n. (Zool.) A large oceanic fish (Lampris guttatus), inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also
interj. An exclamation expressing disgust or contempt. See Bah. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ From native name. ] A kind of stockaded intrenchment. [ New Zealand. ] Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An evergreen tree (Libocedrus bidwillii) of New Zealand resembling the kawaka.
n. (Naut.) A large war canoe of the Society Islands. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. (Min.) A name given in Hawaii to lava having a relatively smooth or billowing surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced lava, called
n. pl. (Ethnol.) See Utes. [ 1913 Webster ]