*auda*

adj. 1. worthy of being applauded. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ F. audacieux, as if fr. LL. audaciosus (not found), fr. L. audacia audacity, fr. audax, -acis, bold, fr. audere to dare. ] 1. Daring; spirited; adventurous. [ 1913 Webster ]

As in a cloudy chair, ascending rides
Audacious. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent. “ Audacious traitor.” Shak. “ Such audacious neighborhood.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum. “Audacious cruelty.” “Audacious prate.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an audacious manner; with excess of boldness; impudently. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness. [ 1913 Webster ]

The freedom and audacity necessary in the commerce of men. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; -- implying a contempt of law or moral restraints. [ 1913 Webster ]

With the most arrogant audacity. Joye. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as aoudad.
Syn. -- aoudad, arui, Barbary sheep, maned sheep, Ammotragus lervia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + caudal. ] Having, or terminating in, two tails. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + caudate. ] Two-tailed; bicaudal. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ L. cauda tail + ad to. ] (Zool.) Backwards; toward the tail or posterior part. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., tail of a cock. ] (Paleon.) A plume-shaped fossil, supposed to be a seaweed, characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks; as, the cauda galli grit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cauda galli epoch (Geol.), an epoch at the begining of the Devonian age in eastern America, so named from the characteristic gritty sandstone marked with impressions of Cauda galli. See the Diagram under Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Cauda tail. Cf. Coward. ] Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage. [ 1913 Webster ]

The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Caudal fin (Zool.), the terminal fin (or “tail”) of a fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. cauda tail. ] (Zool.) See Urodela. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. cauda tail. ] Having a tail; having a terminal appendage like a tail. Opposite of acaudate. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. curvus bent + E. caudate. ] (Zool.) Having a curved or crooked tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. defraudatio: cf. F. défraudation. ] The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. e- + caudate. ] 1. (Bot.) Without a tail or spur. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zoöl.) Tailless. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. illaudabilis. See In- not, and Laudable. ] Not laudable; not praise-worthy; worthy of censure or disapprobation. Milton.

-- Il*laud"a*bly, adv. [Obs.] Broome. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. laudabilitas. ] Laudableness; praiseworthiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See Laud, v. i. ] 1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a laudable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Laudanum. ] (Chem.) A white organic base, resembling morphine, and obtained from certain varieties of opium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Orig. the same wort as ladanum, ladbdanum: cf. F. laudanum, It. laudano, ladano. See Ladanum. ] Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A fluid ounce of American laudanum should contain the soluble matter of one tenth of an ounce avoirdupois of powdered opium with equal parts of alcohol and water. English laudanum should have ten grains less of opium in the fluid ounce. U. S. Disp. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dutchman's laudanum (Bot.) See under Dutchman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. laudatio: cf. OE. taudation. See Land, v. t. ] The act of lauding; praise; high commendation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. laudativus laudatory: cf. F. laudatif. ] Laudatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A panegyric; a eulogy. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] 1. One who lauds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An arbitrator. [ Obs. ] Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. laudatorius: cf. OF. laudatoire. ] Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as, laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden. Sir J. Stephen. [ 1913 Webster ]