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a. [ Cf. F. aspirant, p. pr. of aspirer. See Aspire. ] Aspiring. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. aspirant. ] One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment. [ 1913 Webster ]

In consequence of the resignations . . . the way to greatness was left clear to a new set of aspirants. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. conspirans, p. pr. of conspirare: cf. F. conspirant. ] Engaging in a plot to commit a crime; conspiring. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Delirium. [ Obs. ] Gauden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. delirans, - antis, p. pr. of delirare. See Delirium. ] Delirious. [ Obs. ] Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who expires or is expiring. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Gyrate. ] 1. An ornate ornamental branched candlestick, often with a mirror at the back. [ wns=1 ] [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Pyrotechny) A kind of revolving firework. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Fort.) A series of chambers in defensive mines. Farrow.

n. Inquiry. [ Obs. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mod. Persian Irān. Cf. Aryan. ] The native name of Persia, the name adopted by the modern nation of Iran. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Iran.
Syn. -- Iranian, Persian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to Iran. -- n. A native of Iran; also, the Iranian or Persian language, a division of the Aryan family of languages, the modern version of which is called Farsi. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Iranian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. spirans, -antis, p. pr. of spirare to breathe. See Spirit. ] (Phon.) A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 197-208. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a coil + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; flower. ] (Bot.) The occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

pr. a. (Ethnol.) Designating, or pert. to, a mixed racial type including the Afghans, and characterized chiefly by stature above mean, fair complexion, dark, or sometimes gray, eyes, brachycephaly, and very long, prominent, and moderately narrow nose. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]