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‖n. [ L., fr. dolare to hew. ] A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. dolabra a mattock + -form. ] Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish.

n. [ F. See Gyrate. ] 1. An ornate ornamental branched candlestick, often with a mirror at the back. [ wns=1 ] [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Pyrotechny) A kind of revolving firework. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Fort.) A series of chambers in defensive mines. Farrow.

n. [ It., dim. of gonda a gondola; cf. LL. gandeia a kind of boat, Gr. &unr_; a drinking vessel; said to be a Persian word; cf. F. gondole gondola, cup. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A flat-bottomed boat for freight. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Aëronautics) An elongated car under a dirigible. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE., for idolatre. ] An idolater. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. idolâtre: cf. L. idololatres, Gr. &unr_;. See Idolatry. ] 1. A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of anything made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An adorer; a great admirer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jonson was an idolater of the ancients. Bp. Hurd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female worshiper of idols. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. idolâtrique. ] Idolatrous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Idolatrized p. pr. & vb. n. Idolatrizing ] To worship idols; to pay idolatrous worship. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make in idol of; to idolize. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry; given to idolatry or the worship of false gods; as, idolatrous sacrifices. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Josiah ] put down the idolatrous priests. 2 Kings xxiii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive attachment or reverence; as, an idolatrous veneration for antiquity. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a idolatrous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Idolatries [ F. idolâtrie, LL. idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; idol + &unr_; service. ] 1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not God; the worship of false gods. [ 1913 Webster ]

His eye surveyed the dark idolatries
Of alienated Judah. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect or love which borders on adoration. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Lord + -olatry, as in idolatry. ] Worship of, or reverence for, a lord as such. [ Jocose ] [ 1913 Webster ]

But how should it be otherwise in a country where lordolatry is part of our creed? Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. See Mandolin. ] (Mus.) An instrument closely resembling the mandolin, but of larger size and tuned lower. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]