prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of St. Kitts and Nevis. Population (2000) = 19, 000. [ PJC ]

n. [ It., fr. LL. birrettum, berretum, a cap, dim. of L. birrus, birrum, a cloak to keep off rain, cf. Gr. &unr_; tawny, red: cf. Sp. birreta, Pg. barrete, and E. Barret. ] A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic Church. A cardinal's berretta is scarlet; that worn by other clerics is black, except that a bishop's is lined with green. [ Also spelt beretta, biretta, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a weasellike mammal (Mustela nigripes) inhabiting the western North American prairie, having dark feet, a dark-tipped tail, and a dark face on a yellowish-brown coat. It is an endangered species. [ PJC ]

adj. given formally or officially.
Syn. -- bestowed, presented. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Same as Conferee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who confers; one who converses. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who bestows; a giver. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to Daguerre, or to his invention of the daguerreotype. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Daguerre the inventor + -type. ] 1. An early variety of photograph, produced on a silver plate, or copper plate covered with silver, and rendered sensitive by the action of iodine, or iodine and bromine, on which, after exposure in the camera, the latent image is developed by the vapor of mercury. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The process of taking such pictures. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Daguerreotyped p. pr. & vb. n. Daguerreotyping ] 1. To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a picture. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To impress with great distinctness; to imprint; to imitate exactly.

{ } n. One who takes daguerreotypes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or process of producing pictures by method of Daguerre. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who defers or puts off.

a. Dearer. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which deters; a deterrent; a hindrance. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which deters or prevents. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere. See Deter. ] Serving to deter. “The deterrent principle.” E. Davis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. expergisci, p. p. experrectus, to rouse up; ex out + pergere to wake up. ] A waking up or arousing. [ Obs. ] Holland [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere; as, there is no clear evidence for extraterrestrial life. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a hypothetical form of life existing outside the Earth or its atmosphere, especially intelligent life on other planets or in other solar systems; as, what would you say to an extraterrestrial?.
Syn. -- extraterrestrial being, alien. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. ferreus, fr. ferrum iron. Cf. Farrier, Ferrous. ] Partaking of, made of, or pertaining to, iron; like iron. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. & adv. } Obs. compar. of Fer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & adv. Obs. superl. of Fer. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. furet, cf. LL. furo; prob. fr. L. fur thief (cf. Furtive); cf. Arm. fur wise, sly. ] (Zool.) An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela furo syn. Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes. They are sometimes kept as pets. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ferreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ferreting. ] [ Cf. F. fureter. See Ferret, n. ] To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret. [ 1913 Webster ]

Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F. fleuret. Cf. Floret. ] A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. feret, dim. or fer iron, L. ferrum. ] (Glass Making) The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who ferrets. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The spur-winged goose; -- so called from the red circle around the eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. ferretto di Spagna, dim. of ferro iron, fr. L. ferrum. ] Copper sulphide, used to color glass. Hebert. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G., House of Lords. ] See Legislature, Austria, Prussia. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ German. ] a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others; -- referred to especially in NAZI racial theories.
Syn. -- master race. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To receive between or within. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An interregnum. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person who discharges the royal functions during an interregnum. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Interregnums [ L., fr. inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See Reign, and cf. Interreign. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive branch of a government is suspended or interrupted. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. interrègne. ] An interregnum. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness; interrelation.
Syn. -- interrelation, interrelationship. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Between the kidneys; as, the interrenal body, an organ found in many fishes. -- n. The interrenal body. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mutually repellent. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who inters. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Interrexes L. Interreges [ L., fr. inter between + rex king. ] An interregent, or a regent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ See Near. ] Nearer. [ Obs. ] [ Written also neer, ner. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Never the neer, never the nearer; no nearer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overreached (Overraught obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Overreaching. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To reach above or beyond in any direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To defeat one's own purpose by trying to do too much or by trying too hard or with excessive eagerness; -- used reflexively; as, the candidate overreached himself by trying to plant false rumors, which backfired/ [ PJC ]

v. i. 1. To reach too far; as: (a) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses. (b) (Naut.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cheat by cunning or deception. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To read over, or peruse. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Too ready. -- O"ver*read"*i*ly adv. -- O"ver*read"i*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]