n. The feast of All Saints. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. amasse, fr. ambusher. ] A mass; a heap. [ Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being amassed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who amasses. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. See Amass. ] An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. amassement. ] An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation. [ 1913 Webster ]
An amassment of imaginary conceptions. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; together + &unr_; force. ] (Photog.) Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. anima breath, life. ] Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Psychology. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An antimask. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask.
n. One opposed to Freemasonry. --
n. Opposition to Freemasonry. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to name instead; &unr_; + &unr_; to name, &unr_; name. ] (Rhet.) The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. --
n. Antonomasia. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Atamasco is fr. North American Indian. ] (Bot.) See under Lily. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Auto- + Gr. &unr_; a name, fr. &unr_; a name; or for E. antonomasia. ] (Rhet.) The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing;
One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a man who trains ballet dancers. [ PJC ]
n. The conductor of a musical band. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The proprietor or manager of a barge, or one of the crew of a barge. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Berg + master: cf. G. Bergmeister. ] Formerly, a local judge among miners; now, an officer of the barmote. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who keeps bees. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To mask; to conceal. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To master thoroughly. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Barmaster. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A rustic dance, so called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, in Italy, once noted for their clownishness. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. bi- + Gr. &unr_; breast. ] (Anat.) The condition of having two mammæ or teats. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Burgomaster. ] The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Burgomaster. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ D. burgemeester; burg borough + meester master; akin to G. burgemeister, bürgermeister. See 1st Borough, and Master. ]
n. same as camass. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. same as camass.
n. [ American Indian name. ] (Bot.) any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which were collected for food by the Indians.
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n. [ Origin uncert. ] A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among hills. [ Western U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. a genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs.
n. (Bot.) See Camass. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. candelmæsse, candel candle + mæsse mass. ] The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on that day. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ AS. cildamæsse-dæg; cild child +dæg day. ] (Eccl.) A day (December 28) observed by mass or festival in commemoration of the children slain by Herod at Bethlehem; -- called also
n. the musical director of a choir.
n. [ Christ + mass. ] An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality. [ 1913 Webster ]
Christmas box.
Christmas carol,
Christmas day.
Christmas eve,
Christmas fern (Bot.),
Christmas flower,
Christmas rose
Christmas tree,
n.
n. [ Christmas + tide time. ] The season of Christmas. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; color + -scope. ] An instrument for showing the optical effects of color. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who breeds gamecocks. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One skilled in his craft or trade; one of superior cunning. [ 1913 Webster ]
In cunning persuasion his craftsmaster. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]