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Hibernicism
Hibernicism Hi*ber"ni*cism, Hibernianism Hi*ber"ni*an*ism,
n.
An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish. --Todd.
PernicionPernicion Per*ni"cion, n. [See 2d Pernicious.]
Destruction; perdition. [Obs.] --hudibras. Pernicious
Pernicious Per*ni"cious, a. [L. pernix, -icis.]
Quick; swift (to burn). [R.] --Milton.
PerniciousPernicious Per*ni"cious, a. [L. perniciosus, from pernicies
destruction, from pernecare to kill or slay outright; per +
necare to kill, slay: cf. F. pernicieux. Cf. Nuisance,
Necromancy.]
Having the quality of injuring or killing; destructive; very
mischievous; baleful; malicious; wicked.
Let this pernicious hour Stand aye accursed in the
calendar. --Shak.
Pernicious to his health. --Prescott.
Syn: Destructive; ruinous; deadly; noxious; injurious;
baneful; deleterious; hurtful; mischievous. --
Per*ni"cious*ly, adv., -- Per*ni"cious*ness, n. PerniciouslyPernicious Per*ni"cious, a. [L. perniciosus, from pernicies
destruction, from pernecare to kill or slay outright; per +
necare to kill, slay: cf. F. pernicieux. Cf. Nuisance,
Necromancy.]
Having the quality of injuring or killing; destructive; very
mischievous; baleful; malicious; wicked.
Let this pernicious hour Stand aye accursed in the
calendar. --Shak.
Pernicious to his health. --Prescott.
Syn: Destructive; ruinous; deadly; noxious; injurious;
baneful; deleterious; hurtful; mischievous. --
Per*ni"cious*ly, adv., -- Per*ni"cious*ness, n. PerniciousnessPernicious Per*ni"cious, a. [L. perniciosus, from pernicies
destruction, from pernecare to kill or slay outright; per +
necare to kill, slay: cf. F. pernicieux. Cf. Nuisance,
Necromancy.]
Having the quality of injuring or killing; destructive; very
mischievous; baleful; malicious; wicked.
Let this pernicious hour Stand aye accursed in the
calendar. --Shak.
Pernicious to his health. --Prescott.
Syn: Destructive; ruinous; deadly; noxious; injurious;
baneful; deleterious; hurtful; mischievous. --
Per*ni"cious*ly, adv., -- Per*ni"cious*ness, n. PernicityPernicity Per*nic"i*ty, n. [L. pernicitas. See 1st
Pernicious.]
Swiftness; celerity. [R.] --Ray. R verniciferaVarnish Var"nish, n. [OE. vernish, F. vernis, LL. vernicium;
akin to F. vernir to varnish, fr. (assumed) LL. vitrinire to
glaze, from LL. vitrinus glassy, fr. L. vitrum glass. See
Vitreous.]
1. A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous
matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a
brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries,
either by evaporation or chemical action, and the resinous
part forms thus a smooth, hard surface, with a beautiful
gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree,
the influences of air and moisture.
Note: According to the sorts of solvents employed, the
ordinary kinds of varnish are divided into three
classes: spirit, turpentine, and oil varnishes.
--Encyc. Brit
2. That which resembles varnish, either naturally or
artificially; a glossy appearance.
The varnish of the holly and ivy. --Macaulay.
3. An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any
act or conduct; outside show; gloss.
And set a double varnish on the fame The Frenchman
gave you. --Shak.
Varnish tree (Bot.), a tree or shrub from the juice or
resin of which varnish is made, as some species of the
genus Rhus, especially R. vernicifera of Japan. The
black varnish of Burmah is obtained from the
Melanorrh[oe]a usitatissima, a tall East Indian tree of
the Cashew family. See Copal, and Mastic. Rhus verniciferaSumac Su"mac, Sumach Su"mach, n. [F. sumac, formerly sumach
(cf. Sp. zumaque), fr. Ar. summ[=a]q.] [Written also
shumac.]
1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small
trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small
flowers. Some of the species are used in tanning, some in
dyeing, and some in medicine. One, the Japanese Rhus
vernicifera, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or
lacquer.
2. The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of
certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and
dyeing.
Poison sumac. (Bot.) See under Poison. Rhus verniciferaPoison Poi"son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion,
fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught,
fr. potare to drink. See Potable, and cf. Potion.]
