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n. See Delapsion. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; thirst. ] 1. A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A genus of harmless colubrine snakes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) the topsail on a foremast. See Sail. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Naut.) A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A traveler's handbag. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen, used in clothing.
Syn. -- hopsack. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pref. il- not + lapsable. ] Incapable of slipping, or of error. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Morally immutable and illapsable. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Infra + lapse: cf. F. infralapsaire. See Lapse. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists who consider the decree of election as contemplating the apostasy as past and the elect as being at the time of election in a fallen and guilty state; -- opposed to Supralapsarian. The former considered the election of grace as a remedy for an existing evil; the latter regarded the fall as a part of God's original purpose in regard to men. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Theol.) Of or pertaining to the Infralapsarians, or to their doctrine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Theor.) The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Infralapsarians. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not liable to relapse; secure. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. knapzak; knappen to eat + zak a bag. See Knap, v. t., and Sack. ] A case of canvas, leather, nylon, or other sturdy fabric, fitted with straps, for carrying on the back the food, clothing, or other supplies for a soldier or a traveler; as, to hike up the mountain with lunch in a knapsack. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

And each one fills his knapsack or his scrip
With some rare thing that on the field is found. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lapsible. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a topsail set on the mainmast. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. not able to be folded into a compact form. Opposite of collapsible. [ Narrower terms: nontelescopic, nontelescoping ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. psalm, salm, AS. sealm, L. psalmus, psalma, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to pull, twitch, to play upon a stringed instrument, to sing to the harp: cf. OF. psalme, salme, F. psaume. ] 1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God. [ 1913 Webster ]

Humus devout and holy psalms
Singing everlastingly. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises. Sylvester. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. psalmista, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. psalmiste. See Psalm. ] 1. A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (R. C. Ch.) A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The use of psalms in devotion; psalmody. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. psalmodique. ] Relating to psalmody. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who sings sacred songs; a psalmist. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To practice psalmody. “ The psalmodizing art.” J. G. Cooper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; psalm + &unr_; a song, an ode: cf. F. psalmodie, LL. psalmodia. See Psalm, and Ode. ] The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs; also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Psalmographer. ] A writer of psalms; a psalmographer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. psalmographus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a psalm + &unr_; to write. ] A writer of psalms, or sacred songs and hymns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. psalmographie. ] The act or practice of writing psalms, or sacred songs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. psauter, sauter, OF. sautier, psaltier, F. psautier, from L. psalterium. See Psaltery. ] 1. The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically, the Book of Psalms as printed in the Book of Common Prayer; among the Roman Catholics, the part of the Breviary which contains the Psalms arranged for each day of the week. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (R. C. Ch.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

‖n.; pl. Psalteria [ L., a psaltery. ] (Anat.) (a) The third stomach of ruminants. See Manyplies. (b) The lyra of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Psalteries [ OE. sautrie, OF. psalterie, F. psaltérion, L. psalterium psaltery, psalter, from Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. See Psalm, Psalter. ] A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known. [ 1913 Webster ]

Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Ps. xxxiii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; sandy, from &unr_; sand: cf. F. psammite. ] (Min.) A species of micaceous sandstone. -- Psam*mit"ic a. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; speckled + -lite. ] (Paleon.) A silicified stem of tree fern, found in abundance in the Triassic sandstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ See Rip, v. t., 4. ] (Carp.) A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used for cutting wood in the direction of the grain (the fiber); -- called also ripping saw. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. schabzieger; schaben to shave, to scrape + zieger a sort of whey. ] A kind of Swiss cheese, of a greenish color, flavored with melilot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The great titmouse; -- so called from its harsh call notes. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Sw. snappsäck, G. schnappsack. ] A knapsack. [ Obs. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Sops of wine, under Sop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & a. [ Pref. sub + lapse: cf. F. sublapsarien, sublapsarie. ] (Eccl. Hist.) Same as Infralapsarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Infralapsarianism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Sublapsarian. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Supra- + lapse: cf. F. supralapsaire. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists who believed that God's decree of election determined that man should fall, in order that the opportunity might be furnished of securing the redemption of a part of the race, the decree of salvation being conceived of as formed before or beyond, and not after or following, the lapse, or fall. Cf. Infralapsarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Supralapsarians, or their doctrine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Supralapsarians. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Supralapsarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Supralapsarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is the one most frequently reefed or furled in working the ship. In a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, the sail set upon and above the gaff. See Cutter, Schooner, Sail, and Ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Topsail schooner. (Naut.) See Schooner, and Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Ethnol.) See Crows. [ 1913 Webster ]