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v. t. [ F. apercevoir, fr. L. ad + percipere, perceptum, to perceive. See Perceive. ] To perceive; to comprehend. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. ad- + perception: cf. F. apperception. ] (Metaph.) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception. Leibnitz. Reid. [ 1913 Webster ]

This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or } n. [ Gael, capulcoile. ] (Zool.) A species of black Old World grouse (Tetrao uragallus) of large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and formerly in Scotland; -- called also cock of the woods and horse of the wood. [ Written also capercaillie, capercaili. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To treat with cruel playfulness, as a cat treats a mouse; to abuse. [ Obs. ] Birch. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Clap + claw. ] 1. To fight and scratch. C. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A kind of small black perch. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having the lid removed; -- said of the capsules of mosses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the ability to perceive or gain information about external facts or events by means other than the senses. the existence of such an ability, as well as other parapsychologial phenomena, is widely disbelieved among scientists, and no demonstration of the phenomenon satisfyng rigorous standards of scientific proof has been reported. [ PJC ]

n. [ Malay gutah gum + pertja the tree from which is it procured. ] A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra Gutta, syn. Dichopsis Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Having an excessive proportion of carbonic acid; -- said of bicarbonates or acid carbonates. [ Written also hypercarburetted. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. hypercatalectique. See Hyper-, and Catalectic. ] (Pros.) Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic verse. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) See Perchloric. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition of having an unusual intensity of color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. hyper- + critic: cf. F. hypercritique. ] One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor. “Hypercritics in English poetry.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hypercritical. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Over critical; unreasonably or unjustly critical; carping; captious. “Hypercritical readers.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Excessively nice or exact. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a hypercritical manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To criticise with unjust severity; to criticise captiously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Excessive criticism, or unjust severity or rigor of criticism; zoilism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A mathematical object existing in more than three dimensions, analogous to the cube in that each two-dimensional facet of the surface is a square; a generalization of a cube in more than three dimensions. [ PJC ]

a. Imperceptible. [ R. ] South. -- Im`per*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n. Sharp. [1913 Webster]

a. Not perceived. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being imperceptible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. im- not + perceptible: cf. F. imperceptible. ] Not perceptible; not to be apprehended or cognized by the senses; not discernible by the mind; not easily apprehended. [ 1913 Webster ]

Almost imperceptible to the touch. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Its operation is slow, and in some cases almost imperceptible. Burke.

-- Im`per*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. -- Im`per*cep"ti*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their . . . subtilty and imperceptibleness. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of perception. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Unable to perceive. [ 1913 Webster ]

The imperceptive part of the soul. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not perceiving, or not able to perceive. A. Baxter. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Zool.) Having no operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the interoperculum. -- n. The interopercular bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. -la (Anat.) The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Lupercalia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A grotto on the Palatine Hill sacred to Lupercus, the Lycean Pan. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L. luperealis, fr. Lupercus the Lycean Pan, so called fr. lupus a wolf, because he kept off the wolves. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Erroneous perception. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖pl.; sing. Nez Percé /sing>. [ F., pierced noses. ] (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians, in the late 1800's mostly inhabiting Idaho. They were involved under Chief Joseph, in the last major battle of the Indian wars, attempting to resist being moved to a reservation. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

{ } n. Perception of everything. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Omni- + percipient. ] Perceiving everything. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. opercule. See Operculum. ] 1. (Anat.) Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) An operculum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. See Operculum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or like, an operculum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. operculatus, p. p. of operculare to furnish with a lid, fr. operculum lid. ] 1. (Bot.) Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Operculum + -ferous. ] (Zool.) Bearing an operculum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. operculum a cover + -form: cf. F. operculiforme. ] Having the form of a lid or cover. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Operculum + -genous. ] (Zool.) Producing an operculum; -- said of the foot, or part of the foot, of certain mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L. Opercula E. Operculums [ L., a cover or lid, fr. operire to cover. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) The lid of a pitcherform leaf. (b) The lid of the urnlike capsule of mosses. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) (a) Any lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the opercula of a dental follicle. (b) The fold of integument, usually supported by bony plates, which protects the gills of most fishes and some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill lid. (c) The principal opercular bone in the upper and posterior part of the gill cover. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) The lid closing the aperture of various species of shells, as the common whelk. See Illust. of Gastropoda. (b) Any lid-shaped structure closing the aperture of a tube or shell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To perch upon; to fly over. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A folder wire or plastic fastener for holding sheets of paper together.
Syn. -- gem clip. [ WordNet 1.5 ]