*ilo*

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; lip. ] (Bot.) Without a lip. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 growing well in an acid medium; said of some bacteria
Syn. -- aciduric [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. acutus sharp + E. lobe. ] (Bot.) Having acute lobes, as some leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aegilopis, Gr. a'igi`lwps, fr. a'i`x, gen. a'igo`s, goat + 'w`ps eye. ] 1. (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye. [ Written also egilops ] AS [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) (a) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed. Crabb. (b) [ capitalized ] A genus of plants, called also hardgrass. [ Written also egilops ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

or n. (Zool.) The tunny. See Albicore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lofty speech; pompous language. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. altus (adv. alte) high + loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak. ] High-sounding; pompous in speech. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Doubtful or ambiguous language. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -logy. ] Ambiguity of speech; equivocation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. pollinated by the wind; -- of flowering plants; especially grasses etc. entomophilous [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`nemos wind + fi`los lover. ] (Bot.) Fertilized by the agency of the wind; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; wind-Fertilized. Lubbock. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + fi`los loving. ] (Zool.) Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Math.) The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine. -- An`ti*log`a*rith"mic a. [1913 Webster]

a. Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to analogous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Antilogous pole (Eccl.), that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Antilogies [ Gr. 'antilogi`a, fr. 'anti`logos contradictory; 'anti` against + le`gein to speak. ] A contradiction between any words or passages in an author. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A remedy against the plague. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or relating to the antelope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A contradicter. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. anti- + L. loqui to speak. ] Contradiction. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aquilo, -lonis: cf. F. aquilon. ] The north wind. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Archilochius. ] Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course.
Syn. -- automatic pilot. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Law) One who delivers goods or money to another in trust. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. bataillos, fr. bataille. See Battle, n. ] Arrayed for battle; fit or eager for battle; warlike. [ Obs. ] “In battailous aspect.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + lobate. ] Divided into two lobes or segments. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. divided into two lobes.
Syn. -- bilobate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having two lobes; as, a bilobate leaf.
Syn. -- bilobate, bilobed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + lobe. ] Bilobate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. bi- + location. ] Double location; the state or power of being in two places at the same instant; -- a miraculous power attributed to some of the saints. Tylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + locular: cf. F. biloculaire. ] Divided into two cells or compartments; as, a bilocular pericarp. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Biol.) divided into or containing two cells or chambers; as, having a biloculate capsule.
Syn. -- bilocular. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. blandiloquentia; blandus mild + loqui to speak. ] Mild, flattering speech. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Fair-spoken; flattering. [ 1913 Webster ]

A pilot who has a branch or commission, as from Trinity House, England, for special navigation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. breviloquentia. ] A brief and pertinent mode of speaking. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or } a. [ L. cavillosus. ] Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing. [ R. ]

-- Cav"il*ous*ly, adv. [R.] -- Cav"il*ous*ness, n. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. centum hundred + logui to speak. ] A work divided into a hundred parts. [ R. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a lip + -plasty. ] (Surg.) The process of forming an artificial tip or part of a lip, by using for the purpose a piece of healthy tissue taken from some neighboring part. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Zool.) See Chilopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A garment for women, consisting of chemise and drawers united in one. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A myriapod of the order Chilognatha. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; lip + gna`qos Jaw. ] (Zool.) One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender legs, which are attached ventrally, near together. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; lip, fr. &unr_; lip. See -oma. ] (Zool.) The tumid upper lip of certain mammals, as of a camel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of fish, consisting of the burrfishes.
Syn. -- genus Chilomycterus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) A myriapod of the order Chilopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; lip + -poda. ] (Zool.) One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipedes. They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous, very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, outh. ] (Zool.) An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close the aperture of the cells. [ Also written Chillostomata. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. [ See 3d Clove, and Gillyflower. ] Spice clove. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]