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Almandine
Almandine Al"man*dine, n. [LL. almandina, alamandina, for L.
alabandina a precious stone, named after Alabanda, a town in
Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F.
almandine.] (Min.)
The common red variety of garnet.
AlmondineAlmondine Al"mon*dine, n.
See Almandine AmandineAmandine A*man"dine, n. [F. amande almond. See Almond.]
1. The vegetable casein of almonds.
2. A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped
hands, etc. Andine
Andine An"dine, a.
Andean; as, Andine flora.
Arundineous
Arundineous Ar`un*din"e*ous, a. [L. arundineus, fr. arundo
reed.]
Abounding with reeds; reedy.
BrigandineBrigandine Brig"an*dine, n. [F. brigandine (cf. It.
brigantina), fr. OF. brigant. See Brigand.]
A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or
plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal,
and sewed to linen or other material. It was worn in the
Middle Ages. [Written also brigantine.] --Jer. xlvi. 4.
Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet, And
brigandine of brass. --Milton. Ferrandine
Ferrandine Fer*ran"dine (? or ?), n. [F.; cf. OF. ferrant
iron-gray, from L. ferrum iron.]
A stuff made of silk and wool.
I did buy a colored silk ferrandine. --Pepys.
Gismondine
Gismondine Gis*mon"dine, Gismondite Gis*mon"dite, n. [From
the name of the discoverer, Gismondi.] (Min.)
A native hydrated silicate of alumina, lime, and potash,
first noticed near Rome.
Handiness
Handiness Hand"i*ness, n.
The quality or state of being handy.
Hirundine
Hirundine Hi*run"dine, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Like or pertaining to the swallows.
JuglandineJuglandine Jug"lan*dine, n.
An alkaloid found in the leaves of the walnut (Juglans
regia). Left-handiness
Left-handedness Left"-hand`ed*ness, Left-handiness
Left"-hand`i*ness (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n.
The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness.
An awkward address, ungraceful attitudes and actions,
and a certain left-handiness (if I may use the
expression) proclaim low education. --Chesterfield.
NandineNandine Nan"dine, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
An African carnivore (Nandinia binotata), allied to the
civets. It is spotted with black. ParagrandineParagrandine Pa`ra*gran"di*ne, n. [It., from parare to parry +
grandine hail.]
An instrument to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. See
Paragr[^e]le. --Knight. Sandiness
Sandiness Sand"i*ness, n.
The quality or state of being sandy, or of being of a sandy
color.
Secundine
Secundine Sec"un*dine, n. [Cf. F. secondine.]
1. (Bot.) The second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying
within the primine.
Note: In the ripened seed the primine and secundine are
usually united to form the testa, or outer seed coat.
When they remain distinct the secundine becomes the
mesosperm, as in the castor bean.
2. [Cf. F. secondines.] The afterbirth, or placenta and
membranes; -- generally used in the plural.
Undine
Undine Un*dine", n. [G. undine, or F. ondin, ondine, from L.
unda a wave, water.]
One of a class of fabled female water spirits who might
receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal.
Windiness
Windiness Wind"i*ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as,
the windiness of the weather or the season.
2. Fullness of wind; flatulence.
3. Tendency to generate wind or gas; tendency to produce
flatulence; as, the windiness of vegetables.
4. Tumor; puffiness.
The swelling windiness of much knowledge.
--Brerewood.
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