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. (Firearms) A revolver made according to a system using a patented revolving cylinder, holding six cartridges, patented by Samuel Colt, an American inventor, in 1835. With various modifications, it was for many years been the standard for the United States army. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who, or that which, has power to dissolve or dissipate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou kind dissolver of encroaching care. Otway. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. polverino, fr. polvere &unr_;ust, L. pulvis, -veris. See Powder. ] Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, -- used in the manufacture of fine glass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which decomposes, or dissolves. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which clears up and removes difficulties, and makes the mind certain or determined. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who resolves, or formal a firm purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, revolves; specifically, a firearm ( commonly a pistol) with several chambers or barrels so arranged as to revolve on an axis, and be discharged in succession by the same lock; a repeater. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

{ } n. [ From Wolf, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities. ] 1. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelidae, about the size of a large badger; called also glutton and carcajou. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]