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n. dishes made of china; porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gnawed p. pr. & vb. n. Gnawing. ] [ OE. gnawen, AS. gnagan; akin to D. knagen, OHG. gnagan, nagan, G. nagen, Icel. & Sw. gnaga, Dan. gnave, nage. Cf. Nag to tease. ] 1. To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at. [ 1913 Webster ]

His bones clean picked; his very bones they gnaw. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bite in agony or rage. [ 1913 Webster ]

They gnawed their tongues for pain. Rev. xvi. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To corrode; to fret away; to waste. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To trouble in a constant manner; to plague; to worry; to vex; -- usually used with at; as, his mounting debts gnawed at him. [ PJC ]

v. i. To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as in eating or removing with the teeth something hard, unwieldy, or unmanageable. [ 1913 Webster ]

I might well, like the spaniel, gnaw upon the chain that ties me. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, gnaws. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A rodent. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The Kanawha River, a tributary of the Ohio River.
Syn. -- Kanawha River. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. See Gnaw. [ Obs. ] Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Akin to G. knauelk, knäuel, prop., a ball of thread, coil. Cf. Clew. ] (Bot.) A low, spreading weed (Scleranthus annuus), common in sandy soil. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ . }[ From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians. ] 1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States. [ wns=2 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design. [ wns=4 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern, using oars or sails or both, used esp. on the upper Great Lakes and their tributaries. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. [ Local, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. The namaycush. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ See Nabob. ] 1. A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ See Nall. ] An awl. [ Obs. ] usser. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April-June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting US marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans.
Syn. -- Okinawa campaign. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; a fugitive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as, there was a runaway yesterday. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight; as, a runaway marriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. Snow. [ Obs. or Scot. ] Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Unawares. [ Poetic ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]