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prop. a. Of or pertaining to Bengal. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Bengal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. sing. & pl. [ Cf. F. Cingalais. ] A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive inhabitants; also (sing.), the language of the Cingalese. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Cingalese. [ Written also Singhalese. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Ceylonese is applied to the inhabitants of the island in general. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The common rape or cole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Congo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Congo region or its people; as, Congolese rulers; the Congolese republic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ pl. Corni Inglesi [ It. ] (Mus.) A reed instrument, related to the oboe, but deeper in pitch; the English horn. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ p. p. Forlore Forlorn ] [ OE. forlesen. See Forlorn. ] To lose utterly. [ Obs. ] haucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the linguistic style in which newspapers are written. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A style of writing or speaking heavily emphasizing the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law, to the point where a speech or document may be incomprehensible to non-specialists. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To lose. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ F. lese-majesté, fr. L. laesus, fem. laesa, injured (see Lesion) + majestas majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis. ] [ Written also lèse majesty. ] 1. (Law) Any crime committed against the sovereign power, or against a ruler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any affront to the dignity of an eminent or respected person. [ PJC ]

3. An attack against an institution or custom revered by the majority in a society. [ PJC ]

n. See Leze majesty. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to Nepal, a kingdom North of India; as, Nepalese troops massed at the border. [ Formerly written Nepaulese. ]
Syn. -- Nepali. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

prop. n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Nepal, or an inhabitant of Nepal. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to Nepal (formerly written Nepaul), a kingdom North of India; same as Nepalese. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Nepal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the formal and often obscure style of writing characteristic of some government officials; bureaucratese; -- it is characterized by euphemisms, circumlocutions, vague abstractions, and circumlocutions. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. & a. [ Skr. Si&mtilde_;hala Ceylon. ] (Ethnol.) Same as Cingalese. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. th^le far + &unr_; shock. ] A seismic movement or shock far from the recording instrument. -- Tel`e*seis"mic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ Gr. th^le far + &unr_; sign. ] A system of apparatus for electric signals providing for automatic transmission of a definite number of different signals or calls, as in connection with hotel annunciators. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]