‖n. [ L., he has acknowledged. ] (Law) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]
pos>prop. n. An ideal personification of the typical Russian or of the Russian people; -- used as “John Bull” is used for the typical Englishman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., from L. novicius, novitius, new, from novus new. See New, and cf. Novitious. ]
I am young; a novice in the trade. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
No poore cloisterer, nor no novys. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like a novice; becoming a novice. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being a novice; novitiate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. novus new + luna the moon. ] Of or pertaining to the new moon. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. novitius, novicius. ] Newly invented; recent; new. [ Obs. ] Bp. Pearson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. novitas, fr. novus new. ] Newness; novelty. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a crystalline acid obtained from some varieties of cinchona bark.
n. [ NL. quina nova the tree Cosmibuena magnifolia, whose bark yields quinovin. ] (Chem.) An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks. Called also
‖n. [ NL., perhaps fr. Gr.
a. [ Cf. F. synovial. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to synovia; secreting synovia. [ 1913 Webster ]
Synovial capsule,
Synovial fluid,
Synovial membrane,
‖n. [ NL. See Synovia, -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the synovial membrane. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. See Tendon, and Synovitis. ] See Tenosynovitis. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.