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a. [ Pref. anti- + asthmatic. ] (Med.) Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma. -- n. A remedy for asthma. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Same as Antasthmatic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. erzmarschall. See Arch-, pref. ] The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity that to the Elector of Saxony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; number + -mancy. ] Divination by means of numbers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; short-drawn breath, fr. &unr_; to blow, for &unr_;: cf. Skr. vā, Goth. waian, to blow, E. wind. ] (Med.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Paper impregnated with saltpeter. The fumes from the burning paper are often inhaled as an alleviative by asthmatics. [ Archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. A person affected with asthma. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. asthmaticus, Gr. &unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient. -- Asth*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

. (Surveying) 1. Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred. such as: (a) A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference to which the height of tides and floods may be measured. (b) a surveyer's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. something serving as a standard by which related items may be judged; as, his painting sets the benchmark of quality. [ PJC + WordNet 1.5 ]

3. a test or series of tests designed to compare the qualities or performance of different devices of the same type. Certain sets of computer programs are much used as benchmarks for comparing the performance of different computers, especially by comparing the time it takes to complete a test. [ PJC ]

n. Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body for a natural birthmark, . . . a snake. Sir T. North. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Burgomaster. ] The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Brachmanae, pl., Gr. &unr_;. ] See Brahman. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Brahman. ] 1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ According to the Hindu religious books, Brahma (with the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence, the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal gods, Brahmá (with the final a long), Vishnu, and Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the Divine Essence. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Brahmani. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Fem. of Brahman. ] Any Brahman woman. [ Written also Brahmanee. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n.; pl. Brahmans, Brahmins. [ Skr. Brāhmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness; the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane, Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Gr. &unr_;, pl. ] 1. A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the Hindus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Brahman bull (Zool.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a person from an old, respected, and usually wealthy family who has considerable social or political influence; -- a term used especially in New England; as, a Boston brahmin. [ PJC ]

{ } n. The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the religion of Brahma. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A burgomaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also bailiff, and barmaster. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bushmen [ Cf. D. boschman, boschjesman. See 1st Bush. ] 1. A woodsman; a settler in the bush. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Ethnol.) One of a race of South African nomads, living principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied in race or language to any other people. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Churchmen 1. An ecclesiastic or clergyman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An Episcopalian, or a member of the Established Church of England. “A zealous churchman.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One was is attached to, or attends, church. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or becoming, a churchman. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being a churchman; attachment to the church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Coachmen 1. A man whose business is to drive a coach or carriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean (Dutes auriga); -- called also charioteer. The name refers to a long, lashlike spine of the dorsal fin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Skill in driving a coach. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_;; di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; a drachm. ] A two-drachma piece; an ancient Greek silver coin, worth nearly forty cents. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. E. Drachmas L. Drachmæ [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Dram. ] 1. A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents (U. S. currency, ca. 1913). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Dutchmen A native, or one of the people, of Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dutchman's laudanum (Bot.), a West Indian passion flower (Passiflora Murucuja); also, its fruit. --
Dutchman's pipe (Bot.), . [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.), a delicate perennial spring-flowering herb (Dicentra cucullaria) of eastern U.S., having peculiar double-spurred white flowers. See Illust. of Dicentra
Syn. -- Dicentra cucullaria. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a hardy deciduous American vine (Aristolochia durior) having large, heart-shaped leaves and bearing brownish-purple flowers which have their calyx tubes curved like the bowl of a tobacco pipe. Formerly classified as Aristolochia Sipho.
Syn. -- pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla, Aristolochia durior. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Earth + mad an earthworm. ] (Zoöl.) The earthworm. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The earthmads and all the sorts of worms . . . are without eyes. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Englishmen A native or a naturalized inhabitant of England. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Frenchmen A native or one of the people of France. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Freshmen A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his first year in a high school, college, or university.
Syn. -- frosh. [ 1913 Webster ]

He drank his glass and cracked his joke,
And freshmen wondered as he spoke. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

Freshman class, the lowest of the four classes in an American college. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a freshman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) an insignia worn on the uniform to indicate years of service.
Syn. -- service stripe, hash mark. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. -men [ OE. hencheman, henxman; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man, and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding. ] An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -men One who holds high-church principles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a high-churchman. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines and worship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Irishmen A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian. [ 1913 Webster ]

Irishman's hurricane (Naut.), a dead calm. --
Irishman's reef. (Naut.) See Irish reef, under Irish, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of whom it was said, “His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him.” Gen. xvi. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. See Ismaelian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an Ishmaelite or the Ishmaelites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -men One who holds low-church principles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a low-churchman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person living in the marches between England and Scotland or Wales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who makes matches for burning or kinding. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who tries to bring about marriages. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or process of making matches for kindling or burning. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act or process of trying to bring about a marriage for others. [ 1913 Webster ]