n. A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. gradine. ] A toothed chised by sculptors. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ]
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n. The quality of being heady. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. Cf. Carnation, Incarnate. ] Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color. [ Obs. ] Lovelace. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To dye red or crimson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood
Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather
The multitudinous seas incarnadine,
Making the green one red. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Muscadel. ]
Northern muscadine (Bot.),
Royal muscadine (Bot.),
n. The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness. [ 1913 Webster ]
They received the word with all readiness of mind. Acts xvii. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality or state of being shady. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being steady. [ 1913 Webster ]
Steadiness is a point of prudence as well as of courage. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality of being thready. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being unready. [ 1913 Webster ]