*arty*

adj. 1. pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming
Syn. -- artsy-craftsy [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Sticky and foul; muddy; filthy; dirty. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. involving four parties.
Syn. -- quadripartite. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Compar. Heartier superl. Heartiest. ] 1. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the heart; warm; cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; willing; also, energetic; active; eager; as, a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting the government. [ 1913 Webster ]

Full of hearty tears
For our good father's loss. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a hearty man; hearty timber. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty food; a hearty meal.

Syn. -- Sincere; real; unfeigned; undissembled; cordial; earnest; warm; zealous; ardent; eager; active; vigorous. -- Hearty, Cordial, Sincere. Hearty implies honesty and simplicity of feelings and manners; cordial refers to the warmth and liveliness with which the feelings are expressed; sincere implies that this expression corresponds to the real sentiments of the heart. A man should be hearty in his attachment to his friends, cordial in his reception of them to his house, and sincere in his offers to assist them. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Hearties Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar address and fellowship among sailors. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Good for the heart. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "iero`s sacred + E. martyr.] A priest who becomes a martyr. [1913 Webster]

prop. n. A natural family in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae.
Syn. -- family Martyniaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ AS., from L. martyr, Gr. ma`rtyr, ma`rtys, prop., a witness; cf. Skr. sm&rsdot_; to remember, E. memory. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not only to witness, but to witness by death. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell,
Thou fall'st a blessed martyr ! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Martyred p. pr. & vb. n. Martyring. ] 1. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession. Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart
Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Martyr + -dom. ] 1. The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

I came from martyrdom unto this peace. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Affliction; torment; torture. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. martyriser, LL. martyrizare. ] To make a martyr of. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a martyr. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. martyrologium: cf. F. martyrologe. ] A martyrology. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. martyrologiste. ] A writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -gies [ Martyr + -logy. ] A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Martyrdom. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. not based upon or representing political parties; as, a nonparty regime. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. Colored with different tints; variegated; as, a party-colored flower. “Parti-colored lambs.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Parties [ F. parti and partie, fr. F. partir to part, divide, L. partire, partiri. See Part, v. ] 1. A part or portion. [ Obs. ] “The most party of the time.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A number of persons united in opinion or action, as distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people is divided on questions of public policy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Win the noble Brutus to our party. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The peace both parties want is like to last. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A part of a larger body of company; a detachment; especially (Mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on special service. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a select company; as, a dinner party; also, the entertainment itself; as, to give a party. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. One concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes part with others; a participator; as, he was a party to the plot; a party to the contract. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cause of both parties shall come before the judges. Ex. xxii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed or antagonistic to another. [ 1913 Webster ]

If the jury found that the party slain was of English race, it had been adjudged felony. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Cause; side; interest. [ 1913 Webster ]

Have you nothing said
Upon this Party 'gainst the Duke of Albany? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. A person; as, he is a queer party. [ Now accounted a vulgarism. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

“For several generations, our ancestors largely employed party for person; but this use of the word, when it appeared to be reviving, happened to strike, more particularly, the fancy of the vulgar; and the consequence has been, that the polite have chosen to leave it in their undisputed possession.” Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

Party jury (Law), a jury composed of different parties, as one which is half natives and half foreigners. --
Party man, a partisan. Swift. --
Party spirit, a factious and unreasonable temper, not uncommonly shown by party men. Whately. --
Party verdict, a joint verdict. Shak. --
Party wall. (a) (Arch.) A wall built upon the dividing line between two adjoining properties, usually having half its thickness on each property. (b) (Law) A wall that separates adjoining houses, as in a block or row. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. parti divided, fr. partir to divide. See Part, v., and cf. Partite. ] 1. (Her.) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Partial; favoring one party; partisan. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will be true judge, and not party. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Charter party. See under Charter. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Partly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a motley coat, or coat of divers colors. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Someone who is attending a party{ 4 }; as, the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Devotion to party. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (U. S. Politics) A party formed in 1891, advocating an increase of the currency, public ownership and operation of railroads, telegraphs, etc., an income tax, limitation in ownership of land, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The state of a benefice when occupied. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Pourparties [ See Purparty. ] (Law) A division; a divided share. [ 1913 Webster ]

To make pourparty, to divide and apportion lands previously held in common. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (U. S. History) The political party formed, chiefly out of the Republican party, by the adherents of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912. The name Progressive party was chosen at the meeting held on Aug. 7, 1912, when the candidates were nominated and the platform adopted. It was also known as the Bull Moose Party. Among the chief articles in the platform are those demanding direct primaries, preferential primaries for presidential nominations, direct election of United States senators, women's suffrage, and recall of judicial decisions in certain cases. In 1924 the label was also adopted by the party supporting the presidential campaign of Robert M. La Follette, and in 1948 it was also adopted by the party of Henry Wallace. The party is no longer (1998) considered a force in U. S. national politics. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC ]

n. [ LL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; first + &unr_; martyr: cf. F. protomartyr. See Proto-, and Martyr. ] The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in any cause; -- applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian martyr. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. pourpartie; pour for + partie a part; cf. OF. purpart a respective part. ] (Law) A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a coparcener. [ Written also purpart, and pourparty. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I am forced to eat all the game of your purparties, as well as my own thirds. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Swarthy; tawny. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a social gathering at which the host (or more typically hostess) entertains the guests, and provides them with an opportunity to order Tupperware. This was used as an effective sales strategy by the Tupperware manufacturer, and provided income to the host(ess) from commissions on sales. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + martyr. ] To degrade from the rank of a martyr. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts; as, a warty leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of the nature of warts; as, a warty excrescence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Warty egg (Zool.), a marine univalve shell (Ovulum verrucosum), having the surface covered with wartlike elevations. [ 1913 Webster ]