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n. [ L. cella cell + porus, Gr. &unr_;, passage. ] (Zool.) A genus of delicate branching corals, made up of minute cells, belonging to the Bryozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Chancery. ] Chancellorship. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. excellence, L. excellentia. ] 1. The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consider first that great
Or bright infers not excellence. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue. [ 1913 Webster ]

With every excellence refined. Beattie. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A title of honor or respect; -- more common in the form excellency. [ 1913 Webster ]

I do greet your excellence
With letters of commission from the king. Shak.

Syn. -- Superiority; preëminence; perfection; worth; goodness; purity; greatness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Excellencies 1. Excellence; virtue; dignity; worth; superiority. [ 1913 Webster ]

His excellency is over Israel. Ps. lxviii. 34. [ 1913 Webster ]

Extinguish in men the sense of their own excellency. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A title of honor given to certain high dignitaries, esp. to viceroys, ministers, and ambassadors, to English colonial governors, etc. It was formerly sometimes given to kings and princes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. excellent, L. excellens, -entis, p. pr. of excellere. See Excel. ] 1. Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action. [ 1913 Webster ]

To love . . .
What I see excellent in good or fair. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality; -- used with words of a bad significance. [ Obs. or Ironical ] “An excellent hypocrite.” Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their sorrows are most excellent. Beau. & Fl.

Syn. -- Worthy; choice; prime; valuable; select; exquisite; transcendent; admirable; worthy. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [ Obs. ] “This comes off well and excellent.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In an excellent manner; well in a high degree. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In a high or superior degree; -- in this literal use, not implying worthiness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When the whole heart is excellently sorry. J. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Bot.) Lenticel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] 1. A small boat. [ Obs. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. The basket suspended from a balloon; hence, the framework forming the body of a dirigible balloon, and containing the machinery, passengers, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. A streamlined enclosure on an airplane, as for the engine or for the cargo or passengers; -- formerly used to refer to the boatlike, inclosed body of an airplane which is usually now called the fuselage, and now referring mostly to the enclosure for the engine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

{ , n. [ OF. penoncel. See Pennant. ] A small pennon borne on a lance. See Pencel. [ Also spelled penoncel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. praecellentia, from praecellens, p. pr. of praecellere to excel, surpass: cf. OF. precellence. ] Excellence; superiority. [ Obs. ] Sheldon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. praecellens, p. pr. ] Excellent; surpassing. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. LL. pulicella, fr. L. pullus a young animal. See Pullet. ] A maid; a virgin. [ Written also pucel. ] [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Lady or pucelle, that wears mask or fan. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

La Pucelle, the Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. rubacelle, rubicelle, fr. L. rubeus red, reddish. ] (Min.) A variety of ruby of a yellowish red color, from Brazil. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. L. querquedula. ] (Zool.) The old squaw, or long-tailed duck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Superior excellence; extraordinary excellence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. super- + excellent: cf. L. superexcellens. ] Excellent in an uncommon degree; very excellent. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A small male hawk. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]