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prop. n. (Geography) The (official) capital city of Sri Lanka. Population (2000) = 1, 994, 000. [ PJC ]

n. (Med.) See Calumba. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a small band of jazz musicians.
Syn. -- jazz band, jazz group. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. A Muslim rosary, consisting of ninety-nine beads. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the blockage of the coronary artery of the heart by a thrombus. [ PJC ]

v. to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally.
Syn. -- confuse, flurry, consternate, disconcert, put off, bewilder, bemuse, throw. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. confused; upset; as, the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand.
Syn. -- discomfited, discomfitted, disconcerted. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Gumbo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhomb + ganoid. ] (Zool.) A ganoid fish having rhombic enameled scales; one of the Rhomboganoidei. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. [ Rhomb + root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born. ] (Zool.) A dicyemid which produces infusorialike embryos; -- opposed to nematogene. See Dicyemata. [ Written also rhombogen. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Geom. & Crystallog.) Related to the rhombohedron; presenting the form of a rhombohedron, or a form derivable from a rhombohedron; relating to a system of forms including the rhombohedron and scalenohedron. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhombohedral iron ore (Min.) See Hematite. --
Rhombohedral system (Crystallog.), a division of the hexagonal system embracing the rhombohedron, scalenohedron, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Geom. & Crystallog.) Rhombohedral. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; rhomb + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; seat, base. ] (Geom. & Crystallog.) A solid contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; rhomboidal; &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; rhomb + e'i^dos shape: cf. F. rhomboïde. ] (Geom.) An oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the opposite sides equal, the length and with being different. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Rhomboidal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. rhomboïdal. ] Having, or approaching, the shape of a rhomboid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A rhomboid. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Between rhomboid and ovate, or oval, in shape. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Naut.) Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear. [ Written also rumbowline. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Strombus + -oid. ] (Zool.) Of, pertaining to, or like, Strombus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Thrombus. ] (Med.) The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance. -- Throm*bot"ic a. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Tom (for Thomas, L. Thomas, fr. Gr. &unr_; )+ boy. ] A romping girl; a hoiden. [ Colloq. ] J. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + rhomboidal. ] Having three rhombic faces or sides. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It., aug. of tromba a trumpet: cf. F. trombone. See Trump a trumpet. ] 1. (Mus.) A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the vibrating length any tone within the compass of the instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only member of the family of wind instruments whose scale, both diatonic and chromatic, is complete without the aid of keys or pistons, and which can slide from note to note as smoothly as the human voice or a violin. Softly blown, it has a rich and mellow sound, which becomes harsh and blatant when the tones are forced; used with discretion, its effect is often solemn and majestic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The common European bittern. [ 1913 Webster ]