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ChannellingChannel Chan"nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Channeled, or
Channelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Channeling, or
Channelling.]
1. To form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels
in; to groove.
No more shall trenching war channel her fields.
--Shak.
2. To course through or over, as in a channel. --Cowper. HexactinellidHexactinellid Hex*ac`ti*nel"lid, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having six-rayed spicules; belonging to the
Hexactinellin[ae]. HexactinellinaeHyalospongia Hy`a*lo*spon"gi*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? glass +
? a sponge.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of vitreous sponges, having glassy six-rayed,
siliceous spicules; -- called also Hexactinellin[ae]}. HexactinellineHexactinelline Hex*ac`ti*nel"line, a. [From NL.
Hexactinellin[ae], fr. Gr. "e`x six + a dim. of ?, ?, a ray.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the Hexactinellin[ae], a group of sponges,
having six-rayed siliceous spicules. ImpanellingImpanel Im*pan"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaneledor
Impanelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impaneling or Impanelling.]
[Pref. im- in + panel. Cf. Empanel.] [Written also
empanel.]
To enter in a list, or on a piece of parchment, called a
panel; to form or enroll, as a list of jurors in a court of
justice. --Blackstone. Inelligibly
Inelligibly In*el"li*gi*bly, adv.
In an ineligible manner.
KnellingKnell Knell, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Knelling.] [OE. knellen, knillen, As. cnyllan. See Knell,
n.]
To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or
funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen.
Not worth a blessing nor a bell to knell for thee.
--Beau. & Fl.
Yet all that poets sing, and grief hath known, Of hopes
laid waste, knells in that word, ``alone'. --Ld.
Lytton. nellieSooty Soot"y, a. [Compar Sootier; superl. Sootiest.] [AS.
s?tig. See Soot.]
1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.
``Fire of sooty coal.' --Milton.
2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous;
dusky; dark. ``The grisly legions that troop under the
sooty flag of Acheron.' --Milton.
Sooty albatross (Zo["o]l.), an albatross (Ph[oe]betria
fuliginosa) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called
also nellie.
Sooty tern (Zo["o]l.), a tern (Sterna fuliginosa) found
chiefly in tropical seas. Nopalea cochinelliferaNopal No"pal, n. [Mexican nopalli.] (Bot.)
A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally
Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which
it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species
of Cactace[ae]. Opuntia cochinelliferaCochineal Coch"i*neal (?; 277), [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L.
coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G.
? berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet,
as the cohineal was formerly supposed to be the grain or seed
of a plant, and this word was formerly defined to be the
grain of the Quercus coccifera; but cf. also Sp. cochinilla
wood louse, dim. of cochina sow, akin to F. cochon pig.]
A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the
Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America,
etc., and found on several species of cactus, esp. Opuntia
cochinellifera.
Note: These insects are gathered from the plant, killed by
the application of heat, and exposed to the sun to dry.
When dried they resemble small, rough berries or seeds,
of a brown or purple color, and form the cochineal of
the shops, which is used for making carmine, and also
as a red dye.
Note: Cochineal contains as its essential coloring matter
carminic acid, a purple red amorphous substance which
yields carmine red. panellingPaneling Pan"el*ing, n.
A forming in panels; panelwork. [Written also panelling.] Parnellism
Parnellism Par"nell*ism, n. (Eng. Politics)
The policy or principles of the Parnellites.
Parnellite
Parnellite Par"nell*ite, n. (Eng. Politics)
One of the adherents of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-91) in
his advocacy of home rule for Ireland.
SentinellingSentinel Sen"ti*nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sentineledor
Sentinelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sentineling or
Sentinelling.]
1. To watch over like a sentinel. ``To sentinel enchanted
land.' [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
2. To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a
sentinel or sentinels. Tetractinellid
Tetractinellid Te*trac`ti*nel"lid, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of sponge of the division Tetractinellida. Also
used adjectively.
TetractinellidaTetractinellida Te*trac`ti*nel"li*da, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
te`tra- tetra- + ?, ?, ray, spoke.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of Spongi[ae] in which the spicules are siliceous
and have four branches diverging at right angles. Called also
Tetractinellin[ae]. TetractinellinaeTetractinellida Te*trac`ti*nel"li*da, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
te`tra- tetra- + ?, ?, ray, spoke.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of Spongi[ae] in which the spicules are siliceous
and have four branches diverging at right angles. Called also
Tetractinellin[ae]. TunnellingTunnel Tun"nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tunneledor Tunnelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Tunneling or Tunnelling.]
1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a
tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. --Derham.
2. To catch in a tunnel net.
3. To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as,
to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
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