a. [ L. ala wing + E. nasal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus comprising the squash bugs.
Syn. -- genus Anasa. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. 'ana` throughout + sa`rx, sarko`s, flesh. ] (Med.) Severe generalized edema. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. -- Ap*peas"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL. asa, of oriental origin; cf. Per. azā mastic, Ar. asā healing, isā remedy. ] An ancient name of a gum. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Asa + L. foetidus fetid. ] The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic. [ Written also assafoetida. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; indistinct, uncertain. ] (Paleon.) A genus of trilobites found in the Lower Silurian formation. See Illust. in Append. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. asarum + bacca a berry. See Asarone. ] (Bot.) An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europæum), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephalic snuffs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. asarum hazelwort, wild spikenard, Gr. 'a`saron ] (Chem.) A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from the Asarum Europæum; -- called also camphor of asarum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to, or forming, the base. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basal cleavage. See under Cleavage. --
Basal plane (Crystallog.), a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. basaltes (an African word), a dark and hard species of marble found in Ethiopia: cf. F. basalte. ] 1. (Geol.) A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is usually of a greenish black color, or of some dull brown shade, or black. It constitutes immense beds in some regions, and also occurs in veins or dikes cutting through other rocks. It has often a prismatic structure as at the Giant's Causeway, in Ireland, where the columns are as regular as if the work of art. It is a very tough and heavy rock, and is one of the best materials for macadamizing roads. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. basaltique. ] Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Basalt + -form. ] In the form of basalt; columnar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Basalt + -oid. ] Formed like basalt; basaltiform. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Basil, a sheepskin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. basanites lapis, Gr. ba`sanos the touchstone: cf. F. basanite. ] (Min.) Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by the metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. fr. Gr. &unr_; a vaulted chamber + &unr_; lizard. ] (Paleon.) A genus of gigantic American Jurassic dinosaurs, having large cavities in the bodies of the dorsal vertebræ. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. or It., fr. L. casa cabin. ] A house or mansion. [ Sp. Amer. & Phil. Islands ]

I saw that Enriquez had made no attempt to modernize the old casa, and that even the garden was left in its lawless native luxuriance. Bret Harte. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a winter melon having a yellowish rind; -- called also casaba melon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to case; as, a casal ending. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. an Italian adventurer (Giovanni Giacomo Casanova; b. 1725; d. 1798) who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. any man noted for his amorous adventures. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.
Syn. -- cassava. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Capable of being chased; fit for hunting. Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. Chickasaw. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian) allied to the Choctaws. They formerly occupied the northern part of Alabama and Mississippi, but now live in the Indian Territory. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ OF. damage + F. faisant doing, p. pr. See Feasible. ] (Law) Doing injury; trespassing, as cattle. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. defesance, fr. defesant, F. défaisant, p. pr. of defaire, F. défaire, to undo. See Defeat. ] 1. A defeat; an overthrow. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

After his foes' defeasance. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A rendering null or void. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) A condition, relating to a deed, which being performed, the deed is defeated or rendered void; or a collateral deed, made at the same time with a feoffment, or other conveyance, containing conditions, on the performance of which the estate then created may be defeated. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Mortgages were usually made in this manner in former times, but the modern practice is to include the conveyance and the defeasance in the same deed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Law) Liable to defeasance; capable of being made void or forfeited. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. desplaisance, F. déplaisance. Cf. Displacency. ] Displeasure; discontent; annoyance. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. desplaisant, F. déplaisant. See Displease. ] Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant. [ Obs. ] Speed. -- Dis*pleas"ant*ly, adv. [Obs.] Strype. -- Dis*pleas"ant*ness, n. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being erased. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ See Extravasate, v. t. ] (Physiol.) To pass by infiltration or effusion from the normal channel, such as a blood vessel or a lymphatic, into the surrounding tissue; -- said of blood, lymph, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Extravasated p. pr. & vb. n. Extravasating ] [ Pref. extra- + L. vas vessel: cf. F. extravaser. See Vase. ] To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. extravasation. ] 1. The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) The issue of lava and other volcanic products from the earth. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Formed from gas, in imitation of chandelier. ] A chandelier arranged to burn gas.
Syn. -- gaselier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Hazard. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize the bird in England. ] (Zool.) An Indian crested pheasant of the genus Lophophorus. Several species are known. Called also monaul, monal. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They are remarkable for the bright color and brilliant matallic hues of their plumage. The best known species (Lophophorus Impeyanus) has the neck of a brilliant metallic red, changing to golden yellow in certain lights. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of being appeased or satisfied; unappeasable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being increased. Sherwood. -- In*creas"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

An indefinite increasableness of some of our ideas. Bp. Law. [1913 Webster]

a. (Anat.) Between the nasal cavities; as, the internasal cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Ethnol.) Same as Cossack. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. the capital city of Zaire, formerly named Leopoldville.
Syn. -- Leopoldville. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Labium + nasal. ] (Phonetics) Formed by the lips and the nose. -- n. A labionasal sound or letter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A baked dish of layers of lasagna{ 2 } pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables; -- a popular dish of Italian cuisine. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. large flat rectangular strips of pasta. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ From 2d Lease. ] Such as can be leased. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The capital city of Tibet; it is the sacred city of Lamaism.
Syn. -- Lassa, Lasa, capital of Tibet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs; also called Lhasa apso.
Syn. -- Lhasa apso. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A natural family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and Southern Arabia.
Syn. -- family Loasaceae, loasa family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Malfeasance. [ 1913 Webster ]