n. One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called Jersey cattle. See Jersey, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. aspernari; a (ab) + spernari. ] To spurn; to despise. [ Obs. ] Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the city or canton of Bern, in Switzerland, or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Bern. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quality of being better or superior; superiority. [ R. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in fineness the standard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. biternys; biter better + -nys = -ness. ] 1. The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lip that curls with bitterness. Percival. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Job vii. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. Acts viii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Looking diligently, . . . lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you. Heb. xii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A disdainful manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Containing caverns. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wolves yelled on the caverned hill. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Living in a cavern. “Caverned hermit.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.

Syn. -- See Ingenuity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Concern, v. t., 2. ] Disturbed; troubled; solicitous; as, to be much concerned for the safety of a friend. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a concerned manner; solicitously; sympathetically. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The puffin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Nimbleness; agility. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ AS. dyrnan to hide. See Dern, a., Dearn, a. ] To hide; to skulk. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He at length escaped them by derning himself in a foxearth. H. Miller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, perceives, or judges; as, a discerner of truth, of right and wrong. [ 1913 Webster ]

A great observer and discerner of men's natures. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. “The eagerness of love.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Tartness; sourness. [ Obs. ]

Syn. -- Ardor; vehemence; earnestness; impetuosity; heartiness; fervor; fervency; avidity; zeal; craving; heat; passion; greediness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the eastern U. S. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend, OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. örn, Goth. ara, and to Gr. &unr_; bird. √11. Cf. Ornithology. ] (Zoöl.) A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle (Haliæetus albicilla). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Earnest. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Earnest, a. ] Serious. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or , a. [ OF. eterne, L. aeternus, for aeviturnus, fr. aevum age. See Age, and cf. Eternal. ] Eternal. [ Poetic ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Built up to eterne significance. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Etern. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Excern. ] (Physiol.) Connected with, or pertaining to, excretion. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ F. Cf. Extern. ] a person affiliated with an institution who does not reside there; especially, (Med.) a doctor or medical student who is in attendance upon, or is assisting at, a hospital, but who does not reside in it. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. abounding in or covered with ferns. [ Narrower terms: braky ] fernless
Syn. -- ferny. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. A place for rearing ferns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A garner. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Cautiousness; tenderness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. governeresse. See Governor. ] A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of children, -- usually in their homes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. hyrne. ] A corner. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Lurking in hernes and in lanes blind. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Inclosed or shut up as in a cavern. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Intern, a. ] That which is within; the interior. [ Poetic ] Mrs. Browning.

n. Same as intern. [ PJC ]

{ } a. Internecine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. internecinus deadly, murderous, fr. internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. &unr_; dead. See Necromancy. ] 1. Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to internal conflicts within a group; as, internecine quarrels.
Syn. -- intramural. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. internecio. ] Mutual slaughter or destruction; massacre. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. internecivus. ] Internecine. [ R. ] Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. internectere to bind together; inter between + nectere to fasten. ] Intimate connection. [ Obs. ] W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large network{ 3 } of numerous computers connected through a number of major nodes of high-speed computers having high-speed communications channels between the major nodes, and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication among millions of computers around the world; -- usually referred to as the internet. It is the basis for the World-Wide Web. [ PJC ]

a. (Anat.) Between the neural arches or neural spines. -- n. An interneural spine or cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., or . A kind of full sleeveless cape, fitting closely about the neck.

Robert's wind-blown head and tall form wrapped in an Inverness cape. Mrs. Humphry Ward. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Print.) Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type. “In Roman, f and j are the only kerned letters.” MacKellar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. kernel, kirnel, curnel, AS. cyrnel, fr. corn grain. See Corn, and cf. Kern to harden. ] 1. The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp. [ 1913 Webster ]

'A were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Kerneled it>or Kernelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Kerneling or Kernelling. ] To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.

{ , a. Having a kernel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) The sordid friar bird of Australia (Tropidorhynchus sordidus). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ from the leather collar that was once part of their uniform. ] A member of the United States Marine Corps; a United States Marine. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

n. [ See Lernæa. ] (Zool.) One of a family (Lernæidæ) of parasitic Crustacea found attached to fishes and other marine animals. Some species penetrate the skin and flesh with the elongated head, and feed on the viscera. See Illust. in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ F. lierne. ] (Arch.) In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being limber; flexibleness. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Lucern, the plant. [ 1913 Webster ]