n. A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans. “The knotty Africanisms . . . of the fathers.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. [ Amer. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. The process of Americanizing. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n.
‖n. [ L. canicula, lit., a little dog, a diminutive of canis dog; cf. F. canicule. ] (Astron.) The Dog Star; Sirius. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. canicularis; cf. F. caniculaire. ] Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star. [ 1913 Webster ]
Canicular days,
Canicular year,
n. Canicula. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. any doglike animal of the family canidae. [ PJC ]
n. a natural family of doglike mammals including the domestic dogs, wolves, jackals, foxes, hyenas, and coyotes.
a. See Canine, a. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. caninus, fr. canis dog: cf. F. canin. See Hound. ]
Canine appetite,
Canine letter,
Canine madness,
Canine tooth,
n. (Anat.) A canine tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. something made of interlaced slender branches of especially willow.
‖n.;
‖Canis major [ L., larger dog ],
‖Canis minor [ L., smaller dog ],
n.
n. [ L. canistrum a basket woven from reeds Gr. &unr_;, fr.
‖a. [ L., lit., of the dean. ] Used of the side of the choir on which the dean's stall is placed; decanal; -- correlative to
n. The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within the Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the power of the national church. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Leuc- + aniline. ] (Chem.) A colorless, crystalline, organic base, obtained from rosaniline by reduction, and also from other sources. It forms colorless salts. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From
prop. v. t. To cause to be like the Mexicans, or their country. At one time this word referred to frequent revolutions of government, considered characteristic of Mexican politics. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
prop. v. i. To become like the Mexicans, or their country or government. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The principle or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the states of America. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
prop. n. A natural family of birds consisting of the pelicans.
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Pelican, and -form. ] (Zool.) Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. républicanisme. ]
v. t.
n. The doctrine of papal supremacy; extreme views in support of the authority of the pope; ultramontanism; -- a term used only by persons who are not Roman Catholics. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who strongly adheres to the papal authority; an ultramontanist. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Volcanic. [ R. ] Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico. ]
Volcanic bomb,
Volcanic cone,
Volcanic foci,
Volcanic glass,
Volcanic mud,
Volcanic rocks,
adv. Like a volcano. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. volcanicité. ] Quality or state of being volcanic; volcanic power. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (Geol.) A column of igneous rock formed by congelation of lava in the conduit of a volcano and later exposed by the removal of surrounding rocks. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
. (Meteorol.) A wind associated with a volcanic outburst and due to the eruption or to convection currents over hot lava. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. Volcanic power or action; volcanicity. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. volcaniste, vulcaniste. ]
n. [ See Volcanic, and Volcanicity. ] The quality or state of being volcanic, or volcanic origin; volcanicity. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of volcanizing, or the state of being volcanized; the process of undergoing volcanic heat, and being affected by it. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
a. [ L. Vulcanius. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Ingenious allusions to the Vulcanian panoply which Achilles lent to his feebler friend. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
n. Volcanicity. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Volcanism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A volcanist. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Hard rubber produced by vulcanizing with a large proportion of sulphur. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Vulcan. ] The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc, gutta-percha, or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness by heating with sulphur under pressure. [ 1913 Webster ]