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Conestoga wagon
Conestoga wagon Con`es*to"ga wag`on or wain wain [From
Conestoga, Pennsylvania.]
A kind of large broad-wheeled wagon, usually covered, for
traveling in soft soil and on prairies.
NestorNestor Nes"tor, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua,
allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka. Nestor meridionalisKaka Ka"ka, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its
note.] (Zo["o]l.)
A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the
brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).
Note: The mountain kaka, or kea (N. notabilis), is
remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous
habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes
doing great damage.
Night kaka. (Zo["o]l.) The kakapo. Nestor notabilisKea Ke"a (k[=a]"[.a]; colloq. k[=e]"[.a]), n. [Maori.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large New Zealand parrot (Nestor notabilis), notorious
for having acquired the habit of killing sheep; -- called
also mountain parrot. NestorianNestorian Nes*to"ri*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to the
fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining
that the divine and the human natures were not merged into
one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that
it was improper to call Mary the mother of Christ; also, one
of the sect established by the followers of Nestorius in
Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and still in
existence. opposed to Eutychian. Nestorian
Nestorian Nes*to"ri*an, a.
1. Of or relating to the Nestorians.
2. relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and
counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced;
aged; as, Nestorian caution.
Nestorianism
Nestorianism Nes*to"ri*an*ism, n.
The doctrines of the nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.
Rhinestone
Rhinestone Rhine"stone`, n. [Cf. G. rheinkiesel Rhine quartz.]
A colorless stone of high luster, made of paste. It is much
used as an inexpensive ornament.
swinestoneStinkstone Stink"stone`, n. (Min.)
One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar, which
emit a fetid odor on being struck; -- called also
swinestone. SwinestoneSwinestone Swine"stone`, n. (Min.)
See Stinkstone. swinestoneAnthraconite An*thrac"o*nite, n. [See Anthracite.] (Min.)
A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when
rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.
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