‖n. [ D. boom tree + das badger. ] (Zool.) A small African hyracoid mammal (Dendrohyrax arboreus) resembling the daman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. circum- + denudation. ] (Geol.) Denudation around or in the neighborhood of an object. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hills of circumdenudation,
v. t. [ See Circumduct. ] (Scots Law) To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing evidence. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. circumductus, p. p. of circumducere to lead around; circum + ducere to lead. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. circumductio. ]
a. [ L. decem ten + E. dentate. ] Having ten points or teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Mil.) A kind of man-stopping bullet, designed to fragment inside the body and thus inflict a severed and painful wound; -- so named from
n. god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard.
n. Same as Heimdal.
n. Same as Heimdal.
a. Monotonous; dull; commonplace. “A humdrum crone.” Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Dissatisfied with humdrum. The Nation. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. A silk fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers.
n.
a. Lambdoid. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines but originally synthesized to avoid the drug laws; it is now a controlled substance. It is informally called
n. an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.
prop. n. A battle (1898) in which an Anglo-Egyptian army under
n. The government or jurisdiction of a sachem. Dr. T. Dwight. [ 1913 Webster ]