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AEonAEon [AE]"on, n.
A period of immeasurable duration; also, an emanation of the
Deity. See Eon. AEonian
AEonian [AE]*o"ni*an, a. [Gr. ?.]
Eternal; everlasting. ``[AE]onian hills.' --Tennyson.
Anacreontic
Anacreontic A*nac`re*on"tic, a. [L. Anacreonticus.]
Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the
Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. --De Quincey.
Anacreontic
Anacreontic A*nac`re*on"tic, n.
A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem
in praise of love and wine.
Badigeon
Badigeon Ba*di"geon (b[.a]*d[i^]j"[u^]n), n. [F.]
A cement or distemper paste (as of plaster and powdered
freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors,
builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover
defects, etc.
Badigeon
Badigeon Ba*di"geon (b[.a]*d[i^]j"[u^]n), n. [F.]
A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust
and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in
wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a
surface.
Ball gudgeonGudgeon Gud"geon, n. [OE. gojon, F. goujon, from L. gobio, or
gob, Gr. ? Cf. 1st Goby. ]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A small European freshwater fish (Gobio
fluviatilis), allied to the carp. It is easily caught and
often used for food and for bait. In America the
killifishes or minnows are often called gudgeons.
2. What may be got without skill or merit.
Fish not, with this melancholy bait, For this fool
gudgeon, this opinion. --Shak.
3. A person easily duped or cheated. --Swift.
4. (Mach.) The pin of iron fastened in the end of a wooden
shaft or axle, on which it turns; formerly, any journal,
or pivot, or bearing, as the pintle and eye of a hinge,
but esp. the end journal of a horizontal.
6. (Naut.) A metal eye or socket attached to the sternpost to
receive the pintle of the rudder.
Ball gudgeon. See under Ball. Black widgeonWidgeon Widg"eon, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the
American widgeon (A. Americana) are the most important
species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
whitebelly.
Bald-faced, or Green-headed, widgeon, the American
widgeon.
Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
Pied widgeon.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
White widgeon, the smew.
Wood widgeon, the wood duck. BludgeonBludgeon Bludg"eon, n. [Cf. Ir. blocan a little block, Gael.
plocan a mallet, W. plocyn, dim. of ploc block; or perh.
connected with E. blow a stroke. Cf. Block, Blow a
stroke.]
A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier
that the other, used as an offensive weapon. Bourgeon
Bourgeon Bour"geon, v. i. [OE. burjoun a bud, burjounen to
bud, F. bourgeon a bud, bourgeonner to bud; cf. OHG. burjan
to raise.]
To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.
Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow. --Sir W.
Scott.
BurgeonBurgeon Bur"geon, v. i.
To bud. See Bourgeon. CameleonCameleon Ca*me"le*on, n.
See Chaceleon. [Obs.] Cape pigeonCape Cape (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr.
L. caput heat, end, point. See Chief.]
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast
into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.
Cape buffalo (Zo["o]l.) a large and powerful buffalo of
South Africa (Bubalus Caffer). It is said to be the most
dangerous wild beast of Africa. See Buffalo, 2.
Cape jasmine, Cape jassamine. See Jasmine.
Cape pigeon (Zo["o]l.), a petrel (Daptium Capense) common
off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a
pigeon.
Cape wine, wine made in South Africa [Eng.]
The Cape, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of
southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn, and,
in New England, of Cape Cod. Carrier pigeonCarrier Car"ri*er, n. [From Carry.]
1. One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger.
The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds.
--Bacon.
2. One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry
goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster.
The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich
manufactures. --Swift.
3. (Mach.) That which drives or carries; as:
(a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the
motion of the face plate; a lathe dog.
(b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
(c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers
the cartridge to a position from which it can be
thrust into the barrel.
Carrier pigeon (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic pigeon
used to convey letters from a distant point to to its
home.
Carrier shell (Zo["o]l.), a univalve shell of the genus
Phorus; -- so called because it fastens bits of stones
and broken shells to its own shell, to such an extent as
almost to conceal it.
Common carrier (Law.) See under Common, a. carrier pigeonsDove Dove, n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d?fe; akin to OS.
d?ba, D. duif, OHG. t?ba, G. taube, Icel. d?fa, Sw. dufva,
Dan. due, Goth. d?b?; perh. from the root of E. dive.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various
related genera. The species are numerous.
Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called
fantails, tumblers, carrier pigeons, etc., was
derived from the rock pigeon (Columba livia) of
Europe and Asia; the turtledove of Europe, celebrated
for its sweet, plaintive note, is C. turtur or
Turtur vulgaris; the ringdove, the largest of
European species, is C. palumbus; the Carolina
dove, or Mourning dove, is Zenaidura macroura; the
sea dove is the little auk (Mergulus alle or Alle
alle). See Turtledove, Ground dove, and Rock
pigeon. The dove is a symbol of innocence, gentleness,
and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the
typical symbol of the Holy Ghost. ChameleonChameleon Cha*me"le*on (k[.a]*m[=e]"l[-e]*[u^]n), n. [L.
