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‖n. [ Sp. ] A rude apparatus for pulverizing ores, esp. those containing free gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ See Burst. ] To burst. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And both his yën braste out of his face. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dreadfull furies which their chains have brast. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a horned serpent, fr. Gr. kera`sths horned, fr. ke`ras horn. ] (Zool.) A genus of poisonous African serpents, with a horny scale over each eye; the horned viper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of weedy plants of the pink family, comprising the mouse-ear chickweeds.
Syn. -- genus Cerastium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Contrasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Contrasting. ] [ F. contraster, LL. contrastare to resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See Stand. ] To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities. [ 1913 Webster ]

The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely with the divisional planes which separate the basalt into pillars. Lyell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fine Arts) To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object. [ 1913 Webster ]

the figures of the groups must not be all on side . . . but must contrast each other by their several position. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. contraste: cf. It. contrasto. ] 1. The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities. [ 1913 Webster ]

place the prospect of the soul
In sober contrast with reality. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison. [ 1913 Webster ]

The contrasts and resemblances of the seasons. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Fine Arts) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants. -- n. (Med.) An agent which counteracts the effect of a stimulant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. crastinus of to-morrow, from cras to-morrow. ] Procrastination; a putting off till to-morrow. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to do, act: cf. F. drastique. See Drama. ] (Med.) Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives. -- n. (Med.) A violent purgative. See Cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. dærstan, dresten, dregs. ] Filthy; worthless. [ Obs. ] “Drasty ryming.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; tempering the humors; 'epi` + &unr_; to mix: cf. F. épicérastique. ] (Med.) Lenient; assuaging. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the followers of Thomas Erastus, a German physician and theologian of the 16th century. He held that the punishment of all offenses should be referred to the civil power, and that holy communion was open to all. In the present day, an Erastian is one who would see the church placed entirely under the control of the State. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) The principles of the Erastains. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which, in many animals, projects beyond the connection with the stapes. -- n. The extrastapedial part of columella. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Holo + Gr. &unr_; to speak: cf. F. holophrastique. ] Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, -- as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America.
Syn. -- polysynthetic, agglutinative. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Similar to, or in the style of, the poem “Hudibras, ” by Samuel Butler; in the style of doggerel verse. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An alkaloid, found in the rootstock of the golden seal (Hydrastis Canadensis), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance. It is used as a tonic and febrifuge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + stapedial. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which in many animals projects below the connection with the stapes. -- n. The infrastapedial part of the columella. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + sternal. ] (Anat.) Below the sternum; as, the infrasternal depression, or pit of the stomach. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. métaphraste. ] A literal translator. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Close, or literal. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. mikro`s small + &unr_; star. ] (Paleon.) A genus of sea urchins, similar to Spatangus, abounding in the chalk formation; -- from the starlike disposal of the ambulacral furrows. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + &unr_; weakness. ] (Med.) A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. paraphrastes, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. paraphraste. ] A paraphraser. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. paraphrastique. ] Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not literal; free. -- Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Pref. para- + Gr. sti`chos a row. ] (Bot.) A secondary spiral in phyllotaxy, as one of the evident spirals in a pine cone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. paiderasth`s; pai^s, paido`s, a boy + 'era^n to love: cf. F. pédéraste. ] One guilty of pederasty; a sodomite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. paiderastiko`s. ] Of or pertaining to pederasty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. paiderasti`a: cf. F. pédérastie. ] Sexual activity between two males; sodomy; the “crime against nature”; -- used especially when one partner is a boy. The term “crime against nature” to refer to homosexual activity is now (2002) seldom used except by religious conservatives. It was in the 1913 Webster, and is left here for historical purposes. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

a. [ Gr. peirastiko`s, fr. peira^n to try, fr. pei^ra a trial. ] Fitted for trial or test; experimental; tentative; treating of attempts. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. périphrastique. ] Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. [ 1913 Webster ]

Periphrastic conjugation (Gram.), a conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With circumlocution. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; harlot + &unr_; to love. ] Lascivious; licentious. [ R. ] F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Procrastinated p. pr. & vb. n. Procrastinating. ] [ L. procrastinatus, p. p. of procrastinare to procrastinate; pro forward + crastinus of to-morrow, fr. cras to-morrow. ] To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hopeless and helpless Aegeon wend,
But to procrastinate his lifeless end. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To postpone; adjourn; defer; delay; retard; protract; prolong. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To delay; to be dilatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

I procrastinate more than I did twenty years ago. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. procrastinatio: cf. F. procrastination. ] The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Procrastination is the thief of time. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who procrastinates, or defers the performance of anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to procrastination; dilatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To procrastinate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that part of the columella of the ear which projects above the connection with the stapes, as in many animals. -- n. The suprastapedial part of the columella. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the sternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. tetrastichon, Gr. &unr_;; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + &unr_; a row, verse. ] A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tetrastylon, Gr. &unr_; with four pillars in front; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + &unr_; a column. ] (Arch.) Having four columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico, or colonnade. -- n. A tetrastyle building. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Thraste; p. p. Thrast. ] To thrust. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]