n. [ G. auerochs, OHG. ūrohso; ūr (cf. AS. ūr) + ohso ox, G. ochs. Cf. Owre, Ox. ] (Zool.) The European bison (Bison bonasus,
n. State of being a church. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. pl.;
‖n. [ G., from dachs badger + hund dog. ] (Zool.) One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also
‖n. [ NL. Named after
‖n. [ G., prop., a fox. ] (German Univ.) A student of the first year. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. [ Named by the French inventor, from Fuchs a fox, the German equivalent of his own name, Renard. ] (Chem.) Aniline red; an artificial coal-tar dyestuff, of a metallic green color superficially, resembling cantharides, but when dissolved forming a brilliant dark red. It consists of a hydrochloride or acetate of rosaniline. See Rosaniline. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside. It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above it in the door. [ 1913 Webster ]
To find the latchstring out,
n. A patriarchate. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Geol.) An igneous rock of semiglassy nature, having a luster like pitch. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ G ] The parliament of Austria (exclusive of Hungary, which has its own diet, or parliament). It consists of an Upper and a Lower House, or a House of Lords and a House of Representatives. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ G. ] A free city of the former German empire. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ G. ]
n. (Med.) A rare hereditary disease affecting lipid metabolism in humans, due to a deficiency of hexosaminidase. It occurs in infants and children, and causes death before the onset of adulthood. It occurs most commonly of people of Jewish origin from easter Europe. It is characterized by accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue, causes a red spot on the retina, and eventual blindness and paralysis before death. [ PJC ]
n.
The foregoing doctrine affords us also a touchstone for the trial of spirits. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Irish touchstone (Min.),
n. (Zool.) See Aurochs. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
If ye vouchsafe that it be so. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word or two? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is not said by the apostle that God vouchsafed to the heathens the means of salvation. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Bk. of Com. Prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Vouchsafe, illustrious Ormond, to behold
What power the charms of beauty had of old. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of vouchsafing, or that which is vouchsafed; a gift or grant in condescension. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Gr., fr. zeche a mine + stein a stone. ] (Geol.) The upper division of the Permian (Dyas) of Europe. The prevailing rock is a magnesian limestone. [ 1913 Webster ]