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{ } a. [ L. agmen, agminis, a train, crowd. ] (Physiol.) Grouped together; as, the agminated glands of Peyer in the small intestine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'an priv. + &unr_; a change. ] (Math.) Not changed in form by inversion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anallagmatic curves, a class of curves of the fourth degree which have certain peculiar relations to circles; -- sometimes called bicircular quartics. --
Anallagmatic surfaces, a certain class of surfaces of the fourth degree. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bagmen A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for manufacturers and tradesmen. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A tough old goose; hence, coarse, bad food of any kind. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; fracture, fr. &unr_; to break in places; kata` down + 'agny`nai to break: cf. F. catagmatique. ] (Med.) Having the quality of consolidating broken bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. coagmentare, fr. coagmentum a joining together, fr. cogere. See Cogent. ] To join together. [ Obs. ] Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. coagmentatio. ] The act of joining, or the state of being joined, together; union. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. diaphragma, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to fence by a partition wall; dia` through + &unr_;, &unr_;, to fence, inclose; prob. akin to L. fareire to stuff: cf. F. diaphragme. See Farce. ] 1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an opening through it. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) The muscular and tendinous partition separating the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen; the midriff. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A calcareous plate which divides the cavity of certain shells into two parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Opt.) A plate with an opening, which is generally circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions of a beam of light, as at the focus of a telescope. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Mach.) A partition in any compartment, for various purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Diaphragm pump, one in which a flexible diaphragm takes the place of a piston. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. diaphragmatique. ] Pertaining to a diaphragm; as, diaphragmatic respiration; the diaphragmatic arteries and nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Dragmen A fisherman who uses a dragnet. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon + fra`gma a fence. ] (Zoöl.) A chitinous structure above the nervous cord in the thorax of certain Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the endophragma. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a covering, lid, fr. &unr_; to block up. ] (Zoöl.) A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks close the aperture of the shell during the time of hibernation, or estivation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Flagmen One who makes signals with a flag. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fragmentum, fr. frangere to break: cf. F. fragment. See Break, v. t. ] A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gather up the fragments that remain. John vi. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Fragmentary. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) Consisting of the pulverized or fragmentary material of rock, as conglomerate, shale, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geol.) A fragmentary rock. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a fragmentary manner; piecemeal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or property of being in fragments, or broken pieces; incompleteness; want of continuity. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. fragmentaire. ] 1. Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) Composed of the fragments of other rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act or process of separating something into small pieces or fine particles.
Syn. -- atomization, atomisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Mil.) A type of hand grenade designed to burst into multiple fragments upon detonation of the explosive charge; the fragments fly away at high velocity, killing or wounding persons nearby. Contrasted to concussion grenade. The common type of fragmentation grenade used by the American military was sometimes jocosely referred to as a pineapple from its reticulated surface appearance, resembling that of the fruit. [ PJC ]

a. Broken into fragments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of fragments; as, the fragmentist of Wolfenbüttel. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

. An adjustable diaphragm, reminiscent of the iris of the eye in its action, by which the diameter of an approximately circular opening may be controlled, as for regulating the aperture of a lens; it consists of a number of movable thin curved plates fastened at regular intervals around the inside of a ring, the positions of which are simultaneously adjusted by a single knob on the outside of the lens. It is used in cameras and microscopes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to squeeze, knead. ] 1. Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) (a) A thick residuum obtained from certain substances after the fluid parts are expressed from them; the grounds which remain after treating a substance with any menstruum, as water or alcohol. (b) A salve or confection of thick consistency. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Geol.) (a) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. (b) The glassy base of an eruptive rock. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Chem.) The amorphous or homogenous matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined crystals; as, the magma of porphyry. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; drowsiness, fr. &unr_; to nod in sleep, to slumber. ] (Med.) A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Paraphragmata [ NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + &unr_;, &unr_;, an inclosure. ] (Zool.) One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea. -- Par`a*phrag"mal a. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a fence, an inclosure + &unr_; a cone. ] (Zool.) The thin chambered shell attached to the anterior end of a belemnite. [ Written also phragmacone. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The siphon of a phragmocone. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Poly- + pragmatic, -ical. ] Overbusy; officious. [ R. ] Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Poly- + Gr. &unr_; business. ] The state of being overbusy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One skilled in affairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

My attorney and solicitor too; a fine pragmatic. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A solemn public ordinance or decree. [ 1913 Webster ]

A royal pragmatic was accordingly passed. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. pragmaticus busy, active, skilled in business, especially in law and state affairs, systematic, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; a thing done, business, fr. &unr_; to do: cf. F. pragmatique. See Practical. ] 1. Of or pertaining to business or to affairs; of the nature of business; practical; material; businesslike in habit or manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

The next day . . . I began to be very pragmatical. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

We can not always be contemplative, diligent, or pragmatical, abroad; but have need of some delightful intermissions. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Low, pragmatical, earthly views of the gospel. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way; officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome. “Pragmatical officers of justice.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fellow grew so pragmatical that he took upon him the government of my whole family. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; -- said of literature. “Pragmatic history.” Sir W. Hamilton. “Pragmatic poetry.” M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pragmatic sanction, a solemn ordinance or decree issued by the head or legislature of a state upon weighty matters; -- a term derived from the Byzantine empire. In European history, two decrees under this name are particularly celebrated. One of these, issued by Charles VII. of France, A. D. 1438, was the foundation of the liberties of the Gallican church; the other, issued by Charles VI. of Germany, A. D. 1724, settled his hereditary dominions on his eldest daughter, the Archduchess Maria Theresa. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a pragmatical manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being pragmatical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the pragmatic, or philosophical, method. [ 1913 Webster ]

The narration of this apparently trifling circumstance belongs to the pragmatism of the history. A. Murphy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is pragmatic. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact; to materialize. [ R. ] “A pragmatized metaphor.” Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Prophragmata [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; before + &unr_;, &unr_;, fence, screen. ] (Zool.) An internal dorsal chitinous process between the first two divisions of the thorax of insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Quake + mire. ] Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. “A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access.” Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Morass; marsh; bog; swamp; fen; slough. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Ragman's roll. ] A document having many names or numerous seals, as a papal bull. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ragmen A man who collects, or deals in, rags. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ For ragman roll a long list of names, the devil's roll or list; where ragman is of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ragmenni a craven person, Sw. raggen the devil. Icel. ragmenni is fr. ragr cowardly (another form of argr, akin to AS. earg cowardly, vile, G. arg bad) + menni (in comp.) man, akin to E. man. See Roll, and cf. Rigmarole. ] The rolls of deeds on parchment in which the Scottish nobility and gentry subscribed allegiance to Edward I. of England, A. D. 1296. [ Also written ragman-roll. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. sta`lagma that which drops, a drop, fr. stala`zein to drop: cf. F. stalagmite. ] (Geol.) A deposit more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of caverns; hence, a similar deposit of other material. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Having the form or structure of stalagmites. -- Stal`ag*mit"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. A bushman carrying a swag and traveling on foot; -- called also swagsman, swagger, and swaggie. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Once a jolly swagman sat beside a billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree.
And he sang as he sat and watched his billy boiling,
`Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?' [ Waltzing Matilda, an Australian tune. ] [ PJC ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; a mutual agreement, contract, fr. &unr_; to exchange, negotiate with; sy`n with + &unr_; to change. ] (Law) Imposing reciprocal obligations upon the parties; as, a synallagmatic contract. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]