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BlendingBlend Blend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blended or Blent; p. pr.
& vb. n. Blending.] [OE. blenden, blanden, AS. blandan to
blend, mix; akin to Goth. blandan to mix, Icel. blanda, Sw.
blanda, Dan. blande, OHG. blantan to mis; to unknown origin.]
1. To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or
associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line
of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To
confuse; to confound.
Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay.
--Percival.
2. To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt;
to blot; to stain. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Syn: To commingle; combine; fuse; merge; amalgamate;
harmonize. Blending
Blending Blend"ing, n.
1. The act of mingling.
2. (Paint.) The method of laying on different tints so that
they may mingle together while wet, and shade into each
other insensibly. --Weale.
Gastridium lendigerumNit Nit, n. [AS. hnitu; akin to D. neet, G. niss, OHG. niz;
cf. gr. ?, ?, Icel. gnit, Sw. gnet, Dan. gnid, Russ. & Pol.
gnida, Bohem. hnida, W. nedd.] (Zo["o]l.)
The egg of a louse or other small insect.
Nit grass (Bot.), a pretty annual European grass
(Gastridium lendigerum), with small spikelets somewhat
resembling a nit. It is also found in California and
Chili. Hornblendic
Hornblendic Horn*blend"ic, a.
Composed largely of hornblende; resembling or relating to
hornblende.
hornblendic or syenitic gneissGneiss Gneiss (n[imac]s), n. [G.] (Geol.)
A crystalline rock, consisting, like granite, of quartz,
feldspar, and mica, but having these materials, especially
the mica, arranged in planes, so that it breaks rather easily
into coarse slabs or flags. Hornblende sometimes takes the
place of the mica, and it is then called hornblendic or
syenitic gneiss. Similar varieties of related rocks are also
called gneiss. L splendidulaGlowworm Glow"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A coleopterous insect of the genus Lampyris; esp., the
wingless females and larv[ae] of the two European species
(L. noctiluca, and L. splendidula), which emit light from
some of the abdominal segments.
Like a glowworm in the night, The which hath fire in
darkness, none in light. --Shak.
Note: The male is winged, and is supposed to be attracted by
the light of the female. In America, the luminous
larv[ae] of several species of fireflies and fire
beetles are called glowworms. Both sexes of these are
winged when mature. See Firefly. Lending
Lending Lend"ing, n.
1. The act of one who lends.
2. That which is lent or furnished.
Molendinaceous
Molendinaceous Mo*len`di*na"ceous, Molendinarious
Mo*len`di*na"ri*ous, a. [L. molendinarius, fr. molendinum a
mill, fr. molere to grind.] (Bot.)
Resembling the sails of a windmill.
Molendinarious
Molendinaceous Mo*len`di*na"ceous, Molendinarious
Mo*len`di*na"ri*ous, a. [L. molendinarius, fr. molendinum a
mill, fr. molere to grind.] (Bot.)
Resembling the sails of a windmill.
Resplendishant
Resplendishant Re*splen"dish*ant (-d?sh*ant), a.
Resplendent; brilliant. [R. & Obs.] --Fabyan.
Resplendishing
Resplendishing Re*splen"dish*ing, a.
Resplendent. [Obs.]
Splendid
Splendid Splen"did, a. [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine;
cf. Lith. splend["e]ti: cf. F. splendide.]
1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright;
as, a splendid sun.
2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid
palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
3. Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a
splendid victory or reputation.
Splendidious
Splendidious Splen*did"i*ous, a.
Splendid. [Obs.]
Splendidly
Splendidly Splen"did*ly, adv.
In a splendid manner; magnificently.
Splendidness
Splendidness Splen"did*ness, n.
The quality of being splendid.
Splendidous
Splendidous Splen"did*ous, a.
Splendid. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Splendiferous
Splendiferous Splen*dif"er*ous, a.
Splendor-bearing; splendid. --Bale (1538). ``A splendiferous
woman.' --Haliburton. [Now used humorously.]
Subhornblendic
Subhornblendic Sub`horn*blend"ic, a. (Min.)
Containing hornblende in a scattered state; of or relating to
rocks containing disseminated hornblende.
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