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a. Named before. Peacham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Anam, to southeastern Asia. -- n. A native of Anam. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ p. p. Benamed, Benempt. ] To promise; to name. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To give a nickname to. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A nickname. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cinnamic. ] (Chem.) Styrene (which was formerly called cinnamene because obtained from cinnamic acid). See Styrene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., a crowning. ] (Zool.) The upper margin of a hoof; a coronet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; power + -meter: cf. F. dynamètre. Cf. Dynamometer. ] 1. A dynamometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Opt.) An instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes, consisting usually of a doubleimage micrometer applied to the eye end of a telescope for measuring accurately the diameter of the image of the object glass there formed; which measurement, compared with the actual diameter of the glass, gives the magnifying power. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to a dynameter.

n. [ See Nickname. ] An additional or epithet name; a nickname. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. en- + amel. See Amel, Smelt, v. t. ] 1. A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inlaying or application in varied colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Min.) A glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface, resembling enamel, especially if variegated. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Anat.) The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, but in many animals is intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Any one of various preparations for giving a smooth, glossy surface like that of enamel. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

6. A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and beautiful complexion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Enamel painting, painting with enamel colors upon a ground of metal, porcelain, or the like, the colors being afterwards fixed by fire. --
Enamel paper, paper glazed a metallic coating. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enameled r Enamelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Enameling or Enamelling. ] 1. To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To variegate with colors as if with enamel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oft he [ the serpent ]bowed
His turret crest and sleek enameled neck. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To practice the art of enameling. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to the art of enameling; as, enamel painting. Tomlinson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consisting of enamel; resembling enamel; smooth; glossy. [ R. ] Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Coated or adorned with enamel; having a glossy or variegated surface; glazed. [ Written also enamelled. ]

{ } n. One who enamels; a workman or artist who applies enamels in ornamental work. [ Written also enameller, enamellist. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first name. Selden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To name or mention before. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Named before; aforenamed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The name for a medication, as used in the pharmacopoeia; it cannot be a trademark. The name is typically given by the inventor or discoverer of the drug, but must be approved by a national or international naming authority. [ PJC ]

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n. Same as Hemadynamics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. linamentum, fr. linum flax. ] (Surg.) Lint; esp., lint made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (linguistics) A word that denotes a manner of doing something; a troponym; as, "march" is a manner name for "walk". [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. namō, L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona, Scr. nāman. √267. Cf. Anonymous, Ignominy, Misnomer, Nominal, Noun. ] 1. The title by which any person or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an individual or a class. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Gen. ii. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or thing, on account of a character or acts. [ 1913 Webster ]

His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Is. ix. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction. [ 1913 Webster ]

What men of name resort to him? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Far above . . . every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. Eph. i. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom. 1 Macc. iii. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin. Deut. xxii. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

The king's army . . . had left no good name behind. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Those of a certain name; a race; a family. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their feigned civilities. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A person, an individual. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They list with women each degenerate name. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Christian name. (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from surname; baptismal name; in western countries, it is also called a first name. (b) A given name, whether received at baptism or not. --
Given name. See under Given. --
In name, in profession, or by title only; not in reality; as, a friend in name. --
In the name of. (a) In behalf of; by the authority of. “ I charge you in the duke's name to obey me.” Shak. (b) In the represented or assumed character of. “I'll to him again in name of Brook.” Shak. --
Name plate, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate. --
Pen name, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom de plume. Bayard Taylor. --
Proper name (Gram.), a name applied to a particular person, place, or thing. --
To call names, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by reproachful appellations. --
To take a name in vain, to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. Ex. xx. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination; epithet. -- Name, Appellation, Title, Denomination. Name is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or letters by which a person or thing is known and distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive term (called also agnomen or cognomen), used by way of marking some individual peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the Bold, Philip the Stammerer. A title is a term employed to point out one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of Bedford, Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to particular bodies what appellation is to individuals; thus, the church of Christ is divided into different denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Named p. pr. & vb. n. Naming. ] [ AS. namian. See Name, n. ] 1. To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to call. [ 1913 Webster ]

She named the child Ichabod. 1 Sam. iv. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thus was the building left
Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention. [ 1913 Webster ]

None named thee but to praise. Halleck. [ 1913 Webster ]

Old Yew, which graspest at the stones
That name the underlying dead. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding; to name someone as ambassador. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whom late you have named for consul. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify; designate; nominate. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. given or having a specified name; as, an actor named Harold Lloyd; a building in Cardiff named the Temple of Peace. Contrasted to unnamed.
Syn. -- called. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. bearing the author's name; as, a named source. Opposite of anonymous. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. To refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire so as to impress them; same as to drop names.
Syn. -- drop names. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends. Someone who namedrops. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress one's listener. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. one of the most important fungi (Pholiota nameko) cultivated in Japan.
Syn. -- viscid mushroom, Pholiota nameko. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Without a name; not having been given a name; as, a nameless star. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Undistinguished; not noted or famous. [ 1913 Webster ]

A nameless dwelling and an unknown name. Harte. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not known or mentioned by name; anonymous; as, a nameless writer.“Nameless pens.” Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Unnamable; indescribable; inexpressible. [ 1913 Webster ]

But what it is, that is not yet known; what
I can not name; 't is nameless woe, I wot. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have a nameless horror of the man. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a nameless manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially; expressly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The solitariness of man . . . God hath namely and principally ordered to prevent by marriage. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- introducing a particular or specific designation. [ 1913 Webster ]

For the excellency of the soul, namely, its power of divining dreams; that several such divinations have been made, none can question. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who names, or calls by name. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ For name's sake; i. e., one named for the sake of another's name. ] One that has the same name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of regard to, another. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nicknamed p. pr. & vb. n. Nicknaming. ] To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname. [ 1913 Webster ]

You nickname virtue; vice you should have spoke. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I altogether disclaim what has been nicknamed the doctrine of finality. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. ekename surname, hence, a nickname, an ekename being understood as a nekename, influenced also by E. nick, v. See Eke, and Name. ] A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive familiarity, contempt, or derision; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation; as, Nicholas's nickname is Nick. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ OE. ornement, F. ornement, fr. L. ornamentum, fr. ornare to adorn. ] That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like that long-buried body of the king
Found lying with his urns and ornaments. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ornamented; p. pr. & vb. n. Ornamenting. ] To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament a room, or a city. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Adorn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. ornemental. ] Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of ornament. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which ornaments. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The ornaments embellishing an object, collectively; as, each room of the palace had a strikingly different ornamentation. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. One who ornaments; a decorator. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To exceed in naming or describing. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To exceed in name, fame, or degree. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And found out one to outname thy other faults. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To name over or in a series; to recount. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]