‖n. [ F., fr. afficher to affix. ] A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
n. [ Obs. ] See Antechamber. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. anti- + chlorine. ] (Chem.) Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. Antichristus, Gr. &unr_;;
a. Opposed to the Christian religion. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an antichristian manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Deviating from the proper order of time. --
n. [ Gr. &unr_;;
‖n.;
n. [ It. articiocco, perh. corrupted fr. the same word as carciofo; cf. older spellings archiciocco, archicioffo, carciocco, and Sp. alcachofa, Pg. alcachofra; prob. fr. Ar. al-harshaf, al-kharshūf. ] (Bot.)
n.
n.
n. a antural family comprising the scrubbirds.
a. [ L. aurichalcum, for orichalcum brass. ] (Zool.) Brass-colored. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Aurichalceous. ] (Min.) A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of brass on reduction. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A remarkable ganoid fish (Polypterus bichir) found in the Nile and other African rivers. See Brachioganoidei. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. bi- + chloride. ] (Chem.) A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or more atoms of another element; -- called also
Bichloride of mercury,
‖n. [ Sp. ] (Zool.) See Jigger. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. bi- + chromate. ] (Chem.) A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients;
v. t. To combine or treat with a bichromate, esp. with bichromate of potassium;
n.
adj. covered with caliche{ 2 }, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n.;
‖n. [ Sp. ] See Chica. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. chiche lean + vache cow. ] A fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient wives, and which was therefore in very lean condition. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a fish in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified; a cartilaginous fish.
n. the class of fishes comprising the cartilaginous fishes, which includes the sharks.
‖n. [ Native name ] (Zool.) The salmon of the Columbia River or California. See Quinnat. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Chicory. ] Belonging to, or resembling, a suborder of composite plants of which the chicory (
n. The chick-pea. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. clatocorde, fr.L. clarus clear + chorda string. See Chord. ] A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also
n. [ F. clavicorde, fr. L. clavis key + chorda string. ] (Mus.) A keyed stringed instrument, now superseded by the pianoforte. See Clarichord. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. cliché, from clicher to stereotype. ]
Cliché casting,
adj. repeated regularly without thought or originality.
n. [ Pref. deca- + Gr.
v. i. To ditch. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; to part asunder, fr. &unr_; in two, asunder, fr.
a. [ Gr.
n. [ Pref. di- + chloride. ] (Chem.) Same as Bichloride. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Manifesting dichogamy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; in two, asunder + &unr_; marriage. ] (Bot.) The condition of certain species of plants, in which the stamens and pistil do not mature simultaneously, so that these plants can never fertilize themselves. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who dichotomizes. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]