*riga*

a. [ L. aurigalis. ] Of or pertaining to a chariot. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aurigatio, fr. aurigare to be a charioteer, fr. auriga. ] The act of driving a chariot or a carriage. [ R. ] De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brigade, fr. It. brigata troop, crew, brigade, originally, a contending troop, fr. briga trouble, quarrel. See Brigand. ] 1. (Mil.) A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Two or more brigades constitute a division, commanded by a major general; two or more divisions constitute an army corps, or corps d'armée. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority; as, a fire brigade. [ 1913 Webster ]

Brigade inspector, an officer whose duty is to inspect troops in companies before they are mustered into service. --
Brigade major, an officer who may be attached to a brigade to assist the brigadier in his duties. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Brigaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Brigading. ] (Mil.) To form into a brigade, or into brigades. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ F. brigadier, fr. brigade. ] (Mil.) An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brigand, OF. brigant light-armed soldier, fr. LL. brigans light-armed soldier (cf. It. brigante.) fr. brigare to strive, contend, fr. briga quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. break; cf. Goth. brikan to break, brakja strife. Cf. Brigue. ] 1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Giving them not a little the air of brigands or banditti. Jeffery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brigandage. ] Life and practice of brigands; highway robbery; plunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brigandine (cf. It. brigantina), fr. OF. brigant. See Brigand. ] A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewed to linen or other material. It was worn in the Middle Ages. [ Written also brigantine. ] Jer. xlvi. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet,
And brigandine of brass. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a brigand or freebooter; robberlike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Brigandage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brigantin, fr. It. brigantino, originally, a practical vessel. See Brigand, and cf. Brig ] 1. A practical vessel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. See Brigandine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. small Australian parakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors.
Syn. -- budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ L. clarigare ] To declare war with certain ceremonies. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. demi- brigade. ] A half brigade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. frégate, It. fregata, prob. contracted fr. L. fabricata something constructed or built. See Fabricate. ] 1. Originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars. The French, about 1650, transferred the name to larger vessels, and by 1750 it had been appropriated for a class of war vessels intermediate between corvettes and ships of the line. Frigates, from about 1750 to 1850, had one full battery deck and, often, a spar deck with a lighter battery. They carried sometimes as many as fifty guns. After the application of steam to navigation steam frigates of largely increased size and power were built, and formed the main part of the navies of the world till about 1870, when the introduction of ironclads superseded them. [ Formerly spelled frigat and friggot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any small vessel on the water. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Frigate bird (Zool.), a web-footed rapacious bird, of the genus Fregata; -- called also man-of-war bird, and frigate pelican. Two species are known; that of the Southern United States and West Indies is F. aquila. They are remarkable for their long wings and powerful flight. Their food consists of fish which they obtain by robbing gulls, terns, and other birds, of their prey. They are related to the pelicans. --
Frigate mackerel (Zool.), an oceanic fish (Auxis Rochei) of little or no value as food, often very abundant off the coast of the United States. --
Frigate pelican. (Zool.) Same as Frigate bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Naut.) Built like a frigate with a raised quarter-deck and forecastle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. fregatone: cf. F.frégaton. See Frigate. ] (Naut.) A Venetian vessel, with a square stern, having only a mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit; also a sloop of war ship-rigged. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A female intriguer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Irrigated p. pr. & vb. n. Irrigating ] [ L. irrigatus, p. p. of irrigare to irrigate: ir- in + rigare to water; prob. akin to E. rain. See Rain. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping water; to bedew. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Agric.) To water, as land, by causing a stream to flow upon, over, or through it, as in artificial channels. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) To rinse (a wound, infected area, etc.) with a flow or spray of a liquid. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. irrigatio: cf. F. irrigation. ] The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. madrigale, OIt. madriale, mandriale (cf. LL. matriale); of uncertain origin, possibly fr. It mandra flock, L. mandra stall, herd of cattle, Gr. ma`ndra fold, stable; hence, madrigal, originally, a pastoral song. ] 1. A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whose artful strains have oft delayed
The huddling brook to hear his madrigal. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See Glee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A madrigalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A composer of madrigals. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } prop. n. [ L. origanum, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, prob. fr. 'o`ros, mountain + &unr_; brightness, beauty. Cf. Organy. ] (Bot.) A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram (Origanum Marjorana) and the wild marjoram (Origanum vulgare). Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Surrounding a ganglion; as, the periganglionic glands of the frog. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Surrounding the stomach; -- applied to the body cavity of Bryozoa and various other Invertebrata. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Quadrigæ [ L. See Quadrijugous. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. rigadon, rigaudon. ] A gay, lively dance for one couple, -- said to have been borrowed from Provence in France. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whose dancing dogs in rigadoons excel. Wolcott. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ So called from Riga, a city in Russia. ] (Bot.) A species of pine (Pinus sylvestris), and its wood, which affords a valuable timber; -- called also Scotch pine, and red deal or yellow deal. It grows in all parts of Europe, in the Caucasus, and in Siberia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. rigatio, fr. rigare to water. ] See Irrigation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having transverse bands of color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Trigamy. ] One who has been married three times; also, one who has three husbands or three wives at the same time. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. trigamus a thrice-married man, Gr. &unr_; thrice married; &unr_; (see Tri-) + &unr_; marriage: cf. F. trigame. ] (Bot.) Having three sorts of flowers in the same head, -- male, female, and hermaphrodite, or perfect, flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. trigamia, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. trigamie. See Trigamous. ] The act of marrying, or the state of being married, three times; also, the offense of having three husbands or three wives at the same time. [ 1913 Webster ]