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‖n.; pl. -ti [ It. ] (Mus.) A light and pleasing composition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Element + -oid. ] Resembling an element. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Filament + -oid. ] Like a filament. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. filamenteux. ] Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. im- not + momentous. ] Not momentous; unimportant; insignificant. [ R. ] A. Seward. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. ligamenteux. ] Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as, a strong ligamentous membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Mementos [ L., remember, be mindful, imper. of meminisse to remember. See Mention. ] A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seasonable mementos may be useful. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L. ] Lit., remember to die, i.e., that you must die; a warning to be prepared for death; an object, as a death's-head or a personal ornament, usually emblematic, used as a reminder of death. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ 1st mental + Meckelian. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the chin and lower jaw. -- n. The bone or cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in some adult animals and the young of others. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Mentor, the counselor of Telemachus, Gr. Me`ntwr, prop., counselor. Cf. Monitor. ] A wise and faithful counselor or monitor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Mentor. ] Containing advice or admonition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. L. momentosus rapid, momentary. ] Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a momentous decision; momentous affairs. -- Mo*men"tous*ly, adv. -- Mo*men"tous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. utmost importance. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] Ornament; decoration. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pigmental. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. pimiento, pimienta; cf. Pg. pimenta, F. piment; all fr. L. pigmentum a paint, pigment, the juice of plants; hence, something spicy and aromatic. See Pigment. ] 1. (Bot.) Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See Allspice. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. same as pimiento. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ It., fr. portare to carry. ] (Mus.) In singing, or in the use of the bow, a gradual carrying or lifting of the voice or sound very smoothly from one note to another; a gliding from tone to tone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A proclamation or manifesto; a formal announcement or declaration. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Rifacimenti /plu>. [ It. ] A remaking or recasting; an adaptation, esp. of a literary work or musical composition. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. sarmentosus: cf. F. sarmenteux. See Sarment. ] (Bot.) (a) Long and filiform, and almost naked, or having only leaves at the joints where it strikes root; as, a sarmentose stem. (b) Bearing sarments; sarmentaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Sarmentose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who torments himself. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tomentum a stuffing of wool, hair, or feathers: cf. F. tomenteux. ] (Bot. & Zool.) Covered with matted woolly hairs; as, a tomentose leaf; a tomentose leaf; a tomentose membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tomentose. [ 1913 Webster ]