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n. 1. very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. the family of arachnids of the order Acarina consisting of mites.
Syn. -- family Acaridae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Acarus. ] (Zool.) One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a mite. ] (Zool.) The order of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Of or caused by acari (acarids, or mites); as, acarine diseases. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. (Med.) A member of the order Acarina. [ PJC ]

a. [ NL., acarus a mite + -oid. ] (Zool.) Shaped like or resembling a mite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- not + carpel. ] (Bot.) Having no carpels. Opposite of carpellate.
Syn. -- acarpe [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Not producing fruit; unfruitful. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Acari [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; the cheese mite, tick. ] (Zool.) A genus including many species of small mites. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as, anacardic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; similar to + &unr_; heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See Cashew. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool.) A South American bird, of the genus Pleroglossius, allied to the toucans. There are several species. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The black caracara is Ibycter ater; the chimango is Milvago chimango; the Brazilian is Polyborus Braziliensis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Between the metacarpal bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Braz.; cf. Sp. & Pg. jacaranda. ] (Bot.) (a) The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood. (b) A genus of bignoniaceous Brazilian trees with showy trumpet-shaped flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pg. jacaré; of Brazilian origin. ] (Zool.) A cayman. See Yacare. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine. Balfour (Cyc. of India). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a dance performed by dancers in a line, or several lines, consisting mainly of hand and arm movements; also, the name of the song to which the dance is usually performed. It became popular in 1996. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ Gr. &unr_; to bless. ] To congratulate. [ Oxford Univ. Cant ] Whately. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Macaronis or Macaronies. [ Prov. It. macaroni, It. maccheroni, fr. Gr. &unr_; happiness, later, a funeral feast, fr. &unr_; blessed, happy. Prob. so called because eaten at such feasts in honor of the dead; cf. Gr. &unr_; blessed, i. e., dead. Cf. Macaroon. ] 1. Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of a wheat flour such as semolina, and used as an article of food; a form of Italian pasta. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A paste similarly prepared is largely used as food in Persia, India, and China, but is not commonly made tubular like the Italian macaroni. Balfour (Cyc. of India). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A medley; something droll or extravagant. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A sort of droll or fool. [ Obs. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A finical person; a fop; -- applied especially to English fops of about 1775, who affected the mannerisms and clothing of continental Europe. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. pl. (U. S. Hist.) The designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War, distinguished by a rich uniform. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. It. maccheronico, F. macaronique. ] 1. Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A heap of things confusedly mixed together; a jumble. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. macaron, It. maccherone. See Macaroni. ] 1. A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds or coconut, and sugar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A finical fellow, or macaroni. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Lord Macartney. ] (Zool.) A fire-backed pheasant. See Fireback. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the metacarpus. -- n. A metacarpal bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; beyond, between + &unr_; the wrist. ] (Anat.) That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See Illust. of Artiodactyla. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. nacarat, fr. Sp. or Pg. nacarado, fr. nácar mother-of-pearl. See Nacre. ] 1. A pale red color, with a cast of orange. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fine linen or crape dyed of this color. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Placarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Placarding. ] 1. To post placards upon or within; as, to placard a wall, to placard the city. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To announce by placards; as, to placard a sale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. plaquer to lay or clap on, plaque plate, tablet; probably from Dutch, cf. D. plakken to paste, post up, plak a flat piece of wood. ] 1. A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by authority. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

All placards or edicts are published in his name. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Permission given by authority; a license; as, to give a placard to do something. [ Obs. ] ller. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A written or printed paper, as an advertisement or a declaration, posted, or to be posted, in a public place; a poster. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Anc. Armor) An extra plate on the lower part of the breastplate or backplate. Planché. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. [ Cf. Placket. ] A kind of stomacher, often adorned with jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Regma + Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) Any dry dehiscent fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Saker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Tetra- + carpellary. ] (Bot.) Composed of four carpels. [ 1913 Webster ]