a. (Med.) Checking the flow of saliva. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. A remedy against excessive salivation. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n.;
a. [ Gr.
n. [ F. flacon, for flascon, fr. OF. flasche, from LL. flasco. See Flask. ] A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors. It is generally larger than a bottle, and of leather or stoneware rather than of glass. [ 1913 Webster ]
A trencher of mutton chops, and a flagon of ale. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
☞ The
n. (Zool.) One of the
‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. [ It. or Sp. laguna, L. lacuna ditch, pool, pond, lacus lake. See Lake, and cf. Lacuna. ]
Lagoon island,
a. [ Gr.
prop. n. A mammal genus comprising the hare wallabies.
prop. n. A mammal genus comprising the viscachas.
prop. n. A mammal genus comprising the woolly monkeys.
prop. n. A group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ L. plagosus. See Plague. ] Fond of flogging;
n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; Pylæ, or Thermopylæ, where the Amphictyonic council met + &unr_; to assemble: cf. F. pylagore. ] (Gr. Antiq.) a deputy of a State at the Amphictyonic council. [ 1913 Webster ]