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{ } a. [ Cf. F. aéronauitique. ] Pertaining to aëronautics, or aërial sailing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; aërial navigation; ballooning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Argonauta, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; sailor, &unr_; ship. See Argo. ] 1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly after it was discovered there in 1848. [ U. S. ] Bret Harte. [ 1913 Webster ]

The “Argonauts of '49” were a strong, self-reliant, generous body of men. D. S. Jordan. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. (Zool.) A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and clasp the shell, but are never elevated in the air for sails as was formerly supposed. The creature swims beneath the surface by means of a jet of water, like other cephalopods. The male has no shell, and is much smaller than the female. See Hectocotylus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Argonauticus. ] Of or pertaining to the Argonauts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family of cephalopods represented solely by the genus Argonauta.
Syn. -- family Argonautidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ Turk. Arnaut, fr. NGr. &unr_;, for &unr_;. ] An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; one who travels in a spacecraft; -- called in the Soviet Union and Russia cosmonaut.
Syn. -- spaceman, cosmonaut [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to astronautics.
Syn. -- astronautical [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to astronautics.
Syn. -- astronautic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The theory and practice of navigation through the upper atmosphere or outer space; the science of travel beyond the Earth's atmosphere. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ Pref. bin- + aural. ] Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Bot.) The Brazilian wax palm. See Wax palm. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Moldova. Population (2000) = 676, 700. [ PJC ]

n. [ Russ. kosmonavt from kosmos universe. ] an astronaut; -- a term used by the Soviets and Russians.
Syn. -- astronaut, spaceman. [ PJC ]

n. See Aurocyanide. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; bent + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; sailor. ] (Zool.) The free-swimming, bivalve larva of certain Bryozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the type genus of the Danaidae, including the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus.
Syn. -- genus Danaus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Do + naught. ] A lazy, good-for-nothing fellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A fearless person. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: A garment made of very thick cloth, that can defend against storm and cold; also, the cloth itself; fearnaught. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A dreadnought, in either sense. [ PJC ]

adv. [ Pref. en- + aunter. ] Lest that. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A fearless person. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnaught; also, a warm garment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being inaudible; inaudibleness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inaudibilis; pref. in- not + audire to hear: cf. F. unaudible. See In- not, and Audible. ] Not audible; incapable of being heard; silent. -- In*au"di*ble*ness, n. -- In*au"di*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. inaugurer. See Inaugurate. ] To inaugurate. [ Obs. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. inaugural. ] Pertaining to, or performed or pronounced at, an inauguration; as, an inaugural address; the inaugural exercises. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An inaugural address. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inauguratus, p. p. of inaugurare to take omens from the flight of birds (before entering upon any important undertaking); hence, to consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with such divination; pref. in- in + augurare, augurari, to augur. See Augur. ] Invested with office; inaugurated. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inaugurated p. pr. & vb. n. Inaugurating ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To introduce or induct into an office with suitable ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or authority in a formal manner; to install; as, to inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony; hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; -- used especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

As if kings did choose remarkable days to inaugurate their favors. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use of; to dedicate, as a statue. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To begin with good omens. [ Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inauguratio a beginning: cf. F. inauguration. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies. [ 1913 Webster ]

At his regal inauguration, his old father resigned the kingdom to him. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a new condition, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

. The day on which the President of the United States is inaugurated, the 20th of January in every year next after a year divisible by four. Prior to the adoption of the twentieth amendment to the Constitution of the United States (ratified February 6, 1933) the date was the 4th of March. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. One who inaugurates. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Suitable for, or pertaining to, inauguration. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inauratus, p. p. inaurare to gild; pref. in- in + aurum gold. ] Covered with gold; gilded. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cover with gold; to gild. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. inauration. ] The act or process of gilding or covering with gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inauspicatus; pref. in- not + auspicatus, p. p. auspicari. See Auspicate. ] Inauspicious. [ Obs. ] Sir G. Buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky; unfavorable. “Inauspicious stars.” Shak. “Inauspicious love.” Dryden.

-- In`aus*pi"cious*ly, adv. -- In`aus*pi"cious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without authority; not authoritative. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ prop. n. Also }. [ Hind. Jagan-nāth lord of the world, Skr. jagannātha. ] (Hinduism) A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was erroneously supposed that devotees allowed themselves to be crushed beneath the wheels of this car. It is now known that any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the presence of the idol is a pollution. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Skr. jagannātha lord of the world. ] 1. One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindus. See also Jagannath. [ Written also Juggernnath, Jaganath, Jagannath, Jaganatha, Jagannatha, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The principal seat of the worship of Juggernaut (Jagannath) is at Pûri in Orissa. At certain times the idol is drawn from the temple by the multitude, on a high car with sixteen wheels. The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was erroneously supposed that fanatical devotees threw themselves under the wheels of this car, to be crushed as a sacrifice to the god. It is now known that any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the presence of the idol is a pollution. As a result of this erroneous belief, however, the word juggernaut is now used principally in the figurative sense 2. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. Any large, unstoppable force, power, or popular movement which defeats or destroys any person who gets in its way or attempts to stop it; as, for years the Notre Dame football team was an unstoppable juggernaut; after the early primaries, Johnson's campaign became a juggernaut, crushing all rivals. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL. See Meta-, and Nauplius. ] (Zool.) A larval crustacean in a stage following the nauplius, and having about seven pairs of appendages. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Same as Manul. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Steam Engines) To increase the power of (a single-cylinder beam engine) by adding a small high-pressure cylinder with a piston acting on the beam between the center and the flywheel end, using high-pressure steam and working as a compound engine, -- a plan introduced by M'Naught, a Scottish engineer, in 1845. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. 1. Having or hearing with only one ear. [ PJC ]

2. Same as monophonic{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

n. Mountance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls.
Syn. -- nautch, nautch dance. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves.
Syn. -- genus Nauclea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]