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n. [ Cephalo- + Gr. sty^los a pillar. ] (Anat.) The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania. [ 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. clostridia 1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the center by an endospore.
Syn. -- clostridia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. [ capitalized ] a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including several pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas gangrene (Clostridium perfringens), botulism (Clostridium botulinum), and tetanus (Clostridium tetani). [ PJC ]

n. an optical instrument used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; it has a movable and a fixed mirror. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., biestings. ] (Med.) (a) The first milk secreted after delivery; biestings. (b) A mixture of turpentine and the yolk of an egg, formerly used as an emulsion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Meteor.) A form of cloud. See Cloud. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖‖/mhw>, n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos circle + sto`ma, -atos mouth. ] (Zool.) A division of Bryozoa, in which the cells have circular apertures. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Cyclostomata. ] (Zool.) A glass of fishes having a suckerlike mouth, without jaws, as the lamprey; the Marsipobranchii. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Cyclostomi. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cyclo- + Gr. sty^los column. ] Relating to a structure composed of a circular range of columns, without a core or building within. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cyclo + style. ] A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred with an inked roller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; double + &unr_; the warp, a thread. ] (Bot.) Having twice as many stamens as petals, as the geranium. R. Brown. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The condition of being diplostemonous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a stone or rock entirely composed of the mineral dolomite. Dict. Sci. Tech.
Syn. -- dolomite rock. [ PJC ]

n. [ See 1st Gloss. ] (Ceramics) The lead glaze used for pottery. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

An oven in which glazed pottery is fired; -- also called glaze kiln, or glaze. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. "aplo`os simple + sth`mwn a thread.] (Bot.) Having but one series of stamens, and that equal in number to the proper number of petals; isostemonous. [1913 Webster]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Holostei. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole + &unr_; a bone.] (Zool.) An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar pike, bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Holo + Gr.stereo`s solid. ] Wholly solid; -- said of a barometer constructed of solid materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure without the use of liquids, as the aneroid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole + sto`ma, -atos, mouth.] (Zool.) An artificial division of gastropods, including those that have an entire aperture. [1913 Webster]

a. (Zool.) Same as Holostomatous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having an entire aperture; -- said of many univalve shells. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Holo + Gr. sto`ma mouth. ] (Zool.) One of the Holostomata. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole + &unr_; shell of a testacean.] (Zool.) A division of phyllopod Crustacea, including those that are entirely covered by a bivalve shell. [1913 Webster]

n. [ F. kilostere. See Kilogram, and Stere. ] A cubic measure containing 1000 cubic meters, and equivalent to 35, 315 cubic feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Prop. p. p. of OE. losien. See Lose, v. t. ] 1. Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity or benefit. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way; bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost in London. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lost motion (Mach.), the difference between the motion of a driver and that of a follower, due to the yielding of parts or looseness of joints. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ob- + diplostemonous. ] (Bot.) Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The condition of being obdiplostemonous. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖PROP. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. pe`talon a leaf + sti`chos a row. ] (Zool.) An order of Echini, including the irregular sea urchins, as the spatangoids. See Spatangoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. filostorgi`a; fi`los loving + storgh` affection. ] Natural affection, as of parents for their children. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Phyllo- + Gr. sto`ma mouth. ] (Zool.) Any bat of the genus Phyllostoma, or allied genera, having large membranes around the mouth and nose; a nose-leaf bat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A phyllostome. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Russ. volost'. ] In the greater part of Russia, a division for local government consisting of a group of mirs, or village communities; a canton. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]