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a. [ See Acephal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Headless. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Without a leader or chief. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Wanting the beginning. [ 1913 Webster ]

A false or acephalous structure of sentence. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Pros.) Deficient at the beginning, as a line of poetry. Brande. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ Of uncertain origin. ] (Zool.) One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America. See Howler{ 2 }. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + loud. ] With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice. Isa. lviii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + kefalh` head. ] Having a human head (upon an animal's body), as the Egyptian sphinx. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + pe`talon leaf. ] (Bot.) Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus. Brande. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, priv. + &unr_; the brain: cf. Encephalon. ] (Zool.) Without a brain; brainless. Todd & B. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; leaf. ] (Bot.) Having unequal petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. anomalus, Gr. &unr_; uneven, irregular; 'an priv. + &unr_; even, &unr_; same. See Same, and cf. Abnormal. ] Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an anomalous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being anomalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + petal. ] (Bot.) Standing before a petal, as a stamen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + sepal. ] (Bot.) Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- not + petal. ] (Bot.) Having no petals, or flower leaves. [ See Illust. under Anther ]. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being apetalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Aurum + cephalous. ] (Zool.) Having a gold-colored head. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; independent; &unr_; self + &unr_; head. ] (Eccl. Hist.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + cephalous: cf. F. bicéphale. ] Having two heads. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + petalous. ] (Bot.) Having two petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ Gr. brachy`s short + &unr_; head. ] (Anat.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from dolichocephalic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cantaloup, It. cantalupo, so called from the caste of Cantalupo, in the Marca d'Ancona, in Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said to have been imported from Armenia. ] A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color. [ Written also cantaleup. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. cata + petalous. ] (Bot.) Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. kefalh` head. ] (Zool.) Having a head; -- applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having a variously cut or incised margin; -- said of leaves.

a. See Dædalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. dia` through, asunder + &unr_; to loose + &unr_; leaf. ] (Bot.) Having separate petals; polypetalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. dike`falos; di- = di`s- twice + kefalh` head. ] Having two heads on one body; double-headed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. di- + petalous. ] (Bot.) Having two petals; two-petaled. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. di- + sepalous. ] (Bot.) Having two sepals; two-sepaled. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. dolicho`s long + kefalh` head. ] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic. -- Dol`i*cho*ceph"al a. & n.

a. See Edentate, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'eleu`qeros free + E. petal. ] (Bot.) Having the petals free, that is, entirely separate from each other; -- said of both plant and flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zoöl.) Having a head; -- said of most Mollusca; -- opposed to acephalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'enne`a nine + E. petalous: cf. F. ennéapétale. ] (Bot.) Having nine petals, or flower leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. epi- + petal. ] (Bot.) Borne on the petals or corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. epi- + sepal. ] (Bot.) Growing on the sepals or adnate to them. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; marriage + E. petalous: cf. F. gamopétale. ] (Bot.) Having the petals united or joined so as to form a tube or cup; monopetalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; marriage + E. sepal. ] (Bot.) Formed of united sepals; monosepalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hetero- + Gr.&unr_; head. ] (Bot.) Bearing two kinds of heads or capitula; -- said of certain composite plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hexa- + petal: cf. F. hexapétale. ] (Bot.) Having six petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having hydrocephalus. “Hydrocephalous offspring.” G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ F. See Jealousy. ] 1. A Venetian or slatted inside window blind. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A window or door made of multiple glass or plastic slats, which can be opened or closed like a jalousie{ 1 }. [ PJC ]

a. Furnished with jalousies; as, jalousied porches. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. jalous, gelus, OF. jalous, F. jaloux, LL. zelosus zealous, fr. zelus emulation, zeal, jealousy, Gr. zh^los. See Zeal, and cf. Zealous. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts. Kings xix. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

How nicely jealous is every one of us of his own repute! Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful. [ 1913 Webster ]

'This doing wrong creates such doubts as these,
Renders us jealous and disturbs our peace. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

The people are so jealous of the clergy's ambition. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Demanding exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou shalt worship no other God; for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. Ex. xxxiv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover. [ 1913 Webster ]

If the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife. Num. v. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

To both these sisters have I sworn my love:
Each jealous of the other, as the stung
Are of the adder. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is one of the best bonds, both of chastity and obedience, in the wife, if she think her husband wise; which she will never do if she find him jealous. Bacon.

Syn. -- Suspicious; anxious; envious. Jealous, Suspicious. Suspicious is the wider term. We suspect a person when we distrust his honesty and imagine he has some bad design. We are jealous when we suspect him of aiming to deprive us of what we dearly prize. Iago began by awakening the suspicions of Othello, and converted them at last into jealousy. “Suspicion may be excited by some kind of accusation, not supported by evidence sufficient for conviction, but sufficient to trouble the repose of confidence.” “Jealousy is a painful apprehension of rivalship in cases that are peculiarly interesting to us.” Cogan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Jealousy. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a jealous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State or quality of being jealous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Jealousies [ F. jalousie. See Jealous, and cf. Jalousie. ] The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases directly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover. [ 1913 Webster ]

I was jealous for jealousy. Zech. viii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jealousy is the . . . apprehension of superiority. Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whoever had qualities to alarm our jealousy, had excellence to deserve our fondness. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]