adv. Backward. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From
Cayenne pepper.
n. pl.;
‖n. [ F. See Dean. ] Lit., a dean; the senior member of a body or group;
n. f. a female doyen. [ PJC ]
n. pl. Eyes. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
With such a plaintive gaze their eyne
Are fastened upwardly on mine. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. See Faïence. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. hyène. ] A hyena. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
☞ The striped hyena (Hyæna striata) inhabits Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown hyena (Hyæna brunnea), and the spotted hyena (Crocuta maculata), are found in Southern Africa. The extinct cave hyena (Hyæna spelæa) inhabited England and France. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cave hyena.
Hyena dog (Zool.),
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; to loose + &unr_; the brain. ] (Zool.) A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes; -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Lyencephala. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Helictis moscatus, or Helictis orientalis), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a dorsal white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It has a strong musky odor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. & a. Pagan. [ F. ] [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Min.)
a. [ Written also sienitic. ]
n. (Zool.) See Yuen. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. The unit of value and account in Japan. The
v. t. To throw; to cast. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ After Jena, in Germany. ] (Min.) A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals; -- also called