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Argentine
Argentine Ar"gen*tine (?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?), a.
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding
like, silver; silvery.
Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. --Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South
America.
ArgentineArgentine Ar"gen*tine, n. [Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum
silver.]
1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of
lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving
or curved lamellar structure.
2. White metal coated with silver. --Simmonds.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with
silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes
of the genus Argentina.
4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic. Aventine
Aventine Av"en*tine, a.
Pertaining to Mons Aventinus, one of the seven hills on which
Rome stood. --Bryant.
BarkentineBarkentine Bark"en*tine, n. [See Bark, n., a vessel.]
(Naut.)
A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and
the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine,
barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append. barquentineBarkentine Bark"en*tine, n. [See Bark, n., a vessel.]
(Naut.)
A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and
the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine,
barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append. Centinel
Centinel Cen"ti*nel, n.
Sentinel. [Obs.] --Sackville.
Chian turpentineChian Chi"ana. [L. chius, fr. Chios the island Chios, Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the [AE]gean Sea.
Chian earth, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios,
used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.
Chian turpentine, a fragrant, almost transparent
turpentine, obtained from the Pistacia Terebinthus. Clementine
Clementine Clem"ent*ine, a.
Of or pertaining to Clement, esp. to St. Clement of Rome and
the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement
V. and his compilations of canon law.
Dentine
Dentine Den"tine, n. [Cf. F. dentine.] (Anat.)
The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely
composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in
the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel.
FlorentineFlorentine Flor"en*tine (? or ?; 277), a. [L. Florentinus, fr.
Florentia Florence: cf. F. florentin.]
Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy.
Florentine mosaic, a mosaic of hard or semiprecious stones,
often so chosen and arranged that their natural colors
represent leaves, flowers, and the like, inlaid in a
background, usually of black or white marble. Florentine
Florentine Flor"en*tine, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy.
2. A kind of silk. --Knight.
3. A kind of pudding or tart; a kind of meat pie. [Obs.]
Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines. --Beau. &
Fl.
Florentine mosaicMosaic Mo*sa"ic, a.
Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed
by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated;
tessellated; also, composed of various materials or
ingredients.
A very beautiful mosaic pavement. --Addison.
Florentine mosaic. See under Florentine.
Mosaic gold.
(a) See Ormolu.
(b) Stannic sulphide, SnS2, obtained as a yellow scaly
crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and
gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the
alchemists aurum musivum, or aurum mosaicum. Called
also bronze powder.
Mosaic work. See Mosaic, n. Florentine mosaicFlorentine Flor"en*tine (? or ?; 277), a. [L. Florentinus, fr.
Florentia Florence: cf. F. florentin.]
Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy.
Florentine mosaic, a mosaic of hard or semiprecious stones,
often so chosen and arranged that their natural colors
represent leaves, flowers, and the like, inlaid in a
background, usually of black or white marble. of turpentineSpirit Spir"it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L.
spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. Conspire,
Expire, Esprit, Sprite.]
1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes,
life itself. [Obs.] ``All of spirit would deprive.'
--Spenser.
The mild air, with season moderate, Gently
attempered, and disposed eo well, That still it
breathed foorth sweet spirit. --Spenser.
2. A rough breathing; an aspirate, as the letter h; also, a
mark to denote aspiration; a breathing. [Obs.]
Be it a letter or spirit, we have great use for it.
--B. Jonson.
3. Life, or living substance, considered independently of
corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart
from any physical organization or embodiment; vital
essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter.
4. The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the
soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides;
the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions,
whether spiritual or material.
There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the
Almighty giveth them understanding. --Job xxxii.
8.
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith
without works is dead also. --James ii.
26.
Spirit is a substance wherein thinking, knowing,
doubting, and a power of moving, do subsist.
--Locke.
5. Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it
has left the body.
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was,
and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
--Eccl. xii.
7.
Ye gentle spirits far away, With whom we shared the
cup of grace. --Keble.
6. Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a
specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an
elf.
Whilst young, preserve his tender mind from all
impressions of spirits and goblins in the dark.
--Locke.
7. Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc.
``Write it then, quickly,' replied Bede; and
summoning all his spirits together, like the last
blaze of a candle going out, he indited it, and
expired. --Fuller.
8. One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great
activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper;
as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit.
Such spirits as he desired to please, such would I
choose for my judges. --Dryden.
9. Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or
disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the
plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be
downhearted, or in bad spirits.
God has . . . made a spirit of building succeed a
spirit of pulling down. --South.
A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the
same spirit that its author writ. --Pope.
10. Intent; real meaning; -- opposed to the letter, or to
formal statement; also, characteristic quality,
especially such as is derived from the individual genius
or the personal character; as, the spirit of an
enterprise, of a document, or the like.
11. Tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed
of active qualities.
All bodies have spirits . . . within them. --Bacon.
12. Any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol,
the spirits, or spirit, of wine (it having been first
distilled from wine): -- often in the plural.
13. pl. Rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors
having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt
liquors.
14. (Med.) A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf.
Tincture. --U. S. Disp.
15. (Alchemy) Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal
ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some,
orpiment).
The four spirits and the bodies seven. --Chaucer.
16. (Dyeing) Stannic chloride. See under Stannic.
Note: Spirit is sometimes joined with other words, forming
compounds, generally of obvious signification; as,
spirit-moving, spirit-searching, spirit-stirring, etc.
Astral spirits, Familiar spirits, etc. See under
Astral, Familiar, etc.
Animal spirits.
