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n. 1. a California herb (Fritillaria pluriflora) with pinkish purple flowers.
Syn. -- adobe lily, pink fritillary, Fritillaria pluriflora [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ See aerobies. ] an organism such as a microorganism that requires oxygen for life or growth. [ PJC ]

n. 1. an oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines. Same as aniline.
Syn. -- aniline oil, phenylamine [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ , n. pl. [ NL. anaerobia; an-not + aëro- + Gr.&unr_; life. ] (Bacteriol.) Anaërobic bacteria. They are called facultative anaërobes when able to live either in the presence or absence of free oxygen; obligate anaërobes, or obligatory anaërobes, when they thrive only in its absence. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. a person who hates England and everything English. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ Pref. ad- + sober. Cf. Ensober. ] To make or keep sober. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Azo- + benzene. ] (Chem.) A substance (C6H5.N2.C6H5) derived from nitrobenzene, forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + lobe. ] Bilobate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. cassine, from the language of the Florida Indians. ] The fruit of the Viburnum obovatum, a shrub which grows from Virginia to Florida. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. chrysoberyllus, Gr. &unr_;; chryso`s gold + &unr_; beryl. ] (Min.) A mineral, found in crystals, of a yellow to green or brown color, and consisting of aluminia and glucina. It is very hard, and is often used as a gem. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Carrying on war in conjunction with another power. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A nation or state that carries on war in connection with another. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Conglobed p. pr. & vb. n. Conglobing. ] [ L. conglobare: cf. F. conglober. Cf. Conglobate. ] To gather into a ball; to collect into a round mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then founded, then conglobed
Like things to like. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To collect, unite, or coalesce in a round mass. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition. [ 1913 Webster ]

He is undutiful to him other actions, and lives in open disobedience. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Disobedience. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. dis- + obedient. See Disobey, Obedient. ] 1. Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; -- applied to persons and acts. [ 1913 Webster ]

This disobedient spirit in the colonies. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. 1 Kings xiii. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not yielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten life, by sooner rendering peculiar parts of the system disobedient to stimuli. E. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a disobedient manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. désobéissance. ] Disobedience. [ Obs. ] E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. désobéissant. ] Disobedient. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disobeyed p. pr. & vb. n. Disobeying. ] [ F. désobéir; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + obéir. See Obey, and cf. Disobedient. ] Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and the laws. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not to disobey her lord's behest. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient. [ 1913 Webster ]

He durst not know how to disobey. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who disobeys. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Disrobed p. pr. & vb. n. Disrobing. ] To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as, autumn disrobes the fields of verdure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Two great peers were disrobed of their glory. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, disrobes. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Med.) An aqueous solution of carbolic acid, borax, sodium bicarbonate, and glycerin, used as a spray in diseases of the nose and throat. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ Pref. en- + robe: cf. OF. enrober. ] To invest or adorn with a robe; to attire. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make sober. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Sad accidents to ensober his spirits. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Gun.) A small cartridge designed for target shooting; -- sometimes called ball cap. [ 1913 Webster ]

Flobert rifle, a rifle adapted to the use of floberts. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. a person who hates or fears France, French culture, or the French people. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe. ] 1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; -- called also artificial globe. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square. [ 1913 Webster ]

Him round
A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Globe amaranth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gomphrena (G. globosa), bearing round heads of variously colored flowers, which long retain color when gathered. --
Globe animalcule, a small, globular, locomotive organism (Volvox globator), once throught to be an animal, afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic algæ. --
Globe of compression (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a wide crater; -- called also overcharged mine. --
Globe daisy (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus Globularing, common in Europe. The flowers are minute and form globular heads. --
Globe sight, a form of front sight placed on target rifles. --
Globe slater (Zool.), an isopod crustacean of the genus Spheroma. --
Globe thistle (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers in large globular heads (Cynara Scolymus); also, certain species of the related genus Echinops. --
Globe valve. (a) A ball valve. (b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Globe, Sphere, Orb, Ball. -- Globe denotes a round, and usually a solid body; sphere is the term applied in astronomy to such a body, or to the concentric spheres or orbs of the old astronomers; orb is used, especially in poetry, for globe or sphere, and also for the pathway of a heavenly body; ball is applied to the heavenly bodies concieved of as impelled through space. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Globed p. pr. & vb. n. Globing. ] To gather or form into a globe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A plectognath fish of the genera Diodon, Tetrodon, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also porcupine fish, and sea hedgehog. See Diodon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Trollius (T. Europæus), found in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing handsome globe-shaped flowers. (b) The American plant Trollius laxus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japan globeflower. See Corchorus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Shaped like a globe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. to travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeing. -- globe"-trot`ter, n. -- globe"-trot`ting, a. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Pertaining to tapestry produced in the so-called Gobelin works, which have been maintained by the French Government since 1667. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] Literally, a fly swallower; hence, once who keeps his mouth open; a boor; a silly and credulous person. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Gobbet. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A peanut. [ Southern U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To infix, as in a globe; to fix or secure firmly. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inoboedientia : cf. F. inobedience. ] Disobedience. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inoboediens, p. pr. of inoboedire : cf. F. inobedient. See Obedient. ] Not obedient; disobedient. [ Obs. ] Chaucer.

-- In`o*be"di*ent*ly, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

n. any distinguished personage during the reign of James I of England. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ From L. Jacobus James. See 2d Jack. ] Of or pertaining to James the First, of England, or of his reign or times; especially, pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration popular in the time of James I.; as, Jacobean writers. “A Jacobean table.” C. L. Eastlake. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Franz von Kobell, of Munich. ] (Min.) A blackish gray mineral, a sulphide of antimony, bismuth, and lead. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. lobe, Gr. lobo`s. ] Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form; as: (a) (Bot.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf. Gray. (b)(Zool.) A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of certain birds, as the coot. (c) (Anat.) A round projecting part of an organ, as of the liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of Brain. (b) (Mach.) The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a non-circular gear wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lobe of the ear, the soft, fleshy prominence in which the human ear terminates below, also called the earlobe. See. Illust. of Ear. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (such as the lung or brain). [ WordNet 1.5 ]