n. [ From Bindheim, a German who analyzed it. ] (Min.) An amorphous antimonate of lead, produced from the alteration of other ores, as from jamesonite. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ So called from Blenheim House, the seat of the duke of Marlborough, in England. ] A small variety of spaniel, kept as a pet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard.
n. Same as Heimdal.
n. Same as Heimdal.
n. [ Iso- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, winter. ] (Phys. Geog.) A line connecting places on the earth having the same mean winter temperature. Cf. Isothere.
a. The same as Isocheimal. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A genus having only one species, the Texas star.
[ From Mannheim in Germany, where much of it was made. ] A kind of brass made in imitation of gold. It contains eighty per cent of copper and twenty of zinc. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Med.) Orig., a method of therapeutic treatment administered, esp. for chronic diseases of the curculatory system, at
prop. n. A German wine made near
‖n. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A genus of brachiopods of which many species are found in the fossil state. A few still exist in the deep sea. [ 1913 Webster ]