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a. (Bot.) Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ OE. ascheler, achiler, OF. aiseler, fr. aiselle, dim. of ais plank, fr. L. axis, assis, plank, axle. See Axle. ] 1. (Masonry) (a) Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rough ashlar, a block of freestone as brought from the quarry. When hammer-dressed it is known as common ashlar. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) In the United States especially, a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. 1. The act of bedding ashlar in mortar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Carp.) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets. See Ashlar, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. chlamydatus dressed in a military cloak. See Chlamys. ] (Zool.) Having a mantle; -- applied to certain gastropods. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a coccoid rickettsia which may infect birds and mammals; it causes infections of eyes and lungs and the genitourinary tract. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of gram-negative bacteria which are parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates.
Syn. -- family Chlamydiaceae. [ 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 ]

prop. n. The type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; they are solitary biflagellated plantlike algae common in fresh water and damp soil. They multiply freely and are often a pest around filtration plants.
Syn. -- genus Chlamydomonas. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of frilled lizards.
Syn. -- genus Chlamydosaurus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; cloak + fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) A small South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus, and Chlamyphorus retusus) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. E. Chlamyses L. Chlamydes [ L., from Gr. &unr_;. ] A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient Greeks; a kind of cloak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. di- = di`s- twice + chlamy`s, chlamy`dos, a cloak. ] (Bot.) Having two coverings, a calyx and a corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland. [ 1913 Webster ]

Highland fling, a dance peculiar to the Scottish Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of, located in, or characteristic of high or hilly country. Contrasted to lowland. [ prenominal ] [ Narrower terms: alpestrine, subalpine ; alpine; mountain(prenominal) ; mountainous ]
Syn. -- upland. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. a soldier in a Scottish Highland regiment. [ wns=1 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. An inhabitant of highlands, especially of the Highlands of Scotland. [ wns=2 ] [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Highlanders, collectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Malayan, flower of flowers. ] A rich, powerful, perfume, obtained from the volatile oil of the flowers of Canada odorata, an East Indian tree. [ Also written ylang-ylang. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A suborder of mammals including the moles; hedgehogs; and true shrews.
Syn. -- suborder Lipotyphla. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Mono- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, cloak: cf. F. monochlamydé. ] (Bot.) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any region lying in or toward the north.
Syn. -- North, septentrion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. The language of Sassanian Persia. See Pehlevi. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The script in which the Pahlavi language was written. It was taken from the Aramaic alphabet. [ PJC ]

3. A gold coin formerly used in Iran, equal in value to 20 rials. [ PJC ]