n. The process of accruing, or that which has accrued; increase. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ OE. alarom, the same word as alarm, n. ] See Alarm. [ Now Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The variant form alarum is now commonly restricted to an alarm signal or the mechanism to sound an alarm (as in an alarm clock.) [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. (Med.) Antistrumous. --
a. (Med.) Good against scrofulous disorders. Johnson. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n.
‖ n. [ L. arum, aros, Gr. &unr_;. ] A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our common arums -- the lords and ladies of village children. Lubbock. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The American “Jack in the pulpit” is now separated from the genus
‖n. [ L. ] Gold. [ 1913 Webster ]
Aurum fulminans (&unr_;).
Aurum mosaicum (&unr_;).
(Mus.) The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a. [ 1913 Webster ]
A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The original bay rum, from the West Indies, is prepared, it is believed, by distillation from the leaves of the bayberry (Myrcia acris). The bay rum of the Pharmacopœia (spirit of myrcia) is prepared from oil of myrcia (bayberry), oil of orange peel, oil of pimento, alcohol, and water. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., fr. L. bruma winter. ] The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiaire. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. brumalis, fr. bruma winter: cf. F. brumal. ] Of or pertaining to winter. “The brumal solstice.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. brume winter season, mist, L. bruma winter. ] Mist; fog; vapors. “The drifting brume.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Birmingham (formerly Bromwycham), Eng., “the great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap jewelry, ” etc. ] Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham. [ Slang ] “These Brummagem gentry.” Lady D. Hardy. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Foggy; misty. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Bungar, the native name. ] (Zool.) A venomous snake of India, of the genus
‖n. [ L., a curling iron. ] (Zool.) A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (
n. a genus of epiphytic ferns of tropical America.
pos>n.;
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n.;
‖n. [ NL., fr. L. cera wax. ] (Physiol.) The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen;
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‖n. [ L., biestings. ] (Med.)
n. [ Origin unknown. ]
Or pun ambiguous, or conundrum quaint. J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]
Do you think life is long enough to let me speculate on conundrums like that? W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. corrumpere. ] To corrupt. See Corrupt. [ Obs. ] Chauser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Corruptible. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. cruma, akin to D. kruim, G. krume; cf. G. krauen to scratch, claw. ]
Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Luke xvi. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dust unto dust, what must be, must;
If you can't get crumb, you'd best eat crust. Old Song. [ 1913 Webster ]
Crumb brush,
To a crum,
v. t.
n. A cloth to be laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments, and keep the carpet or floor clean.
v. t.
He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints,
And crumble all thy sinews. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish. [ 1913 Webster ]
If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
The league deprived of its principal supports must soon crumble to pieces. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. broken into small fragments;
a. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. “The crumbly soil.” Hawthorne.
n. [ L. crumena purse. ] A purse. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being crumbed or broken into small pieces. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
a. [ AS. crumb stooping, bent down; akin to OHG. chrumb, G. krumm, Dan. krum, D. krom, and E. cramp. ]
Crooked backs and crump shoulders. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. from W. crempog, crammwgth, a pancake or fritter. ]
v. t.
They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently scanned every wrinkle that could be made. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together;
a. Brittle; crisp. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. ] (Chem.) Copper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. decōrum, fr. decōrus. See Decorous. ] Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one's own character, or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness; that which is seemly or suitable. [ 1913 Webster ]
Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]
If your master
Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him,
That majesty, to keep decorum, must
No less beg than a kingdom. Shak.
n. same as diestrus.
n. pl. [ Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation? ] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors. [ 1913 Webster ]
To be in the doldrums,