n. [ F. ballon, aug. of balle ball: cf. It. ballone. See 1st Ball, n., and cf. Pallone. ] 1. A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for aërial navigation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Pyrotechnics) A bomb or shell. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A game played with a large inflated ball. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Engraving) The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Air balloon, a balloon for aërial navigation. --
Balloon frame (Carp.), a house frame constructed altogether of small timber. --
Balloon net, a variety of woven lace in which the weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To take up in, or as if in, a balloon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To go up or voyage in a balloon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To expand, or puff out, like a balloon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Swelled out like a balloon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who goes up in a balloon; an aëronaut. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A fish of the genus Diodon (such as Diodon holocanthus) or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See Globefish, and Bur fish. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in them; the sport of riding in balloons.
balloonry (archaic) [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. (Stock Exchange) The process of temporarily raising the value of a stock, as by fictitious sales. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many kinds (esp. species of Lycosa) do this while young by ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon them carries the spider aloft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An aëronaut. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or practice of ascending in a balloon; an older term for ballooning. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. A garment for women, consisting of chemise and drawers united in one. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. doublon, Sp. doblon. See Double, a., and cf. Dupion. ] A Spanish gold coin, no longer issued, varying in value at different times from over fifteen dollars to about five. See Doblon in Sup. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Epiploa [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Anat.) See Omentum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From F. or Sp. galon. See Gala. ] 1. A narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes, etc., -- sometimes made ornamental. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A similar bordering or binding of rich material, such as gold lace. [ 1913 Webster ]

Silver and gold galloons, with the like glittering gewgaws. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished or adorned with galloon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Scot. loun, lown, loon; akin to OD. loen a stupid man; prob. for an older lown, and akin to E. lame. ] A sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ For older loom, Icel. lōmr; akin to Dan. & Sw. lom. ] (Zool.) Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator (formerly Colymbus), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber, or Colymbus torquatus), and the red-throated loon or diver (Urinator septentrionalis), are the best known species. See Diver. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. someone deranged and possibly dangerous.
Syn. -- crazy, loony, weirdo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. someone mentally deranged and possibly dangerous.
Syn. -- crazy, looney, weirdo, psycho. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Shortened fr. lunatic. ] 1. Crazy; insane; lunatic; mentally unsound. [ Low, U.S. ] [ Written also loony, luny and looney. ] See Luny. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Very foolish; very impractical; as, loony ideas. [ PJC ]

pos>n. An institution for the confinement or treatment of insane persons, such as an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital. [ slang ]
Syn. -- mental institution. [ PJC ]

n. [ F. pantalon, fr. It. pantalone, a masked character in the Italian comedy, who wore breeches and stockings that were all of one piece, from Pantaleone, the patron saint of Venice, which, as a baptismal name, is very frequent among the Venetians, and is applied to them by the other Italians as a nickname, fr. Gr. Pantale`wn, lit., all lion, a Greek personal name. ] 1. A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. In recent times, a loose-fitting variety of Trousers, often of less than ankle length. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. 1. The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery. [ R. ] Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Materials for pantaloons. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }. One unprovided with motive power. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A small, unmanned balloon sent up to indicate the direction of air currents. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. salon (cf. It. salone), fr. F. salle a large room, a hall, of German or Dutch origin; cf. OHG. sal house, hall, G. saal; akin to AS. sael, sele, D. zaal, Icel. salr, Goth. saljan to dwell, and probably to L. solum ground. Cf. Sole of the foot, Soil ground, earth. ] 1. A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public entertainments or amusements; a large room or parlor; as, the saloon of a steamboat. [ 1913 Webster ]

The gilden saloons in which the first magnates of the realm . . . gave banquets and balls. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Popularly, a public room for specific uses; esp., a barroom or grogshop; as, a drinking saloon; an eating saloon; a dancing saloon. [ 1913 Webster ]

We hear of no hells, or low music halls, or low dancing saloons [ at Athens. ] J. P. Mahaffy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. chalon, from Châlons, in France, where it was first made. ] A thin, loosely woven, twilled worsted stuff. [ 1913 Webster ]

In blue shalloon shall Hannibal be clad. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

. An unmanned balloon sent aloft for meteorological or aeronautic purposes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. pl.; sing. Walloon /sing>. [ Cf. F. wallon. ] A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liége, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively. [ Written also Wallons. ] “A base Walloon . . . thrust Talbot with a spear.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Walloon guard, the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; -- so called because formerly consisting of Walloons. [ 1913 Webster ]