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Formica fuscaSlave Slave, n. [Cf. F. esclave, D. slaaf, Dan. slave, sclave,
Sw. slaf, all fr. G. sklave, MHG. also slave, from the
national name of the Slavonians, or Sclavonians (in LL. Slavi
or Sclavi), who were frequently made slaves by the Germans.
See Slav.]
1. A person who is held in bondage to another; one who is
wholly subject to the will of another; one who is held as
a chattel; one who has no freedom of action, but whose
person and services are wholly under the control of
another.
thou our slave, Our captive, at the public mill our
drudge? --Milton.
2. One who has lost the power of resistance; one who
surrenders himself to any power whatever; as, a slave to
passion, to lust, to strong drink, to ambition.
3. A drudge; one who labors like a slave.
4. An abject person; a wretch. --Shak.
Slave ant (Zo["o]l.), any species of ants which is captured
and enslaved by another species, especially Formica
fusca of Europe and America, which is commonly enslaved
by Formica sanguinea.
Slave catcher, one who attempted to catch and bring back a
fugitive slave to his master.
Slave coast, part of the western coast of Africa to which
slaves were brought to be sold to foreigners.
Slave driver, one who superintends slaves at their work;
hence, figuratively, a cruel taskmaster.
Slave hunt.
(a) A search after persons in order to reduce them to
slavery. --Barth.
(b) A search after fugitive slaves, often conducted with
bloodhounds.
Slave ship, a vessel employed in the slave trade or used
for transporting slaves; a slaver.
Slave trade, the business of dealing in slaves, especially
of buying them for transportation from their homes to be
sold elsewhere.
Slave trader, one who traffics in slaves.
Syn: Bond servant; bondman; bondslave; captive; henchman;
vassal; dependent; drudge. See Serf. Fuscation
Fuscation Fus*ca"tion, n. [L. fuscare, fuscatum, to make dark,
fr. fuscus dark.]
A darkening; obscurity; obfuscation. [R.] --Blount.
Infuscate
Infuscate In*fus"cate, v. t. [L. infuscatus, p. p. of
infuscare; pref. in- in + fuscare to make dark, fr. fuscus
dark.]
To darken; to make black; to obscure.
Infuscated
Infuscated In*fus"ca*ted, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Darkened with a blackish tinge.
Infuscation
Infuscation In`fus*ca"tion, n.
The act of darkening, or state of being dark; darkness;
obscurity. --Johnson.
O fuscaScoter Sco"ter, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (O. fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (O. Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (O. Americana), called also black
coot, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (O. perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots. ObfuscateObfuscate Ob*fus"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obfuscated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Obfuscating.]
To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to
bewilder.
His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the
ideas whirling round and round about in it, all
obfuscated and darkened over with fuliginous matter.
--Sterne.
Clouds of passion which might obfuscate the intellects
of meaner females. --Sir. W.
Scott. ObfuscateObfuscate Ob*fus"cate, a. [L. obfuscatus, p. p. of obfuscare
to darken; ob (see Ob-) + fuscare, fuscatum, to darken,
from fuscus dark.]
Obfuscated; darkened; obscured. [Obs.] [Written also
offuscate.] --Sir. T. Elyot. ObfuscatedObfuscate Ob*fus"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obfuscated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Obfuscating.]
To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to
bewilder.
His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the
ideas whirling round and round about in it, all
obfuscated and darkened over with fuliginous matter.
--Sterne.
Clouds of passion which might obfuscate the intellects
of meaner females. --Sir. W.
Scott. ObfuscatingObfuscate Ob*fus"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obfuscated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Obfuscating.]
To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to
bewilder.
His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the
ideas whirling round and round about in it, all
obfuscated and darkened over with fuliginous matter.
--Sterne.
Clouds of passion which might obfuscate the intellects
of meaner females. --Sir. W.
Scott. Obfuscation
Obfuscation Ob`fus*ca"tion, n. [L. obfuscatio.]
The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being
darkened. ``Obfuscation of the cornea.' --E. Darwin.
offuscateObfuscate Ob*fus"cate, a. [L. obfuscatus, p. p. of obfuscare
to darken; ob (see Ob-) + fuscare, fuscatum, to darken,
from fuscus dark.]
Obfuscated; darkened; obscured. [Obs.] [Written also
offuscate.] --Sir. T. Elyot. Oidemia fuscaVelvet Vel"vet, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF.
velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo;
all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy
hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See Wool, and
cf. Villous.]
1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads.
Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton
or linen back.
2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops
and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid
growth.
Cotton velvet, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton.
Velvet cork, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic,
and not woody or porous.
Velvet crab a European crab (Portunus puber). When adult
the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called
also lady crab, and velvet fiddler.
Velvet dock (Bot.), the common mullein.
Velvet duck. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large European sea duck, or scoter (Oidemia
fusca). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with
a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch
behind each eye.
(b) The American whitewinged scoter. See Scoter.
Velvet flower (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under Love.
Velvet grass (Bot.), a tall grass (Holcus lanatus) with
velvety stem and leaves; -- called also soft grass.
Velvet runner (Zo["o]l.), the water rail; -- so called from
its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.]
Velvet scoter. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Velvet duck, above.
Velvet sponge. (Zo["o]l.) See under Sponge. Oidemia fuscaDiver Div"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, dives.
Divers and fishers for pearls. --Woodward.
2. Fig.: One who goes deeply into a subject, study, or
business. ``A diver into causes.' --Sir H. Wotton.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of certain genera, as Urinator
(formerly Colymbus), or the allied genus Colymbus, or
Podiceps, remarkable for their agility in diving.
Note: The northern diver (Urinator imber) is the loon; the
black diver or velvet scoter (Oidemia fusca) is a sea
duck. See Loon, and Scoter.
Meaning of Fusca from wikipedia
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Fusca may
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Ranatra fusca is a
water stick-insect in the
family Nepidae,
native to
North America. It is
known by the
common name
brown water scorpion. It is generally...
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Holcocephala fusca, the gnat ogre, is a
species of
robber fly in the
family Asilidae. "Holcocephala
fusca Report".
Integrated Taxonomic Information System...
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Leuctra fusca is a
species of
stonefly belonging to the
family Leuctridae. It is
native to Eurasia.
Three subspecies are recognised:
Leuctra fusca fusca (Linnaeus...
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Malus fusca, with the
common names Oregon crabapple and
Pacific crabapple, is a
species of
crabapple native to
western North America.
Malus fusca is a...
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Ptyas fusca,
commonly known as the white-bellied rat
snake or
brown rat snake, is a
species of
colubrid snake. It is
found in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia...
- The ruddy-breasted
crake (Za****ia
fusca), or
ruddy crake, is a
waterbird in the rail and
crake family Rallidae. Its
breeding habitat is
swamps and similar...
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Stemonitis fusca is a
species of
slime mold. It
fruits in
clusters on dead wood and has
distinctive tall
brown sporangia supported on
slender stalks with...
- The
velvet scoter (Melanitta
fusca) is a
large sea duck,
which breeds over the far
north of
Europe and the
Palearctic west of the
Yenisey basin. The genus...
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Diplachne fusca,
called bearded sprangletop, is a
widespread species of gr**** in the
genus Diplachne,
native to
North America, the Caribbean,
South America...
