‖n. [ Sp. ] A dry kind of cherry, of a light color. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. cantillatus, p. p. of cantillare to sing low, dim. of cantare. See Cantata. ] To chant; to recite with musical tones. M. Stuart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Castile, in Spain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as, alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) The product of distillation; as, the distillate from molasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. distillation, L. destillatio. ] 1. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which falls in drops. [ R. ] Johnson [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) The separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver, alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization; condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in steam. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The evaporation of water, its condensation into clouds, and its precipitation as rain, dew, frost, snow, or hail, is an illustration of natural distillation. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The substance extracted by distilling. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Destructive distillation (Chem.), the distillation, especially of complex solid substances, so that the ultimate constituents are separated or evolved in new compounds, -- usually requiring a high degree of heat; as, the destructive distillation of soft coal or of wood. --
Dry distillation, the distillation of substances by themselves, or without the addition of water or of other volatile solvent; as, the dry distillation of citric acid. --
Fractional distillation. (Chem.) See under Fractional. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. distillatoire. ] Belonging to, or used in, distilling; as, distillatory vessels. -- n. A distillatory apparatus; a still. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Distillation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

An exudation or extillation of petrifying juices. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. flotilla, dim. of flota fleet; akin to F. flotte, It. flotta, and F. flot wave, fr. L. fluctus, but prob. influenced by words akin to E. float. See Fluctuate, and cf. Float, n. ] A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels.

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. fritillus dicebox: cf. F. fritillaire. So named from the checkered markings of the petals. ] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants, of which the crown-imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) is one species, and the Guinea-hen flower (F. Meleagris) another. See Crown-imperial. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Bot.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See Fritillaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) One of several species of butterflies belonging to Argynnis and allied genera; -- so called because the coloring of their wings resembles that of the common Fritillaria. See Aphrodite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. instillatio: cf. F. instillation. ] The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An instiller. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Belonging to instillation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. See Mantle. ] 1. A lady's light cloak of cape of silk, velvet, lace, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of veil, covering the head and falling down upon the shoulders; -- worn in Spain, Mexico, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. pestillum, L. pistillum. See Pestle. ] The act of pounding and bruising with a pestle in a mortar. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Growing on, or having nature of, the pistil; of or pertaining to a pistil. Barton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having a pistil or pistils; -- usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. pistillum a pestle. ] The act of pounding or breaking in a mortar; pestillation. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ LL. postillatus, p. p. of postillare. ] To explain by marginal notes; to postil. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tracts . . . postillated by his own hand. C. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To write postils; to comment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. postillatio. ] The act of postillating; exposition of Scripture in preaching. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. ] One who postillates; one who expounds the Scriptures verse by verse. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower. This genus is now merged in Anemone. Some species, as Anemone Pulsatilla, Anemone pratensis, and Anemone patens, are used medicinally. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle. R. North. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. scintillans, p. pr. of scintillare to sparkle. See Scintillate. ] Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling. M. Green. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Scintillated p. pr. & vb. n. Scintillating. ] [ L. scintillare, scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. Stencil. ] 1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles. [ 1913 Webster ]

As the electrical globe only scintillates when rubbed against its cushion. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. scintillatio: cf. F. scintillation. ] 1. The act of scintillating. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A spark or flash emitted in scintillating. [ 1913 Webster ]

These scintillations are . . . the inflammable effluences discharged from the bodies collided. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bleaching) A low stool to keep the goods from touching the floor. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. stillaticius, fr. stillare to drop, stilla a drop. ] Falling in drops; drawn by a still. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -ries [ From Still, for distill. Cf. Still, n., and Distillatory, a. ] 1. An alembic; a vessel for distillation. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A laboratory; a place or room in which distillation is performed. [ R. ] Dr. H. More. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being tilled; fit for the plow; arable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The operation, practice, or art of tilling or preparing land for seed, and keeping the ground in a proper state for the growth of crops. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A place tilled or cultivated; cultivated land. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Cultivation; culture; husbandry; farming; agriculture. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., after Prof. Tillands, of Abo, in Finland. ] (Bot.) An immense genus of epiphytic bromeliaceous plants confined to tropical and subtropical America. They usually bear a rosette of narrow overlapping basal leaves, which often hold a considerable quantity of water. The spicate or paniculate flowers have free perianth segments, and are often subtended by colored bracts. Also, a plant of this genus. Tillandsia usneoides, called Spanish moss, long moss, black moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees in the Southeastern United States and south to Argentina. It is often used for stuffing mattresses [ 1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Titillated p. pr. & vb. n. Titillating. ] [ L. titillatus, p. p. of titillare. ] 1. To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To arouse an agreeable sensation in; as, to titillate one's imagination; to titillate one's audience; to titillate the senses. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. titillatio: cf. F. titillation. ] 1. The act of tickling, or the state of being tickled; a tickling sensation. A. Tucker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any pleasurable sensation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those titillations that reach no higher than the senses. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending or serving to titillate, or tickle; tickling. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] An unleavened cake, as of maize flour, baked on a heated iron or stone. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. (Bot.) See Sapodilla. [ 1913 Webster ]