a. [ L. acutus sharp + folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Having sharp-pointed leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. acutus sharp + E. lobe. ] (Bot.) Having acute lobes, as some leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Allocution. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. allocuto, fr. alloqui to speak to; ad + loqui to speak: cf. F. allocution. ] 1. The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An address; a hortatory or authoritative address as of a pope to his clergy. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. assécution, fr. L. assequi to obtain; ad + sequi to follow. ] An obtaining or acquiring. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. caecutire to be blind, fr. caecus blind. ] Partial blindness, or a tendency to blindness. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. circumlocutio, fr. circumloqui, -locutus, to make use of circumlocution; circum + loqui to speak. See Loquacious. ] The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase. [ 1913 Webster ]

the plain Billingsgate way of calling names . . . would save abundance of time lost by circumlocution. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Circumlocution office, a term of ridicule for a governmental office where business is delayed by passing through the hands of different officials. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to, or consisting of, circumlocutions; periphrastic; circuitous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. collocutio, fr. colloqui, -locutum, to converse; col- + loqui to speak. See Loquacious. ] A speaking or conversing together; conference; mutual discourse. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. consecutio. See Consequent. ] 1. A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A succession or series of any kind. [ Obs. ] Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Month of consecution (Astron.), a month as reckoned from one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. consécutif. See Consequent. ] 1. Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Following as a consequence or result; actually or logically dependent; consequential; succeeding. [ 1913 Webster ]

The actions of a man consecutive to volition. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mus.) Having similarity of sequence; -- said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consecutive chords (Mus.), chords of the same kind succeeding one another without interruption. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a consecutive manner; by way of sequence; successively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being consecutive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. cuticula, dim. of cutis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal. ] 1. (Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the outer body wall of an insect. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Pertaining to the cuticle, or external coat of the skin; epidermal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. cutis skin, outside. ] (Plant Physiol.) A waxy substance containing fatty acids, soaps, and resinous material which, combined with cellulose, forms a substance nearly impervious to water and constituting the cuticle in plants. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Bot.) The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To change into cutin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. See Cuticle. ] (Anat.) See Dermis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. discutiens, p. pr. of discutere. See Discuss. ] (Med.) Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive; as, a discutient application. -- n. An agent (as a medicinal application) which serves to disperse morbid matter. “Foment with discutiens.” Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. execution by electricity. Electrocution as a form of punishment for crime is usually carried out while the victim is sitting in a chair specially designed for the purpose, called an electric chair, fitted with electrodes that contact the head and limbs. To be executed in such a manner is sometimes referred to in grim humor as to ride the lightning.
Syn. -- burning. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. killing by electric shock. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an executioner who uses electricity to kill the condemned person. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. elocutio, fr. eloqui, elocutus, to speak out: cf. F. élocution. See Eloquent. ] 1. Utterance by speech. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Fruit ] whose taste . . .
Gave elocution to the mute, and taught
The tongue not made for speech to speak thy praise. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution. “The elocution of a reader.” Whately [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To express these thoughts with elocution. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to elocution. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is versed in elocution; a teacher of elocution. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to oratorical expression. [ Obs. ] Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. putting a condemned person to death.
Syn. -- execution, capital punishment, death penalty. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. exécution, L. executio, exsecutio. ] 1. The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as, the execution of a plan, a work, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The excellence of the subject contributed much to the happiness of the execution. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer; to grant a stay of execution. [ 1913 Webster ]

A warrant for his execution. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first quality of execution is truth. Ruskin. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The mode of performing any activity; as, the game plan was excellent, but its execution was filled with mistakes. [ PJC ]

5. (Law) (a) The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court of law. (b) A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect; final process. (c) The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument, or giving it the forms required to render it valid; as, the execution of a deed, or a will. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do. [ 1913 Webster ]

To do some fatal execution. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. The act of sacking a town. [ Obs. ] Beau. & FL. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who executes; an executer. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who puts to death in conformity to legal warrant, as a hangman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf.F. exécutif. ] 1. Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive duties, officer, department, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In government, executive is distinguished from legislative and judicial; legislative being applied to the organ or organs of government which make the laws; judicial, to that which interprets and applies the laws; executive, to that which carries them into effect or secures their due performance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. of or pertaining to an executive{ 2 } or to the group of executives within an organization; as, executive compensation increased more rapidly than wages in the 1980's; the executive suite. [ PJC ]

n. 1. An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who administers the government, whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or body. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a person who has administrative authority over an organization or division of an organization; a manager, supervisor or administrator at a high level within an organization; as, all executives of the company were given stock options [ PJC ]

adv. In the way of executing or performing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of not being consecutive. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. in- not + execution: cf. F. inexécution. ] Neglect of execution; nonperformance; as, the inexecution of a treaty. Spence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. insecutio, fr. insequi p. p. insecutus. See Ensue. ] A following after; close pursuit. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. interlocutio, from interloqui, interlocutus, to speak between; inter between + loqui to speak: cf. F. interlocution. See Loquacious. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation; conference. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An intermediate act or decree before final decision. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, intermediate argument or discussion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. locutio, fr. loqui to speak: cf. F. locution. ] Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression. “ Stumbling locutions.” G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

I hate these figures in locution,
These about phrases forced by ceremony. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mal- + execution. ] Bad execution. D. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Neglect or failure of execution; nonperformance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. percutiens, p. pr. of percutere. See Percuss. ] Striking; having the power of striking. -- n. That which strikes, or has power to strike. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. persécution, L. persecutio. ] 1. The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a particular creed or mode of worship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Persecution produces no sincere conviction. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state or condition of being persecuted. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A carrying on; prosecution. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. prosecutio a following. ] 1. The act or process of prosecuting, or of endeavoring to gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body or mind; as, the prosecution of a scheme, plan, design, or undertaking; the prosecution of war. [ 1913 Webster ]

Keeping a sharp eye on her domestics . . . in prosecution of their various duties. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) (a) The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court of law or equity, to obtain some right, or to redress and punish some wrong; the carrying on of a judicial proceeding in behalf of a complaining party, as distinguished from defense. (b) The institution, or commencement, and continuance of a criminal suit; the process of exhibiting formal charges against an offender before a legal tribunal, and pursuing them to final judgment on behalf of the state or government, as by indictment or information. (c) The party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted. Blackstone. Burrill. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Scutibranchiate. -- n. One of the Scutibranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Scutibranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Scutibranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Scutum, and Branchia. ] (Zool.) An order of gastropod Mollusca having a heart with two auricles and one ventricle. The shell may be either spiral or shieldlike. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is now usually regarded as including only the Rhipidoglossa and the Docoglossa. When originally established, it included a heterogenous group of mollusks having shieldlike shells, such as Haliotis, Fissurella, Carinaria, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having the gills protected by a shieldlike shell; of or pertaining to the Scutibranchiata. -- n. One of the Scutibranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. scutum shield + -ferous. ] Carrying a shield or buckler. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. scutum shield + -form: cf. F. scutiforme. ] Shield-shaped; scutate. [ 1913 Webster ]