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v. t. To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [ R. ] “Whiskered cats arointed flee.” Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fibra a fiber. ] (Chem.) A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk, extracted as a white amorphous mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Furfurol. ] (Chem.) A colorless, crystalline substance, C10H8O4, from furfurol. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gastro- + -intestinal. ] (Anat. & Med.) Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines; gastroenteric. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ F. grogner to grunt, grumble. ] To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bears that groined coatinually. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Icel. grein distinction, division, branch; akin to Sw. gren, branch, space between the legs, Icel. greina to distinguish, divide, Sw. grena to branch, straddle. Cf. Grain a branch. ] 1. (Anat.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Math.) The surface formed by two such vaults. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle. [ Eng. ] Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Groined p. pr. & vb. n. Groining. ] (Arch.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins. [ 1913 Webster ]

The hand that rounded Peter's dome,
And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,
Wrought in a sad sincerity. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. groin, fr. grogner to grunt, L. grunnire. ] The snout of a swine. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Arch.) Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. (Chem.) a morphine derivative, diacetyl morphine, used to relieve severe pain and as a sedative. It is highly addictive, and its use is strictly controlled in the U.S. by federal law. It is a popular strong narcotic drug of abuse, in part because it is more soluble than morphine. It is sometimes included as one of the components of Brompton's mixture, used to control pain in terminallly ill patients.
Syn. -- diacetyl morphine, H, horse, junk, scag, shit, smack. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ F. héroïne, L. heroina, Gr. &unr_;, fem. of &unr_;. See Hero. ] 1. A woman of an heroic spirit. [ 1913 Webster ]

The heroine assumed the woman's place. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or as the subject of a poem or story. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. It is a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons, generally boils below 170° Fahr., and is more inflammable than safe kerosene. It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Prune to trim. ] To lop; to trim; to prune; to adorn. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sprigs that did about it grow
He proined from the leafy arms. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To employed in pruning. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Royne. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. rogne. See Roynish. ] A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Roynish. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]