(n)bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color, Syn.Arctotis venusta, Arctotis stoechadifolia
(n)a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa, Syn.Chadic language, Chadic
(n)(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran, Syn.hadith, Sunna
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. 1. Act or process of making a shade. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That filling up which represents the effect of more or less darkness, expressing rotundity, projection, etc., in a picture or a drawing. [ 1913 Webster ]