n. (Mus.) An obsolete name for the cornet-à-piston. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Cyclopeus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; Cyclops: cf. F. cyclopeen. ] Pertaining to the Cyclops; characteristic of the Cyclops; huge; gigantic; vast and rough; massive;
prop. a. [ L. europeaus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. Gr. &unr_; (L. europa.) ] Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]
On the European plan,
prop. n. A native or an inhabitant of Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the process of becoming like the Europeans in manners or character; assimilation into European culture. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
v. t. To cause to become like the Europeans in manners or character; to habituate or accustom to European usages. [ 1913 Webster ]
A state of society . . . changed and Europeanized. Lubbock. [ 1913 Webster ]
pos>a. Of or pertaining to
a. Aryan; -- applied to the languages of India and Europe which are derived from the prehistoric Aryan language; also, pertaining to the people or nations who speak these languages;
The common origin of the Indo-European nations. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A member of one of the Caucasian races of Europe or India speaking an Indo-European language.
Professor Otto Schrader . . . considers that the oldest probable domicile of the Indo-Europeans is to be sought for on the common borderland of Asia and of Europe, -- in the steppe country of southern Russia. Census of India, 1901. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ OF. pene, F. panne. ] (Her.) One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A song of praise and triumph. See Pæan. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.
n. (Bot.) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogæa); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the soil. Called also
. A paste made by mixing ground fresh roasted peanuts with a small quantity of water or oil, and used chiefly as a relish on sandwiches, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to a polyp, or polyps. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. L. Priapeius pertaining to Priapus. ] (Lat. Pros.) A species of hexameter verse so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each, having generally a trochee in the first and the fourth foot, and an amphimacer in the third; -- applied also to a regular hexameter verse when so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each. Andrews. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to Temple, a valley in Thessaly, celebrated by Greek poets on account of its beautiful scenery; resembling Temple; hence, beautiful; delightful; charming. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. trappéen. See Trap a kind of rock. ] (Min.) Of or pertaining to trap; being of the nature of trap. [ 1913 Webster ]