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a. Pertaining to the ship Argo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Potter's clay. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Argal, Orgal. Of unknown origin. ] Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Argolicus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, neut. of &unr_; inactive; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; work. ] (Chem.) A colorless, odorless gas occurring in the air (of which it constitutes 0.93 per cent by volume), in volcanic gases, etc.; -- so named on account of its inertness by Rayleigh and Ramsay, who prepared and examined it in 1894-95. Symbol, A; at. wt., 39.9. Argon is condensible to a colorless liquid boiling at -186.1° C. and to a solid melting at -189.6° C. It has a characteristic spectrum. No compounds of it are known, but there is physical evidence that its molecule is monatomic. Weight of one liter at 0° C. and 760 mm., 1.7828 g. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. Argonauta, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; sailor, &unr_; ship. See Argo. ] 1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly after it was discovered there in 1848. [ U. S. ] Bret Harte. [ 1913 Webster ]

The “Argonauts of '49” were a strong, self-reliant, generous body of men. D. S. Jordan. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. (Zool.) A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and clasp the shell, but are never elevated in the air for sails as was formerly supposed. The creature swims beneath the surface by means of a jet of water, like other cephalopods. The male has no shell, and is much smaller than the female. See Hectocotylus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Argonauticus. ] Of or pertaining to the Argonauts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family of cephalopods represented solely by the genus Argonauta.
Syn. -- family Argonautidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.
Syn. -- Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. an ancient city in SE Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Argosies [ Earlier ragusy, fr. ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa. ] A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where your argosies with portly sail . . .
Do overpeer the petty traffickers. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. Of unknown origin. ] A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. bottarga, bottarica; or Sp. botarga; a kind of large sausages, a sort of wide breeches: cf. F. boutargue. ] A sort of cake or sausage, made of the salted roes of the mullet, much used on the coast of the Mediterranean as an incentive to drink. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cargoes [ Sp. cargo, carga, burden, load, from cargar to load, from cargar to load, charge, See Charge. ] The lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods, merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat; load; freight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cargoes of food or clothing. E. Everett. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term cargo, in law, is usually applied to goods only, and not to live animals or persons. Burill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. fr. Gael. & Ir. cir, cior (pronounced kir, kior), crest, comb + E. goose. Cf. Crebe. ] (Zool.) A species of grebe (Podiceps crisratus); the crested grebe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Embargoes [ Sp., fr. embargar to arrest, restrain; pref. em- (L. in) + Sp. barra bar, akin to F. barre bar. See Bar. ] An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions; a prohibition to sail. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ If the embargo is laid on an enemy's ships, it is called a hostile embargo; if on the ships belonging to citizens of the embargoing state, it is called a civil embargo. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Embargoed p. pr. & vb. n. Embargoing. ] To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. snail. ] any edible terrestrial snail prepared as food; as a dish, it is usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic.
Syn. -- snail. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ Cf. Gargil. ] A distemper in swine; garget. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A water cooler or jug with a handle and spout; a gurglet. Mollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp. gárgola, prob. fr. the same source as F. gorge throat, influenced by L. gargarizare to gargle. See Gorge and cf. Gargle, Gargarize. ] (Arch.) A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely. [ Written also gargle, gargyle, and gurgoyle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hydrargyrum + chloride. ] (Chem.) A compound of the bichloride of mercury with another chloride. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Embargo. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Jargoned p. pr. & vb. n. Jargoning. ] To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

The noisy jay,
Jargoning like a foreigner at his food. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to E. garrulous, or gargle. ] 1. Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish. “A barbarous jargon.” Macaulay. “All jargon of the schools.” Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang. Especially, an idiom with frequent use of informal technical terms, such as acronyms, used by specialists. “All jargon of the schools.” Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

The jargon which serves the traffickers. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ E. jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers. zargūn gold-colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. Zircon. ] (Min.) A variety of zircon. See Zircon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. jargonelle a very gritty variety of pear. See Jargon zircon. ] A variety of pear which ripens early. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. & adv. [ It., large, L. largus, See Large. ] (Mus.) Slow or slowly; -- more so than adagio; next in slowness to grave, which is also weighty and solemn. -- n. A movement or piece in largo time. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pg. amargoso bitter. ] (Bot.) A large tree of the genus Melia (Melia Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The Melia Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or bead tree. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of flies. Sir S. Baker. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.
Syn. -- Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne operation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called also nonoic acid) found in the leaves of the geranium (Pelargonium) and allied plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pelargo`s a stork. ] (Bot.) A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceæ, differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ About one hundred and seventy species are known, nearly all of them natives of South Africa, and many having very beautiful blossoms. See the Note under Geranium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Botargo. ] A kind of sauce or pickle. King. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. sargo, L. sargus a kind of fish. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to Sargus, Pomadasys, and related genera; -- called also sar, and saragu. [ 1913 Webster ]