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AEmail ombrant
AEmail ombrant [AE]`mail` om`brant" [F., shaded enamel.] (Fine
Arts)
An art or process of flooding transparent colored glaze over
designs stamped or molded on earthenware or porcelain. --Ure.
Basil thymeBasil Bas"il, n. [F. basilic, fr. L. badilicus royal, Gr. ?,
fr. ? king.] (Bot.)
The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family,
but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum
basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (O.
minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name
is also given to several kinds of mountain mint
(Pycnanthemum).
Basil thyme, a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha
Acinos and C. Nepeta.
Wild basil, a plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint
family. basil thymeCalamint Cal"a*mint (-m[i^]nt), n. [OE. calamint, calemente
(cf. F. calament) fr. L. calamintha, Gr. kalami`nqh,
kala`minqos. See 1st Mint.] (Bot.)
A genus of perennial plants (Calamintha) of the Mint
family, esp. the C. Nepeta and C. Acinos, which are
called also basil thyme. bobtail wigBob wig Bob" wig`
A short wig with bobs or short curls; -- called also bobtail
wig. --Spectator. Brazil nutBrazil nut Bra*zil" nut` (Bot.)
An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the Bertholletia
excelsa; the cream nut.
Note: From eighteen to twenty-four of the seed or ``nuts'
grow in a hard and nearly globular shell. Brazil woodBrazil wood Bra*zil" wood` [OE. brasil, LL. brasile (cf. Pg. &
Sp. brasil, Pr. bresil, Pr. bresil); perh. from Sp. or Pg.
brasa a live coal (cf. Braze, Brasier); or Ar. vars plant
for dyeing red or yellow. This name was given to the wood
from its color; and it is said that King Emanuel, of
Portugal, gave the name Brazil to the country in South
America on account of its producing this wood.]
1. The wood of the oriental C[ae]salpinia Sapan; -- so
called before the discovery of America.
2. A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil
and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for
dyeing. The best is the heartwood of C[ae]salpinia
echinata, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield
it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of C.
Braziliensis and C. crista. This is often distinguished
as Braziletto, but the better kind is also frequently so
named. castor-oil plantPalma Christi Pal"ma Chris"ti [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.)
A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and
palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the
tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate
regions; -- called also castor-oil plant. [Sometimes
corrupted into palmcrist.] Civil engineeringEngineering En`gi*neer"ing, n.
Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and
extended sense, the art and science by which the mechanical
properties of matter are made useful to man in structures and
machines; the occupation and work of an engineer.
Note: In a comprehensive sense, engineering includes
architecture as a mechanical art, in distinction from
architecture as a fine art. It was formerly divided
into military engineering, which is the art of
designing and constructing offensive and defensive
works, and civil engineering, in a broad sense, as
relating to other kinds of public works, machinery,
etc.
Civil engineering, in modern usage, is strictly the art of
planning, laying out, and constructing fixed public works,
such as railroads, highways, canals, aqueducts, water
works, bridges, lighthouses, docks, embankments,
breakwaters, dams, tunnels, etc.
Mechanical engineering relates to machinery, such as steam
engines, machine tools, mill work, etc.
Mining engineering deals with the excavation and working of
mines, and the extraction of metals from their ores, etc.
Engineering is further divided into steam engineering, gas
engineering, agricultural engineering, topographical
engineering, electrical engineering, etc. civil rightsFrank-law Frank"-law`, n. [Frank free + law.] (Eng. Law)
The liberty of being sworn in courts, as a juror or witness;
one of the ancient privileges of a freeman; free and common
law; -- an obsolete expression signifying substantially the
same as the American expression civil rights. --Abbot. Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission Civil Service Commission
In the United States, a commission appointed by the
President, consisting of three members, not more than two of
whom may be adherents of the same party, which has the
control, through examinations, of appointments and promotions
in the classified civil service. It was created by act of
Jan, 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403).
Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Reform Civil Service Reform
The substitution of business principles and methods for
political methods in the conduct of the civil service. esp.
the merit system instead of the spoils system in making
appointments to office.
Civil warWar War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal,
quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G.
wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps
to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic
origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.]
