
4. Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.
Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his
distemperature. --Sir W.
Scott.
Distemperment
Distemperment Dis*tem"per*ment, n.
Distempered state; distemperature. [Obs.] --Feltham.
EmperessEmperess Em"per*ess, n.
See Empress. [Obs.] Emperice
Emperice Em"per*ice, n.
An empress. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
EmperilEmperil Em*per"il, v. t.
To put in peril. See Imperil. --Spenser. Emperished
Emperished Em*per"ished, a.
Perished; decayed. [Obs.]
I deem thy brain emperished be. --Spenser.
EmperorEmperor Em"per*or, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur,
L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to
prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative,
Empress.]
The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of
dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany
or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia.
Emperor goose (Zo["o]l.), a large and handsome goose
(Philacte canagica), found in Alaska.
Emperor moth (Zo["o]l.), one of several large and beautiful
bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as
the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and
the European species (Saturnia pavonia).
Emperor paper. See under Paper.
Purple emperor (Zo["o]l.), a large, strong British
butterfly (Apatura iris). Emperor gooseEmperor Em"per*or, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur,
L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to
prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative,
Empress.]
The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of
dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany
or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia.
Emperor goose (Zo["o]l.), a large and handsome goose
(Philacte canagica), found in Alaska.
Emperor moth (Zo["o]l.), one of several large and beautiful
bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as
the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and
the European species (Saturnia pavonia).
Emperor paper. See under Paper.
Purple emperor (Zo["o]l.), a large, strong British
butterfly (Apatura iris). Emperor mothEmperor Em"per*or, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur,
L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to
prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative,
Empress.]
The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of
dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany
or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia.
Emperor goose (Zo["o]l.), a large and handsome goose
(Philacte canagica), found in Alaska.
Emperor moth (Zo["o]l.), one of several large and beautiful
bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as
the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and
the European species (Saturnia pavonia).
Emperor paper. See under Paper.
Purple emperor (Zo["o]l.), a large, strong British
butterfly (Apatura iris).
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