Laniary | a. [ L. laniarius, fr. lanius butcher, laniare to tear in pieces: cf. F. laniaire. ] (Anat.) Lacerating or tearing; as, the laniary canine teeth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Laniary | n. [ L. Laniary, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. The shambles; a place of slaughter. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Anat.) A laniary, or canine, tooth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
January | n. [ L. Januarius, fr. Janus an old Latin deity, the god of the sun and the year, to whom the month of January was sacred; cf. janua a door, Skr. yā to go. ] The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Before the adoption of New Style, the commencement of the year was usually reckoned from March 25. [ 1913 Webster ] |
正月 | [しょうがつ, shougatsu] (n) New Year; New Year's Day; the first month; January; (P) #5,848 [Add to Longdo] |
寅 | [とら, tora] (n) third sign of Chinese zodiac (The Tiger, 3am-5am, east-northeast, January); (P) #9,354 [Add to Longdo] |
一月(P);1月(P) | [いちがつ, ichigatsu] (n-adv) January; (P) #17,929 [Add to Longdo] |
かまくら | [kamakura] (n) mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
ジャニュアリー | [janyuari-] (n) January [Add to Longdo] |
テト攻勢 | [テトこうせい, teto kousei] (n) Tet Offensive (North Vietnamese offensive launched in January 1968) [Add to Longdo] |
寒九 | [かんく, kanku] (n) ninth day of the cold season (approx January 13th) [Add to Longdo] |
鏡開き | [かがみびらき, kagamibiraki] (n) (1) cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th); (2) traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc. [Add to Longdo] |
鏡餅 | [かがみもち, kagamimochi] (n) mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11. [Add to Longdo] |
元三 | [がんざん, ganzan] (n-adv, n-t) New Year's period (January 1st to 3rd) [Add to Longdo] |