‖n. [ L., daps a feast + ferre to bear. ] One who brings meat to the table; hence, in some countries, the official title of the grand master or steward of the king's or a nobleman's household. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
a. [ L. napus turnip + -form: cf. F. napiforme. Cf. Navew. ] (Bot.) Turnip-shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very slender below. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. opifer; ops, opis, help + ferre to bear. ] Bringing help. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. opificium, fr. opifex workman. See Office. ] Workmanship. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An artificer; a workman. [ Obs. ] “The almighty opificer.” Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Palpus + L. ferre to bear. ] (Zool.) Same as Palpiger. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Palpus + -form: cf. F. palpiforme. ] (Zool.) Having the form of a palpus. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Resembling the pappus of composite plants. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
n. Act of piffling; trifling talk or action; piddling; twaddle. [ Dial. or Slang ] “Futile piffle.” Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) The Anthozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Polypus + -ferous. ] (Zool.) Bearing polyps, or polypites. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
a. (Bot.) Resembling a scape, or flower stem. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. scopae, scopa + -ferous. ] (Zool.) Bearing a tuft of brushlike hairs. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. scopae, scopa, a broom + -form. ] Having the form of a broom or besom. “Zeolite, stelliform or scopiform.” Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. See Stupefy. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. The act of typifying, or representing by a figure. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, typifies. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Our Savior was typified, indeed, by the goat that was slain, and the scapegoat in the wilderness. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]