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‖a. [ F. cléché. ] (Her.) Charged with another bearing of the same figure, and of the color of the field, so large that only a narrow border of the first bearing remains visible; -- said of any heraldic bearing. Compare Voided. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Cléché. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ W. cromlech; crom bending or bent, concave + llech a flat stone; akin to Ir. cromleac. ] (Archæol.) A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts, and are of a period anterior to the introduction of Christianity into these countries. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. entelechia, Gr. &unr_;, prob. fr. &unr_; &unr_; &unr_; to be complete; &unr_; + &unr_; completion, end + &unr_; to have or hold. ] (Peripatetic Philos.) An actuality; a conception completely actualized, in distinction from mere potential existence. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. flèche, prop., an arrow. ] (Fort.) A simple fieldwork, consisting of two faces forming a salient angle pointing outward and open at the gorge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The type genus of the Gelechiidae, including pink bollworms.
Syn. -- genus Gelechia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a small slender-winged moth whose larvae are agricultural pests.
Syn. -- gelechiid moth. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A family of moths which include important economic pests, feeding on the seeds of the cotton boll.
Syn. -- family Gelechiidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ So called from Harlech in Wales. ] (Geol.) A minor subdivision at the base of the Cambrian system in Wales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. [ Obs. ] See Knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

We consider and knowleche that we have offended. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Knowledge. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ F. lécher. See Lick. ] To lick. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. i. Same as letch. [ PJC ]

n. (Biol.) A category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia.
Syn. -- order Lechanorales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A naturally occurring colorless glass made of almost pure silica, and found in fulgurites, which are produced by lightning striking sand.
Syn. -- quartz glass, vitreous silica, crystal. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. See water buck, under 3d Buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. lechur, lechour, OF. lecheor, lecheur, gormand, glutton, libertine, parasite, fr. lechier to lick, F. lécher; of Teutonic origin. See Lick. ] A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit sexual relations with women; also called letch and lech. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Lechered p. pr. & vb. n. Lechering. ] To practice lewdness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Lecher, n. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a lecher; addicted to lewdness; excessively lustful; -- used mostly of men; also, lust-provoking. “A lecherous thing is wine.” Chaucer. -- Lech"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Lech"er*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an inclination to excessive indulgence in sexual activity; habitually developing a strong sexual arousal.
Syn. -- lust, lustfulness, itch. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. lecherie, OF. lecherie. See Lecher. ] 1. Free indulgence of lust; excessive indulgence in sexual relations; -- used mostly of men. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Selfish pleasure; delight. [ Obs. ] Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Malicho. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ Heb. molek king. ] (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Moloch. Lev. xviii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. through Canadian F. fr. Amer. Indian. ] A kind of rawhide consisting of hide, esp. of the buffalo, which has been soaked in crude wood-ash lye to remove the hairs, and then dried. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The act of riding steeple chases. [ 1913 Webster ]