1. A contest between nations or states, carried on by force,
whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing
wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition
of territory, for obtaining and establishing the
superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any
other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers;
declared and open hostilities.
Men will ever distinguish war from mere bloodshed.
--F. W.
Robertson.
Note: As war is the contest of nations or states, it always
implies that such contest is authorized by the monarch
or the sovereign power of the nation. A war begun by
attacking another nation, is called an offensive war,
and such attack is aggressive. War undertaken to repel
invasion, or the attacks of an enemy, is called
defensive.
2. (Law) A condition of belligerency to be maintained by
physical force. In this sense, levying war against the
sovereign authority is treason.
3. Instruments of war. [Poetic]
His complement of stores, and total war. --Prior.
4. Forces; army. [Poetic]
On their embattled ranks the waves return, And
overwhelm their war. --Milton.
5. The profession of arms; the art of war.
Thou art but a youth, and he is a man of war from
his youth. --1 Sam. xvii.
33.
6. a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an
inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility.
``Raised impious war in heaven.' --Milton.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
but war was in his heart. --Ps. lv. 21.
Civil war, a war between different sections or parties of
the same country or nation.
Holy war. See under Holy.
Man of war. (Naut.) See in the Vocabulary.
Public war, a war between independent sovereign states.
War cry, a cry or signal used in war; as, the Indian war
cry.
War dance, a dance among savages preliminary to going to
war. Among the North American Indians, it is begun by some
distinguished chief, and whoever joins in it thereby
enlists as one of the party engaged in a warlike
excursion. --Schoolcraft.
War field, a field of war or battle.
War horse, a horse used in war; the horse of a cavalry
soldier; especially, a strong, powerful, spirited horse
for military service; a charger.
War paint, paint put on the face and other parts of the
body by savages, as a token of going to war. ``Wash the
war paint from your faces.' --Longfellow.
War song, a song of or pertaining to war; especially, among
the American Indians, a song at the war dance, full of
incitements to military ardor.
War whoop, a war cry, especially that uttered by the
American Indians. concrete oil of wineEtherin E"ther*in, n. (Chem.)
A white, crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric
variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the
residue left after making ether; -- formerly called also
concrete oil of wine. Council of AncientsAncient An"cient, n.
1. pl. Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the
moderns.
2. An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a
person of influence.
The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients
of his people, and the princes thereof. --Isa. iii.
14.
3. A senior; an elder; a predecessor. [Obs.]
Junius and Andronicus . . . in Christianity . . .
were his ancients. --Hooker.
4. pl. (Eng. Law) One of the senior members of the Inns of
Court or of Chancery.
Council of Ancients (French Hist.), one of the two
assemblies composing the legislative bodies in 1795.
--Brande. Curtail dog
Curtail dog Cur"tail dog` (d[o^]g`; 115).
A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not
qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its
tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion
that the tail is necessary to a dog in running; hence, a dog
not fit for sporting.
Hope is a curtail dog in some affairs. --Shak.
devil birdSwift Swift, n.
1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small,
long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family
Micropodid[ae]. In form and habits the swifts resemble
swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles
and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely
different group allied to the humming birds.
Note: The common European swift (Cypselus, or Micropus,
apus) nests in church steeples and under the tiles of
roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and shrill
screams. It is called also black martin, black
swift, hawk swallow, devil bird, swingdevil,
screech martin, and shreik owl. The common
American, or chimney, swift (Ch[ae]tura pelagica) has
sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers. It attaches its
nest to the inner walls of chimneys, and is called also
chimney swallow. The Australian swift (Ch[ae]tura
caudacuta) also has sharp naked tips to the tail
quills. The European Alpine swift (Cypselus melba) is
whitish beneath, with a white band across the breast.
The common Indian swift is Cypselus affinis. See also
Palm swift, under Palm, and Tree swift, under
Tree.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the
pine lizard.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The ghost moth. See under Ghost.
5. [Cf. Swivel.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding
yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine. Devil birdDevil-diver Dev"il-div`er, Devil bird Dev"il bird`, n..
(Zo["o]l.)
A small water bird. See Dabchick. devil grassBermuda grass Ber*mu"da grass` (Bot.)
