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a. [ L. arundifer; arundo reed + ferre to bear. ] Producing reeds or canes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. arundinaceus, fr. arundo reed. ] Of or pertaining to a reed; resembling the reed or cane. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. arundineus, fr. arundo reed. ] Abounding with reeds; reedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G., lit., mountain gap. ] (Phys. Geog.) The crevasse or series of crevasses, usually deep and often broad, frequently occurring near the head of a mountain glacier, about where the névé field joins the valley portion of the glacier. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Burundi; as, the Burundi capital. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Burundian people; as, the Burundian population. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Burundi. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a terrestrial Siberian squirrel (Eutamius asiaticus or Eutamius sibiricus).
Syn. -- baronduki, baranduki, barunduki. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ a trade name, from Carbon + corundum. ] A beautiful crystalline compound, silicon carbide (SiC), consisting of carbon and silicon in combination; -- also called carbon silicide. It is made by heating carbon and sand together in an electric furnace. The commercial article is dark-colored and iridescent. It is harder than emery, and is used as an abrasive. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ or }. Cloth or paper covered with powdered carborundum; -- a foprm of sandpaper. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. a very hard mineral used as an abrasive; same as corundun.
Syn. -- corundum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Corundums [ Also corindon. ] [ From Hind. kurand corundum stone. ] (Min.) The mineral alumina (Al2O3), as found native in a crystalline state. Transparent varieties are used as gemstones, including sapphire, which is the fine blue variety; the oriental ruby, or red sapphire; the oriental amethyst, or purple sapphire; and adamantine spar, the hair-brown variety. It is the hardest substance found native, next to the diamond. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ The name corundum is sometimes restricted to the non-transparent or coarser kinds. Emery is a dark-colored granular variety, usually admixed with magnetic iron ore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. gerundium, fr. gerere to bear, carry, perform. See Gest a deed, Jest. ] (Lat. Gram.) [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In Modern English, the -ing form of a verb, when functioning as a noun; as, running is good for the heart. [ PJC ]

3. (AS. Gram.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, “Ic hæbbe mete tô etanne” (I have meat to eat.). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a gerund; as, a gerundial use. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. gerundivus. ] Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund; gerundial. -- n. (Lat. Gram.) The future passive participle; as, amandus, i. e., to be loved. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Groundling. ] (Zool.) A groundling (fish). [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Groundsel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Narrow and unintelligent conventionalism. -- Grun"dy*ist, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

a. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the swallows. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A natural family of birds including the swallows and martins.
Syn. -- family Hirundinidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., swallow. ] (Zool.) A genus of birds including the swallows and martins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Rindle. ] A moat with water in it; also, a small stream; a runlet. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Rundle. ] A circle. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ E. round. Cf. Rondle. ] 1. A round; a step of a ladder; a rung. Duppa. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A ball. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Something which rotates about an axis, as a wheel, or the drum of a capstan. “An axis or cylinder having a rundle about it.” Bp. Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mach.) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dim. of OF. rondele a little tun, fr. rond round. See Round, and cf. Roundlet, Runlet. ] A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons, but it usually holds about 141/2 gallons. [ Written also runlet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. tryndel a little shield. See Trend, v. i. ] 1. A round body; a little wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A lind of low-wheeled cart; a truck. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mach.) (a) A lantern wheel. See under Lantern. (b) One of the bars of a lantern wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Trundled p. pr. & vb. n. Trundling ] 1. To roll (a thing) on little wheels; as, to trundle a bed or a gun carriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cause to roll or revolve; to roll along; as, to trundle a hoop or a ball. R. A. Proctor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To go or move on small wheels; as, a bed trundles under another. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To roll, or go by revolving, as a hoop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A low bed that is moved on trundles, or little wheels, so that it can be pushed under a higher bed; a truckle-bed; also, sometimes, a simiral bed without wheels. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Gearing) One of the disks forming the ends of a lantern wheel or pinion. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The drumhead of a capstan; especially, the drumhead of the lower of two capstans on the sane axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A round or curled-up tail; also, a dog with such a tail. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]