n. [ OF. bargaigné, p. p. See Bargain, v. i. ] (Law) The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive, the property sold. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. The application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also
n. A carbineer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. carabinier. ] (Mil.) A soldier armed with a carbine. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One nominated in conjunction with another; a joint nominee. Kirby. [ 1913 Webster ]
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Go to the feast, revel and domineer. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
His wishes tend abroad to roam,
And hers to domineer at home. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Ruling arrogantly; overbearing. [ 1913 Webster ]
A violent, brutal, domineering old reprobate. Blackw. Mag.
n. [ OE. enginer: cf. OF. engignier, F. ingénieur. See Engine, n. ]
Civil engineer,
Military engineer,
v. t.
n. Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and extended sense, the art and science by which the properties of matter are made useful to man, whether in structures, machines, chemical substances, or living organisms; the occupation and work of an engineer. In the modern sense, the application of mathematics or systematic knowledge beyond the routine skills of practise, for the design of any complex system which performs useful functions, may be considered as engineering, including such abstract tasks as designing software (
☞ In a comprehensive sense, engineering includes architecture as a mechanical art, in distinction from architecture as a fine art. It was formerly divided into military engineering, which is the art of designing and constructing offensive and defensive works, and civil engineering, in a broad sense, as relating to other kinds of public works, machinery, etc. --
Civil engineering, in modern usage, is strictly the art of planning, laying out, and constructing fixed public works, such as railroads, highways, canals, aqueducts, water works, bridges, lighthouses, docks, embankments, breakwaters, dams, tunnels, etc. --
Mechanical engineering relates to machinery, such as steam engines, machine tools, mill work, etc. --
Mining engineering deals with the excavation and working of mines, and the extraction of metals from their ores, etc. Engineering is further divided into steam engineering, gas engineering, agricultural engineering, topographical engineering, electrical engineering, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A person examined. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To run in debt by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them except on credit. [ R. ] Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To veneer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. illuminé. Cf. Illuminati. ] One of the Illuminati. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. ] An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant (Strophanthus hispidus) of the Gaboon country; -- called also
n. The application of computerized data and text manipulation to manage and interpret large bodies of knowledge, or find useful information in large bodies of data. The study of methods for knowledge engineering is generally considered as a branch of
n. [ Sp. manzanillo, fr. manzana an apple, fr. L. malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit. ] (Bot.) A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bastard manchineel,
n. [ F., from matin. See Matin. ] A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See Soirée. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. montanier, LL. montanarius. See Mountain. ]
No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To live or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains. [ 1913 Webster ]
You can't go mountaineering in a flat country. H. James. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Climbing mountains as a sport. [ PJC ]
n. A dish for keeping muffins hot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Mutiny. ] One guilty of mutiny. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Nominate, and -ee. ] A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office. One remains a
n. The branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. A scrutinizer; specifically, an examiner of votes, as at an election. [ 1913 Webster ]