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a. [ L. biliosus, fr. bilis bile. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the bile. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. “A bilious old nabob.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bilious temperament. See Temperament. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being bilious. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cilium + L. gradi to step: cf. F. ciliograde. ] (Zool.) Moving by means of cilia, or cilialike organs; as, the ciliograde Medusæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Eccl. Hist.) The Latin for, “and from the Son, ” equivalent to et filio, inserted by the third council of Toledo (a. d. 589) in the clause qui ex Patre procedit (who proceedeth from the Father) of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (a. d. 381), which makes a creed state that the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son as well as from the Father. Hence, the doctrine itself (not admitted by the Eastern Church). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ From Ilium. ] A combining form used in anatomy to denote connection with, or relation to, the ilium; as, ilio-femoral, ilio-lumbar, ilio-psoas, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ilium and femur; as, iliofemoral ligaments. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions; as, the iliolumbar artery. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. Ilium, or Troy, the ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War; -- a variant spelling of Ilium.
Syn. -- Troy, Ilium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Anat.) The great flexor muscle of the hip joint, divisible into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, -- often regarded as distinct muscles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A flowering plant.
Syn. -- monocot, monocotyledon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A class comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves. It includes the grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids. It is divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae.
Syn. -- Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledonae, class Liliopsida. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Mandil. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Manilla, 1. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., dim. of L. milium millet. So named from its resemblance to millet seed. ] (Zool.) A genus of Foraminifera, having a porcelanous shell with several longitudinal chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Paleon.) A fossil shell of, or similar to, the genus Miliola. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. The same Miliolitic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Miliolite limestone (Geol.), a building stone, one of the group of the Paris basin, almost entirely made up of many-chambered microscopic shells. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the genus Miliola; containing miliolites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Zool.) A South American bat of the genus Noctilio, having cheek pouches and large incisor teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖peop. n. [ L., a butterfly. ] (Zool.) A genus of butterflies. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Formerly it included numerous species which are now placed in other genera. By many writers it is now restricted to the swallow-tailed butterflies, like Papilio polyxenes, syn. Papilio asterias, and related species. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Resembling the butterfly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) (a) Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea. (b) Belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants (Papilionaceæ) which includes the bean, pea, vetch, clover, and locust. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Papilio. ] (Zool.) The division of Lepidoptera which includes the butterflies. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) The typical butterflies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. pavillon, fr. L. pavilio a butterfly, also, a tent, because spread out like a butterfly's wings. ] 1. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts. “[ The ] Greeks do pitch their brave pavilions.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) A single body or mass of building, contained within simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated, as in the park or garden of a larger edifice, or united with other parts, and forming an angle or central feature of a large pile. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Her.) Same as Tent (Her.) [ 1913 Webster ]

5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and collet. See Illust. of Brilliant. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pavilion of heaven is bare. Shelley. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pavilioned p. pr. & vb. n. Pavilioning. ] To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents. [ 1913 Webster ]

The field pavilioned with his guardians bright. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. postillon, It. postiglione, fr. posta post. See Post a postman. ] One who rides and guides the first pair of horses of a coach or post chaise; also, one who rides one of the horses when one pair only is used. [ Written also postillion. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine of the probabiliorists. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. probabilior, compar. of probabilis probable. ] (Casuistry) One who holds, in opposition to the probabilists, that a man is bound to do that which is most probably right. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Punctilios [ It. puntiglio, or Sp. puntillo, dim. fr. L. punctum point. See Point, n. ] A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony. [ 1913 Webster ]

They will not part with the least punctilio in their opinions and practices. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. It. puntiglioso, Sp. puntilloso. ] Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in the smallest particulars. “A punctilious observance of divine laws.” Rogers. “Very punctilious copies of any letters.” The Nation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of common life. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Punc*til"ious*ly, adv. -- Punc*til"ious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. superciliosus, fr. supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. Conceal. ] Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior. -- Su`per*cil"i*ous*ly, adv. -- Su`per*cil"i*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. [ F. vermillon. See Vermeil. ] 1. (Chem.) A bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The kermes insect has long been used for dyeing red or scarlet. It was formerly known as the worm dye, vermiculus, or vermiculum, and the cloth was called vermiculatia. Hence came the French vermeil for any red dye, and hence the modern name vermilion, although the substance it denotes is very different from the kermes, being a compound of mercury and sulphur. R. Hunt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate red. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a bat. ] (Zool.) A genus of bats including some of the common small insectivorous species of North America and Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to Vespertilio and allied genera. They lack a nose membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Vespertiliones. [ 1913 Webster ]