n. [ W. corwgl, cwrwgl, fr. corwg, cwrwg, any round body or vessel, the trunk of the body, carcass. ] A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Tibet and in Egypt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make wonderful. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A wonder or wonderful thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

That miracle and queen of genus. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: An event or effect contrary to the established constitution and course of things, or a deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the universe is governed. [ 1913 Webster ]

They considered not the miracle of the loaves. Mark vi. 52. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A miracle play. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When said was all this miracle. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Miracle monger, an impostor who pretends to work miracles. --
Miracle play, one of the old dramatic entertainments founded on legends of saints and martyrs or (see 2d Mystery, 2) on events related in the Bible. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. oraculum, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray, fr. os, oris, mouth. See Oral. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god, to an inquiry respecting some affair or future event, as the success of an enterprise or battle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatso'er she saith, for oracles must stand. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer; also, the place where it was given. [ 1913 Webster ]

The oracles are dumb;
No voice or hideous hum
Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures -- usually in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first principles of the oracles of God. Heb. v. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Jewish Antiq.) The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself. 1 Kings vi. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

Siloa's brook, that flow'd
Fast by the oracle of God. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. One who communicates an oracle{ 1 } or divine command; an angel; a prophet. [ 1913 Webster ]

God hath now sent his living oracle
Into the world to teach his final will. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary oracle. “Oracles of mode.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The country rectors . . . thought him an oracle on points of learning. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A wise pronouncement or decision considered as of great authority. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Oracled p. pr. & vb. n. Oracling ] To utter oracles. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. paracletus, Gr. para`klhtos, from parakalei^n to call to one, to exhort, encourage; para` beside + kalei^n to call. ] An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; -- a term applied to the Holy Spirit. [ 1913 Webster ]

From which intercession especially I conceive he hath the name of the Paraclete given him by Christ. Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Rakel. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n.[ L. spiraculum, fr. spirare to breathe: cf. F. spiracule. See Spirit. ] 1. (Anat.) The nostril, or one of the nostrils, of whales, porpoises, and allied animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) One of the external openings communicating with the air tubes or tracheae of insects, myriapods, and arachnids. They are variable in number, and are usually situated on the sides of the thorax and abdomen, a pair to a segment. These openings are usually elliptical, and capable of being closed. See Illust. under Coleoptera. (a) A tubular orifice communicating with the gill cavity of certain ganoid and all elasmobranch fishes. It is the modified first gill cleft. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid. [ 1913 Webster ]