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n. same as autoradiogram. [ PJC ]

n. the process of producing an autoradiogram by exposing photographic film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to the film. [ PJC ]

a. Of or belonging to a cantor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cantoral staff, the official staff or baton of a cantor or precentor, with which time is marked for the singers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. circum- + L. littus, littoris, shore; preferable form, litus, litoris. ] Adjointing the shore. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Of or pertaining to the clitoris. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The district of a collector of customs; a collectorship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. directorat. ] The office of director; also, a body of directors taken jointly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. doctoral. ] Of or relating to a doctor, or to the degree of doctor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Doctoral habit and square cap. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a doctor.[ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. doctorat. ] The degree, title, or rank, of a doctor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make (one) a doctor. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was bred . . . in Oxford and there doctorated. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The territory or dignity of an elector; electorate. [ R. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. électorat. ] 1. The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as in the old German empire. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of them. [ 1913 Webster ]

The middle-class electorate of Great Britain. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. See Exauthoration. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. expectorans, p. pr. of expectorare to drive from the breast: cf. F. expectorant. ] (Med.) Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat. -- n. An expectorant medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Expectorated p. pr. & vb. n. Expectorating ] [ L. expecrorare to drive from the breast; ex out + pectus, pectiris, breast. See Pectoral. ] To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit forth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and spitting; to spit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. expectoration. ] 1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Same as Expectorant. Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. factorage. ] The allowance given to a factor, as a compensation for his services; -- called also a commission. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Inspectorship. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Littoral.
Syn. -- littoral, littoral zone, sands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. littoralis, litoralis, from littus, litus, the seashore: cf. F. littoral. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a shore, as of the sea. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Inhabiting the seashore, esp. the zone between high-water and low-water mark. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Octo- + radiated. ] Having eight rays. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See Pastor. ] 1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pastoral staff (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop, abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it. See Crook, and Crosier. --
Pastoral Theology, that part of theology which treats of the duties of pastors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic. [ 1913 Webster ]

A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion is represented by its effects on a country life. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a lyrical composition the subject of which is taken from rural life. Moore (Encyc. of Music). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl.) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. ] 1. (Mus.) A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a pastoral or rural manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In the manner of a pastor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. pastorat. See Pastor. ] The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pectoral arch, or
Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the scapula and clavicle, on each side. --
Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons. --
Pectoral fins, or
Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin. --
Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail (b) under Land. --
Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe (b). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. pectorale a breastplate, neut. of pectoralis. ] 1. A covering or protecting for the breast. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) (a) A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person. (b) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. As connected with the breast. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. post- + oral. ] (Anat.) Situated behind, or posterior to, the mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Management by a proctor, or as by a proctor; hence, control; superintendence; -- in contempt. “The fogging proctorage of money.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of prorector. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a protector; protectorial; as, protectoral power. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. protectorat. ] 1. Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ CF. F. rectoral. ] Pertaining to a rector or governor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. rectoratus: cf. F. rectorat. ] The office, rank, or station of a rector; rectorship. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Admitting of being restored; capable of being reclaimed; as, restorable land. Swift. -- Re*stor"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. Restoration. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. restauracion, F. restauration, fr. L. restauratio. See Restore. ] 1. The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment; as, the restoration of friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after war. [ 1913 Webster ]

Behold the different climes agree,
Rejoicing in thy restoration. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength, etc.; as, restoration from sickness. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is restored or renewed. [ 1913 Webster ]

The restoration (Eng. Hist.), the return of King Charles II. in 1660, and the reestablishment of monarchy. --
Universal restoration (Theol.), the final recovery of all men from sin and alienation from God to a state of happiness; universal salvation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation; redintegration; reinstatement; reestablishment; return; revival; restitution; reparation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Restorationist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The belief or doctrines of the Restorationists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who believes in a temporary future punishment and a final restoration of all to the favor and presence of God; a Universalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. restoratif. ] Of or pertaining to restoration; having power to restore. [ 1913 Webster ]

Destroys life's enemy,
Hunger, with sweet restorative delight. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]