Chamaeleon, Gr. chamaile`wn, lit., ``ground lion;' chamai`
on the ground + le`wn lion. See Humble, and Lion.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A lizardlike reptile of the genus Cham[ae]leo, of several
species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is
covered with fine granulations; the tail is prehensile, and
the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back.
Note: Its color changes more or less with the color of the
objects about it, or with its temper when disturbed. In
a cool, dark place it is nearly white, or grayish; on
admitting the light, it changes to brown, bottle-green,
or blood red, of various shades, and more or less
mottled in arrangment. The American chameleons belong
to Anolis and allied genera of the family
Iguanid[ae]. They are more slender in form than the
true chameleons, but have the same power of changing
their colors.
Chameleon mineral (Chem.), the compound called potassium
permanganate, a dark violet, crystalline substance,
KMnO4, which in formation passes through a peculiar
succession of color from green to blue, purple, red, etc.
See Potassium permanganate, under Potassium. chameleon mineralPotassium Po*tas"si*um, n. [NL. See Potassa, Potash.]
(Chem.)
An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined,
as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the
minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc. Atomic
weight 39.0. Symbol K (Kalium).
Note: It is reduced from the carbonate as a soft white metal,
lighter than water, which oxidizes with the greatest
readiness, and, to be preserved, must be kept under
liquid hydrocarbons, as naphtha or kerosene. Its
compounds are very important, being used in glass
making, soap making, in fertilizers, and in many drugs
and chemicals.
Potassium permanganate, the salt KMnO4, crystallizing in
dark red prisms having a greenish surface color, and
dissolving in water with a beautiful purple red color; --
used as an oxidizer and disinfectant. The name chameleon
mineral is applied to this salt and also to potassium
manganate.
Potassium bitartrate. See Cream of tartar, under Cream. Chameleon mineralChameleon Cha*me"le*on (k[.a]*m[=e]"l[-e]*[u^]n), n. [L.
Chamaeleon, Gr. chamaile`wn, lit., ``ground lion;' chamai`
on the ground + le`wn lion. See Humble, and Lion.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A lizardlike reptile of the genus Cham[ae]leo, of several
species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is
covered with fine granulations; the tail is prehensile, and
the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back.
Note: Its color changes more or less with the color of the
objects about it, or with its temper when disturbed. In
a cool, dark place it is nearly white, or grayish; on
admitting the light, it changes to brown, bottle-green,
or blood red, of various shades, and more or less
mottled in arrangment. The American chameleons belong
to Anolis and allied genera of the family
Iguanid[ae]. They are more slender in form than the
true chameleons, but have the same power of changing
their colors.
Chameleon mineral (Chem.), the compound called potassium
permanganate, a dark violet, crystalline substance,
KMnO4, which in formation passes through a peculiar
succession of color from green to blue, purple, red, etc.
See Potassium permanganate, under Potassium. Chameleonize
Chameleonize Cha*me"le*on*ize, v. t.
To change into various colors. [R.]
chameleonsAnolis A*no"lis, n. [In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a
lizard.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of lizards which belong to the family Iguanid[ae].
They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the
Old, and in America are often called chameleons. ChirurgeonChirurgeon Chi*rur"geon, n. [F. chirurgien, from chirurgie
surgery, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? working or operating with the hand;
chei`r hand + ? work. Cf. Surgeon, Work.]
A surgeon. [Obs.] Chirurgeonly
Chirurgeonly Chi*rur"geon*ly, adv.
Surgically. [Obs.] --Shak.
ClergeonClergeon Cler"geon (kl[~e]r"j[u^]n), n. [F., dim. of clerc.
See Clerk.]
A chorister boy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Code NapoleonCode Code (k[=o]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or
stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with
wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a
writing.]
1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the
rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are
set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by
public authority; a digest.
Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian
is sometimes called, by way of eminence. ``The Code'
--Wharton.
2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one
subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the
regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the
naval code, a system of rules for making communications at
sea means of signals.
Code civil or Code Napoleon, a code enacted in France in
1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and
of property generally. --Abbot. Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon Cur*mudg"eon (k?r-m?j"?n), n. [OE. cornmudgin,
where -mudgin is prob. from OF. muchier, mucier, F. musser to
hide; of uncertain origin; cf. OE. muchares skulking thieves,
E. miche, micher.]
An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.
A gray-headed curmudgeon of a negro. --W. Irving.
Curmudgeonly
Curmudgeonly Cur*mudg"eon*ly, a.
Like a curmudgeon; niggardly; churlish; as, a curmudgeonly
fellow.
Dental surgeonDental Den"tal, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See
Tooth.]
1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental
surgery.
2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain
articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t
are dental letters.
Dental formula (Zo["o]l.), a brief notation used by
zo["o]logists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a
mammal.
Dental surgeon, a dentist. DeonerateDeonerate De*on"er*ate, v. t. [L. deoneratus, p. p. of
deonerare. See Onerate.]
To unload; to disburden. [Obs.] --Cockeram. Deontological
Deontological De*on`to*log"ic*al, a.
Pertaining to deontology.
Deontologist
Deontologist De`on*tol"o*gist, n.
One versed in deontology.
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