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adv. In the manner of an accessory; auxiliary. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Customarily. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a strong soft crease-resistant fabric. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a colorless liquid compound (H2C:CH.CN); used as raw material for acrylic fibers, and as a solvent.
Syn. -- vinyl cyanide, cyanoethylene, 2-propenenitrile [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

A drill driven by the elastic pressure of condensed air; a pneumatic drill. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an airy manner; lightly; gaily; jauntily; flippantly. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ ‖ } n. [ Mex. Sp., fr. Sp. alfiler pin. ] Same as Alfilaria. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n.; pl. Alto-rilievos [ It. ] (Sculp.) High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ When the figure stands only half out, it is called mezzo-rilievo, demi-rilievo, or medium relief; when its projection is less than one half, basso-rilievo, bas-relief, or low relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an angry manner; under the influence of anger. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Annually. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. (Med.) Febrifuge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Peril. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of application. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr. L. Aprilis. ] 1. The fourth month of the year. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: With reference to April being the month in which vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its weather, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The April's her eyes; it is love's spring. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

April fool, one who is sportively imposed upon by others on the first day of April. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an arbitrary manner; by will only; despotically; absolutely. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, a. [ Cf. NL. arillatus, F. arillé. ] Having an aril. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Arillus + Gr. e'i^dos form. ] (Bot.) A false aril; an aril originating from the micropyle instead of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule. The mace of the nutmeg is an arillode. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖/mhw>, n. [ From LL. arilli dry grapes, perh. fr. L. aridus dry: cf. F, . arille. ] (Bot.) A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed of the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. auris ear + lavare to wash. ] An instrument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Sp., dim. of bandera banner. See Banner, and cf. Banderole. ] A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] One who thrusts in the banderillas in bullfighting. W. D. Howells. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Sp. barrilla. ] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Com.) (a) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes. (b) Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore plant, or kelp. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Copper barilla (Min.), native copper in granular form mixed with sand, an ore brought from Bolivia; -- called also Barilla de cobre. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., dim. of baril barrel. ] A little cask, or something resembling one. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ It. basso-rilievo. ] Same as Bas-relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To furnish or deck with a frill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an extract of beef (given to people who are ill).
Syn. -- beef tea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith streaked, speckled. ] (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. See Bret. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Brilliancy. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Brilliant. ] The quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brightness, whether in a literal or figurative sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

With many readers brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. [ It. See Brilliant, a. ] (Mus.) In a gay, showy, and sparkling style. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. brillant, p. pr. of briller to shine or sparkle (cf. Pr. & Sp. brillar, It. brillare), fr. L. beryllus a precious stone of sea-green color, Prov. It. brill. See Beryl. ] 1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents. [ 1913 Webster ]

Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits. Fisher Ames. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Exceedingly intelligent, or of distinguished accomplishment in a field; -- as, a brilliant chemist. [ PJC ]

Syn. -- See Shining. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brillant. See Brilliant, a. ] 1. A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light, by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the surface, and is flat below. [ 1913 Webster ]

This snuffbox -- on the hinge see brilliants shine. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Print.) The smallest size of type used in England printing. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This line is printed in the type called Brilliant. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brillantine. See lst Brilliant. ] 1. An oily composition used to make the hair manageable and glossy. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A dress fabric having a glossy finish on both sides, resembling alpaca but of superior quality. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adv. In a brilliant manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Brilliancy; splendor; glitter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ CF. G. brille spectacles, D. bril, fr. L. berillus. See Brilliant. ] The hair on the eyelids of a horse. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., prawn. ] (Zool) A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus Serranus, and related genera, inhabiting the Meditarranean, the coast of California, etc. In California, some of them are also called rock bass and kelp salmon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., a small room. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The private audience chamber of a king. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A company of secret and irresponsible advisers, as of a king; a cabal or clique. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Carbon + styrene. ] A white crystalline substance, C9H6N.OH, of acid properties derived from one of the amido cinnamic acids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. carillon a chime of bells, originally consisting of four bells, as if fr.. (assumed) L. quadrilio, fr. quatuer four. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp., small thin bark, Peruvian bark, dim. of cáscara bark. ] (Bot.) A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton Eleutheria); also, its aromatic bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cascarilla bark (or
Cascarilla) (Med.), the bark of Croton Eleutheria. It has an aromatic odor and a warm, spicy, bitter taste, and when burnt emits a musky odor. It is used as a gentle tonic, and sometimes, for the sake of its fragrance, mixed with smoking tobacco, when it is said to occasion vertigo and intoxication. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A white, crystallizable, bitter substance extracted from oil of cascarilla. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. ] (Sculp.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a chary manner; carefully; cautiously; frugally. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a cheery manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. choerogryllus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a young swine + &unr_; a pig. ] (Zool.) See Cony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. chevrel, F. chevreau, kid, dim. of chevre goat, fr. L. capra. See Caper, v. i. ] Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of flexibility. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Here's wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Made of cheveril; pliant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A cheveril conscience and a searching wit. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]