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a. [ L. Aesopius, from Gr. &unr_;, fr. the famous Greek fabulist Æsop ] Of or pertaining to Æsop, or in his manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Belonging to bees. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Appius, Appianus. ] Of or pertaining to Appius. [ 1913 Webster ]

Appian Way, the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by Appius Claudius, about 312 b. c. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Auto- + Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Æsculapian. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Same as Æsopian, Æsopic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ L. Aethiops, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; to burn + &unr_; face. ] A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia; also, in a general sense, a negro or black man.

{ } a. Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Fallopius, or Fallopio, a physician of Modena, who died in 1562. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius; as, the Fallopian tubes or oviducts, the ducts or canals which conduct the ova from the ovaries to the uterus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Hippocrepiform. ] (Zool.) One of an order of fresh-water Bryozoa, in which the tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe. See Phylactolæma. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Zool.) One of the Marsupialia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. me`los song + E. piano. ] A piano having a mechanical attachment which enables the player to prolong the notes at will. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. A geological period extending from from 310 million to 345 million years ago; it was associated with an increase of land areas, the presence of primitive ammonites, and emergence of winged insects; called also Missippian period and Lower Carboniferous period.
Syn. -- Missippian period, Lower Carboniferous, Lower Carboniferous period. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A resident of Mississippi. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Etymology uncertain. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ L. See 1st Olympian, a. ] A god who dwells on Olympus. [ PJC ]

2. An inhabitant of Olympia. [ PJC ]

3. An athlete who competes in the Olympics. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. See 1st Olympian, n. ] Pertaining to, characteristic of, or fitting for one of the gods on Olympus; grand, majestic, or aloof. [ PJC ]

{ or }. (Greek Antiq.), The greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks, consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to Olympian Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and continuing five days. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Worship of the Olympian gods, esp. as a dominant cult or religion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } a. [ L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. 'Oly`mpios, 'Olympiko`s, fr. 'O`lympos: cf. F. olympique. See Olympiad. ] Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Opium. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained by the oxidation of narcotine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An alkaloid (C22H23NO7) found in small quantity in opium. It is identical with narcotine. It is present in amounts up to 11% in Papaver somniferum, and is used clinically as an antitussive. MI11
Syn. -- noscapine; narcosine; opian. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Opianic + -yl. ] (Chem.) Same as Meconin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Panorpa. -- n. Same as Panorpid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Philippi, a city of ancient Macedonia. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Philippi. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pg. pian, epian, or. Sp. pian; from the native name in South America: cf. F. pian. ] (Med.) The yaws. See Yaws. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Pie magpie. ] (Zool.) (a) The magpie. [ Written also pianate, and pyenate. ] (b) The lesser woodpecker. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of piano. ] (Mus.) A small piano; a pianino. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It., dim. of piano, adj. See Piano. ] (Mus.) A pianette, or small piano. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ It., superl. of piano. ] (Mus.) Very soft; -- a direction to execute a passage as softly as possible. (Abbrev. pp.) [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. pianiste, It. pianista. ] A performer, esp. a skilled performer, on the piano. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a pianist; as, pianistic abilities. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖a. & adv. [ It., even, smooth, soft, fr. L. planus even, level. ] (Mus.) Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev. p.) [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ It. piano soft (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see Plain, a.) + It. forte strong, fr. L. fortis (see Fort). ] (Mus.) A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dumb piano. See Digitorium. --
Grand piano. See under Grand. --
Square piano, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong case. --
Upright piano, one with an upright frame and vertical wires. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Piano + -graph. ] (Mus.) A form of melodiograph applied to a piano. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys.
Syn. -- mechanical piano, player piano. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys.
Syn. -- mechanical piano, Pianola. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. principians, p. pr. of principiare to begin, fr. principium. See Principle. ] Relating to principles or beginnings. [ R. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. recipere to take + angulus angle. ] An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together at one end, and a graduated arc, -- used by military engineers for measuring and laying off angles of fortifications. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Zool.) A salpa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From L. Thespis, Gr. &unr_;, the founder of the Greek drama. ] Of or pertaining to Thespis; hence, relating to the drama; dramatic; as, the Thespian art. -- n. An actor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Designating, or pertaining to, a linguistic stock of South American Indians comprising the most important Brazilian tribes. Agriculture, pottery, and stone working were practiced by them at the time of the conquest. The Tupi and the Guarani were originally the most powerful of the stock, which is hence also called Tupi-Guaranian. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian projects; Utopian happiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The ideas, views, aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable schemes of human perfection; optimism. [ 1913 Webster ]