(a) (Physiol.) The fluid which at one time was supposed
to circulate through the nerves and was regarded as
the agent of sensation and motion; -- called also the
nervous fluid, or nervous principle.
(b) Physical health and energy; frolicsomeness;
sportiveness.
Ardent spirits, strong alcoholic liquors, as brandy, rum,
whisky, etc., obtained by distillation.
Holy Spirit, or The Spirit (Theol.), the Spirit of God,
or the third person of the Trinity; the Holy Ghost. The
spirit also signifies the human spirit as influenced or
animated by the Divine Spirit.
Proof spirit. (Chem.) See under Proof.
Rectified spirit (Chem.), spirit rendered purer or more
concentrated by redistillation, so as to increase the
percentage of absolute alcohol.
Spirit butterfly (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
delicate butterflies of tropical America belonging to the
genus Ithomia. The wings are gauzy and nearly destitute
of scales.
Spirit duck. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The buffle-headed duck.
(b) The golden-eye.
Spirit lamp (Art), a lamp in which alcohol or methylated
spirit is burned.
Spirit level. See under Level.
Spirit of hartshorn. (Old Chem.) See under Hartshorn.
Spirit of Mindererus (Med.), an aqueous solution of acetate
of ammonium; -- named after R. Minderer, physician of
Augsburg.
Spirit of nitrous ether (Med. Chem.), a pale yellow liquid,
of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor. It is
obtained by the distillation of alcohol with nitric and
sulphuric acids, and consists essentially of ethyl nitrite
with a little acetic aldehyde. It is used as a
diaphoretic, diuretic, antispasmodic, etc. Called also
sweet spirit of niter.
Spirit of salt (Chem.), hydrochloric acid; -- so called
because obtained from salt and sulphuric acid. [Obs.]
Spirit of sense, the utmost refinement of sensation. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Spirits, or Spirit, of turpentine (Chem.), rectified
oil of turpentine, a transparent, colorless, volatile, and
very inflammable liquid, distilled from the turpentine of
the various species of pine; camphine. See Camphine.
Spirit of vitriol (Chem.), sulphuric acid; -- so called
because formerly obtained by the distillation of green
vitriol. [Obs.]
Spirit of vitriolic ether (Chem.) ether; -- often but
incorrectly called sulphuric ether. See Ether. [Obs.]
Spirits, or Spirit, of wine (Chem.), alcohol; -- so
called because formerly obtained by the distillation of
wine.
Spirit rapper, one who practices spirit rapping; a
``medium' so called.
Spirit rapping, an alleged form of communication with the
spirits of the dead by raps. See Spiritualism, 3.
Sweet spirit of niter. See Spirit of nitrous ether,
above. Osteodentine
Osteodentine Os`te*o*den"tine, n. [Osteo- + denite.] (Anat.)
A hard substance, somewhat like bone, which is sometimes
deposited within the pulp cavity of teeth.
PentinePentine Pen"tine, n. [See Penta-.] (Chem.)
An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C5H8, of the acetylene series.
Same as Valerylene. pentineValerylene Val`er*yl*ene, n. (Chem.)
A liquid hydrocarbon, C5H8; -- called also pentine. Plicidentine
Plicidentine Plic`i*den"tine, n. [LL. plica fold + E.
dentine.] (Anat.)
A form of dentine which shows sinuous lines of structure in a
transverse section of the tooth.
Porpentine
Porpentine Por"pen*tine, n.
Porcupine. [Obs.] --Shak.
Sentine
Sentine Sen"tine, n. [L. sentina bilge water, hold of a ship,
dregs: cf. F. sentine.]
A place for dregs and dirt; a sink; a sewer. [Obs.]
--Latimer.
SentinelSentinel Sen"ti*nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sentineledor
Sentinelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sentineling or
Sentinelling.]
1. To watch over like a sentinel. ``To sentinel enchanted
land.' [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
2. To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a
sentinel or sentinels. SentineledSentinel Sen"ti*nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sentineledor
Sentinelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sentineling or
Sentinelling.]
1. To watch over like a sentinel. ``To sentinel enchanted
land.' [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
2. To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a
sentinel or sentinels. SentinelingSentinel Sen"ti*nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sentineledor
Sentinelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sentineling or
Sentinelling.]
1. To watch over like a sentinel. ``To sentinel enchanted
land.' [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
2. To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a
sentinel or sentinels. SentinelledSentinel Sen"ti*nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sentineledor
Sentinelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sentineling or
Sentinelling.]
1. To watch over like a sentinel. ``To sentinel enchanted
land.' [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
2. To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a
sentinel or sentinels. SentinellingSentinel Sen"ti*nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sentineledor
Sentinelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sentineling or
Sentinelling.]
1. To watch over like a sentinel. ``To sentinel enchanted
land.' [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
2. To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a
sentinel or sentinels. Serpentine
Serpentine Ser"pen*tine, v. i.
To serpentize. [R.] --Lyttleton.
Serpentine
Serpentine Ser"pen*tine, a. [L. serpentinus: cf. F.
serpentin.]
Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a
serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other,
like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous;
zigzag; as, serpentine braid.
Thy shape Like his, and color serpentine. --Milton.
Serpentinely
Serpentinely Ser"pen*tine*ly, adv.
In a serpentine manner.
Torrentine
Torrential Tor*ren"tial, Torrentine Tor*ren"tine, a.
Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a
torrent; caused by a torrent . [R.]
Tridentine
Tridentine Tri*den"tine, a. [From L. Tridentum Trent.]
Of or pertaining to Trent, or the general church council held
in that city.
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