*aron*

[ See Exodus vii. 9 and Numbers xvii. 8 ] 1. (Arch.) A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. asarum hazelwort, wild spikenard, Gr. 'a`saron ] (Chem.) A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from the Asarum Europæum; -- called also camphor of asarum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. baron, barun, OF. baron, accus. of ber, F. baron, prob. fr. OHG. baro (not found) bearer, akin to E. bear to support; cf. O. Frisian bere, LL. baro, It. barone, Sp. varon. From the meaning bearer (of burdens) seem to have come the senses strong man, man (in distinction from woman), which is the oldest meaning in French, and lastly, nobleman. Cf. L. baro, simpleton. See Bear to support. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “The tenants in chief from the Crown, who held lands of the annual value of four hundred pounds, were styled Barons; and it is to them, and not to the members of the lowest grade of the nobility (to whom the title at the present time belongs), that reference is made when we read of the Barons of the early days of England's history. . . . Barons are addressed as ‘My Lord, ' and are styled ‘Right Honorable.' All their sons and daughters are ‘Honorable.'” Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Old Law) A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife. [ R. ] Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Baron of beef, two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone. --
Barons of the Cinque Ports, formerly members of the House of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for each port. --
Barons of the exchequer, the judges of the Court of Exchequer, one of the three ancient courts of England, now abolished. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. barnage, baronage, OF. barnage, F. baronnage; cf. LL. baronagium. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The whole body of barons or peers. [ 1913 Webster ]

The baronage of the kingdom. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The dignity or rank of a baron. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The land which gives title to a baron. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as baranduki; the terrestrial Siberian squirrel.
Syn. -- baranduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus, Eutamius sibiricus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A baron's wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in her own right; as, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Baron + -et. ] A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is hereditary. The baronets are commoners. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The order was founded by James I. in 1611, and is given by patent. The word, however, in the sense of a lesser baron, was in use long before. “Baronets have the title of 'Sir' prefixed to their Christian names; their surnames being followed by their dignity, usually abbreviated Bart. Their wives are addressed as 'Lady' or 'Madam'. Their sons are possessed of no title beyond 'Esquire.'” Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. State or rank of a baronet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The collective body of baronets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The rank or patent of a baronet. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] A kind of cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick back and thin razorlike edge, used by the Moros of the Philippine Islands. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pertaining to a baron or a barony. “Baronial tenure.” Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Baronies [ OF. baronie, F. baronnie, LL. baronia. See Baron. ] 1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or rank of a baron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. cascarón. ] Lit., an eggshell; hence, an eggshell filled with confetti to be thrown during balls, carnivals, etc. [ Western U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Cless. Myth.) The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Eng. Law) The presiding judge of the court of exchequer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) An inferior court of civil jurisdiction, attached to a manor, and held by the steward; a baron's court; -- now fallen into disuse. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Law) Under the protection of a husband; married. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;); dia` through + &unr_;, gen. of &unr_; four (sc. &unr_;.). ] 1. (Anc. Mus.) The interval of a fourth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theol.) A continuous narrative arranged from the first four books of the New Testament. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An electuary compounded of four medicines. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. Sp. fanfarron; cf. It. fanfano, and OSp. fanfa swaggering, boasting, also Ar. farfār talkative. ] A bully; a hector; a swaggerer; an empty boaster. [ R. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. fanfaronnade, fr. Sp. fanfarronada. See Fanfaron. ] A swaggering; vain boasting; ostentation; a bluster. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A South American wild cat (Felis jaguarondi), having a long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its habits and feeds mostly on birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. See Baronet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. See Lazzaroni. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ It. lazzarone, pl. lazzaroni. ] The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which serves as their refuge. [ Written also, but improperly, lazaroni. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Macaronis or Macaronies. [ Prov. It. macaroni, It. maccheroni, fr. Gr. &unr_; happiness, later, a funeral feast, fr. &unr_; blessed, happy. Prob. so called because eaten at such feasts in honor of the dead; cf. Gr. &unr_; blessed, i. e., dead. Cf. Macaroon. ] 1. Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of a wheat flour such as semolina, and used as an article of food; a form of Italian pasta. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A paste similarly prepared is largely used as food in Persia, India, and China, but is not commonly made tubular like the Italian macaroni. Balfour (Cyc. of India). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A medley; something droll or extravagant. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A sort of droll or fool. [ Obs. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A finical person; a fop; -- applied especially to English fops of about 1775, who affected the mannerisms and clothing of continental Europe. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. pl. (U. S. Hist.) The designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War, distinguished by a rich uniform. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. It. maccheronico, F. macaronique. ] 1. Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A heap of things confusedly mixed together; a jumble. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A type of wheat (Triticum durum) with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in South Russia, North Africa, and North central North America.
Syn. -- durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Macaroon, 2. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Margaric + -one. ] (Chem.) The ketone of margaric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Maroon, the color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Maronites (Eccl. Hist.) One of a body of nominal Christians, who speak the Arabic language, and reside on Mount Lebanon and in different parts of Syria. They take their name from one Maron of the 6th century. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + &unr_; four. ] A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to form a word by a slight change; para` beside + &unr_; to name, fr. 'o`noma a name. ] (Rhet.) A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. paronomasie. ] Paronomasia. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. parwnychi`a; para` beside + 'o`nyx, 'o`nychos, a nail{ 1 }. ] (Med.) A whitlow, or felon{ 3 }. Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A paronymous word. [ Written also paronyme. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. parw`nymos; para` beside, near + 'o`noma a name. ] 1. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate; -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; -- said of certain words, as all and awl; hair and hare, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being paronymous; also, the use of paronymous words. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of saccharonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Saccharin + lactone. ] (Chem.) (a) A white crystalline substance, C6H8O6, obtained by the oxidation of saccharin, and regarded as the lactone of saccharonic acid. (b) An oily liquid, C6H10O2, obtained by the reduction of saccharin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharone; specifically, designating an unstable acid which is obtained from saccharone (a) by hydration, and forms a well-known series of salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Malay sārung. ] A sort of petticoat worn by both sexes in Java and the Malay Archipelago. Balfour (Cyc. of India) [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) An imperfect or diminished fourth. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]