n. [ L. acclamatio: cf. F. acclamation. ] 1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause. [ 1913 Webster ]

On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Antiq.) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections; specif. (R. C. Ch.), the election of a pope or other ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without a ballot. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Acclamation medals are those on which laudatory acclamations are recorded. Elmes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;. &unr_;. a short cloak. ] (Zool.) Not possessing a mantle; -- said of certain gastropods. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + flame. ] In flames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Compounded of a la mi re, names of notes in the musical scale. ] The lowest note but one in Guido Aretino's scale of music. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being à la mode; conformity to the mode or fashion; fashionableness. [ R. ] Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ F. à la mode after the fashion. ] According to the fashion or prevailing mode. “Alamode beef shops.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply mode. Buchanan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. à la mort to the death. Cf. Amort. ] To the death; mortally. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Alkali + amide. ] (Chem.) One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Named from the inventor, Aimé Argand of Geneva. ] A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame. [ 1913 Webster ]

Argand burner, a burner for an Argand lamp, or a gas burner in which the principle of that lamp is applied. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; nuptial bed. ] (Bot.) Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, as the thallus of certain lichens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Oriflamme. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Bethlehem. ] 1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Let's get the bedlam to lead him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. “The bedlam, brainsick duchess.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman. “Raving bedlamites.” Beattie. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Lam. ] To beat or bang. [ Prov. & Low, Eng. ] Todd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bel amour fair love. ] 1. A lover. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A flower, but of what kind is unknown. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Her snowy brows, like budded belamours. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bel ami fair friend. ] Good friend; dear friend. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Pref. bi- + lamellate. ] (Bot.) Formed of two plates, as the stigma of the Mimulus; also, having two elevated ridges, as in the lip of certain flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Pref. bi- + laminar, laminate. ] Formed of, or having, two laminæ, or thin plates. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. blâmable. ] Deserving of censure; faulty; culpable; reprehensible; censurable; blameworthy. -- Blam"a*ble*ness, n. -- Blam"a*bly adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blamed p. pr. & vb. n. Blaming. ] [ OE. blamen, F. blâmer, OF. blasmer, fr. L. blasphemare to blaspheme, LL. also to blame, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n to speak ill, to slander, to blaspheme, fr. bla`sfhmos evil speaking, perh, for blapsi`fhmos; bla`psis injury (fr. bla`ptein to injure) + fh`mh a saying, fr. fa`nai to say. Cf. Blaspheme, and see Fame. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach. [ 1913 Webster ]

We have none to blame but ourselves. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bring reproach upon; to blemish. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She . . . blamed her noble blood. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

To blame, to be blamed, or deserving blame; in fault; as, the conductor was to blame for the accident. [ 1913 Webster ]

You were to blame, I must be plain with you. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. blame, fr. F. blâme, OF. blasme, fr. blâmer, OF. blasmer, to blame. See Blame, v. ] 1. An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let me bear the blame forever. Gen. xiiii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation; culpability; fault; crime; sin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Holy and without blame before him in love. Eph. i. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hurt; injury. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Censure; reprehension; condemnation; reproach; fault; sin; crime; wrongdoing. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. same as blameworthy.
Syn. -- blameworthy, blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Faulty; meriting blame. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Attributing blame or fault; implying or conveying censure; faultfinding; censorious. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Blame"ful*ly, adv. -- Blame"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; -- sometimes followed by of. [ 1913 Webster ]

A bishop then must be blameless. 1 Tim. iii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blameless still of arts that polish to deprave. Mallet. [ 1913 Webster ]

We will be blameless of this thine oath. Josh. ii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Irreproachable; sinless; unblemished; inculpable. -- Blameless, Spotless, Faultless, Stainless. We speak of a thing as blameless when it is free from blame, or the just imputation of fault; as, a blameless life or character. The others are stronger. We speak of a thing as faultless, stainless, or spotless, only when we mean that it is absolutely without fault or blemish; as, a spotless or stainless reputation; a faultless course of conduct. The last three words apply only to the general character, while blameless may be used in reverence to particular points; as, in this transaction he was wholly blameless. We also apply faultless to personal appearance; as, a faultless figure; which can not be done in respect to any of the other words. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a blameless manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being blameless; innocence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who blames. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Deserving blame; culpable; reprehensible. -- Blame"wor`thi*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

