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‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, fold. ] (Zool.) A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others, opercula. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. diptycha, pl., fr. Gr. &unr_; folded, doubled; di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; to fold, double up. ] 1. Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially: (a) (Roman Antiq.) A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within. (b) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges. See Triptych. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Emptier superl. Emptiest. ] [ AS. emtig, æmtig, æmetig, fr. æmta, æmetta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. emsig busy. ] 1. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, or a container, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of. “That fair female troop . . . empty of all good.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

I shall find you empty of that fault. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Having nothing to carry; unburdened. “An empty messenger.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

When ye go ye shall not go empty. Ex. iii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats. [ 1913 Webster ]

Words are but empty thanks. Cibber. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pleas'd in the silent shade with empty praise. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind. Gen. xli. 27. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb. [ 1913 Webster ]

That in civility thou seem'st so empty. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Empty is used as the first element in a compound; as, empty-handed, having nothing in the hands, destitute; empty-headed, having few ideas; empty-hearted, destitute of feeling.

Syn. -- See Vacant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Empties An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, “special rates for empties.” [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Emptied p. pr. & vb. n. Emptying. ] To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern. [ 1913 Webster ]

The clouds . . . empty themselves upon the earth. Eccl. xi. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To become empty. “The chapel empties.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. needing nourishment; hungry; as, empty-bellied children. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. having acquired or gained nothing; as, the returned from the negotiations empty-handed.
Syn. -- unrewarded. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. carrying nothing in the hands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity.
Syn. -- airheaded, dizzy, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed, silly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. The act of making empty. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The lees of beer, cider, etc.; yeast. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + &unr_; to spit: cf. F. hémoptysie.] (Med.) The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from the mucous membrane of the lungs. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Hepta- + -yl. ] (Chem.) A compound radical, C7H15, regarded as the essential radical of heptane and a related series of compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, C7H14, of the ethylene series; also, any one of its isomers. Called also heptene. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or heptane; as, heptylic alcohol. Cf. Œnanthylic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Coarse, rough hair in wool or fur, injuring its quality. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) See Granulite. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make too empty; to exhaust. [ R. ] Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Penta- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a fold. ] (Fine Arts) A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centerpiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. pty`alon spittle. See Ptyalism. ] (Physiol. Chem.) An unorganized amylolytic ferment, on enzyme, present in human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ptyalismo`s, fr. ptyali`zein to spit much, fr. pty`alon spittle, fr. pty`ein to spit: cf. F. ptyalisme. ] Salivation, or an excessive flow of saliva. Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; spittle + &unr_; driving. ] (Med.) A ptysmagogue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; spittle + &unr_; driving: cf. F. ptysmagogue. ] (Med.) A medicine that promotes the discharge of saliva. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pty`xis a folding. ] (Bot.) The way in which a leaf is sometimes folded in the bud. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; consisting of three layers or plates; &unr_; (see Tri-) + &unr_;, &unr_;, a fold, layer. ] Anything in three parts or leaves. Specifically: -- (a) A writing tablet in three parts, two of which fold over on the middle part. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) A picture or altarpiece in three compartments. [ 1913 Webster ]