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‖n. [ NL. ] A genus of aroideous plants, of which some species are cultivated for their immense leaves (which are often curiously blotched with white and red), and others (in Polynesia) for food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) The art or act of determining the directions and heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range, or from any works which may be erected. Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. digladiari; di- = dis- + gladius a sword. ] To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute violently. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Digladiating like Æschines and Demosthenes. Hales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of digladiating. [ Obs. ] “Sore digladiations and contest.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. gladius sword. ] (Bot.) Sword-shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the iris, or of the gladiolus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. gladius sword. See Glaive. ] 1. Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.

{ } a. Of or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants in general. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or practice of a gladiator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Conduct, state, or art, of a gladiator. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. gladiatorius. ] Gladiatorial. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. gladiatura. ] Swordplay; fencing; gladiatorial contest. Gayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. gladiolus a small sword, the sword lily, dim. of gladius sword. See Glaive. ] (Bot.) A lilylike plant, of the genus Gladiolus; -- called also corn flag. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L. Gladioli E. Gladioluses [ L. See Gladiole. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate leaves, and including many species, some of which are cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flowers; the corn flag; the sword lily. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals; the mesosternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Gladii [ L., a sword. ] (Zool.) The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ladylike; not rough; gentle. [ Obs. ] “Stroked with a ladied land.” Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. (Bot.) The small-flowered Fuchsia (Fuchsia coccinea), and other closely related species. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Bot.) A name given to several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals about a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Lady + -fy. ] To make a lady of; to make ladylike. [ Obs. ] Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. Latinus Latin. See Latin ] 1. A Romansch dialect spoken in some parts of Switzerland and the Tyrol. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person speaking Ladin as a mother tongue. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. The act of loading. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which lades or constitutes a load or cargo; freight; burden; as, the lading of a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bill of lading. See under Bill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ladinos [ Sp. ] One of the half-breed descendants of whites and Indians; a mestizo; -- so called throughout Central America. They are usually of a yellowish orange tinge. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -nos /plu> 1. The mixed Spanish and Hebrew language spoken by Sephardim. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A cunningly vicious horse. [ Southeastern U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. A ladin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

pos>n. (Bot.) The European wake-robin (Arum maculatum), -- those with purplish spadix the lords, and those with pale spadix the ladies. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr.It. paladino, fr. L. palatinus an officer of the palace. See Palatine. ] A knight-errant; a distinguished champion; as, the paladins of Charlemagne. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. (Arch.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a variety of the revived classic style of architecture, founded on the works of Andrea Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century; as, a Palladian window. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. [ From Pallas, Athena. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena, also called Pallas. [ PJC ]

2. Pertaining to wisdom or knowledge; -- Athena being the goddess of wisdom. [ PJC ]

prop. n. (Arch.) A follower of the architectural style of Andrea Palladio. [ PJC ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, palladium; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which the element has a higher valence as contrasted with palladious compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, palladium; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which palladium has a lower valence as compared with palladic compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. Palla`dion, fr. Palla`s, Palla`dos, Pallas. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Gr. Antiq.) Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the famous statue on the preservation of which depended the safety of ancient Troy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: That which affords effectual protection or security; a safeguard; as, the trial by jury is the palladium of our civil rights. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] (Chem.) A rare metallic element of the light platinum group, found native, and also alloyed with platinum and gold. It is a silver-white metal resembling platinum, and like it permanent and untarnished in the air, but is more easily fusible, with a melting point of 1555° C. It can also be prepared as a finely divided black powder. It is unique in its power of absorbing hydrogen, which it does to the extent of nearly a thousand volumes, forming the alloy Pd2H. It is used for graduated circles and verniers, for plating certain silver goods, and somewhat in dentistry. It was so named in 1804 by Wollaston from the asteroid Pallas, which was discovered in 1802. Symbol Pd. Atomic number, 46. Atomic weight, 106.42. Density 12.0. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Palladiumized p. pr. & vb. n. Palladiumizing ] To cover or coat with palladium. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n.; pl. Phyllocladia [ NL., fr. Gr. fy`llon a leaf + kla`dos a sprout. ] (Bot.) A flattened stem or branch which more or less resembles a leaf, and performs the function of a leaf as regards respiration and assimilation.
Syn. -- cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]