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{ } n. [ Prov. E. bunting sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material used for that purpose. ] A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and ships' signals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin. ] (Zool.) A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidæ). [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Among European species are the common or corn bunting (Emberiza miliaria); the ortolan (Emberiza hortulana); the cirl (Emberiza cirlus); and the black-headed (Granitivora melanocephala). American species are the bay-winged or grass (Poöcætes gramineus or Poœcetes gramineus); the black-throated (Spiza Americana); the towhee bunting or chewink (Pipilo); the snow bunting (Plectrophanax nivalis); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others. See Ortolan, Chewick, Snow bunting, Lark bunting. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Cf. It. cirlo. ] (Zool.) A European bunting (Emberiza cirlus). [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ See Count, v. ] The house or room in which a merchant, trader, or manufacturer keeps his books and transacts business; the offices used by the accountants of a business. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. serving to discourage, dishearten, or intimidate; discouraging; disheartening. Opposite of encouraging.
Syn. -- intimidating. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a flaunting way. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes; fond of hunting foxes. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a grunting manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. A. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

Happy hunting grounds, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in hunting and feasting. Tylor. --
Hunting box. Same As Hunting lodge (below). --
Hunting cat (Zool.), the cheetah. --
Hunting cog (Mach.), a tooth in the larger of two geared wheels which makes its number of teeth prime to the number in the smaller wheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting of the same pairs of teeth. --
Hunting dog (Zool.), the hyena dog. --
Hunting ground, a region or district abounding in game; esp. (pl.), the regions roamed over by the North American Indians in search of game. --
Hunting horn, a bulge; a horn used in the chase. See Horn, and Bulge. --
Hunting leopard (Zool.), the cheetah. --
Hunting lodge, a temporary residence for the purpose of hunting. --
Hunting seat, a hunting lodge. Gray. --
Hunting shirt, a coarse shirt for hunting, often of leather. --
Hunting spider (Zool.), a spider which hunts its prey, instead of catching it in a web; a wolf spider. --
Hunting watch. See Hunter, 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of one that mounts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, the mounting of a sword or diamond. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Aeronautics) same as Carriage. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adv. In an ascending manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ CF. Montant. ] (Arch.) Same as Mullion; -- especially used in joiner's work. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. pr. & vb. n. of Shunt. Specif.: vb. n. (a) (Railroads) Switching; as, shunting engine, yard, etc. [ British ] (b) (Finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage. [ Great Britain ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. & n. from Taunt, v. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a taunting manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities. [ Cant, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]