. A lamp provided with some arrangement for intensifying combustion by means of a blast. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A burner that produces a hot flame.
Syn. -- blowtorch, torch. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Butyric + -yl + amine. ] (Org. Chem.) A colorless liquid base, C4H9.NH2, of which there are four isomeric varieties. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ LL. calamancus, calamacus; cf. camelaucum; a head covering made of camel's hair, NGr. kamelay`kion, and F. calmande a woolen stuff. ] A glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked. “A gay calamanco waistcoat.” Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the Diospyros quæsita. Called also Coromandel wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. calamari, fr. LL. calamarium inkstand, fr. L. calamus a reed pen: cf. F. calmar, calemar, pen case, calamar. ] (Cookery) Squid, used as a food; -- from the Italian word. See Squid. [ PJC ]

n. [ F. calambac, calambour, from Malay Kalambaq a king of fragrant wood. ] (Bot.) A fragrant wood; agalloch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Calambac. ] A species of agalloch, or aloes wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac; -- used by cabinetmakers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. calamus reed + ferous. ] Producing reeds; reedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. calamine, LL. calamina, fr. L. Cadmia. See Cadmia. ] (min.) A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and silicate of zinc each of which is valuabic as an ore; but it is now usually restricted to the latter, the former being called smithsonite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. calamint, calemente (cf. F. calament) fr. L. calamintha, Gr. kalami`nqh, kala`minqos. See 1st Mint. ] (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants (Calamintha) of the Mint family, esp. the Calamintha Nepeta and Calamintha Acinos, which are called also basil thyme. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. calamus a reed. ] One who plays upon a reed or pipe. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. calamistratus, curled with the curling iron, fr. calamistrum curling iron, fr. calamus a reed. ] To curl or friz, as the hair. [ Obs. ] Cotgrave.

n. The act or process of curling the hair. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a curling iron. ] (Zool.) A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidæ), used to curl certain fibers in the construction of their webs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. calamus a reed: cf. F. calamite. ] (Paleon.) A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta (the Horsetail or Scouring Rush family) but sometimes attaining the height of trees, and having the stem more or less woody within. See Acrogen, and Asterophyllite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Calamitosus; cf. F. calamiteux. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Ten thousands of calamitous persons. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Producing, or attended with distress and misery; making wretched; wretched; unhappy. “This sad and calamitous condition.” South. “A calamitous prison” Milton.

Syn. -- Miserable; deplorable; distressful; afflictive; wretched; grievous; baleful; disastrous; adverse; unhappy; severe; sad; unfortunate.

-- Ca*lam"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Ca*lam"i*tous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n.; pl. Calamities [ L. calamitas, akin to in-columis unharmed: cf. F. calamité ] 1. Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals. [ 1913 Webster ]

The word calamity was first derived from calamus when the corn could not get out of the stalk. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery. [ 1913 Webster ]

The deliberations of calamity are rarely wise. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where'er I came I brought calamity. Tennyson.

Syn. -- Disaster; distress; affliction; adversity; misfortune; unhappiness; infelicity; mishap; mischance; misery; evil; extremity; exigency; downfall. -- Calamity, Disaster, Misfortune, Mishap, Mischance. Of these words, calamity is the strongest. It supposes a somewhat continuous state, produced not usually by the direct agency of man, but by natural causes, such as fire, flood, tempest, disease, etc, Disaster denotes literally ill-starred, and is some unforeseen and distressing event which comes suddenly upon us, as if from hostile planet. Misfortune is often due to no specific cause; it is simply the bad fortune of an individual; a link in the chain of events; an evil independent of his own conduct, and not to be charged as a fault. Mischance and mishap are misfortunes of a trivial nature, occurring usually to individuals. “A calamity is either public or private, but more frequently the former; a disaster is rather particular than private; it affects things rather than persons; journey, expedition, and military movements are often attended with disasters; misfortunes are usually personal; they immediately affect the interests of the individual.” Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]