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n. [ LL. almanac, almanach: cf. F. almanach, Sp. almanaque, It. almanacco, all of uncertain origin. ] A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months, to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nautical almanac, an almanac, or year book, containing astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and other information useful to mariners. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. almandina, alamandina, for L. alabandina a precious stone, named after Alabanda, a town in Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F. almandine. ] (Min.) The common red variety of garnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ From Dalman, the geologist. ] (Paleon.) A genus of trilobites, of many species, common in the Upper Silurian and Devonian rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. Same as Dalmania. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Metalmen A worker in metals. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. (Teut. Law) A man or woman having odal, or able to share in it by inheritance. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. -men A man whose business is to manage or display signals; especially, one employed in setting the signals by which railroad trains are run or warned. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & a. etc. [ Icel. ōðal allodium, an hereditary estate; akin to Sw. odal allodial, Dan. odel. ] Vars. of Odal, etc.; property held by udal, or allodial, right -- Obs. exc. in Shetland and the Orkney Islands, where udal designates a freehold, land held in fee simple without any charter and free of any feudal character. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]