n. a natural family comprising the leafhoppers.
n. a genus of plants comprising tropical American species usually placed in the genus
Quaffed off the muscadel. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ It., prop., a pan, a friing pan, fr. L. patella a pan. ] A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a wick is placed, -- used for public illuminations, as at St. Peter's, in Rome. Called also