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n. The quality of being adolescent; youthfulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A youth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adolescens, p. pr. of adolescere to grow up to; ad + the inchoative olescere to grow: cf. F. adolescent. See Adult. ] Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong,
Detain their adolescent charge too long. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. A member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. F. cholestérique. ] Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it; as, cholesteric acid. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; bile + &unr_; stiff fat: F. cholestérine. See Stearin. ] (Chem.) A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and especially in nerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The common rape or cole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. kool slaa cabbage salad. ] A salad made of sliced cabbage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Colstaff. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Congo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Congo region or its people; as, Congolese rulers; the Congolese republic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful. -- Dole"some*ly, adv. -- Dole"some*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without echo or response. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. Cf. Adolescence. ] Natural disposition; natural quality or abilities. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. mikro`s small + &unr_; a robber. ] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of small Triassic mammals, the oldest yet found in European strata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Any fabric having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a mole; esp., a kind of strong twilled fustian. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A soft fabric having an adhesive backing, applied to the skin at points susceptible to abrasion, as on the feet, to prevent irritation or blistering during exercise, such as hiking. [ PJC ]

n. Molestation. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Molested; p. pr. & vb. n. Molesting. ] [ F. molester, L. molestare, fr. molestus troublesome, fr. moles a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d Mole. ] To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex. [ 1913 Webster ]

They have molested the church with needless opposition. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; annoy; vex; tease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. molestation. ] The act of molesting, or the state of being molested; disturbance; annoyance. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. sexually abused.
Syn. -- assaulted, raped, fondled. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who molests. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Troublesome; vexatious. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ L. molestia. ] Molestation. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. A game in which nine holes are made in the ground, into which a ball is bowled. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. obsolescere. See Obsolescent. ] To become obsolescent. [ R. ] Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Obsolescent. ] The state of becoming obsolete. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. obsolescens, -entis, p. pr. of obsolescere, to wear out gradually, to fall into disuse; ob (see Ob-) + solere to use, be wont. ] Going out of use; becoming obsolete; passing into desuetude. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Polaris, or the north star. See North star, under North. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A guide or director. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. Seminole /sing>. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly occupied Florida, where some of them still remain. They belonged to the Creek Confideration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., a short. ] (Bot.) (a) A shoot running along under ground, forming new plants at short distances. (b) A sucker, as of tree or shrub. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being sole, or alone; soleness. [ R. ] Sir E. Dering. [ 1913 Webster ]

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[ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. viola a violet. ] Tending to a violet color; violascent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as distinguished from retail. [ 1913 Webster ]

By wholesale, in the mass; in large quantities; without distinction or discrimination. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some, from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book, and throw contempt upon it by wholesale. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter. “A time for wholesale trust.” Mrs. Humphry Ward. [ 1913 Webster ]