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‖n. pl. [ NL., masc. pl. See Apoda. ] (Zool.) (a) An order of fishes without ventral fins, including the eels. (b) A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See Apneumona. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_; a binding together. ] (Surg.) Surgical fixation of joints. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Mus.) The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See Gregorian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A geodetic line or curve. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. géodésique. ] 1. (Math.) Of or pertaining to geodesy; geodetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Architecture) Made of lightweight structural supporting elements connected in a manner to provide great rigidity; -- of structures; as, The geodesic dome was invented by R. Buckminster Fuller. [ PJC ]

n. A domelike structure invented by R. Buckminster Fuller, in which straight structural parts are connected to form interlocking polygons, affording great strength and rigidity combined with light weight. The typical form has the outlines of the top half of an icosahedron, with the triangular spaces filled with structural members forming triangles, hexagons, and squares. [ PJC ]

n. One versed in geodesy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; ge`a, gh^, the earth + &unr_; to divide: cf. F. géodésie. ] (Math.) That branch of applied mathematics which determines, by means of observations and measurements, the figures and areas of large portions of the earth's surface, or the general figure and dimenshions of the earth; or that branch of surveying in which the curvature of the earth is taken into account, as in the surveys of States, or of long lines of coast.

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; woody, wooded, muddy; &unr_; a wood + e'i^dos form. ] (Zool.) The piping frog (Hyla Pickeringii), a small American tree frog, which in early spring, while breeding in swamps and ditches, sings with high, shrill, but musical, notes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. immodeste, L. immodestus immoderate; pref. im- not + modestus modest. See Modest. ] 1. Not limited to due bounds; immoderate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint which decorum and decency require; indecent; indelicate; obscene; lewd; as, immodest persons, behavior, words, pictures, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Immodest deeds you hinder to be wrought,
But we proscribe the least immodest thought. Dryden.

Syn. -- Indecorous; indelicate; shameless; shameful; impudent; indecent; impure; unchaste; lewd; obscene. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an immodest manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. immodestia: cf. F. immodestie. ] Lack of modesty, delicacy, or decent reserve; indecency. “A piece of immodesty.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; like birdlime; &unr_; birdlime + e'i^dos form. ] (Zool.) A genus of parasitic Acarina, which includes various species of ticks. See Tick, the insect. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Load, lode + man. See Lode. ] A pilot. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Loadsman. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Load, lode + star. See Lode. ] 1. A star that leads; a guiding star; esp., the polestar, Polaris; also, the constellation containing the pole star, the cynosure (Ursa Minor). Chaucer. “ Your eyes are lodestars.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pilot can no loadstar see. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Something that serves as a guide or provides direction; a cynosure{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

3. Something that attracts attention or on which the atention is fixed; a cynosure{ 3 }. [ PJC ]

n. Same as Loadstar. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Load, lode + stone. ] (Min.) A piece of magnetite, a magnetic iron ore, possessing polarity like a magnetic needle, having the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically. See Magnetite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) Same as Loadstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. modeste, L. modestus, fr. modus measure. See Mode. ] 1. Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The blushing beauties of a modest maid. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy; decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a modest manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. modestia: cf. F. modestie. See Modest. ] 1. The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility respecting one's own merit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Modesty piece, a narrow piece of lace worn by women over the bosom. [ Obs. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See Bashfulness, and Humility. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Modest to excess; bashful. -- O"ver*mod"est*ly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. podestà, fr. L. potestas power, magistracy. See Potent. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of Italy. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A division of swimming birds which includes the grebes, divers, auks, etc., in which the legs are placed far back. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. stegano`poys, stegano`podos, web-footed; stegano`s covered + poy`s foot. ] (Zool.) A division of swimming birds in which all four toes are united by a broad web. It includes the pelicans, cormorants, gannets, and others. [ 1913 Webster ]