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Crumpet
Crumpet Crump"et (kr[u^]mp"[e^]t), n. [Prob. from W. crempog,
crammwgth, a pancake or fritter.]
A kind of large, thin muffin or cake, light and spongy, and
cooked on a griddle or spider.
gold-breasted trumpeterAgami Ag"a*mi, n.; pl. Agamis. [F. agex>, fr. the native
name.] (Zo["o]l.)
A South American bird (Psophia crepitans), allied to the
cranes, and easily domesticated; -- called also the
gold-breasted trumpeter. Its body is about the size of the
pheasant. See Trumpeter. PumpetPumpet Pum"pet, n.
A pompet.
Pumpet ball (Print.), a ball for inking types; a pompet. Pumpet ballPumpet Pum"pet, n.
A pompet.
Pumpet ball (Print.), a ball for inking types; a pompet. Sea trumpetSea trumpet Sea" trum"pet
1. (Bot.) A great blackish seaweed of the Southern Ocean,
having a hollow and expanding stem and a pinnate frond,
sometimes twenty feet long.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any large marine univalve shell of the genus
Triton. See Triton. sea trumpetTriton Tri"ton, n. [L., fr. Gr.?.] (Gr. Myth.)
A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and
the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and
painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a
man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a
trumpet made of a shell.
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or hear old
Triton blow his wreathed horn. --Wordsworth.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods
belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout
spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with
prominent varices. Some of the species are among the
largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell,
and sea trumpet.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic
salamanders. The common European species are
Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and M.
alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland.
The most common species of the United States is
Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander. Speaking trumpetSpeaking Speak"ing, a.
1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a
speaking animal; a speaking tube.
2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a
speaking likeness.
A speaking acquaintance, a slight acquaintance with a
person, or one which merely permits the exchange of
salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.
Speaking trumpet, an instrument somewhat resembling a
trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so
intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.
Speaking tube, a tube for conveying speech, especially from
one room to another at a distance.
To be on speaking terms, to be slightly acquainted. Strumpet
Strumpet Strum"pet, a.
Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet.
Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. --B. Jonson.
Strumpet
Strumpet Strum"pet, v. t.
1. To debauch. [Obs.] --Shak.
2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet;
hence, to belie; to slander.
With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame.
--Massinger.
Strumpet
Strumpet Strum"pet, n. [OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe
debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch,
stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.]
A prostitute; a harlot. --Shak.
TrumpetTrumpet Trump"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trumpeted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Trumpeting.] [Cf. F. trompeter.]
To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad;
to proclaim; as, to trumpet good tidings.
They did nothing but publish and trumpet all the
reproaches they could devise against the Irish.
--Bacon. Trumpet
Trumpet Trump"et, v. i.
To sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a
trumplike cry.
trumpet shellTriton Tri"ton, n. [L., fr. Gr.?.] (Gr. Myth.)
A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and
the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and
painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a
man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a
trumpet made of a shell.
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or hear old
Triton blow his wreathed horn. --Wordsworth.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods
belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout
spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with
prominent varices. Some of the species are among the
largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell,
and sea trumpet.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic
salamanders. The common European species are
Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and M.
alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland.
The most common species of the United States is
Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander. trumpet treeTrumpetwood Trump"et*wood`, n. (Bot.)
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the
Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used for
wind instruments; -- called also snakewood, and trumpet
tree. TrumpetedTrumpet Trump"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trumpeted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Trumpeting.] [Cf. F. trompeter.]
To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad;
to proclaim; as, to trumpet good tidings.
They did nothing but publish and trumpet all the
reproaches they could devise against the Irish.
--Bacon. TrumpeterTrumpeter Trump"et*er, n.
1. One who sounds a trumpet.
2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.
These men are good trumpeters. --Bacon.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of long-legged South
American birds of the genus Psophia, especially P.
crepitans, which is abundant, and often domesticated
and kept with other poultry by the natives. They are
allied to the cranes. So called from their loud cry.
Called also agami, and yakamik.
(b) A variety of the domestic pigeon.
(c) An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very
loud note.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A large edible fish (Latris hecateia) of the
family Cirrhitid[ae], native of Tasmania and New
Zealand. It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty
pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish. TrumpetingTrumpet Trump"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trumpeted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Trumpeting.] [Cf. F. trompeter.]
To publish by, or as by, sound of trumpet; to noise abroad;
to proclaim; as, to trumpet good tidings.
They did nothing but publish and trumpet all the
reproaches they could devise against the Irish.
--Bacon. Trumpeting
Trumpeting Trump"et*ing, n. (Mining)
A channel cut behind the brick lining of a shaft. --Raymond.
TrumpetsTrumpets Trump"ets, n. pl. (Bot.)
A plant (Sarracenia flava) with long, hollow leaves. Trumpet-shaped
Trumpet-shaped Trump"et-shaped`, a.
Tubular with one end dilated, as the flower of the trumpet
creeper.
Trumpet-tongued
Trumpet-tongued Trump"et-tongued`, a.
Having a powerful, far-reaching voice or speech.
TrumpetweedTrumpetweed Trump"et*weed`, n. (Bot.)
(a) An herbaceous composite plant (Eupatorium purpureum),
often having hollow stems, and bearing purplish flowers
in small corymbed heads.
(b) The sea trumpet. TrumpetwoodTrumpetwood Trump"et*wood`, n. (Bot.)
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the
Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used for
wind instruments; -- called also snakewood, and trumpet
tree.
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