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‖n. [ Sp., prop. p. of adelantar to advance, to promote. ] A governor of a province; a commander. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; not manifest + &unr_; a star. ] (Bot.) A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Atheling. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; invisible + &unr_; a bell. ] (Zool.) Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; -- opposed to phanerocodonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; invisible + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Zool.) An animal having feet that are not apparent. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'adelfo`s brother. ] (Bot.) A “brotherhood, ” or collection of stamens in a bundle; -- used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'adelfo`s brother. ] (Bot.) Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens; as, adelphous stamens. Usually in composition; as, monadelphous. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. & Sp. aludel, fr. Ar. aluthāl. ] (Chem.) One of the pear-shaped pots open at both ends, and so formed as to be fitted together, the neck of one into the bottom of another in succession; -- used in the process of sublimation. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (R. C. Ch.) The diplomatic agent of the pope highest in grade, superior to a nuncio. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; as, Arundel or Arundelian marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of Arundel in 1624. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. asphodelus, Gr. &unr_;. See Daffodil. ] (Bot.) A general name for a plant of the genus Asphodelus. The asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name is also popularly given to species of other genera. The asphodel of the early English and French poets was the daffodil. The asphodel of the Greek poets is supposed to be the Narcissus poeticus. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pansies, and violets, and asphodel. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae.
Syn. -- genus Asphodelus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ F. bandelette, dim. of bande. See Band, n., and cf. Bendlet. ] (Arch.) A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding, compassing a column, like a ring, and usually at the top of the column; an annulet. Gwilt.
Syn. -- annulet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. bde`llion; cf. Heb. b'dolakh bdellium (in sense 1). ] 1. An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (Gen. ii. 12, and Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Indian bdellium or false myrrh is an exudation from Balsamodendron Roxburghii. Other kinds are known as African bdellium, Sicilian bdellium, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. bde`lla leech + -oid. ] (Zool.) The order of Annulata which includes the leeches. See Hirudinea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. bde`lla leech + -meter. ] (Med.) A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an exhausting syringe. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖pos>n. [ NL., fr. Gr. bde`lla leech + morfh` form. ] (Zool.) An order of Nemertina, including the large leechlike worms (Malacobdella) often parasitic in clams. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Same as Beadle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Beadleship. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ F. ] Of or pertaining to Bordeaux, in France, or to the district around Bordeaux. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A keeper or a frequenter of a brothel. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. bordel, orig. a little hut, OF. borde hut, cabin, of German origin, and akin to E. board, n.See. Board, n. ] A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to prostitution. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a building where prostitutes are available for hire; a brothel.
Syn. -- whorehouse, whore house, brothel, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, bawdy house, cathouse, sporting house. [ PJC + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. bourdelais, prob. fr. bordelais. See Bordelais. ] A sort of grape. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System International d'Unites.
Syn. -- candle, cd, standard candle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a branched, ornamental candlestick having several sockets for candles.
Syn. -- candelabrum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a branched, ornamental electric light fixture, resembling an candelabra[ wn1 ], having several sockets for lights.
Syn. -- candelabrum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n.; pl. L. Candelabra E. Candelabrums [ L., fr. candela candle. See candle. ] 1. (Antiq.) (a) A lamp stand of any sort. (b) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A large candlestick, having several branches; also called candelabra. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. either of two Mexican shrubs Pedilanthus bracteatus or Pedilanthus pavonis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a wax-coated shrub (Euphorbia antisyphilitica) of northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. See Chandler. ] 1. A candlestick, lamp, stand, gas fixture, or the like, having several branches; esp., one hanging from the ceiling. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fort.) A movable parapet, serving to support fascines to cover pioneers. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. to perform a chandelle, as of an airplane. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Aeronautics) an abrupt climbing turn made by an airplane, in which the plane's momentum is used to achieve a higher than normal rate of climb, without stalling the aircraft. [ PJC ]

n. a natural family comprising the leafhoppers.
Syn. -- family Cicadellidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. citadelle, It. citadella, di&unr_;. of citt&unr_; city, fr. L. civitas. See City. ] A fortress in or near a fortified city, commanding the city and fortifications, and intended as a final point of defense. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Stronghold. See Fortress. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. like a comrade; heartily friendly and congenial.
Syn. -- hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ [ It., the consulate of the sea. ] A collection of maritime laws of disputed origin, supposed to have been first published at Barcelona early in the 14th century. It has formed the basis of most of the subsequent collections of maritime laws. Kent. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. OF. cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See Cord. ] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fr. Hist.) A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. cordeler to twist, fr. OF. cordel. See Cordelier. ] Twisting. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., dim. of corde cord. ] A twisted cord; a tassel. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geol.) The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of Bengal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola. --
Coromandel wood, Calamander wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a crude, immature manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr. L. dens tooth + leo lion. See Tooth, n., and Lion. ] (Bot.) A well-known plant of the genus Taraxacum (Taraxacum officinale, formerly called Taraxacum Dens-leonis and Leontodos Taraxacum) bearing large, yellow, compound flowers, and deeply notched leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Deal, n. ] Share; portion; part. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Math.) a differential operator which, operating on a function of several variables, gives the sum of the partial derivatives of the function with respect to the three orthogonal spatial coordinates; -- also called the gradient or grad. It is represented by an inverted Greek capital delta (∇), and is thus because of its shape also called nabla, meaning harp in Hebrew. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. delacerare, delaceratum, to tear in pieces. See Lacerate. ] A tearing in pieces. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. delacrimatio, fr. delacrimare to weep. See Lachrymation. ] An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes; wateriness of the eyes. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. de- + L. lactare to suck milk, from lac milk. ] The act of weaning. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Muslin delaine, under Muslin. ] A kind of fabric for women's dresses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) Formation and separation of laminæ or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This process consists of a concentric splitting of the cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer (epiblast) and an inner layer (hypoblast). By the perforation of the resultant two-walled vesicle, a gastrula results similar to that formed by the process of invagination. [ 1913 Webster ]