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a. (Med.) Opposing or destroying contagion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Good against convulsions. J. Floyer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. balei^n to throw + stereopticon. ] See Projector, below. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ L. basilicon, Gr. basiliko`n neut. of basiliko`s: cf. F. basilicon. See Basilica. ] (Med.) An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + concave. ] Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebræ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + conjugate, a. ] (Bot.) Twice paired, as when a petiole forks twice. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + convex. ] Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, neut. &unr_;, universal. See Catholic. ] (Med.) A remedy for all diseases; a panacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of birds comprising the storks.
Syn. -- family Ciconiidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet, including the herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; and ibises.
Syn. -- order Ciconiiformes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. dia- + catholicon. ] (Med.) A universal remedy; -- a name formerly given to a purgative electuary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Skr. ēka one + E. silicon. ] (Chem.) The name of a hypothetical element predicted by Mendeleev and afterwards discovered and named germanium; -- so called because it was a missing analogue of the silicon group. See Germanium, and cf. Ekabor. Also see periodic table. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. epi- + condyle. ] (Anat.) A projection on the inner side of the distal end of the humerus; the internal condyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'etymologiko`n, prop. neut. sing. from 'etymologiko`s. ] An etymological dictionary or manual. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Euphony. ] (Mus.) A kind of upright piano. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small, flat, wind instrument of music, in which the notes are produced by the vibration of free metallic reeds; it is now called the harmonica. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

prop. n. [ L., fr. Gr. "Elikw`n.] A mountain in Bœotia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses. [1913 Webster]

From Helicon's harmonious springs
A thousand rills their mazy progress take. Gray. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL. See Helicon. ] (Zool.) One of numerous species of Heliconius, a genus of tropical American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked with green, crimson, and white. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Heliconius. ] 1. Of or pertaining to Helicon. “Heliconian honey.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the butterflies of the genus Heliconius. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Hydraulic. ] (Mus.) An ancient musical instrument played by the action of water; a water organ. [ Written also hydraulis. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Also spelled ikon. ] [ L., fr. Gr. e'ikw`n. ] 1. An image or representation; a portrait or pretended portrait. [ 1913 Webster ]

Netherlands whose names and icons are published. Hakewill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gr. Ch.) A sacred picture representing the Virgin Mary, Christ, a saint, or a martyr, and having the same function as an image of such a person in the Latin Church. The term is used especially for a highly stylized and conventionalized representation of a holy person, rich in symbolism and used in devotional services in many of the eastern Orthodox churches, especially the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

3. a symbol, especially a symbol whose form suggests its meaning or the object it represents. [ PJC ]

4. (Computers) a graphical symbol for a data object whose form suggests the nature or function of the object; especially, such a symbol as viewed on the computer screen. In a graphical user interface, pointing to and clicking on an icon may cause any of several types of actions, such as opening a file or executing a program, depending on how the icon properties are defined. [ PJC ]

5. any object of uncritical devotion. [ PJC ]

The former congresswoman and Vice-Presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro is still an icon to many party members. The New York Times, April 16, 1998 [ PJC ]

6. an outstanding example of something which has come to represent the class of things to which it belongs; a paragon; used of persons as well as objects. [ PJC ]

a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, images, pictures, or representations of any kind. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. iconismus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to mold, delineate, fr. e'ikw`n an image: cf. F. iconisme. ] The formation of a figure, representation, or semblance; a delineation or description. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some kind of apish imitations, counterfeit iconisms. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Gr. e'ikoni`zein. ] To form an image or likeness of. [ R. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. iconoclasme. See Iconoclast. ] The doctrine or practice of the iconoclasts; image breaking. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. e'ikw`n image + &unr_; to break: cf. F. iconoclaste. ] 1. A breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a determined enemy of idol worship. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks cherished beliefs; a radical. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the iconoclasts, or to image breaking. Milman.

{ } n. [ Gr. e'ikw`n an image + &unr_; a slave. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One who serves images; -- opposed to an iconoclast. Schaff-Herzog Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Iconography. ] An engraving or other picture or illustration for a book. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A maker of images. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to iconography. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Representing by means of pictures or diagrams; as, an icongraphic encyclopædia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a sketch or description; e'ikw`n an image + &unr_; of describe: cf. F. iconographie. ] 1. The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons; as, the iconography of the ancients. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The study of representative art in general. [ 1913 Webster ]

Christian iconography, the study of the representations in art of the Deity, the persons of the Trinity, angels, saints, virtues, vices, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. e'ikw`n an image + &unr_; to worship: cf. F. iconolâtre. ] One who worships images. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Iconolater. ] The worship of images as symbols; -- distinguished from idolatry, the worship of images themselves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; e'ikw`n an image + &unr_; discourse: cf. F. iconologie. ] The discussion or description of portraiture or of representative images. Cf. Iconography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a war against images; e'ikw`n an image + &unr_; fight. ] Hostility to images as objects of worship. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Icon, and Mania. ] A mania or infatuation for icons, whether as objects of devotion, bric-a-brac, or curios. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; e'ikw`n image + &unr_; fight. ] Opposed to pictures or images as objects of worship. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. e'ikw`n an image + &unr_; to love. ] A student, or lover of the study, of iconography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; belonging to a private man, private. See Idiot. ] A dictionary of a peculiar dialect, or of the words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country; a glossary. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; peaceful, fr. &unr_; peace. ] A proposition or device for securing peace, especially in the church. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; to bend + &unr_; material, fr. &unr_; wood, matter. ] A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. lexiko`n (sc. bibli`on), neut. of lexiko`s of or belonging to words, fr. le`xis a speaking, speech, a way of speaking, a single word or phrase, fr. le`gein to say, to speak. See Legend. ] A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of a lexicon. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The genus including tomatoes.
Syn. -- genus Lycopersicon, genus Lycopersicum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ NL. See Monastic. ] A book giving an account of monasteries. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc.&unr_;), fr. &unr_;. See Onomastic. ] A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about a. d. 180. [ 1913 Webster ]