Same as Anapest, Anapestic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ NL., from Gr. ky`klos circle + paidei`a the bringing up of a child, education, erudition, fr. paidey`ein to bring up a child. See Cycle, and cf. Encyclopedia, Pedagogue. ] 1. The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: A work containing, in alphabetical order, information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the physical sciences, or of mechanics; an encyclopedia. See Encyclopedia. [ PJC ]

a. (Zool.) Dasypædic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. dasy`s hairy, shaggy + &unr_;, &unr_;, a child. ] (Zool.) Those birds whose young are covered with down when hatched. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Dasypædes; ptilopædic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, for &unr_; &unr_;, instruction in the circle of arts and sciences: cf. F. encyclopédie. See Cyclopedia, and Encyclical. ] [ Formerly written encyclopædy and encyclopedy. ] The full circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. gymno`s naked + pai^s, paido`s, a child. ] (Zool.) Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopædic; -- said of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ L. hypaethrus in the open air, uncovered, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; under + &unr_; ether, the clear sky. ] (Arch.) Exposed to the air; wanting a roof; -- applied to a building or part of a building. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. li`pos fat + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A condition in which fat occurs in the blood. [1913 Webster]

prop. n. A genus consisting of only one species, the glade mallow.
Syn. -- genus Napaea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A name from Greek mythology.
Syn. -- Napea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

See otrthopedic and orthopedics. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. paean, Gr. paia`n, fr. Paia`n the physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf. Pæon, Peony. ] [ Written also pean. ] 1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph, joy, or praise. Dryden. “Public pæans of congratulation.” De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. See Pæon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Pedobaptism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. pai^s, paido`s, child + E. genesis. ] (Zool.) Reproduction by young or larval animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Producing young while in the immature or larval state; -- said of certain insects, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. paeon, Gr. paiw`n a solemn song, also, a pæon, equiv. to paia`n. See Pæan. ] (Anc. Poet.) A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable. [ Written also, less correctly, pæan. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs, native to temperate Europe and North America.
Syn. -- family Paeoniaceae, peony family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff, called also red coralline. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers; the Peony. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. fanero`s evident + karpo`s fruit (but taken to mean, ovary). ] (Zool.) Same as Acraspeda. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ Gr. &unr_; to teach beforehand; &unr_; before + &unr_; to bring up a child, to educate, teach, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a child. ] Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction; introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The preliminary learning connected with any art or science; preparatory instruction. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr.&unr_; bare + &unr_;, &unr_;, offspring. ] (Zool.) birds whose young at first have down on the pterylæ only; -- called also Gymnopædes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having down upon the pterylæ only; -- said of the young of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a feather + &unr_;, &unr_;, offspring. ] (Zool.) Same as Dasypædes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having nearly the whole surface of the skin covered with down; dasypædic; -- said of the young of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus (see Scorpene) + -oid. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the family Scorpaenidae, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [ Written also scorpaenid. ] See Illust. under Rockfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Spaed p. pr. & vb. n. Spaeing. ] [ Scot. spae, spay, to foretell, to divine, Icel. spā. ] To foretell; to divine. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A prophet; a diviner. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female fortune teller. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A name given to any one of a series of orange-red dyestuffs produced artificially from certain complex sulphonic acid derivatives of azo and diazo hydrocarbons of the aromatic series; -- so called because of the general resemblance to the shades of nasturtium (Tropaeolum). [ 1913 Webster ]