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Cetraria IslandicaCetrarin Cet"ra*rin, n. [From Cetraria Islandica, the
scientific name of Iceland moss.] (Chem.)
A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss
(Cetraria Islandica). It consists of several ingredients,
among which is cetraric acid, a white, crystalline, bitter
substance. Demi-island
Demi-island Dem"i-is`land, n.
Peninsula. [Obs.] --Knolles.
F IslandicusGyrfalcon Gyr"fal`con, n. [OE. gerfaucon, OF. gerfaucon, LL.
gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle + falco falcon, and
named from its circling flight; or cf. E. gier-eagle. See
Gyre, n., Falcon.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons,
esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F.
Islandicus, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the
gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter.
[Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.] Floating islandFloating Float"ing, a.
1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a
wreck; floating motes in the air.
2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating
ribs in man and some other animals.
3. Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as,
floating capital; a floating debt.
Trade was at an end. Floating capital had been
withdrawn in great masses from the island.
--Macaulay.
Floating anchor (Naut.), a drag or sea anchor; drag sail.
Floating battery (Mil.), a battery erected on rafts or the
hulls of ships, chiefly for the defense of a coast or the
bombardment of a place.
Floating bridge.
(a) A bridge consisting of rafts or timber, with a floor
of plank, supported wholly by the water; a bateau
bridge. See Bateau.
(b) (Mil.) A kind of double bridge, the upper one
projecting beyond the lower one, and capable of being
moved forward by pulleys; -- used for carrying troops
over narrow moats in attacking the outworks of a fort.
(c) A kind of ferryboat which is guided and impelled by
means of chains which are anchored on each side of a
stream, and pass over wheels on the vessel, the wheels
being driven by stream power.
(d) The landing platform of a ferry dock.
Floating cartilage (Med.), a cartilage which moves freely
in the cavity of a joint, and often interferes with the
functions of the latter.
Floating dam.
(a) An anchored dam.
(b) A caisson used as a gate for a dry dock.
Floating derrick, a derrick on a float for river and harbor
use, in raising vessels, moving stone for harbor
improvements, etc.
Floating dock. (Naut.) See under Dock.
Floating harbor, a breakwater of cages or booms, anchored
and fastened together, and used as a protection to ships
riding at anchor to leeward. --Knight.
Floating heart (Bot.), a small aquatic plant (Limnanthemum
lacunosum) whose heart-shaped leaves float on the water
of American ponds.
Floating island, a dish for dessert, consisting of custard
with floating masses of whipped cream or white of eggs.
Floating kidney. (Med.) See Wandering kidney, under
Wandering.
Floating light, a light shown at the masthead of a vessel
moored over sunken rocks, shoals, etc., to warn mariners
of danger; a light-ship; also, a light erected on a buoy
or floating stage.
Floating liver. (Med.) See Wandering liver, under
Wandering.
Floating pier, a landing stage or pier which rises and
falls with the tide.
Floating ribs (Anat.), the lower or posterior ribs which
are not connected with the others in front; in man they
are the last two pairs.
Floating screed (Plastering), a strip of plastering first
laid on, to serve as a guide for the thickness of the
coat.
Floating threads (Weaving), threads which span several
other threads without being interwoven with them, in a
woven fabric. Island
Island Is"land, v. t.
1. To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an
island or islands of; to isle. --Shelley.
2. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island
the deep. --Southey.
Islander
Islander Is"land*er, n.
An inhabitant of an island.
Islandy
Islandy Is"land*y, a.
Of or pertaining to islands; full of islands. --Cotgrave.
Lagoon islandLagoon La*goon", n. [It. or Sp. laguna, L. lacuna ditch, pool,
pond, lacus lake. See Lake, and cf. Lacuna.] [Written
also lagune.]
1. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one
into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.
2. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion
of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See
Atoll.
Lagoon island, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef
encircling a lagoon. Norfolk Island pinePine Pine, n. [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See
Pinus.
Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the white pine (P. Strobus), the
Georgia pine (P. australis), the red pine (P.
resinosa), and the great West Coast sugar pine (P.
Lambertiana) are among the most valuable. The Scotch
pine or fir, also called Norway or Riga pine
(Pinus sylvestris), is the only British species. The
nut pine is any pine tree, or species of pine, which
bears large edible seeds. See Pinon. The spruces,
firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly
considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other
genera.
2. The wood of the pine tree.
3. A pineapple.
Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground.
Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the Araucaria excelsa.
Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]
Pine borer (Zo["o]l.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.
Pine finch. (Zo["o]l.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary.
Pine grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), a large grosbeak (Pinicola
enucleator), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.
Pine lizard (Zo["o]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle
States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and
alligator.
Pine marten. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also
sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten.
(b) The American sable. See Sable.
Pine moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.
Pine mouse (Zo["o]l.), an American wild mouse (Arvicola
pinetorum), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.
Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See Pinus.
Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below).
Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
Pine snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless North American
snake (Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered
with brown blotches having black margins. Called also
bull snake. The Western pine snake (P. Sayi) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.
Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree.
Pine weevil (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
weevils whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees.
Several species are known in both Europe and America,
belonging to the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc.
Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and pine-wood
wool. Sea-island
Sea-island Sea"-is`land, a.
Of or pertaining to certain islands along the coast of South
Carolina and Georgia; as, sea-island cotton, a superior
cotton of long fiber produced on those islands.
Meaning of Islan from wikipedia
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Chelsea Elizabeth Islan (born 2 June 1995) is an American-born
Indonesian actress. She has
received two
consecutive Citra Award nominations in the Best...
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Islan Nettles was an
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killed on
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Islan Nettles was
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Headshot with The Raid star Iko
Uwais and Maya
Award winning actress Chelsea Islan in
leading roles with
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Islan Jones (17
February 1874 – 28 May 1968) was a
Welsh Unitarian minister,
academic and writer.
Jones was born on 17
February 1874 in Cardiganshire...
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Ometepe is an
island formed by two
volcanoes rising out of Lake Nicaragua,
located in the
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Republic of Nicaragua. Its name derives...
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Brothers and
written by Timo Tjahjanto. The film
stars Iko
Uwais and
Chelsea Islan,
alongside Sunny Pang,
Julie Estelle,
David Hendrawan, Zack Lee, Very Tri...
- Lake
Champlain (/ʃæmˈpleɪn/ sham-PLAYN; French: Lac Champlain,
pronounced [lak ʃɑ̃plɛ̃] ) is a
natural freshwater lake in
North America. It
mostly lies...
- suffice.
Khasaev died in
prison shortly afterward.
Police later detained Islan Mukaev (murderer of
Vladimir Kaufman),
known as a
former Chechen militant...
- He
resigned in 1988,
leaving a
power vacuum in the organization.
Musse Islan was
elected leader by the SSDF
Central Committee to hold the
position until...
- is a
prequel of
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stars Reza Rahadian,
Chelsea Islan,
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