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A metal-hubbed wheel of great strength and elasticity, esp. adapted for artillery carriages and motor cars. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A kind of heavily built dished wheel with a long axle box, used on gun carriages, usually having 14 spokes and 7 felloes; hence, a wheel of similar construction for use on automobiles, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Wrestling) A method of tripping by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back; a throw made in this way. -- v. t. To trip (a person) in this way. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

1. (Horology) (a) A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock; -- often called simply a balance. (b) A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine; a fly wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Steel produced by the basic process. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Same as Beild. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The title of a heathen deity to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; hence, the Devil or a devil. See Baal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an English engineer, the inventor of the process. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pg. beatilha. ] An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A water wheel, on which the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by its weight. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A hard tough alloy of tin, copper, and iron, which can be used for guns. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

1. A wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Naut.) Having the keel arched upwards, but not actually hogged; -- said of a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Steel deriving its qualities from carbon chiefly, without the presence of other alloying elements; -- opposed to alloy steel. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Com.) A tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700 lbs. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the type of wheel used on a cart; it typically has wooden spokes and a metal rim. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an acrobatic maneuver in which the arms and legs are outstretched like the spokes of a wheel, and the body is turned sideways through one or more revolutions, by first touching the hands and then the feet to the ground, in rapid succession so as to mimic the rolling of a wheel; in the course of this feat, the person performing it is alternately upright and upside-down. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

3. a silver dollar; a dollar made of silver. [ Colloq. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. 1 to perform a cartwheel{ 2 }.
Syn. -- do cartwheels. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

A flanged wheel of a railway car or truck. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Cast steel, under Steel. [ 1913 Webster ]

See catherine wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ So called from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in allusion to her martyrdom. ] 1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as Rose window and Wheel window. Called also Catherine-wheel window. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Pyrotechny) A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name. [ Written also Catharine wheel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

. Steel produced by cementation; blister steel. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

1. A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Same as Chromium steel, under Steel. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Zool.) A small gray and white Australian parrot (Leptolophus hollandicus, formerly Calopsitta Novæ-Hollandiæ) with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and crest, but the female has only a pale yellow in the face; -- it is so called from its note.
Syn. -- cockateel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A wheel with cogs or teeth; a gear wheel. See Illust. of Gearing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Mil.) To cause to wheel or turn in an opposite direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gael. craidhleag basket, creel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An osier basket, such as anglers use. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Spinning) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle, and mule. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Named from its resemblance to a crown. ] (Mach.) A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; -- called also a contrate wheel or face wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Cast steel made by fusing in crucibles crude or scrap steel, wrought iron, and other ingredients and fluxes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. See Damask steel, under Damask. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ From Daubrée, a French mineralogist. ] (Min.) A sulphide of chromium observed in some meteoric irons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. &unr_;l; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. āll, Sw. ål. ] (Zoöl.) An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An eelpot or eel basket. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Eel + fare a journey or passage. ] (Zoöl.) A brood of eels. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A plant (Zostera marina), with very long and narrow leaves, growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic coast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zoöl.) The eelpout. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. &unr_;lepute. ] (Zoöl.) (a) A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value. (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To close eyes of; to seel; -- said in reference to a hawk. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To encircle. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The rotating wheel in an escapement mechanism which has notches that are periodically engaged and disengaged by the anchor. [ PJC ]

a. Light-heeled; gay; frisky; frolicsome. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Felt p. pr. & vb. n. Feeling. ] [ AS. fēlan; akin to OS. gifōlian to perceive, D. voelen to feel, OHG. fuolen, G. fühlen, Icel. fālma to grope, and prob. to AS. folm palm of the hand, L. palma. Cf. Fumble, Palm. ] 1. To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who feel
Those rods of scorpions and those whips of steel. Creecn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out. [ 1913 Webster ]

Come near, . . . that I may feel thee, my son. Gen. xxvii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

He hath this to feel my affection to your honor. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or sensitive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Teach me to feel another's woe. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing. Eccl. viii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

He best can paint them who shall feel them most. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mankind have felt their strength and made it felt. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of. [ 1913 Webster ]

For then, and not till then, he felt himself. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To perceive; to observe. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

To feel the helm (Naut.), to obey it. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To have the sensibilities moved or affected. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ She ] feels with the dignity of a Roman matron. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

And mine as man, who feel for all mankind. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, persuasion, physical condition, etc.; to perceive one's self to be; -- followed by an adjective describing the state, etc.; as, to feel assured, grieved, persuaded. [ 1913 Webster ]

I then did feel full sick. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know certainly or without misgiving. [ 1913 Webster ]

Garlands . . . which I feel
I am not worthy yet to wear. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To appear to the touch; to give a perception; to produce an impression by the nerves of sensation; -- followed by an adjective describing the kind of sensation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blind men say black feels rough, and white feels smooth. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

To feel after, to search for; to seek to find; to seek as a person groping in the dark. “If haply they might feel after him, and find him.” Acts xvii. 27. --
To feel of, to examine by touching. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Feeling; perception. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To intercept and have a more kindly feel of its genial warmth. Hazlitt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy feel. [ 1913 Webster ]

The difference between these two tumors will be distinguished by the feel. S. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]