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n. [ F., properly, a duck. ] An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. [ OF. gornal, gournal, gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead gurnard. ] (Zool.) One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus Trigla and allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with mailed cheeks. Some of the species are highly esteemed for food. The name is sometimes applied to the American sea robins. [ Written also gournet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Plyling gurnard. See under Flying. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The internal organs of an animal collectively especially those in the abdominal cavity.
Syn. -- viscera. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. cagnard. ] A lazy or cowardly person; a rascal. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. (Physics.) Rays emanating from the outer surface of a plate composed of any material permeable by cathode rays, as aluminium, which forms a portion of a wall of a vacuum tube, or which is mounted within the tube and exposed to radiation from the cathode. Lenard rays are similar in all their known properties to cathode rays. So called from the German physicist Philipp Lenard (b. 1862), who first described them. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Elec.) A tube for producing Lenard rays. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda.
Syn. -- wild bergamot. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ AS., fr. L. nardus, Gr. na`rdos; cf. Heb. nêrd, Per. nard, Scr. nalada. ] 1. (Bot.) An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See Spikenard. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nardinus, Gr. na`rdinos. ] Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Bot.) An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. renard the fox, the name of the fox in a celebrated epic poem, and of German origin, G. Reinhard, OHG. Reginhard, properly, strong in counsel; regin counsel (akin to Goth. ragin) + hart hard. See Hard. ] A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry. [ Written also reynard. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which Renard is mentioned. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An appelation applied after the manner of a proper name to the fox. Same as Renard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ For spiked nard; cf. G. spieknarde, NL. spica nardi. See Spike an ear, and Nard. ] 1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the Aralia racemosa, often called spignet, and used as a medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the Nardostachys Jatamansi, a native of the Himalayan region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is still prepared in India. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fragrant essential oil, as that from the Nardostachys Jatamansi. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named after the French chemist, L. J. Thénard. ] (Min.) Anhydrous sodium sulphate, a mineral of a white or brown color and vitreous luster. [ 1913 Webster ]