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‖n. [ Skr. amrita. ] (Hind. Myth.) Immortality; also, the nectar conferring immortality. -- a. Ambrosial; immortal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From 1st Bottom in sense 8: cf. D. bodemerij. Cf. Bummery. ] (Mar. Law) A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and sometimes the accruing freight) as security for the repayment of money advanced or lent for the use of the ship, if she terminates her voyage successfully. If the ship is lost by perils of the sea, the lender loses the money; but if the ship arrives safe, he is to receive the money lent, with the interest or premium stipulated, although it may, and usually does, exceed the legal rate of interest. See Hypothecation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ L. circumrotare; circum + rotare to turn round. ] To rotate about. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of rolling or revolving round, as a wheel; circumvolution; the state of being whirled round. J. Gregory. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Pref. circum- + rotary, rotatory. ] turning, rolling, or whirling round. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. camarada, fr. L. camara, a chamber; hence, a chamber-fellowship, and then a chamber-fellow: cf. F. camarade. Cf. Chamber. ] A mate, companion, or associate. [ 1913 Webster ]

And turned my flying comrades to the charge. J. Baillie. [ 1913 Webster ]

I abjure all roofs, and choose . . .
To be a comrade with the wolf and owl. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. like a comrade; heartily friendly and congenial.
Syn. -- hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. camarederie. ] The spirit of comradeship; comradeship. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

“Certainly”, said Dunham, with the comradery of the smoker. W. D. Howells. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a comrade; intimate fellowship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A fellow rogue. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ W. Cymru Wales. ] Welsh. -- n. The Welsh language. [ Written also Kymric. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ W., pl. ] A collective term for the Welsh race; -- so called by themselves . [ Written also Cymri, Cwmry, Kymry, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. See Emerods. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -raaden /plu>. [ Sometimes, incorrectly, Heemraat or even Heemrad. ] [ D. heem village + raad council, councilor. ] In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony, a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of rural districts; hence, also, a member of such a council. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Scot.; Gael. eun-bhrigh chicken soup. ] A peculiar strong soup or broth, made in Scotland. [ Written also imrich. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Cymry. [ 1913 Webster ]

a & n. See Cymric, a. & n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Cymry. [ 1913 Webster ]

. The customary abbreviation of Mister in writing and printing. See Master, 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

The customary abbreviation of Mistress or Missess when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing; as, Mrs. Clinton is commonly called by her full name, Hillary Rodham Clinton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. primerole, F. primerole, a derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See Prime, a. ] (Bot.) (a) An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (Primula vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles. (b) Any plant of the genus Primula. [ 1913 Webster ]

Evening primrose, an erect biennial herb (Enothera biennis), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the United States. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus. --
Primrose peerless, the two-flowered Narcissus (Narcissus biflorus). [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; -- hence, flowery; gay. “The primrose path of dalliance.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Eng. Politics) A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in 1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag. ] (Bot.) A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel (Oxalis Acetocella); but now the name is given to the white clover (Trifolium repens), and the black medic (Medicago lupulina). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tom (see Tomboy) + rig.) ] A rude, wild, wanton girl; a hoiden; a tomboy. Dennis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mach.) An overhead rail forming a track on which a trolley runs to convey a load, as in a shop. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]