a. [ L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of temetum intoxicating drink. ] 1. Abstaining from wine. [ Orig. Latin sense. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Under his special eye
Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions. [ 1913 Webster ]

Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet. Gibbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life. “One abstemious day.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a`kros extreme + &unr_; shoulder: cf. F. acromion. ] (Anat.) The outer extremity of the shoulder blade. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the Amioidei. -- n. One of the Amioidei. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Amia + -oid. ] (Zool.) An order of ganoid fishes of which Amia is the type. See Bowfin and Ganoidei. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ fr. Gr. 'anqemi`s flower. ] A floral ornament. See Palmette. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. Formerly also }. [ Chemical + Gr. &unr_; arrangement, fr. &unr_; to arrange. ] (Biol.) The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zoospores of algæ, etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted (positive chemotaxis) or repelled (negative chemotaxis). -- Chem`o*tac"tic a. -- Chem`o*tac"tic*al*ly, adv. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. Daimios [ Jap., fr. Chin. tai ming great name. ] The title of the feudal nobles of Japan. [ 1913 Webster ]

The daimios, or territorial nobles, resided in Yedo and were divided into four classes. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] Encomium; panegyric. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The science which treats of endemic affections. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Epidemy + -graphy. ] (Med.) A treatise upon, or history of, epidemic diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Connected with, or pertaining to, epidemiology; as, epidemiological studies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person skilled in epidemiology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Epidemy + -logy. ] (Med.) That branch of medicine which studies the incidence and distribution of disease in a population, and uses such information to find the causes, modes of transmission, and methods for control of disease. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

pos>a. [ L. eximius taken out, i. e. select, fr. eximere to take out. See Exempt. ] Select; choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The eximious and arcane science of physic. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistcs and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a half ass, a mule. ] (Zool.) A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang. Darwin.

{ ‖ } n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; half + Gr. &unr_; sight. ] (Med.) A defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but half of an object looked at. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hemi- + Gr. &unr_; straight + -type. ] Same as Monoclinic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Anat.) A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some mammals. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. [ Gr. mei`wn less + kaino`s new, fresh, recent. ] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. -- n. The Miocene period. See Chart of Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. mei`wn less + "ippo`s horse.] (Paleon.) An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related to the genus Anhithecrium, and having three usable hoofs on each foot. [1913 Webster]

n. A myodynamometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nimius. ] Excessive; extravagant; inordinate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a valence relatively lower than in the osmic compounds; as, osmious chloride. [ Written also osmous. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Osmious acid (Chem.), an acid derived from osmium, analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming unstable salts. It is a brown amorphous substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; proverb + -graph + -er. ] A collector or writer of proverbs. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. praemiosus, fr. praemium a premium. ] Rich in gifts. [ R. ] Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; before + &unr_; chamber, especially, the bridal chamber. ] A song in celebration of a marriage. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Proximate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. [ Cf. F. samiote. ] Samian. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Once in a while; on rare occasions. [ Colloq. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Half official; having some official authority or importance; as, a semiofficial statement. -- Sem`i*of*fi"cial*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

{ or } n. [ Gr. shmei^on sign + -graphy. ] (Med.) A description of the signs of disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ . Same as Semeiography, Semeiology, Semeiological. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }, a. Of or pertaining to the science of signs, or the systematic use of signs; as, a semeiological classification of the signs or symptoms of disease; a semeiological arrangement of signs used as signals. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or , n. [ Gr. shmei^on a mark, a sign + -logy. ] The study of signs as an element of communication; the analysis of systems of communication; -- also called semiotics. Specifically: (a) (Med.) The science of the signs or symptoms of disease; symptomatology. (b) The art of using signs in signaling. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Semiopaque. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A variety of opal not possessing opalescence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Half opaque; only half transparent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the shape of a half orb or sphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }, a. [ Gr. shmeiwtiko`s, fr. shmei^on a mark, a sign. ] 1. Relating to signs or indications; pertaining to the language of signs, or to language generally as indicating thought. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the signs or symptoms of diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Semeiotic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }, n. 1. The study of signs as an element of communication; the analysis of systems of communication; -- also called semiology. [ PJC ]

2. a theory of signs and symbols, including as branches semantics, pragmatics and syntactics. [ RHUD ] [ PJC ]

n. Same as Semeiotics. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Half oval. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Half ovate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Combined with oxygen only in part. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a.[ L. simia an ape. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Simiæ; monkeylike. [ 1913 Webster ]

That strange simious, schoolboy passion of giving pain to others. Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]