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n. Aggrandizement. [ Obs. ] Waterhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To increase or become great. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize. J. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Aggrandized p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing ] [ F. agrandir; à (L. ad) + grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See Grand, and cf. Finish. ] 1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

His scheme for aggrandizing his son. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To augment; exalt; promote; advance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. agrandissement. ] The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement; promotion; preferment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who aggrandizes, or makes great. [ 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. [ F. amande almond. See Almond. ] 1. The vegetable casein of almonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Andean; as, Andine flora. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and West Africa.
Syn. -- genus Andira. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. anderne, aunderne, aundyre, OF. andier, F. landier, fr. LL. andena, andela, anderia, of unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with brand-iron, AS. brand-īsen. ] A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of andirons. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Preceding dinner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A corruption of the native name. ] (Zool.) (a) A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens. (b) A ratlike marsupial animal (genus Perameles) of several species, found in Australia and Tasmania. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material.
Syn. -- band, stripe. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular work. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bandits or Banditti [ It. bandito outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See Ban an edict, and cf. Banish. ] An outlaw; a brigand. [ 1913 Webster ]

No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The plural banditti was formerly used as a collective noun. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deerstealers are ever a desperate banditti. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. blandiloquentia; blandus mild + loqui to speak. ] Mild, flattering speech. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Fair-spoken; flattering. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Same word as Blandish. ] To blandish any one. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blandished p. pr. & vb. n. Blandishing. ] [ OE. blaundisen, F. blandir, fr. L. blandiri, fr. blandus mild, flattering. ] 1. To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make agreeable and enticing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mustering all her wiles,
With blandished parleys. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who uses blandishments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. blandissement. ] The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and artful caresses; cajolery; allurement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cowering low with blandishment. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. The Jesuit editors of the “Acta Sanctorum”, or Lives of the Saints; -- named from John Bolland, who began the work. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mingled with brandy; made stronger by the addition of brandy; flavored or treated with brandy; as, brandied peaches. [ 1913 Webster ]

An iron to brand with. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Brandished p. pr. & vb. n. Brandishing. ] [ OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See Brand, n. ] 1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish. [ 1913 Webster ]

The quivering lance which he brandished bright. Drake. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. “Brandishes of the fan.” Tailer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who brandishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brigandine (cf. It. brigantina), fr. OF. brigant. See Brigand. ] A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewed to linen or other material. It was worn in the Middle Ages. [ Written also brigantine. ] Jer. xlvi. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet,
And brigandine of brass. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a brigand or freebooter; robberlike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Brigandage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. candicans, p. pr. of candicare to be whitish. ] Growing white. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. candide (cf. It. candido), L. candidus white, fr. candēre to be of a glowing white; akin to accend&ebreve_;re, incend&ebreve_;re, to set on fire, Skr. chand to shine. Cf. Candle, Incense. ] 1. White. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The box receives all black; but poured from thence,
The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion. “Candid and dispassionate men.” W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.

Syn. -- Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank; artless; unbiased; equitable. -- Candid, Fair, Open, Frank, Ingenuous. A man is fair when he puts things on a just or equitable footing; he is candid when be looks impartially on both sides of a subject, doing justice especially to the motives and conduct of an opponent; he is open and frank when he declares his sentiments without reserve; he is ingenuous when he does this from a noble regard for truth. Fair dealing; candid investigation; an open temper; a frank disposition; an ingenuous answer or declaration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate; candidateship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Candidatus, n. (because candidates for office in Rome were clothed in a white toga.) fr. candidatus clothed in white, fr. candiduslittering, white: cf. F. candidat. ] One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Candidacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement. [ Cant, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Candidacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an infection caused by fungi of the genera Monilia or Candida, especially Candida albicans.
Syn. -- moniliasis, monilia disease. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a candid manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being candid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From 1st Candy. ] 1. Preserved in or with sugar; incrusted with a candylike substance; as, candied fruits. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (a) Converted wholly or partially into sugar or candy; as candied sirup. (b) Conted or more or less with sugar; as, candidied raisins. (c) Figuratively; Honeyed; sweet; flattering. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Covered or incrusted with that which resembles sugar or candy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Will the cold brook,
Candiedwith ice, caudle thy morning tast? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. smoothly coated with crystals of sugar; -- used especially of fruits; as, a candied apple.
Syn. -- candied, crystallized, glacé, glacéed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. or v. i. [ L. candificare; candëre to be white + -facere to make. ] To make or become white, or candied. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. candiote. ] Of or pertaining to Candia; Cretary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A variety of spinel, of a dark color, found at Candy, in Ceylon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. chélidoine, fr. L. chelidonia (sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr. chelido`nios, fr. chelidw`n the swallow, akin to L. hirundo a swallow. ] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jaundice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also greater celandine and swallowwort. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lasser celandine, the pilewort (Ranunculus Ficaria). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Hinduism) the malevolent aspect of Devi: "the fierce". [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Professor Parker Cleaveland. ] (Min.) A variety of albite, white and lamellar in structure. [ 1913 Webster ]