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A Novae-HollandiaeGoshawk Gos"hawk`, n. [AS. g?shafuc, lit., goosehawk; or Icel.
g[=a]shaukr. See Goose, and Hawk the bird.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species
and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius)
and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known
species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity,
and courage. The Australian goshawk (A.
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) is pure white. Brown hollandBrown Brown, a. [Compar. Browner; superl. Brownest.] [OE.
brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br?n, Icel.
br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr.
babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. Bruin, Beaver, Burnish,
Brunette.]
Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or
yellow.
Cheeks brown as the oak leaves. --Longfellow.
Brown Bess, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket,
with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army.
Brown bread
(a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat
flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham
bread. ``He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt
brown bread and garlic.' --Shak.
(b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or
of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.]
Brown coal, wood coal. See Lignite.
Brown hematite or Brown iron ore (Min.), the hydrous iron
oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See Limonite.
Brown holland. See under Holland.
Brown paper, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping
paper, made of unbleached materials.
Brown spar (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in
part identical with ankerite.
Brown stone. See Brownstone.
Brown stout, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor.
Brown study, a state of mental abstraction or serious
reverie. --W. Irving. Hieracidea Novae-HollandiaeQuail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,
qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,
OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix
and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the
common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C.
Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C.
pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus
australis).
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several American partridges
belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera,
especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and
Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla
Californica).
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and
allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian
painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought
to be a very amorous bird.[Obs.] --Shak.
Bustard quail (Zo["o]l.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird
of the genus Turnix, as T. taigoor, a black-breasted
species, and the hill bustard quail (T. ocellatus). See
Turnix.
Button quail (Zo["o]l.), one of several small Asiatic
species of Turnix, as T. Sykesii, which is said to be
the smallest game bird of India.
Mountain quail. See under Mountain.
Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net
or within range.
Quail dove (Zo["o]l.), any one of several American ground
pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera.
Quail hawk (Zo["o]l.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk
(Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]).
Quail pipe. See Quail call, above.
Quail snipe (Zo["o]l.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted
snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe.
Sea quail (Zo["o]l.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.] Holland ginGin Gin, n. [Contr. from Geneva. See 2d Geneva.]
A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and
flavored with juniper berries; -- also called Hollands and
Holland gin, because originally, and still very
extensively, manufactured in Holland. Common gin is usually
flavored with turpentine. Hollandaise
Hollandaise sauce Hol`lan*daise" sauce, or Hollandaise
Hol`lan*daise", n. [F. hollandaise, fem. of hollandais Dutch.]
(Cookery)
A sauce consisting essentially of a seasoned emulsion of
butter and yolk of eggs with a little lemon juice or vinegar.
Hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce Hol`lan*daise" sauce, or Hollandaise
Hol`lan*daise", n. [F. hollandaise, fem. of hollandais Dutch.]
(Cookery)
A sauce consisting essentially of a seasoned emulsion of
butter and yolk of eggs with a little lemon juice or vinegar.
HollanderHollander Hol"land*er, n.
1. A native or one of the people of Holland; a Dutchman.
2. A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which
will not absorb water; -- called also, Dutch clinker.
--Wagner. Hollandish
Hollandish Hol"land*ish, a.
Relating to Holland; Dutch.
HollandsGin Gin, n. [Contr. from Geneva. See 2d Geneva.]
A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and
flavored with juniper berries; -- also called Hollands and
Holland gin, because originally, and still very
extensively, manufactured in Holland. Common gin is usually
flavored with turpentine. HollandsHollands Hol"lands, n.
1. Gin made in Holland.
2. pl. See Holland. Scythrops Novae-HollandiaeRain Rain, n. [OF. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. &
G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth.
rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. ? to
wet, to rain.]
Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water
from the clouds in drops.
Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very
small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering
the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in
drops. --Ray.
Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. --Milton.
Note: Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the
drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls
in very small drops or particles, it is called mist;
and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not
only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be
suspended in the air. See Fog, and Mist.
Rain band (Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of
the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the
presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence
sometimes used in weather predictions.
Rain bird (Zo["o]l.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker.
[Prov. Eng.] The name is also applied to various other
birds, as to Saurothera vetula of the West Indies.
Rain fowl (Zo["o]l.), the channel-bill cuckoo (Scythrops
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) of Australia.
Rain gauge, an instrument of various forms measuring the
quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given
time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer.
Rain goose (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver, or loon.
[Prov. Eng.]
Rain prints (Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified
rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by
rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so
produced.
Rain quail. (Zo["o]l.) See Quail, n., 1.
Rain water, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain. Scythrops NovaehollandiaeChannel Chan"nel, n. [OE. chanel, canel, OF. chanel, F.
chenel, fr. L. canalis. See Canal.]
1. The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.
2. The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where
the main current flows, or which affords the best and
safest passage for vessels.
3. (Geog.) A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of
lands; as, the British Channel.
4. That through which anything passes; means of passing,
conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to
us by different channels.
The veins are converging channels. --Dalton.
At best, he is but a channel to convey to the
National assembly such matter as may import that
body to know. --Burke.
5. A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.
6. pl. [Cf. Chain wales.] (Naut.) Flat ledges of heavy
plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to
increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of
the bulwarks.
Channel bar, Channel iron (Arch.), an iron bar or beam
having a section resembling a flat gutter or channel.
Channel bill (Zo["o]l.), a very large Australian cuckoo
(Scythrops Nov[ae]hollandi[ae].
Channel goose. (Zo["o]l.) See Gannet.
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