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v. t. [ L. adactus, p. p. of adigere. ] To compel; to drive. [ Obs. ] Fotherby. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; finger. ] (Zool.) (a) Without fingers or without toes. (b) Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family of flowering plants including the snowdrop, narcissus, and daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.
Syn. -- family Amaryllidaceae, amaryllis family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the petals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ NL. anisodactyla, fr. Gr. 'a`nisos unequal ('an priv. + 'i`sos equal) + da`ktylos finger. ] (Zool.) (a) A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc. (b) A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot; a member of the artiodactyla.
Syn. -- artiodactyle, even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammal [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of, pertaining to, or belonging to the order Artiodactyla.
Syn. -- artiodactylous, even-toed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; even + &unr_; finger or toe. ] (Zool.) One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; -- opposed to Perissodactyla. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Artiodactyla.
Syn. -- artiodactyl, even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Even-toed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs most with milky juice; examples are the milkweeds (genus Asclepias). [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ See Asclepias. ] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed family. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family of small motile sulphur bacteria.
Syn. -- family Athiorhodaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ F. audacieux, as if fr. LL. audaciosus (not found), fr. L. audacia audacity, fr. audax, -acis, bold, fr. audere to dare. ] 1. Daring; spirited; adventurous. [ 1913 Webster ]

As in a cloudy chair, ascending rides
Audacious. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent. “ Audacious traitor.” Shak. “ Such audacious neighborhood.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum. “Audacious cruelty.” “Audacious prate.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an audacious manner; with excess of boldness; impudently. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness. [ 1913 Webster ]

The freedom and audacity necessary in the commerce of men. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; -- implying a contempt of law or moral restraints. [ 1913 Webster ]

With the most arrogant audacity. Joye. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; self-taught. ] One who is self-taught; an automath. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It. Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks came: cf. It. baldacchino. Cf. Baudekin. ] 1. A rich brocade; baudekin. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Written also baldachino, baldaquin, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family coextensive with genus Batis; the saltworts.
Syn. -- family Batidaceae, saltwort family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. (Babylonian) the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu.
Syn. -- Marduk, Merodach, Baal Merodach. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate; candidateship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a grouping of plants containing two genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs, the genera Cannabis and Humulus; this term is not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae.
Syn. -- family Cannabidaceae, hemp family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of birds including the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) and purple finch (Carpodacus purpurea).
Syn. -- genus Carpodacus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome.
Syn. -- family Chlamydomonadaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids.
Syn. -- family Cycadaceae, cycad family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ It., from [ the ] head or beginning. ] (Mus.) From the beginning; a direction to return to, and end with, the first strain; -- indicated by the letters D. C. Also, the strain so repeated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also dare, dart, fr. F. dard dase, dart, of German origin. Dace is for an older darce, fr. an OF. nom. darz. See Dart a javelin. ] (Zool.) A small European cyprinoid fish (Leuciscus leuciscus, formerly Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dare. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ In America the name is given to several related fishes of the genera Squalius, Minnilus, etc. The black-nosed dace is Rhinichthys atronasus the horned dace is Semotilus corporalis. For red dace, see Redfin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of Australasian kingfishers.
Syn. -- genus Dacelo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Russian. ] a Russian country house, especially a cottage used in the summer. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

‖n. [ G., from dachs badger + hund dog. ] (Zool.) One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians. -- n. A native of ancient Dacia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family comprising the honeycreepers.
Syn. -- Coerebidae, family Coerebidae, family Dacninae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Hind. &dsdot_;akait, &dsdot_;ākāyat. ] One of a class of robbers, in India and Burma (Myanmar), who act in gangs and are usually armed. [ Also spelled dakoit. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by dacoits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. Dacotan /sing>. (Ethnol.) Same as Dacotas. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Trademark. ] a brand of polyester textile fiber, or the wrinkle-resistant fabric prepared from it.
Syn. -- dacron, Terylene. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines.
Syn. -- genus Dacrycarpus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs.
Syn. -- genus Dacrydium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae, consisting of fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa.
Syn. -- genus Dacrymyces. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. dactylus, Gr. da`ktylos a finger, a dactyl. Cf. Digit. ] 1. (Pros.) A poetical foot of three sylables (— ˘ ˘), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as, L. tëgm&ibreve_;n&ebreve_;, E. mer&bprime_;ciful; -- so called from the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of a finger. [ Written also dactyle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) A finger or toe; a digit. (b) The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or crustacean. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or to the claw of an insect crustacean. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dactyl + -et. ] A dactyl. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. dactylicus, Gr. daktyliko`s, fr. da`ktylos. ] Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as, dactylic verses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these lines are dactylics. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. Dactylic meters. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. daktyliogly`fos an engraver of gems; dakty`lios finger ring (fr. da`ktylos finger) + gly`fein to engrave. ] (Fine Arts) (a) An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments. (b) The inscription of the engraver's name on a finger ring or gem. [ 1913 Webster ]