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Blague
Blague Blague (bl[.a]g), n. [F.]
Mendacious boasting; falsehood; humbug.
cattle plagueRinderpest Rin"der*pest (r[i^]n"d[~e]r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr.
rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.]
A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat
cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also
cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe
murrain. Cattle plaguePlague Plague, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to
Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf.
Plaint.]
1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a
calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or
vexation. --Shak.
And men blasphemed God for the plague of hail.
--Wyclif.
The different plague of each calamity. --Shak.
2. (Med.) An acute malignant contagious fever, that often
prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times
visited the large cities of Europe with frightful
mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London
plague. ``A plague upon the people fell.' --Tennyson.
Cattle plague. See Rinderpest.
Plague mark, Plague spot, a spot or mark of the plague;
hence, a token of something incurable. MalaguettaPepper Pep"per, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. ?,
?, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.]
1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried
berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum.
Note: Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry,
dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from
the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by
maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar
properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper
is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant.
2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody
climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous
flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red
when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several
hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed
throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the
earth.
3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red
pepper; as, the bell pepper.
Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other
fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the
true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of
Capsicum. See Capsicum, and the Phrases, below.
African pepper, the Guinea pepper. See under Guinea.
Cayenne pepper. See under Cayenne.
Chinese pepper, the spicy berries of the Xanthoxylum
piperitum, a species of prickly ash found in China and
Japan.
Guinea pepper. See under Guinea, and Capsicum.
Jamaica pepper. See Allspice.
Long pepper.
(a) The spike of berries of Piper longum, an East Indian
shrub.
(b) The root of Piper, or Macropiper, methysticum. See
Kava.
Malaguetta, or Meleguetta, pepper, the aromatic seeds
of the Amomum Melegueta, an African plant of the Ginger
family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc.,
under the name of grains of Paradise.
Red pepper. See Capsicum.
Sweet pepper bush (Bot.), an American shrub (Clethra
alnifolia), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; --
called also white alder.
Pepper box or caster, a small box or bottle, with a
perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food,
etc.
Pepper corn. See in the Vocabulary.
Pepper elder (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants
of the Pepper family, species of Piper and Peperomia.
Pepper moth (Zo["o]l.), a European moth (Biston
betularia) having white wings covered with small black
specks.
Pepper pot, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and
cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies.
Pepper root. (Bot.). See Coralwort.
pepper sauce, a condiment for the table, made of small red
peppers steeped in vinegar.
Pepper tree (Bot.), an aromatic tree (Drimys axillaris)
of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See
Peruvian mastic tree, under Mastic. PlaguePlague Plague, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to
Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf.
Plaint.]
1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a
calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or
vexation. --Shak.
And men blasphemed God for the plague of hail.
--Wyclif.
The different plague of each calamity. --Shak.
2. (Med.) An acute malignant contagious fever, that often
prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times
visited the large cities of Europe with frightful
mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London
plague. ``A plague upon the people fell.' --Tennyson.
Cattle plague. See Rinderpest.
Plague mark, Plague spot, a spot or mark of the plague;
hence, a token of something incurable. PlaguePlague Plague, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plagued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plaguing.]
1. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural
evil of any kind.
Thus were they plagued And worn with famine.
--Milton.
2. Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass.
She will plague the man that loves her most.
--Spenser.
Syn: To vex; torment; distress; afflict; harass; annoy;
tease; tantalize; trouble; molest; embarrass; perplex. Plague markPlague Plague, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to
Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf.
Plaint.]
1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a
calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or
vexation. --Shak.
And men blasphemed God for the plague of hail.
--Wyclif.
The different plague of each calamity. --Shak.
2. (Med.) An acute malignant contagious fever, that often
prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times
visited the large cities of Europe with frightful
mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London
plague. ``A plague upon the people fell.' --Tennyson.
Cattle plague. See Rinderpest.
Plague mark, Plague spot, a spot or mark of the plague;
hence, a token of something incurable. Plague spotPlague Plague, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to
Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf.
Plaint.]
1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a
calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or
vexation. --Shak.
And men blasphemed God for the plague of hail.
--Wyclif.
The different plague of each calamity. --Shak.
2. (Med.) An acute malignant contagious fever, that often
prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times
visited the large cities of Europe with frightful
mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London
plague. ``A plague upon the people fell.' --Tennyson.
Cattle plague. See Rinderpest.
Plague mark, Plague spot, a spot or mark of the plague;
hence, a token of something incurable. PlaguedPlague Plague, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plagued; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plaguing.]
1. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural
evil of any kind.
Thus were they plagued And worn with famine.
--Milton.
2. Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass.
She will plague the man that loves her most.
--Spenser.
Syn: To vex; torment; distress; afflict; harass; annoy;
tease; tantalize; trouble; molest; embarrass; perplex. Plagueful
Plagueful Plague"ful, a.
Abounding, or infecting, with plagues; pestilential; as,
plagueful exhalations.
Plagueless
Plagueless Plague"less, a.
Free from plagues or the plague.
Plaguer
Plaguer Pla"guer, n.
One who plagues or annoys.
Russian cattle plagueRinderpest Rin"der*pest (r[i^]n"d[~e]r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr.
rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.]
A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat
cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also
cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe
murrain. White plague
White plague White plague
Tuberculosis, esp. of the lungs.
Meaning of Lague from wikipedia
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Webster method, also
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Lague is both a
given name and a surname.
Notable people with the name include:
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Lague Byiringiro (born 25
October 2000) is a
Rwandan professional footballer who
plays as a
forward for
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Sandviken and the
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bibcodes are:
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LaGue; B.F. Madore; H. G.
Corwin Jr. & S.
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Mario Laguë (1958 –
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total been
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