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‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) See Annelida. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ LL. (OE. canel, canelle, cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed. Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared bark. See Cane. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees of the order Canellaceæ, growing in the West Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The principal species is Canella alba, and its bark is a spice and drug exported under the names of wild cinnamon and whitewood bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large evergreen shrub or small tree (Canella alba or Canella winterana) having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes. Its bark is called wild cinnamon.
Syn. -- wild cinnamon, white cinnamon tree, Canella winterana. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a natural family having one genus: aromatic tropical trees of East Africa and Florida to West Indies. In 1913 the family was classed as an order: see canella.
Syn. -- family Canellaceae, canella family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. coccineus scarlet-colored. See Cochoneal. ] (Zool.) A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvæ feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great benefit to man. Also called ladybirds and ladybugs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of insects including the ladybugs.
Syn. -- family Coccinellidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ OF. crenel, F. cr&unr_;neau, LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.) fr. L. crena notch. See Crenny. ] 1. An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Same as Crenature. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. (Bot.) Same as Crenate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European from Asian Turkey.
Syn. -- Hellespont. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks.
Syn. -- Dardanelles campaign. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A stroke or tolling of a bell, announcing a death; a knell{ 1 }. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: (figuratively) A sign or harbinger of the end, death, or passing away of anything. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ F. ] (Anat.) Same as Fontanel, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. small genus of shrubs called kumquats, native to South China, producing small ovoid orangelike fruits called kumquats.
Syn. -- genus Fortunella. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ See Gentian. ] A kind of blue color. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having six-rayed spicules; belonging to the Hexactinellinæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From NL. Hexactinellinæ, fr. Gr. "e`x six + a dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, a ray.] (Zool.) Belonging to the Hexactinellinæ, a group of sponges, having six-rayed siliceous spicules. [1913 Webster]

adv. In an ineligible manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. jargonelle a very gritty variety of pear. See Jargon zircon. ] A variety of pear which ripens early. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. a genus of fishes, including the American flagfish (Jordanella floridae), of Florida.
Syn. -- genus Jordanella. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , a. Having a kernel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. knel, cnul, AS. cnyll, fr. cnyllan to sound a bell; cf. D. & G. knallen to clap, crack, G. & Sw. knall a clap, crack, loud sound, Dan. knalde to clap, crack. Cf. Knoll, n. & v. ] The stroke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence, (figuratively), a warning or harbinger of, or a sound indicating, the passing away of anything; -- also called death knell. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

The dead man's knell
Is there scarce asked for who. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The curfew tolls the knell of parting day. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Knelled p. pr. & vb. n. Knelling. ] [ OE. knellen, knillen, As. cnyllan. See Knell, n. ] To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not worth a blessing nor a bell to knell for thee. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yet all that poets sing, and grief hath known,
Of hopes laid waste, knells in that word, “alone”. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To summon, as by a knell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each matin bell, the baron saith,
Knells us back to a world of death. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., dim. of L. margo, marginis, a margin. ] (Zool.) A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) a specialized part of a cell performing a specific function, usually visible under the microscope as a distinct object; it is analogous to an organ{ 2 }, but on a microscopic scale.
Syn. -- cell organ. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Eng. Politics) The policy or principles of the Parnellites. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Eng. Politics) One of the adherents of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-91) in his advocacy of home rule for Ireland. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., perhaps from G. bræune quinsy, croup. ] (Med.) (a) Angina, or angina pectoris. (b) Thrush. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prunella salt (Old Chem.), niter fused and cast into little balls. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., dim. of prune. See Prune, n. ] A kind of small and very acid French plum; -- applied especially to the stoned and dried fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. prunelle, probably so called from its color resembling that of prunes. See Prune, n. ] A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for clergymen's gowns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. prunelle, dim. of prune. See Prune a plum. ] A species of dried plum; prunelle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. pulcinella, probably originally a word of endearment, dim. of pulcina, pulcino, a chicken, from L. pullicenus, pullus. See Pullet. ] A punch; a buffoon; originally, in a puppet show, a character represented as fat, short, and humpbacked. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Cookery) A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout.] (Zool.) A genus of brachiopods of which some species are still living, while many are found fossil. [1913 Webster]

{ ‖ } n. [ It. ritornello, dim. of ritorno return, fr. ritornare to return: cf. F. ritournelle. ] (Mus.) (a) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song. (a) A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ After Daniel E. Salmon, a U. S. pathologist (1850-1914). ] A genus of gram-negative bacteria that may be motile or non-motile; they are typically rod-shaped and may be aerobic or facultatively aerobic. They may be pathogenic for humans and other animals. Their metabolism is fermentative, and they produce acid and usually gas from glucose, but they do not metabolize lactose. The type species is Salmonella cholerae-suis, which is found in pigs. Other species, pathogenic in man, are Salmonella typhi (Salmonella typhosa), Salmonella typhimurium, and Salmonella schotmulleri, whih cause typhoid fever, food poisoning, and enteric fever, respectively. Stedman. [ PJC ]

n. Infection with bacteria of the genus Salmonella. Stedman. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. selago, -inis, a kind of plant. ] (Bot.) A genus of cryptogamous plants resembling Lycopodia, but producing two kinds of spores; also, any plant of this genus. Many species are cultivated in conservatories. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. snell; akin to D. snel, G. schnell, OHG. snel, Icel. snjallr valiant. ] Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. [ Archaic or Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man. Dr. J. Brown. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer line. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. spinelle, or LL. spinellus, perhaps from L. spina a thorn, a prickle, in allusion to its pointed crystals. ] (Min.) A mineral occuring in octahedrons of great hardness and various colors, as red, green, blue, brown, and black, the red variety being the gem spinel ruby. It consist essentially of alumina and magnesia, but commonly contains iron and sometimes also chromium. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The spinel group includes spinel proper, also magnetite, chromite, franklinite, gahnite, etc., all of which may be regarded as composed of a sesquioxide and a protoxide in equal proportions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any species of sponge of the division Tetractinellida. Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. te`tra- tetra- + &unr_;, &unr_;, ray, spoke. ] (Zool.) A division of Spongiae in which the spicules are siliceous and have four branches diverging at right angles. Called also Tetractinellinae. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A certain old dance. [ Obs. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖pr. n. [ NL., dim. fr. L. turbo, -inis, a top. ] (Zool.) A genus of large marine gastropods having a thick heavy shell with conspicuous folds on the columella. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Villanelle [ It., a pretty country girl. ] (Mus.) An old rustic dance, accompanied with singing. [ 1913 Webster ]