a. Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252-1284). [ 1913 Webster ]
Alphonsine tables,
n. (Min.) A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. (cf. Sp. ardacina), fr. ardasse a kind of silk thread, fr. Ar. & Per. ardan a kind of raw silk. ] A very fine sort of Persian silk. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Arsenic. ] (Chem.) A compound of arsenic and hydrogen,
n. See Asinego. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Inclosed in a basin. “Basined rivers.” Young. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Bascinet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See Basin, and cf. Bascinet. ]
n. [ F. bocassin, boucassin. ] A sort of fine buckram. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Bombazine. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. branc-ursine, branch-ursine, fr. LL. branca claw + L. ursinus belonging to a bear (fr. ursus bear),
n. The state, condition, or quality of being brassy. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? Luke ii. 49. [ 1913 Webster ]
It seldom happens that men of a studious turn acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge of business. Bp. Popteus. [ 1913 Webster ]
The daughter of the King of France,
On serious business, craving quick despatch,
Importunes personal conference. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
What business has the tortoise among the clouds? L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
It was a gentle business, and becoming
The action of good women. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bestow
Your needful counsel to our business. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To do one's business,
To make (a thing) one's business,
To mean business,
a. In the manner of one transacting business wisely and by right methods; practical and efficient. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. a person employed in a business at a managerial level, especially an executive or proprietor. This term is seldom applied to technical specialists, unless they are part of upper management. [ PJC ]
n. a female businessman. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ L. byssinus made of byssus, Gr.
n. A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt, and so named from its resemblance to cambric. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Sp. casinete, G. cassinet. ] A cloth with a cotton warp, and a woof of very fine wool, or wool and silk. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being cheesy. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. (Zool.) A genus of fresh-water leeches, furnished with a proboscis. They feed upon mollusks and worms. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being clumsy. [ 1913 Webster ]
The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to clumsiness and ignorance. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ For co. sinus, an abbrev. of L. complementi sinus. ] (Trig.) The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., dim. of coussin cushion. See Cushionet. ] (Arch.)
[ Co- (=co- in co- sine) + versed sine. ] (Geom.) The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F., fr. L. coquina kitchen, fr. coquere to cook. See Kitchen. ]
n. (Biochemistry) A pyrimidine (
n. [ Cf. F. désinence. ] Termination; ending. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. desinens, p. pr. of desinere, desitum, to leave off, cease; de- + sinere to let, allow. ] Ending; forming an end; lowermost. [ Obs. ] “Their desinent parts, fish.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. désinentiel. ] Terminal. [ 1913 Webster ]
Furthermore, b, as a desinential element, has a dynamic function. Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being dressy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. State of being drowsy. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Med.) An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of an Australian tree (Duboisia myoporoides), and regarded as identical with
n.
Give to him, and he shall but laugh at your easiness. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
With painful care, but seeming easiness. Roscommon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a genus of annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands.
n. The state or quality of being flimsy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Named by the French inventor, from Fuchs a fox, the German equivalent of his own name, Renard. ] (Chem.) Aniline red; an artificial coal-tar dyestuff, of a metallic green color superficially, resembling cantharides, but when dissolved forming a brilliant dark red. It consists of a hydrochloride or acetate of rosaniline. See Rosaniline. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being fussy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being glassy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Glossy. ] The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or brightness of a smooth surface. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) An organic base,
n. [ From Grassy. ] The state of abounding with grass; a grassy state. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness; grossness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Gypseous. [ R. ] Chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. [ L. indesinens. See In- not, and Desinent. ] Not ceasing; perpetual. [ Obs. ] Baxter. --
n. (Chem.) A ribonucleoside (