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AnthystericAnthysteric Ant`hys*ter"ic, a. & n.
See Antihysteric. Antihysteric
Antihysteric An`ti*hys*ter"ic, a. (Med.)
Counteracting hysteria. -- n. A remedy for hysteria.
ClysterClyster Clys"ter, n. [L., fr. G. ?. fr. ? to wash off or out;
akin to Goth. hl[=u]trs pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clyst[`e]re]
(Med.)
A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a
syringe; an injection; an enema.
Clyster pipe, a tube or pipe used for injections. Clyster pipeClyster Clys"ter, n. [L., fr. G. ?. fr. ? to wash off or out;
akin to Goth. hl[=u]trs pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clyst[`e]re]
(Med.)
A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a
syringe; an injection; an enema.
Clyster pipe, a tube or pipe used for injections. Escaloped oystersEscaloped Es*cal"oped, a.
1. Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped.
2. (Her.) Covered with a pattern resembling a series of
escalop shells, each of which issues from between two
others. Its appearance is that of a surface covered with
scales.
Escaloped oysters (Cookery). See under Scalloped. GastrohysterotomyGastrohysterotomy Gas`tro*hys`ter*ot"o*my, n. [Gastro- + Gr. ?
womb + ? to cut.] (Surg.)
C[ae]sarean section. See under C[ae]sarean. GlysterGlyster Glys"ter, n. (Med.)
Same as Clyster. hammer oysterHammer Ham"mer, n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D.
hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer,
crag, and perh. to Gr. ? anvil, Skr. a?man stone.]
1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the
like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron,
fixed crosswise to a handle.
With busy hammers closing rivets up. --Shak.
2. Something which in firm or action resembles the common
hammer; as:
(a) That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to
indicate the hour.
(b) The padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires,
to produce the tones.
(c) (Anat.) The malleus. See under Ear. (Gun.) That part
of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or
firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of
steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and
struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming.
(e) Also, a person of thing that smites or shatters; as,
St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies.
He met the stern legionaries [of Rome] who had
been the ``massive iron hammers' of the whole
earth. --J. H.
Newman.
Atmospheric hammer, a dead-stroke hammer in which the
spring is formed by confined air.
Drop hammer, Face hammer, etc. See under Drop, Face,
etc.
Hammer fish. See Hammerhead.
Hammer hardening, the process of hardening metal by
hammering it when cold.
Hammer shell (Zo["o]l.), any species of Malleus, a genus
of marine bivalve shells, allied to the pearl oysters,
having the wings narrow and elongated, so as to give them
a hammer-shaped outline; -- called also hammer oyster.
To bring to the hammer, to put up at auction. Hysteranthous
Hysteranthous Hys`ter*an"thous, a. [Gr. ? after + ? flower.]
(Bot.)
Having the leaves expand after the flowers have opened.
--Henslow.
Hysteresis
Hysteresis Hys`te*re"sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to be behind, to
lag.] (Physics)
A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces
acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or
internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a
condition previously induced, observed in magnetism,
thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity.
HystereticHysteretic Hys`ter*et"ic, a. (Elec.)
Of or pert. to hysteresis.
Hysteretic constant, the hysteretic loss in ergs per cubic
centimeter per cycle. Hysteretic constantHysteretic Hys`ter*et"ic, a. (Elec.)
Of or pert. to hysteresis.
Hysteretic constant, the hysteretic loss in ergs per cubic
centimeter per cycle. Hysteric
Hysteric Hys*ter"ic, Hysterical Hys*ter"ic*al, a. [L.
hystericus, Gr. ?, fr. "yste`ra the womb; perh. akin to ?
latter, later, and E. utter, out.]
Of or pertaining to hysteria; affected, or troubled, with
hysterics; convulsive, fitful.
With no hysteric weakness or feverish excitement, they
preserved their peace and patience. --Bancroft.
Hysterical
Hysteric Hys*ter"ic, Hysterical Hys*ter"ic*al, a. [L.
hystericus, Gr. ?, fr. "yste`ra the womb; perh. akin to ?
latter, later, and E. utter, out.]
Of or pertaining to hysteria; affected, or troubled, with
hysterics; convulsive, fitful.
With no hysteric weakness or feverish excitement, they
preserved their peace and patience. --Bancroft.
Hysterics
Hysterics Hys*ter"ics, n. pl. (Med.)
Hysteria.
HysteroepilepsyHysteroepilepsy Hys`ter*o*ep"i*lep`sy, n. [Hysteria +
epilepsy.] (Med.)
A disease resembling hysteria in its nature, and
characterized by the occurrence of epileptiform convulsions,
which can often be controlled or excited by pressure on the
ovaries, and upon other definite points in the body. --
Hys`ter*o*ep`i*lep"tic, a. HysteroepilepticHysteroepilepsy Hys`ter*o*ep"i*lep`sy, n. [Hysteria +
epilepsy.] (Med.)
