{ ‖ } n. [ Gr. a`ga`llochon, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl. ahālīm. ] A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also agalwood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Changeable in color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) See Garnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; changed in color, fr. &unr_; other + &unr_; color. ] Changing color. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Archilochius. ] Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family comprising the birthworts; wild ginger.
Syn. -- family Aristolochiaceae, birthwort family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 an order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary. It includes the Aristolochiaceae, Rafflesiaceae, and Hydnoraceae.
Syn. -- order Aristolochiales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. large genus of West North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs.
Syn. -- genus Calochortus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, bile + &unr_; color. ] (Physiol.) See Bilirubin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., prop., bell. ] (Aëronautics) An apparatus used in controlling certain kinds of aëroplanes, and consisting principally of a steering column mounted with a universal joint at the base, which is bellshaped and has attached to it the cables for controlling the wing-warping devices, elevator planes, and the like. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. a woman's close-fitting helmetlike hat. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

/mhw>, [ OE. galoche, galache, galage, shoe, F. galoche galoche, perh. altered fr. L. gallica a Gallic shoe, or fr. LL. calopedia wooden shoe, or shoe with a wooden sole, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, a shoemaker's last; &unr_; wood + &unr_; foot. ] 1. A clog or patten. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor were worthy [ to ] unbuckle his galoche. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: An overshoe worn in wet weather, especially a waterproof rubber overshoe extending over the ankle, worn over one's regular shoes; now usually written galosh. It is used mostly in the plural; as, it's raining, so put your galoshes on. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Gavelock. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; point of an arrow. ] (Bot.) Having barbs; as, glochidiate bristles. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Glochidia [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; the point of an arrow. ] (Zool.) The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a parasite upon the parent's gills. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Offal of a deer. -- v. t. To remove the offal from (a deer). [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. guillochis; -- said to be fr. Guillot, the inventor of a machine for carving it. ] (Arch.) 1. An ornament in the form of two or more bands or strings twisted over each other in a continued series, leaving circular openings which are filled with round ornaments. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In ornamental art, any pattern made by interlacing curved lines. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Waved or engine-turned. Mollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gael. & Olr. loch. See Lake of water. ] A lake; a bay or arm of the sea. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. looch, Ar. la'ūg, an electuary, or any medicine which may be licked or sucked, fr. la'ūq to lick. ] (Med.) A kind of medicine to be taken by licking with the tongue; a lambative; a lincture. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } pos>n. [ So called from Lochaber, in Scotland. ] A weapon of war, consisting of a pole armed with an axhead at its end, formerly used by the Scotch Highlanders. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr.&unr_;. ] (Gr. Antiq.) An officer who commanded a company; a captain. Mitford. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gael. See 1st Loch. ] A small lake; a pond. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A pond or lochan rather than a lake. H. Miller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Loach. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;, pl., fr. &unr_; belonging to childbirth, &unr_; a lying in, childbirth. ] (Med.) The discharge from the womb and vagina which follows childbirth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. lochial. ] Of or pertaining to the lochia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Metallochromy. ] A coloring produced by the deposition of some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by electricity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. metallum metal + Gr. &unr_; color. ] The art or process of coloring metals. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ Heb. molek king. ] 1. (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]