A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in
the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern
Europe, but is now wide-spread in warm countries; -- called
also scutch grass, and in Bermuda, devil grass. Devil rayRay Ray, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. Roach.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order
Rai[ae], including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.
(b) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat,
narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See
Skate.
Bishop ray, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray
(Stoasodon n[`a]rinari) of the Southern United States
and the West Indies.
Butterfly ray, a short-tailed American sting ray
(Pteroplatea Maclura), having very broad pectoral fins.
Devil ray. See Sea Devil.
Eagle ray, any large ray of the family Myliobatid[ae], or
[AE]tobatid[ae]. The common European species
(Myliobatis aquila) is called also whip ray, and
miller.
Electric ray, or Cramp ray, a torpedo.
Starry ray, a common European skate (Raia radiata).
Sting ray, any one of numerous species of rays of the
family Trygonid[ae] having one or more large, sharp,
barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also
stingaree. Ethereal oil of wineEthereal E*the"re*al, a.
1. Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the
higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere;
celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions.
Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger. --Milton.
2. Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy;
tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as
form, manner, thought, etc.
Vast chain of being, which from God began, Natures
ethereal, human, angel, man. --Pope.
3. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether;
as, ethereal salts.
Ethereal oil. (Chem.) See Essential oil, under
Essential.
Ethereal oil of wine (Chem.), a heavy, yellow, oily liquid
consisting essentially of etherin, etherol, and ethyl
sulphate. It is the oily residuum left after
etherification. Called also heavy oil of wine
(distinguished from oil of wine, or [oe]nanthic ether).
Ethereal salt (Chem.), a salt of some organic radical as a
base; an ester. Evil biseyeBiseye Bi*seye",
p. p. of Besee. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Evil biseye, ill looking. [Obs.] Fish-tail burnerFish-tail Fish"-tail`, a.
Like the of a fish; acting, or producing something, like the
tail of a fish.
Fish-tail burner, a gas burner that gives a spreading flame
shaped somewhat like the tail of a fish.
Fish-tail propeller (Steamship), a propeller with a single
blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish when
swimming. Fish-tail propellerFish-tail Fish"-tail`, a.
Like the of a fish; acting, or producing something, like the
tail of a fish.
Fish-tail burner, a gas burner that gives a spreading flame
shaped somewhat like the tail of a fish.
Fish-tail propeller (Steamship), a propeller with a single
blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish when
swimming. Foil stoneFoil Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille,
fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?,
and perh. to E. blade. Cf. Foliage, Folio.]
1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin
foil; gold foil.
2. (Jewelry) A thin leaf of sheet copper silvered and
burnished, and afterwards coated with transparent colors
mixed with isinglass; -- employed by jewelers to give
color or brilliancy to pastes and inferior stones. --Ure.
3. Anything that serves by contrast of color or quality to
adorn or set off another thing to advantage.
As she a black silk cap on him began To set, for
foil of his milk-white to serve. --Sir P.
Sidney.
Hector has a foil to set him off. --Broome.
4. A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of
a looking-glass, to cause reflection.
5. (Arch.) The space between the cusps in Gothic
architecture; a rounded or leaflike ornament, in windows,
niches, etc. A group of foils is called trefoil,
quatrefoil, quinquefoil, etc., according to the number of
arcs of which it is composed.
Foil stone, an imitation of a jewel or precious stone. Fossil buttonmoldsButtonmold But"ton*mold`, n.
A disk of bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a
button by covering it with cloth. [Written also
buttonmould.]
Fossil buttonmolds, joints of encrinites. See Encrinite. Fossil copalFossil Fos"sil, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F.
fossile. See Fosse.]
1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in
rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants,
shells.
Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first found in the blue
clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable
resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth.
Fossil cork, flax, paper, or wood, varieties of
amianthus.
Fossil farina, a soft carbonate of lime.
Fossil ore, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond. Fossil corkFossil Fos"sil, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F.
fossile. See Fosse.]
1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in
rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants,
shells.
Fossil copal, a resinous substance, first found in the blue
clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable
resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth.
Fossil cork, flax, paper, or wood, varieties of
amianthus.
Fossil farina, a soft carbonate of lime.
Fossil ore, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond.
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