| Alcaldia | ‖n. [ Sp. Alcaldía. ] The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde; also, the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Aldine | a. (Bibliog.) An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin. The term has also been applied to certain elegant editions of English works. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Chinaldine | n. [ NL. chinium quinine + aldehyde. ] (Chem.) See Quinaldine. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Emeraldine | n. A green compound used as a dyestuff, produced from aniline blue when acted upon by acid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Falding | n. A frieze or rough-napped cloth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Faldistory | n. [ LL. faldistorium, faldestorium, from OHG. faldstuol; faldan, faltan, to fold (G. falten) + stuol stool. So called because it could be folded or laid together. See Fold, and Stool, and cf. Faldstool, Fauteuil. ] The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Garibaldi | n. 1. A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) A California market fish (Pomancentrus rubicundus) of a deep scarlet color. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Heraldic | a. [ Cf. F. héraldique. ] Of or pertaining to heralds or heraldry; as, heraldic blazoning; heraldic language. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Heraldically | adv. In an heraldic manner; according to the rules of heraldry. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| heraldist | adj. of or pertaining to heraldry.
Syn. -- heraldic. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Maldive Islands | prop. n. A group of about 2000 islands in the Indian ocean; also known as the Maldives. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Maldivian | n. A native or inhabitant of Maldives.
Syn. -- Maldivan. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Quinaldine | n. [ Quinoline + aldehyde + aniline. ] (Chem.) A colorless liquid of a slightly pungent odor, C9H6N.CH3, first obtained as a condensation product of aldehyde and aniline, and regarded as a derivative of quinoline; -- called also methyl quinoline. [ Written also chinaldine. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Ribaldish | a. Like a ribald. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Scaldic | a. Of or pertaining to the scalds of the Norsemen; as, scaldic poetry. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Skaldic | a. See Scaldic. Max Müller. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spalding knife | A spalting knife. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Thialdine | n. [ Thio- + aldehyde + -ine. ] (Chem.) A weak nitrogenous sulphur base, C6H13NS2. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Wealdish | a. Of or pertaining to a weald, esp. to the weald in the county of Kent, England. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Zinnwaldite | n. [ So called after Zinnwald, in Bohemia, where it occurs. ] (Min.) A kind of mica containing lithium, often associated with tin ore. [ 1913 Webster ] |
