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n. A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The belief of those in the Church of England who accept many doctrines and practices which they maintain were those of the primitive, or true, Catholic Church, of which they consider the Church of England to be the lineal descendant; a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition.
Syn. -- High Anglicanism [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Phys.) The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a natural contrariety; adverse; antipathetic. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.
Syn. -- batholith, pluton, plutonic rock. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. baqo`s depth + -lith. ] A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.
Syn. -- batholite, pluton, plutonic rock. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Of or pertaining to a batholith. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. baqo`s depth + -meter. ] An instrument for measuring depths, esp. one for taking soundings without a sounding line. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bât packsaddle (cheval de bât packhorse) + E. horse. See Bastard. ] A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ba`qos depth, fr. baqy`s deep. ] (Rhet.) A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the low, in writing or speech; anticlimax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A house for sheltering boats. [ 1913 Webster ]

Half the latticed boathouse hides. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; descent; &unr_; down + &unr_; way. ] (Physics) The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the electric current passes out of the electrolyte; the negative pole; -- opposed to anode. Faraday. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cathode ray (Phys.), a kind of ray generated at the cathode in a vacuum tube, by the electrical discharge. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. Also . [ Cathode + -graph. ] (Physics) A picture produced by the Roentgen rays; a radiograph. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Physiol.) A term applied to the centrifugal, or efferent, course of the nervous influence. Marshall Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. catholicus, Gr. kaqoliko`s, universal, general; kata` down, wholly + "o`los whole, probably akin to E. solid: cf. F. catholique.] 1. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith. [1913 Webster]

Men of other countries [came] to bear their part in so great and catholic a war. Southey. [1913 Webster]

☞ This epithet, which is applicable to the whole Christian church, or its faith, is claimed by Roman Catholics to belong especially to their church, and in popular usage is so limited. [1913 Webster]

2. Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes. [1913 Webster]

3. Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act. [1913 Webster]

Catholic epistles, the epistles of the apostles which are addressed to all the faithful, and not to a particular church; being those of James, Peter, Jude, and John. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Old Catholic, the name assumed in 1870 by members of the Roman Catholic church, who denied the ecumenical character of the Vatican Council, and rejected its decrees, esp. that concerning the infallibility of the pope, as contrary to the ancient Catholic faith. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Catholic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. catholicisme. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The state or quality of being catholic or universal; catholicity. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The faith of the whole orthodox Christian church, or adherence thereto. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The doctrines or faith of the Roman Catholic church, or adherence thereto. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state or quality of being catholic; universality. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Liberality of sentiments; catholicism. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the doctrine so held; orthodoxy. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Adherence to the doctrines of the church of Rome, or the doctrines themselves. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To make or to become catholic or Roman Catholic. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a catholic manner; generally; universally. Sir L. Cary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being catholic; universality; catholicity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, neut. &unr_;, universal. See Catholic. ] (Med.) A remedy for all diseases; a panacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Catholic. ] (Eccl.) The spiritual head of the Armenian church, who resides at Etchmiadzin, Russia, and has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over, and consecrates the holy oil for, the Armenians of Russia, Turkey, and Persia, including the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Sis. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Patriarch of Constantinople is the civil head of the Armenians in Turkey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ky`aqos a cup + -lith. ] (Biol.) A kind of coccolith, which in shape resembles a minute cup widened at the top, and varies in size from 1/6000 to 1/8000 of an inch. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ NL. cyathophyllum, fr. Gr. ky`aqos a cup + fy`llon a leaf. ] (Paleon.) Like, or pertaining to, the family Cyathophyllidæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Paleon.) A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllidæ; sometimes extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging to the group Rugosa; -- also called cup corals. Thay are found in paleozoic rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. desmo`s bond + gna`qos jaw. ] (Zool.) Having the maxillo-palatine bones united; -- applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathæ), including various wading and swimming birds, as the ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. dia- + catholicon. ] (Med.) A universal remedy; -- a name formerly given to a purgative electuary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ NL. dromaius emu + Gr. gna`qos jaw. ] (Zool.) Having the structure of the palate like that of the ostrich and emu. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Epi- + Gr. gna`qos the jaw. ] (Zoöl.) Hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. fadme, faðme, AS. fæðm fathom, the embracing arms; akin to OS. faðmos the outstretched arms, D. vadem, vaam, fathom, OHG. fadom, fadum, G. faden fathom, thread, Icel. faðmr fathom, Sw. famn, Dan. favn; cf. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to spread out, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; outspread, flat, L. patere to lie open, extend. Cf. Patent, Petal. ] 1. A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The measure or extant of one's capacity; depth, as of intellect; profundity; reach; penetration. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Another of his fathom they have none
To lead their business. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fathomed p. pr. & vb. n. Fathoming. ] 1. To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span. [ Obs. ] Purchas. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The page of life that was spread out before me seemed dull and commonplace, only because I had not fathomed its deeper import. Hawthotne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being fathomed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who fathoms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Incapable of being fathomed; immeasurable; that can not be sounded. [ 1913 Webster ]

And buckle in a waist most fathomless. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Incomprehensible. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fathomless absurdity. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, feldspar. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. Gnatho, name of a parasite in the “Eunuchus” of Terence, Gr. &unr_;; hence, a parasite in general. ] Flattering; deceitful. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. gna`qos the jaw + -pod. ] (Zool.) A gnathopodite or maxilliped. See Maxilliped. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool, ) Any leglike appendage of a crustacean, when modified wholly, or in part, to serve as a jaw, esp. one of the maxillipeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. gna`qos the jaw + &unr_; a roof. ] (Zool.) One of a pair of broad plates, developed from the outer maxillipeds of crabs, and forming a cover for the other mouth organs. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. gna`qos the jaw + &unr_;, &unr_;, the mouth. ] (Zool.) A comprehensive division of vertebrates, including all that have distinct jaws, in contrast with the leptocardians and marsipobranchs (Cyclostoma), which lack them. [ Written also Gnathostomata. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Gnathothecae [ NL., fr. Gr. gna`qos the jaw + &unr_; a box. ] (Zool.) The horney covering of the lower mandible of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "i`ppos horse + E. pathology: cf. F. hippopathologie.] The science of veterinary medicine; the pathology of the horse. [1913 Webster]

a. Within the thorax or chest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A footrace of 26 miles 385 yards. [ wns=2 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Hence: Any long and arduous undertaking, straining the endurance of the participants. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- endurance contest. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. (Capitalized)a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians. [ wns=3 ]
Syn. -- battle of Marathon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Meso- + Gr. gna`qos jaw. ] (Anat.) Having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. meta- + Gr. gna`qos the jaw. ] (Zool.) Cross-billed; -- said of certain birds, as the crossbill. [ 1913 Webster ]