a. (Bibliog.) An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin. The term has also been applied to certain elegant editions of English works. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. almandina, alamandina, for L. alabandina a precious stone, named after Alabanda, a town in Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F. almandine. ] (Min.) The common red variety of garnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Almandine [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. amande almond. See Almond. ] 1. The vegetable casein of almonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Andean; as, Andine flora. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. arundineus, fr. arundo reed. ] Abounding with reeds; reedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 an antiviral drug, (C10H13N5O4) used in the treatment of AIDS. It has the generic name of zidovudine. an analog of thymidine, it inhibits the replication of the viral chromosome.
Syn. -- AZT, zidovudine[ generic ], 3'-azido 3'-deoxythymidine, Retrovir[ Trademark ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. Obscenity; lewdness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks. -- n. A Cistercian monk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being bloody. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

All that bloodiness and savage cruelty which was in our nature. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brigandine (cf. It. brigantina), fr. OF. brigant. See Brigand. ] A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewed to linen or other material. It was worn in the Middle Ages. [ Written also brigantine. ] Jer. xlvi. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet,
And brigandine of brass. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. chélidoine, fr. L. chelidonia (sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr. chelido`nios, fr. chelidw`n the swallow, akin to L. hirundo a swallow. ] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jaundice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also greater celandine and swallowwort. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lasser celandine, the pilewort (Ranunculus Ficaria). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. chinium quinine + aldehyde. ] (Chem.) See Quinaldine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. chinium quinine (cf. G. & F. china Peruvian bark) + -oil + -ine. ] (Chem.) See Quinodine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A compound of chlorine and iodine. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chryso`s gold + -oid + -ine. ] (Chem.) An artificial, yellow, crystalline dye, C6H5N2.C6H3(NH2)2. Also, one of a group of dyestuffs resembling chrysoïdine proper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cinchona. ] (Chem.) One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance, C19H22N2O, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to, but weaker than, quinine; -- sometimes called also cinchonidia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being cloudy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`lla glue. ] (Chem.) One of a class of organic bases, C8H11N, usually pungent oily liquids, belonging to the pyridine series, and obtained from bone oil, coal tar, naphtha, and certain alkaloids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A cordwainer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. cortium leather. ] A colorless or yellowish oil, C10H15N, of a leathery odor, occuring in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also, one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type. [ Written also corindine. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., n. ] (Arch.) Turning on pivots at the top and bottom; -- said of a door. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Far.) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. krypto`s hidden. ] (Chem.) One of the quinoline bases, obtained from coal tar as an oily liquid, C11H11N; also, any one of several substances metameric with, and resembling, cryptidine proper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cumin. ] (Chem.) A strong, liquid, organic base, C3H7.C6H4.NH2, homologous with aniline. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being curdy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A liquid organic base, C10H13.NH2, derived from cymene. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the genus Didus, or the dodo. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Dined p. pr. & vb. n. Dining. ] [ F. dîner, OF. disner, LL. disnare, contr. fr. an assumed disjunare; dis- + an assumed junare (OF. juner) to fast, for L. jejunare, fr. jejunus fasting. See Jejune, and cf. Dinner, D&unr_;jeuner. ] To eat the principal regular meal of the day; to take dinner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now can I break my fast, dine, sup, and sleep. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To dine with Duke Humphrey, to go without dinner; -- a phrase common in Elizabethan literature, said to be from the practice of the poor gentry, who beguiled the dinner hour by a promenade near the tomb of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in Old Saint Paul's. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed; as, to dine a hundred men. [ 1913 Webster ]

A table massive enough to have dined Johnnie Armstrong and his merry men. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To dine upon; to have to eat. [ Obs. ] “What will ye dine.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who dines. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who often takes his dinner away from home, or in company. [ 1913 Webster ]

A brilliant diner-out, though but a curate. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; to whirl round. ] Revolving on an axis. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. di- + pyridine. ] (Geom.) A polymeric form of pyridine, C10H10N2, obtained as a colorless oil by the action of sodium on pyridine. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. e out, without + cardo a hinge. ] (Zoöl.) An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See Brachiopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A green compound used as a dyestuff, produced from aniline blue when acted upon by acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F.; cf. OF. ferrant iron-gray, from L. ferrum iron. ] A stuff made of silk and wool. [ 1913 Webster ]

I did buy a colored silk ferrandine. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Courage without sense or judgment; foolish rashness; recklessness. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Gabardine. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. [ Sp. gabardina; cf. It. gavardina, OF. galvardine, calvardine, gavardine, galeverdine; perh. akin to Sp. & OF. gaban a sort of cloak or coat for rainy weather, F. caban great coat with a hood and sleeves, It. gabbano and perh. to E. cabin. ] A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews; a mean dress. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being gaudy. Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

{ } n. [ From the name of the discoverer, Gismondi. ] (Min.) A native hydrated silicate of alumina, lime, and potash, first noticed near Rome. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Gourdy. ] (Far.) The state of being gourdy. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ n. [ F. gradin, dim. of grade. See Grade. ] (Arch.) Any member like a step, as the raised back of an altar or the like; a set raised over another. “The gradines of the amphitheeater.” Layard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. gradine. ] A toothed chised by sculptors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS gr&aemacr_;dignes. ] The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. Shak.

Syn. -- Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] 1. A thin gauzelike fabric of silk or wool, for women's wear. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A trade name for a dyestuff, consisting essentially of impure fuchsine.

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n. (Physiol. Chem.) A strongly alkaline base, NH2.CNH.NH2, formed by the oxidation of guanin, and also obtained combined with methyl in the decomposition of creatin. Boiled with dilute sulphuric acid, it yields urea and ammonia. [ 1913 Webster ]