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prop. n. (Geography) A large city which is an industrial center and the official capital of The Netherlands. Population (2000) = 724, 096.
Syn. -- Dutch capital, capital of The Netherlands [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ Ger. See Ousel. ] (Zool.) The European ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a shaft that has cams attached to it, forming part of a mechanical device. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F. ] See Kamsin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the shell of a clam. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
Syn. -- grapple. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. damosel, damesel, damisel, damsel, fr. OF. damoisele, damisele, gentlewoman, F. demoiselle young lady; cf. OF. damoisel young nobleman, F. damoiseau; fr. LL. domicella, dominicella, fem., domicellus, dominicellus, masc., dim. fr. L. domina, dominus. See Dame, and cf. Demoiselle, Doncella. ] 1. A young person, either male or female, of noble or gentle extraction; as, Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, Prince of Wales. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A young unmarried woman; a girl; a maiden. [ 1913 Webster ]

With her train of damsels she was gone,
In shady walks the scorching heat to shun. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sometimes a troop of damsels glad, . . .
Goes by to towered Camelot. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Milling) An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hopper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs.
Syn. -- demoiselle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a slender nonstinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. damasin the Damascus plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See Damascene. ] A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of the Prunus domestica; -- called also damask plum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who sells distilled liquors by the dram or glass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A shop or barroom where spirits are sold by the dram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A fabrik made of silk and wool or hair. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Ham + shackle. ] To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the fore legs; as, to hamshackle a horse or cow; hence, to bind or restrain; to curb. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. hamster. ] (Zool.) A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations. Hamsters are commonly kept as a pets. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Anat.) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hamstrung; p. pr. & vb. n. Hamstringing. See String. ] To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. [ 1913 Webster ]

So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dreamy, idle fellow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Ar. khamsīn, fr. khamsūn, oblique case khamsīn, fifty; -- so called because it blows for about fifty days, from April till June. ] A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara. [ Written also Khamseen. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Kamsin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair. [ 1913 Webster ]

There came . . . my lord the cardinal, in his ramshackle coach. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To search or ransack; to rummage. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G. rams, Sw. rams, ramslök; cf. Gr. kro`myon onion. ] (Bot.) A broad-leaved species of garlic (Allium ursinum), common in European gardens; -- called also buckram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A yellow-flowered weed; -- so named from a Mr. Ramsted who introduced it into Pennsylvania. See Toad flax. Called also Ramsted weed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A kind of blue sapphire brought from Ceylon. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ /mhw>, n. [ Chinese san-shao thrice fired. ] A spirituous liquor distilled by the Chinese from the yeasty liquor in which boiled rice has fermented under pressure. S. W. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An Israelite of Bible record (see Judges xiii.), distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength. [ 1913 Webster ]

Samson post. (a) (Naut.) A strong post resting on the keelson, and supporting a beam of the deck; also, a temporary or movable pillar carrying a leading block or pulley for various purposes. Brande & C. (b) In deep-well boring, the post which supports the walking beam of the apparatus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Seamstress. ] One who sews well, or whose occupation is to sew. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From older seamster, properly fem., AS. seámestre. See Seam. ] A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The business of a seamstress. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A ship or seagoing vessel propelled by the power of steam; a steamer. [ 1913 Webster ]