A disease resembling hysteria in its nature, and
characterized by the occurrence of epileptiform convulsions,
which can often be controlled or excited by pressure on the
ovaries, and upon other definite points in the body. --
Hys`ter*o*ep`i*lep"tic, a. Hysterogenic
Hysterogenic Hys`ter*o*gen"ic, a. [Hysteria + root of Gr. ? to
be born.] (Physiol.)
Producing hysteria; as, the hysterogenicpressure points on
the surface of the body, pressure upon which is said both to
produce and arrest an attack of hysteria. --De Watteville.
Hysteron proteron
Hysteron proteron Hys"te*ron prot"e*ron [NL., fr. Gr. ? the
latter, following + ? before, others, sooner.] (Rhet.)
(a) A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed;
hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, ``he is well and
lives.'
(b) An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is
put before the premises, or the thing proved before the
evidence.
HysterophytalHysterophyte Hys*ter"o*phyte, n. [Gr. ? following + ? plant.]
(Bot.)
A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living
organic matter. -- Hys`ter*oph"y*tal, a. HysterophyteHysterophyte Hys*ter"o*phyte, n. [Gr. ? following + ? plant.]
(Bot.)
A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living
organic matter. -- Hys`ter*oph"y*tal, a. Mysterial
Mysterial Mys*te"ri*al, a.
Mysterious. [Obs.]
Mysteriarch
Mysteriarch Mys*te"ri*arch, n. [L. mysteriarches, Gr. ?; ?
mystery + ? chief.]
One presiding over mysteries. [Obs.]
MysteriesMystery Mys"ter*y, n.; pl. Mysteries. [L. mysterium, Gr. ?,
fr. ? one initiated in mysteries; cf. ? to initiate into the
mysteries, fr. ? to shut the eyes. Cf. Mute, a.]
1. A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something
kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting
curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can
not be explained; hence, specifically, that which is
beyond human comprehension.
We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery. --1 Cor.
ii. 7.
If God should please to reveal unto us this great
mystery of the Trinity, or some other mysteries in
our holy religion, we should not be able to
understand them, unless he would bestow on us some
new faculties of the mind. --Swift.
2. A kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were
admitted except those who had been initiated by certain
preparatory ceremonies; -- usually plural; as, the
Eleusinian mysteries.
3. pl. The consecrated elements in the eucharist.
4. Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma. MysteriousMysterious Mys*te"ri*ous, a. [F. myst[`e]rieux. See 1st
Mystery.]
Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult
or impossible to understand; obscure not revealed or
explained; enigmatical; incomprehensible.
God at last To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied,
Thought in mysterious terms. --Milton.
Syn: Obscure; secret; occult; dark; mystic; cabalistic;
enigmatical; unintelligible; incomprehensible. Mysteriously
Mysteriously Mys*te"ri*ous*ly, adv.
In a mysterious manner.
Mysteriousness
Mysteriousness Mys*te"ri*ous*ness, n.
1. The state or quality of being mysterious.
2. Something mysterious; a mystery. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.
MysterizeMysterize Mys"ter*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mysterized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Mysterizing.]
To make mysterious; to make a mystery of. MysterizedMysterize Mys"ter*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mysterized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Mysterizing.]
To make mysterious; to make a mystery of. MysterizingMysterize Mys"ter*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mysterized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Mysterizing.]
To make mysterious; to make a mystery of.
Meaning of Yster from wikipedia
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Yster Charles "Chet" Soda (March 15, 1908 –
March 12, 1989) was an
American businessman who was the
first general partner and
general manager of the Oakland...
- In
Sishen Hotel (Edms) Bpk v Suid-Afrikaanse
Yster en
Staal Industriële
Korporasie Bpk, an
important case in the
South African law of lease, the parties...
- Westerberg. and
features the two sock
puppet characters Lillstrumpa and
Syster Yster. A
recurring theme was the
phrase "Luj dog",
which is "God jul" ("Merry...
- (Pacaltzdorp)
taking a ward in
George from the
Democratic Alliance.
Richard "
Yster"
Hector winning the Ward for GOOD,
ending up by
being GOOD's
first ever...
-
Westerberg made this
calendar where his
figures of
Lillstrumpa och
Syster Yster (Little Sock and
Sister Skittish)
turned up for the
first time. 1984 Julstrul...
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previously written as Ijsterfontein. The
modern Afrikaans word for iron is
yster,
while in
Dutch it is ijzer. In
modern Dutch, ⟨y⟩ is now
typically used...
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Sterndale Bok van
Blerk as
Kommandant Gideon Scheepers Altus Theart as
Daniel '
Yster'
Malherbe Jacques Bessenger as Phil
Blignaut Edwin van der Walt as Marius...
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African Iron and
Steel Trades ****ociation (SAISTA; Afrikaans: Suid
Afrikaanse Yster en Staalbedryfsvereniging) was a
trade union representing white metalworkers...
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court referred to
Pothier and
Sishen Hotel (Edms) Bpk v Suid-Afrikaanse
Yster en
Staal Industriële
Korporasie Bpk, but held that an
impairment of usus...
- Ulla's dancing") and "Ulla
Winblad kära Syster, Du är eldig,
qvick och
yster, Hvar dag så står du brud." (Ulla
Winblad dear sister, You are fiery, quick...
