n. [ It. carnevale, prob. for older carnelevale, prop., the putting away of meat; fr. L. caro, carnis, flesh + levare to take away, lift up, fr. levis light. ] 1. A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Catholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday. [ 1913 Webster ]

The carnival at Venice is everywhere talked of. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

He saw the lean dogs beneath the wall
Hold o'er the dead their carnival Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mournival

n. See Murnival. [ 1913 Webster ]

Murnival

n. [ Perh. fr. F. mornifle a game at cards. ] In the game of gleek, four cards of the same value, as four aces or four kings; hence, four of anything. [ Obs. ] [ Written also mournival. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Nival

a. [ L. nivalis, fr. nix, nivis, snow. ] Abounding with snow; snowy. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Univalence

n. (Chem.) The quality or state of being univalent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Univalent

a. [ Uni- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See Valence. ] (Chem.) Having a valence of one; capable of combining with, or of being substituted for, one atom of hydrogen; monovalent; -- said of certain atoms and radicals. [ 1913 Webster ]

Univalve

n. [ Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve. ] (Zool.) A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Most univalves are spiral and are the shells of gastropods, but many belong to cephalopods and pteropods. A large number of univalves belonging to the gastropods are conical, cup-shaped, or shieldlike, as the limpets. [ 1913 Webster ]

Univalved

{ } a. [ Cf. F. univalve. ] (Bot. & Zool.) Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp. [ 1913 Webster ]

Univalvia

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Gastropoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

Univalvular

a. (Bot. & Zool.) Same as Univalve, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

carnival

(n) a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

carnival

(n) a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc., Syn. funfair, fair

furnivall

(n) English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English Dictionary (1825-1910), Syn. Frederick James Furnivall

univalent

(adj) used of a chromosome that is not paired or united with its homologous chromosome during synapsis, Ant. bivalent, multivalent, Example:a univalent chromosome

univalve

(adj) used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc., Ant. bivalve

alpine totara

(n) low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains, Syn. Podocarpus nivalis

circus

(n) a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment, Syn. carnival, Example:it was so funny it was a circus; the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere

gastropod

(n) a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes, Syn. univalve

lisinopril

(n) an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks, Syn. Zestril, Prinival

monovalent

(adj) having a valence of 1, Syn. univalent, Ant. polyvalent

old world least weasel

(n) of Europe, Syn. Mustela nivalis

snow bunting

(n) white Arctic bunting, Syn. Plectrophenax nivalis, snowbird, snowflake

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

鼬

[鼬, yòu] weasel; Mustela nivalis #50347

游艺会

[游艺会 / 遊藝會, yóu yì huì] folk festival; fair; carnival #159308

嘉年华会

[嘉年华会 / 嘉年華會, jiā nián huá huì] carnival

谢肉节

[谢肉节 / 謝肉節, xiè ròu jié] carnival (esp. Christian)

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

カーニバル

[ka-nibaru] (n) carnival; (P) #12324

ええじゃないか

[eejanaika] (exp) (1) isn't it great?; (n) (2) carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868

お祭り;お祭;御祭り;御祭

[おまつり, omatsuri] (n) (pol) (See 祭り) festival; feast; carnival

一枚貝

[いちまいがい, ichimaigai] (n) univalve

謝肉祭

[しゃにくさい, shanikusai] (n) the carnival

雪頬白

[ゆきほおじろ;ユキホオジロ, yukihoojiro ; yukihoojiro] (n) (uk) snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

待雪草;松雪草

[まつゆきそう;マツユキソウ, matsuyukisou ; matsuyukisou] (n) (uk) (See スノードロップ) snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis); snow-flower

単弁

[たんべん, tanben] (n, adj-no) univalve