n. A rustic dance, so called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, in Italy, once noted for their clownishness. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖conj. or adv. [ L. ] Therefore; consequently; -- often used in a jocular way. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. vitamin D2, one of the D vitamins, a group of related substances that prevent rickets.
Syn. -- vitamin D, calciferol, cholecarciferol, D. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; work + -graph. ] An instrument for measuring and recording the work done by a single muscle or set of muscles, the rate of fatigue, etc. -- Er`go*graph"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; work + -meter. ] (Physics) A device for measuring, or an instrument for indicating, energy expended or work done; a dynamometer. -- Er`go*met"ric a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; work. ] (Physics) (a) Work, measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which it is equivalent. (b) same as Erg. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. biological science applied to study the relation between workers and their environments.
Syn. -- biotechnology, bioengineering. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. ergot, argot, lit., a spur. ] 1. A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Far.) A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Anat.) See 2d Calcar, 3 (b). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or derived from, ergot; as, ergotic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) An extract made from ergot. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Chem.) A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo. ] A logical deduction. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Ergot, n.; cf. F. ergotisme. ] (Med.) A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Affected with the ergot fungus; as, ergotized rye.

v. t. [ imp. Overwent p. p. Overgone p. pr. & vb. n. Overgoing. ] [ AS. ofergān. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To travel over. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To exceed; to surpass. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cover. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To oppress; to weigh down. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To gorge to excess. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] See Parergy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It., fr. L. pergula shed, shop, vine arbor. ] Lit., an arbor or bower; specif.: (Italian art) An arbor or trellis treated architecturally, as with stone columns or similar massive structure. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ It. ] A continuous colonnade or arcade; -- applied to the decorative groups of windows, as in Venetian palazzi. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who wastes; a spendthrift. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Underwent p. p. Undergone p. pr. & vb. n. Undergoing. ] [ AS. undergān. See Under, and Go. ] 1. To go or move below or under. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Certain to undergo like doom. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be the bearer of; to possess. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace,
As infinite as man may undergo. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I have moved already
Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans
To undergo with me an enterprise. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Claudio undergoes my challenge. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A lower or inferior god; a subordinate deity; a demigod. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To gore underneath. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress. [ 1913 Webster ]

An undergown and kirtle of pale sea-green silk. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]