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‖n. [ F., fr. badiner to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr. badin silly. ] Playful raillery; banter. “He . . . indulged himself only in an elegant badinage.” Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Arch.) Molding in imitation of beads. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as, the beading of a brand of whisky. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Spreading widely. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Scot., clothing. See Cloth. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A jacket or outer covering of wood, etc., to prevent radiation of heat, as from the boiler, cylinder. etc., of a steam engine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The planking or boarding of a shaft, cofferdam, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an Italian farmer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text.
Syn. -- crosshead. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a crusade; as, a crusading spirit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range, or from any works which may be erected. Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. causing humiliation or degradation; as, a degrading surrender. [ PJC ]

adv. In a degrading manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With dread. Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Losing freshness, color, brightness, or vigor. -- n. Loss of color, freshness, or vigor. -- Fad"ing*ly, adv. -- Fad"ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song. “Fading is a fine jig.” [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A farmstead. [ Scot. ] Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; glue: cf. F. gliadine. ] (Chem.) Vegetable glue or gelatin; glutin. It is one of the constituents of wheat gluten, and is a tough, amorphous substance, which resembles animal glue or gelatin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ n. [ F. gradin, dim. of grade. See Grade. ] (Arch.) Any member like a step, as the raised back of an altar or the like; a set raised over another. “The gradines of the amphitheeater.” Layard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. gradine. ] A toothed chised by sculptors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or method of arranging in or by grade, or of bringing, as the surface of land or a road, to the desired level or grade. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Gradinos [ It. ] (Arch.) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. Superaltar, and Gradin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] 1. A thin gauzelike fabric of silk or wool, for women's wear. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A trade name for a dyestuff, consisting essentially of impure fuchsine.

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n. The quality of being heady. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mining, tunneling) (a) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; the vein above a drift. (b) The end of a drift or gallery; also, the working face at the end of a tunnel, gallery, drift, or adit from which the work is advanced. [ 1913 Webster +RH ]

5. (Sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Masonry) That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heading course (Arch.), a course consisting only of headers. See Header, n. 3 (a). --
Heading joint. (a) (Carp.) A joint, as of two or more boards, etc., at right angles to the grain of the wood. (b) (Masonry) A joint between two roussoirs in the same course. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. Cf. Carnation, Incarnate. ] Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color. [ Obs. ] Lovelace. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To dye red or crimson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. same as invasive{ 1 }.
Syn. -- incursive, invasive. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

adv. In the manner of one kneading. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. Latinus Latin. See Latin ] 1. A Romansch dialect spoken in some parts of Switzerland and the Tyrol. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person speaking Ladin as a mother tongue. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. The act of loading. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which lades or constitutes a load or cargo; freight; burden; as, the lading of a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bill of lading. See under Bill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ladinos [ Sp. ] One of the half-breed descendants of whites and Indians; a mestizo; -- so called throughout Central America. They are usually of a yellowish orange tinge. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -nos /plu> 1. The mixed Spanish and Hebrew language spoken by Sephardim. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A cunningly vicious horse. [ Southeastern U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. A ladin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- Lead"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Leading case (Law), a reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law of the question involved. Abbott. --
Leading motive [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a guiding theme; in the musical drama of Wagner, a marked melodic phrase or short passage which always accompanies the reappearance of a certain person, situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the play; a sort of musical label. Also called leitmotif or leitmotiv. --
Leading note (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the ascending major scale; the sensible note. --
Leading question, a question so framed as to guide the person questioned in making his reply. --
Leading strings, strings by which children are supported when beginning to walk. --
To be in leading strings, to be in a state of infancy or dependence, or under the guidance of others. --
Leading wheel, a wheel situated before the driving wheels of a locomotive engine. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing; guidance. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Suggestion; hint; example. [ Archaic ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n.1. (Aeronautics) the front edge of an airfoil; same as Advancing edge, above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. the front edge of anything that moves; also used metaphorically, as the leading edge in art. See also cutting edge. [ PJC ]

n. 1. The act of putting a load on or into. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A load; cargo; burden. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Leading astray; delusive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) An error in pleading. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Misstep; misbehavior. “To punish my mistreadings.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Muscadel. ] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several very different kinds of grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong, or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent stock of the Catawba. See Grapevine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A fragrant and delicious pear. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) See Muscardin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Northern muscadine (Bot.), a derivative of the northern fox grape, and scarcely an improvement upon it. --
Royal muscadine (Bot.), a European grape of great value. Its berries are large, round, and of a pale amber color. Called also golden chasselas. [ 1913 Webster ]

. The art of making discriminations between objects of choice, of discovering the whereabouts of hidden objects, etc., by inference from the involuntary movements of one whose hand the reader holds or with whom he is otherwise in muscular contact. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Receiving its charge through the muzzle; as, a muzzle-loading rifle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a glutting of the market. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr.It. paladino, fr. L. palatinus an officer of the palace. See Palatine. ] A knight-errant; a distinguished champion; as, the paladins of Charlemagne. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Fort.) A row of palisades set in the ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Being spread throughout.
Syn. -- pervasive. [ WordNet 1.5 ]