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n. [ L., fr. afflare. See Afflation. ] 1. A breath or blast of wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration. [ 1913 Webster ]

A poet writing against his genius will be like a prophet without his afflatus. Spence. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ Gr. &unr_; a willowlike tree, used at a religious festival; confused with &unr_; holy, chaste. ] (Bot.) A species of Vitex (Vitex agnus castus); the chaste tree. Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ]

And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From aylanto, i. e., tree of heaven, the name of the tree in the Moluccas. ] (Bot.) A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly diœcious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. altus high + L. & E. stratus. ] (Meteor.) A cloud formation similar to cirro-stratus, but heavier and at a lower level; a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ } n. Same as Amaranth. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. See Ambit, Ambition. ] 1. The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Rom. Antiq.) A canvassing for votes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ L., withdrawn (from it&unr_;place). ] (Zool.) Elevated, -- as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. having ability to to suppress or relieve coughing; -- of chemical substances. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. a medicament used to suppress or relieve coughing; an antitussive substance. Codeine is one such commonly used antitussive. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of nocturnal South American monkeys with large eyes; the owl monkeys; the douroucoulis. See douroucouli.
Syn. -- genus Aotus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Apparatus, also rarely Apparatuses [ L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad + prepare to make ready. ] 1. Things provided as means to some end. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Physiol.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. arbutus, akin to arbor tree. ] The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the arbute tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trailing arbutus (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of the Heath family (Epigæa repens), having white or usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance, growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in the spring; in New England known as mayflower; -- called also ground laurel. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. asbestos (NL. asbestus) a kind of mineral unaffected by fire, Gr. &unr_; (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable; 'a priv. + &unr_; to extinguish. ] (Min.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The finer varieties have been wrought into gloves and cloth which are incombustible. The cloth was formerly used as a shroud for dead bodies, and has been recommended for firemen's clothes. Asbestus in also employed in the manufacture of iron safes, for fireproof roofing, and for lampwicks. Some varieties are called amianthus. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. See Asphalt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad + terere to rub. ] Matter pulverized by attrition. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. barrel cacti /plu>. any of several large cacti native to the southwestern U. S. and Mexico, having a short cylindrical form with deep vertical ribs and bearing sharp spines. They are classed in the genera Ferocactus and Echinocactus. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ L., blessed. See Benedict, a. ] The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist (Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin version. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. boletus, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and others very poisonous. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Buffer, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. ; pl. E. Cactuses Cacti [ L., a kind of cactus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the order Cactacæ, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cactus wren (Zoöl.), an American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of several species. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. large genus of West North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs.
Syn. -- genus Calochortus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus comprising the carpenter ants.
Syn. -- genus Camponotus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. catheti [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; a perpendicular line, fr. &unr_; let down, fr. &unr_;. See Catheter. ] (Geom.) One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as, the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two sides that include the right angle. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. caestus, and cestus. ] (Antiq.) A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. cestus girdle, Gr. &unr_;, lit., stitched, embroidered. ] 1. (Antiq.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cirrus + stratus. ] (Meteor.) See under Cloud. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and northern Africa.
Syn. -- genus Cistus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., a kinsman. ] (Law) A person connected through cognation. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. conatus, p. p. of conari to attempt. ] A natural tendency inherent in a body to develop itself; an attempt; an effort. [ 1913 Webster ]

What conatus could give prickles to the porcupine or hedgehog, or to the sheep its fleece? Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Contused p. pr. & vb. n. Contusing. ] [ L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con- + tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth. stautan. See Stutter. ] 1. To beat, pound, or bray together. [ 1913 Webster ]

Roots, barks, and seeds contused together. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without breaking the skin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Contused wound, a wound attended with bruising. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. contusio: cf. F. contusion. ] 1. The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. injured without breaking the skin; as, a cut arm and contused cheek.
Syn. -- bruised. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an annual herb (Saussurea costus) of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs.
Syn. -- Saussurea costus, Saussurea lappa. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., fr. crepare to crack. ] (Med.) (a) The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from the bowels. (b) Same as Crepitation, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of lizards of the family Iguanidae, including the collared lizards.
Syn. -- genus Crotaphytus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. Cultuses [ L., cultivation, culture. See Cult. ] Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship; state of religious development. Cf. Cult, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Cultus cod. ] Bad, worthless; no good. [ Northwestern U. S. ]

“A bad horse, cultus [ no good ] !” he said, beating it with his whip. F. H. Balch. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ Chinook cultus of little worth. ] (Zool.) See Cod, and Buffalo cod, under Buffalo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Meteor.) Nimbus, or rain cloud. See Nimbus, and Cloud. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Meteor.) A form of cloud. See Cloud. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as cunnilingus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. de- + cubare, to lie down: cf. F. décubitus. ] (Med.) An attitude assumed in lying down; as, the dorsal decubitus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., selection, from deligere, delectum, to select. ] A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. détritus, fr. L. detritus, p. p. of deterere. See Detriment. ] 1. (Geol.) A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ For large portions, the word débris is used. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mass of detritus of which modern languages are composed. Farrar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an annual of the southern U.S. and Mexico (Proboscidea louisianica) having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak.
Syn. -- common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, proboscis flower, ram's horn, Proboscidea louisianica. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖a. [ L., having served out his time, p. p. of emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's term; e out + merere, mereri, to merit, earn, serve. ] Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n.; pl. Emeriti [ L. ] A veteran who has honorably completed his service.