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n. 1. execretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal.
Syn. -- anus, arse, asshole [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Sp. & F. arsenal arsenal, dockyard, or It. arzanale, arsenale (cf. It. & darsena dock); all fr. Ar. dārçinā'a house of industry or fabrication; dār house + çinā'a art, industry. ] A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. See Arsenate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. arsenicum, Gr. 'arseniko`n, 'arreniko`n, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. 'arseniko`s or better Attic 'arreniko`s masculine, 'a`rrhn male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. zernīkh: cf. F. arsenic. ] 1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356° Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Com.) Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; -- called also arsenious acid, white arsenic, and ratsbane. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic; -- said of those compounds of arsenic in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, arsenic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic; as, arsenical vapor; arsenical wall papers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arsenical silver, an ore of silver containing arsenic. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Arsenicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Arsenicating. ] To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with arsenic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with arsenic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element or radical; -- formerly called arseniuret. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Arsenic + -ferous. ] Containing or producing arsenic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. arsénieux. ] 1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, arsenic; as, arsenious powder or glass. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic, when having an equivalence next lower than the highest; as, arsenious acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. arsénite. ] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) See Arsenide. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Combined with arsenic; -- said some elementary substances or radicals; as, arseniureted hydrogen. [ Also spelt arseniuretted. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Arsenic + pyrite. ] (Min.) A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Smartweed; water pepper. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. bears, bærs, akin to D. baars, G. bars, barsch. Cf. 1st Bass, n. ] The common perch. See 1st Bass. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. bin- + arseniate. ] (Chem.) A salt having two equivalents of arsenic acid to one of the base. Graham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of Celtic origin; cf. W. cars bog, fen. carsen reed, Armor. kars, korsen, bog plant, reed. ] Low, fertile land; a river valley. [ Scot. ] Jomieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Coarser superl. Coarsest. ] [ As this word was anciently written course, or cours, it may be an abbreviation of of course, in the common manner of proceeding, common, and hence, homely, made for common domestic use, plain, rude, rough, gross, e. g., “Though the threads be course.” Gascoigne. See Course. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language. [ 1913 Webster ]

I feel
Of what coarse metal ye are molded. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To copy, in my coarse English, his beautiful expressions. Dryden.

Syn. -- Large; thick; rough; gross; blunt; uncouth; unpolished; inelegant; indelicate; vulgar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a coarse grain or texture, as wood; hence, wanting in refinement. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a coarse manner; roughly; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly; meanly. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make coarse or vulgar; as, to coarsen one's character. [ R. ] Graham. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. made coarse or crude by lack of skill; -- sometimes used to mean inferior. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; inelegance; vulgarity; grossness; as, coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language. “The coarseness of the sackcloth.” Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pardon the coarseness of the illustration. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Farce, n. ] (Eccl.) An addition to, or a paraphrase of, some part of the Latin service in the vernacular; -- common in English before the Reformation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Able to see to a great distance; farsighted. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having foresight as regards the future. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To inclose in a hearse; to entomb. [ Obs. ] “Would she were hearsed at my foot.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] A hind in the second year of its age. [ Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Herse. ] 1. A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies. [ Obs. ] Oxf. Gloss. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument. [ Archaic ] “Underneath this marble hearse.” B. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beside the hearse a fruitful palm tree grows. Fairfax [ 1913 Webster ]

Who lies beneath this sculptured hearse. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A bier or handbarrow for conveying the dead to the grave. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Set down, set down your honorable load,
It honor may be shrouded in a hearse. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A carriage or motor vehicle specially adapted or used for conveying the dead to the grave in a coffin. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. A cloth for covering a coffin when on a bier; a pall. Bp. Sanderson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Suitable to a funeral. [ 1913 Webster ]

If you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Hoarser superl. Hoarsest. ] [ OE. hors, also hos, has, AS. hās; akin to D. heesch, G. heiser, Icel. hāss, Dan. hæs, Sw. hes. Cf. Prov. E. heazy. ] 1. Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven. [ 1913 Webster ]

The hoarse resounding shore. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With a harsh, grating sound or voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hoarsened p. pr. & vb. n. Hoarsening. ] To make hoarse. [ 1913 Webster ]

I shall be obliged to hoarsen my voice. Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of the cords. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Inhearsed p. pr. & vb. n. Inhearsing. ] To put in, or as in, a hearse or coffin. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Zool.) The menhaden. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖a. m. ‖a. f. }[ F. ] Of or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its inhabitants. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marseillaise hymn, or
The Marseillaise, the national anthem of France, popularly so called. It was composed in 1792, by Rouget de l'Isle, an officer then stationed at Strasburg. In Paris it was sung for the first time by the band of men who came from Marseilles to aid in the revolution of August 10, 1792; whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ n. m. ‖ n. f. }[ F. ] A native or inhabitant of Marseilles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A general term for certain kinds of fabrics, which are formed of two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming double cloth, quilted in the loom; -- so named because first made in Marseilles, France. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) Metatarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To rehearse or quote incorrectly. Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. parsed p. pr. & vb. n. parsing. ] [ L. pars a part; pars orationis a part of speech. See Part, n. ] (Gram.) To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it over perfectly. Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From parallax second. See parallax second and annual parallax, under parallax. ] (Astron.) A unit of length used in describing astronomical distances, equal to 3.26 light years, or 3.086 x 10¹³ km. Abbreviated pc. The derived units of kiloparsec (kpc, 1000 parsecs) and megaparsec (mpc, one million parsecs) are often found in discussion of astronomical distances. [ PJC ]

prop. n. [ Hind. & Per. pārsī a Persian, a follower of Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. Persian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India, and now found in western India; a fire worshiper; a Gheber.
Syn. -- Parsi. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of the Parsees. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The religion and customs of the Parsees.
Syn. -- Parsiism. [ 1913 Webster ]