1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism,
is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly
effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the
poison of pestilential diseases.
2. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as,
the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.
Poison ash. (Bot.)
(a) A tree of the genus Amyris (A. balsamifera) found
in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a black
liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous qualities.
(b) The poison sumac (Rhus venenata). [U. S.]
Poison dogwood (Bot.), poison sumac.
Poison fang (Zo["o]l.), one of the superior maxillary teeth
of some species of serpents, which, besides having the
cavity for the pulp, is either perforated or grooved by a
longitudinal canal, at the lower end of which the duct of
the poison gland terminates. See Illust. under Fang.
Poison gland (Biol.), a gland, in animals or plants, which
secretes an acrid or venomous matter, that is conveyed
along an organ capable of inflicting a wound.
Poison hemlock (Bot.), a poisonous umbelliferous plant
(Conium maculatum). See Hemlock.
Poison ivy (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant (Rhus
Toxicodendron) of North America. It is common on stone
walls and on the trunks of trees, and has trifoliate,
rhombic-ovate, variously notched leaves. Many people are
poisoned by it, if they touch the leaves. See Poison
sumac. Called also poison oak, and mercury.
Poison nut. (Bot.)
(a) Nux vomica.
(b) The tree which yields this seed (Strychnos
Nuxvomica). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel
coasts.
Poison oak (Bot.), the poison ivy; also, the more shrubby
Rhus diversiloba of California and Oregon.
Poison sac. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Poison gland, above. See
Illust. under Fang.
Poison sumac (Bot.), a poisonous shrub of the genus Rhus
(R. venenata); -- also called poison ash, poison
dogwood, and poison elder. It has pinnate leaves on
graceful and slender common petioles, and usually grows in
swampy places. Both this plant and the poison ivy (Rhus
Toxicodendron) have clusters of smooth greenish white
berries, while the red-fruited species of this genus are
harmless. The tree (Rhus vernicifera) which yields the
celebrated Japan lacquer is almost identical with the
poison sumac, and is also very poisonous. The juice of the
poison sumac also forms a lacquer similar to that of
Japan.
Syn: Venom; virus; bane; pest; malignity.
Usage: Poison, Venom. Poison usually denotes something
received into the system by the mouth, breath, etc.
Venom is something discharged from animals and
received by means of a wound, as by the bite or sting
of serpents, scorpions, etc. Hence, venom specifically
implies some malignity of nature or purpose.
Meaning of Ernici from wikipedia
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Ernici may
refer to The Hernici, an
ancient people of
Italy The
Monti Ernici, a
mountain range forming part of the
Italian Apennines This disambiguation...
- The
Monti Ernici (Italian: "Mountains of the Hernici") are a
mountain range in
central Italy, part of the sub-Apennines of Lazio. They are
bounded by the...
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situated on a hill 400
metres (1,312 feet)
above sea level, in the
Monti Ernici area.
Ferentinum was a town of the Hernici; it was
captured from them by...
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species indigenous to the
Monti Ernici, a
chain of
central Apennine Mountains. This
represents about 50% of the
Monti Ernici flora,
including some protected...
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Mountains with
Terminillo (2,213 m),
Mounts Sabini, Prenestini,
Simbruini and
Ernici which continue east of the Liri into the
Mainarde Mountains. The highest...
- Abruzzo. The
territorial boundaries are
mostly marked by
mountain ranges: the
Ernici Mountains to the
north and the
Lepini Mountains to the southwest, the Ausoni...
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Province of
Frosinone in the
Italian region Lazio,
located in the
Monti Ernici area
about 50
kilometres (31 mi) east of Rome and
about 30
kilometres (19 mi)...
- Italy. It is
located on the
slopes of
Monte Rotonaria, a peak of the
Monti Ernici, at 825
meters above sea level. It was
consecrated in 1211,
becoming a national...
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kilometres (7 mi)
southeast of Frosinone. It is
located on the
slopes of
Ernici Mountains,
towards the Liri River.
Economy is
based mainly on agriculture...
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Alban Hills Aurunci Mountains Monti Ausoni Monte Cavo
Cimini Hills Monti Ernici Monte Gorzano Monti della Laga
Monti Lepini Monti della Meta
Monte Petrella...
