n. [ Gr.
a. Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., fr. albus white. ] Whiteness.
‖n. [ L., equiv. to Gr. &unr_;. See Halcyon. ] (Zool.) A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). See Halcyon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
prop. n. A genus formerly called genus
prop. n. A natural family of feather stars; formerly called family
n. An archduchy. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Named for
n. [ OE. batyldour. A corrupted form of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador, warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet, fr. batre to beat, fr. L. batuere. See Battle, n. ]
n. same as battledoor.
v. t. To cause to dote; to deceive. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. bédouin, OF. béduin, fr. Ar. bedawī rural, living in the desert, fr. badw desert, fr. badā to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life. ] One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts. --
a. Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The spiny dogfish. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; turning like oxen in plowing; &unr_; to turn. ] An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line from left to right, and the next from right to left (as fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Relating to the boustrophedon made of writing. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Chalcedony. ] A foul vein, like chalcedony, in some precious stones. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The ancient Latin name of Scotland; -- still used in poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to Caledonia or Scotland; Scottish; Scotch. --
n. (Min.) A hydrous sulphate of copper and lead, found in some parts of Caledonia or Scotland. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to chalcedony. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
☞ When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or figures, or arranged in differently colored layers, it is called
n. [ Gr.
☞ Littré says that the word cholédologie is absolutely barbarous, there being no Greek word &unr_;. A proper form would be cholology. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. termination of operations; a shutdown.
‖n.;
n. A downfall; an humiliation. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a cupshaped hollow, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. See Cotyle. ]
☞ Many plants, as the bean and the maple, have two cotyledons, the grasses only one, and pines have several. In one African plant (
a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cotyledon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a cotyledon; tufted;
a. Of or pertaining to a cotyledon or cotyledons; having a seed lobe. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to be bordered or edged. ] (Zool.) The hydroid or naked-eyed medusæ. See Hydroidea. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Craspedota. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. See Creed. ] The creed, as sung or read in the Roman Catholic church. [ 1913 Webster ]
He repeated Aves and Credos. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. dedolens, p. pr. of dedolere to give over grieving; de- + dolere to grieve. ] Feeling no compunction; apathetic. [ R. ] Hallywell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. di- + cotyledon. ] (Bot.) A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or cotyledons, in germinating.
n. (Bot.) a class of plants comprising those seed plants that produce an embryo with two cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders):
n. (Bot.) same as Dicotyledonae.
a. (Bot.) Having two cotyledons or seed lobes;
n.
n. [ The first part is prob. of imitative origin. See Dor a beetle. ] (Zool.) A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The realm or domain of dunces. [ Jocose ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One of the descendants of Esau or Edom, the brother of Jacob; an Idumean. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To set free. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.
n. A soft felt hat with a crown creased lengthwise.
n. A support for wood in a fireplace; an andiron. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. Foredeem. ] To doom beforehand; to predestinate. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou art foredoomed to view the Stygian state. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]