*guin*

a. Anguineous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. anguineus. ] Snakelike. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] See Beghard. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a community of Beguines. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. béguine; LL. beguina, beghina; fr. Lambert le Bègue (the Stammerer) the founder of the order. (Du Cange.) ] A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. related by blood; descended from a common ancestor; -- used as a term of relation between two people.
Syn. -- akin(predicate), blood-related, cognate, consanguineous, kin(predicate). [ PJC + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Law) having the same father but different mothers; -- contrasted with uterine{ 2 } and german. [ PJC ]

a. Of the same blood; related by birth. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of kin blood; related. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. conguineus; con- + sanguis blood: cf. F. consanguin. See Sanquine. ] Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. Shak.
Syn. -- consanguine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. consanguinitas: cf. F. consanguintité. ] The relation of persons by blood, in distinction from affinity or relation by marriage; blood relationship; as, lineal consanguinity; collateral consanguinity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Invoking aid by the ties of consanguinity. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) A peculiar action of the tongue by flute players in articulating staccato notes; also, the rapid repetition of notes in cornet playing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The mouth of a river, or place where its waters are discharged. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To stain or cover with blood; to make bloody, or of a blood-red color; as, an ensanguined hue. “The ensanguined field.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bloodless. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of blood; anæmic; exsanguious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Privation or destitution of blood; -- opposed to plethora. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Exsanguious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817. [ 1913 Webster ]

The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of which it
was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663, and to go for twenty shillings; but it never went for less than twenty-one shillings. Pinkerton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Guinea corn. (Bot.) See Durra. --
Guinea Current (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of Guinea. --
Guinea dropper one who cheats by dropping counterfeit guineas. [ Obs. ] Gay. --
Guinea fowl,
Guinea hen (Zool.), an African gallinaceous bird, of the genus Numida, allied to the pheasants. The common domesticated species (Numida meleagris), has a colored fleshy horn on each aide of the head, and is of a dark gray color, variegated with small white spots. The crested Guinea fowl (Numida cristata) is a finer species. --
Guinea grains (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See Amomum. --
Guinea grass (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass (Panicum jumentorum) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies and Southern United States. --
Guinea-hen flower (Bot.), a liliaceous flower (Fritillaria Meleagris) with petals spotted like the feathers of the Guinea hen. --
Guinea peach. See under Peach. --
Guinea pepper (Bot.), the pods of the Xylopia aromatica, a tree of the order Anonaceæ, found in tropical West Africa. They are also sold under the name of Piper aethiopicum. --
Guinea plum (Bot.), the fruit of Parinarium excelsum, a large West African tree of the order Chrysobalaneæ, having a scarcely edible fruit somewhat resembling a plum, which is also called gray plum and rough-skin plum. --
Guinea worm (Zool.), a long and slender African nematoid worm (Filaria Medinensis) of a white color. It lives in the cellular tissue of man, beneath the skin, and produces painful sores. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Guinea{ 1 }; as, Guinean borders. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Guinea{ 1 }; as, Guinean soldiers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Guinea{ 1 }. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ Prob. a mistake for Guiana pig. ] 1. (Zool.) A small Brazilian rodent (Cavia porcellus or Cavia cobaya), about seven inches in length and usually of a white color, with spots of orange and black. Called also cavy. It is the domesticated form of the wild cavy, often kept as a pet and used commonly as an experimental animal in laboratory research. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

2. Hence, [ figuratively ]: Any animal or person used in an experiment; -- also applied to people who are unwillingly or unknowingly subjected by authorities to policies or procedures which might cause bodily or mental harm. [ PJC ]

3. A contemptuous sobriquet. [ Obs. ] Smollett [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

. A director (usually one holding a number of directorships) who serves merely or mainly for the fee (in England, often a guinea) paid for attendance. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Trade name. ] a kind of bitter stout, also called Guiness' stout; as, a glass of Guinness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. inguinalis, fr. inguen, inguinis, the groin: cf. F. inguinal. ] (Astron. & Med.) Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inguinal ring. See Abdominal ring, under Abdominal. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By means of, or in the manner of, intrigue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. orig. the name of another bird, and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from a native South American name. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Penguins are found in the south temperate and antarctic regions. The king penguins (Aptenodytes Patachonica, and Aptenodytes longirostris) are the largest; the jackass penguins (Spheniscus) and the rock hoppers (Catarractes) congregate in large numbers at their breeding grounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges. [ Written also pinguin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Arctic penguin (Zool.), the great auk. See Auk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A breeding place, or rookery, of penguins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Of a blood-red color; sanguine. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Sanguinary, a. & n. ] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Sanguinaria Canadensis, or bloodroot, is the only species. It has a perennial rootstock, which sends up a few roundish lobed leaves and solitary white blossoms in early spring. See Bloodroot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an emetic, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a sanguinary manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being sanguinary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. sanguinarius, fr. sanguis blood: cf. F. sanguinaire. ] 1. Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a sanguinary war, contest, or battle. [ 1913 Webster ]

We may not propagate religion by wars, or by sanguinary persecutions to force consciences. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

Passion . . . makes us brutal and sanguinary. Broome. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Bloody; murderous; bloodthirsty; cruel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. herba sanguinaria an herb that stanches blood: cf. F. sanguinaire. See Sanguinary, a. ] (Bot.) (a) The yarrow. (b) The Sanguinaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. sanguin, L. sanguineus, fr. sanguis blood. Cf. Sanguineous. ] 1. Having the color of blood; red. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of his complexion he was sanguine. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Anticipating the best; cheerfully optimistic; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success; a sanguine disposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful; optimistic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Blood color; red. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

In sanguine and in pes he clad was all. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Min.) Bloodstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of blood; pale. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a sanguine manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

I can not speculate quite so sanguinely as he does. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being sanguine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. sanguineus. See Sanguine. ] 1. Abounding with blood; sanguine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to blood; bloody; constituting blood. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Blood-red; crimson. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being sanguine; sanguineness. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. sanguis + vorare to devour. ] Subsisting on blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being sanguinolent, or bloody. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. sanguinolentus, from sanguis blood: cf. F. sanguinolent. ] Tinged or mingled with blood; bloody; as, sanguinolent sputa. [ 1913 Webster ]

vb. n. (Music) Modification of tone for a rapid staccato effect by the performer's tongue, in playing a wind instrument, as a flute. In single tonguing only one kind of stroke is used, the tongue articulating a rapid “t;” in double tonguing, two strokes, as for “t” and “k, ” are alternated; in triple tonguing, “t, k, t, ” etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. unguinosus, fr. unguen, -inis, fat, ointment. ] Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; oily; unctuous; oleaginous. [ 1913 Webster ]

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