n. [ Formed fr. the verb adulter, with the E. ending -er. See Advoutrer. ]
n. [ Fem. from L. adulter. Cf. Advoutress. ]
v. t. To look after. [ Poetic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ F. austère, L. austerus, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to parch, dry. Cf. Sear. ]
From whom the austere Etrurian virtue rose. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Severely; rigidly; sternly. [ 1913 Webster ]
A doctrine austerely logical. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. The presence of bacteria in the blood.
adj. Of or pertaining to bacteremia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. Having balusters. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who banters or rallies. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who barters. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
n. One who, or that which, batters. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Beg + -ster. ] A beggar. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who blatters; a babbler; a noisy, blustering boaster. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Blood + Prov. E. bolter to mat in tufts. Cf. Balter. ] Having the hair matted with clotted blood. [ Obs. & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, blusters; a noisy swaggerer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
n. A supporter. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Brachyptera. ] (Zool.) A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Self-interest; private advantage. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
p.a. [ See Besmut. ] Bespotted with mud or dirt. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who caters. [ 1913 Webster ]
The little fowls in the air have God for Their provider and caterer. Shelton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A woman who caters. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
pos>adj.
n. [ F. centistère; centi- (l. centum) + stère. ] The hundredth part of a stere, equal to 0.353 cubic feet. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. ] (Bot.) A name for several species of mushroom, of which one (Cantharellus cibrius) is edible, the others reputed poisonous. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
The sufficiency of chartered rights. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]
The air, a chartered libertine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who charters; esp. one who hires a ship for a voyage. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. One who clatters. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
In cloistered state let selfish sages dwell,
Proud that their heart is narrow as their cell. Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. cloistier. ] One belonging to, or living in, a cloister; a recluse. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
n. a natural family of New World botflies.
n. [ L. décastère; Gr.
n. [ F. décistère; pref. déci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) + stère a stere. ] (Metric System) The tenth part of the stere or cubic meter, equal to 3.531 cubic feet. See Stere. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Decastere. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ F. désintéresser to deprive of interest in; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + intéresser to interest, fr. L. interesse to import, concern. See Interest, and cf. Disinterest. ] To deprive or rid of interest in, or regard for; to disengage. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. désintéressement. ] Disinterestedness; impartiality; fairness. [ Obs. ] Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. a. Disinterested. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The measures they shall walk by shall be disinterest and even. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
v. t. To divest of interest or interested motives. [ Obs. ] Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. Disinteressed. ] Not influenced by regard to personal interest or advantage; free from selfish motive; having no relation of interest or feeling; not biased or prejudiced;
The happiness of disinterested sacrifices. Channing.
adv. In a disinterested manner; without bias or prejudice. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality. [ 1913 Webster ]
That perfect disinterestedness and self-devotion of which man seems to be incapable, but which is sometimes found in woman. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Uninteresting. [ Obs. ] “Disinteresting passages.” Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. di- + terebene. ] (Chem.) See Colophene.
a. [ Cf. Dottard. ] Decayed. “Some old dotterel trees.” [ Obs. ] Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]