n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to praise, fr. &unr_; encomium: cf. F. encomiaste. See Encomium. ] One who praises; a panegyrist. Locke.
n. A panegyric. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Malayan. ] The orang-outang. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Named from Miask, in the Ural Mountains. ] (Min.) A granitoid rock containing feldspar, biotite, elaeolite, and sodalite. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. miasme. ] Miasma. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
a. Containing miasma; miasmatic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who has made a special study of miasma. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Miasma + -logy. ] That department of medical science which treats of miasma. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a distributer. ] (Zool.) A genus of ground squirrels, including the chipmunk. [ 1913 Webster ]