‖n. pl. [ LL., pl. of acephalus. See Acephal. ]
n. One who acknowledges no head or superior. Dr. Gauden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; highest + &unr_;. See Cephalic. ] Characterized by a high skull. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who believes in, or defends, the Apocrypha. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. cephalicus, Gr. &unr_;, fr.
Cephalic index (Anat.),
Cephalic vein,
n. [ Gr.
n. [ Gr.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. Domination of the head in animal life as expressed in the physical structure; localization of important organs or parts in or near the head, in animal development. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OR. chalis, calice, OF. chalice, calice, F. calice, fr. L. calix, akin to Gr. &unr_; and E. helmet. Cf. Calice, Calyx. ] A cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a calyx or cup; cup-shaped. “Chaliced flowers.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Encephalon. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the encephalon or brain. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL., from Gr.
a. (Anat.)
adj. breathing out; exhalation{ 1 }. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
‖n. [ Nl., from Gr. &unr_; wool of the teasel. ] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants with white or colored dry and persistent involucres; a kind of everlasting. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. hali holy + but, butte, flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G. heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See Holy, Holiday. ] (Zool.) A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. [ AS. hāligdōm holiness, sacrament, sanctuary, relics; hālig holy + -dōm, E. -dom. See Holy. ]
So God me help and halidom. Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]
By my halidom, I was fast asleep. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. halieuticus pertaining to fishing, Gr.
a. [ See Hallowmas. ] The feast of All Saints; Hallowmas. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A genus of trees consisting of one species, the salt tree.
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n. One who writes about or describes the sea. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.
prop. n. A natural family of mollusks including the abalone (
‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
a. [ Haliotis + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the genus
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. [ Gr.
a. [ L. halitus breath, vapor, fr. halare to breathe: cf. F. halitueux. ] Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr.
a. Relating to, or connected with, hydrocephalus, or dropsy of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Gr. &unr_; like-headed. See Iso-, and Cephalon. ] (Art) A peculiarity in the design of bas-relief by which the heads of human figures are kept at the same height from the ground, whether the personages are seated, standing, or mounted on horseback; -- called also
n. [ Gr.
n. See Caliph. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. léthalité. ] The quality of being lethal; mortality. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Written also marshalling. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Marshaling of assets (Law),
a. [ Gr. &unr_; midmost + E. cephalic. ] (Anat.) Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; neither brachycephalic nor dolichocephalic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or midbrain. [ 1913 Webster ]