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‖n. [ L., a gadfly. ] (Zool.) A genus of large and voracious two-winged flies, including the bee killer and robber fly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A rocket-propelled missile of long range which is guided only during the powered portion of its flight, which usually takes only a small part of the total flight time; -- contrasted with guided missile. Ballistic missiles are sometimes referred to by their range, such as an
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or an
intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM). [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. basile and E. Bezel. ] The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground. Grier. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Basiled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Basiling. ] To grind or form the edge of to an angle. Moxon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. basilic, fr. L. basilicus royal, Gr. basiliko`s fr. basiley`s king. ] (Bot.) The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (Ocymum minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum). [ 1913 Webster ]

Basil thyme, a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and Calamintha Nepeta. --
Wild basil, a plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint family. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Corrupt. from E. basan, F. basane, LL. basanium, bazana, fr. Ar. bithāna, prop., lining. ] The skin of a sheep tanned with bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n. ] 1. Relating to, or situated at, the base. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action. [ R. ] “Basilar instincts.” H. W. Beecher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. basilique. ] Basilica. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Basilicas sometimes Basilicæ [ L. basilica, Gr. basilikh` (sc. o'iki`a or stoa` fr. basiliko`s royal, fr. basiley`s king. ] 1. Originally, the palace of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) (a) A building used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached. (b) A church building of the earlier centuries of Christianity, the plan of which was taken from the basilica of the Romans. The name is still applied to some churches by way of honorary distinction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century. P. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Basilica. ] 1. Royal; kingly; also, basilican. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, as the middle vein of the right arm. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical. [ 1913 Webster ]

There can be no doubt that the first churches in Constantinople were in the basilican form. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. basilicoc. ] The basilisk. [ Obs. ] Chaucer [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. basilicon, Gr. basiliko`n neut. of basiliko`s: cf. F. basilicon. See Basilica. ] (Med.) An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. basiliscus, Gr. basili`skos little king, kind of serpent, dim. of basiley`s king; -- so named from some prominences on the head resembling a crown. ] 1. A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See Cockatrice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Make me not sighted like the basilisk. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A lizard of the genus Basiliscus, belonging to the family Iguanidæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This genus is remarkable for a membranous bag rising above the occiput, which can be filled with air at pleasure; also for an elevated crest along the back, that can be raised or depressed at will. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) A large piece of ordnance, so called from its supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from its size. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min. Chem.) A salt of metasilicic acid; -- so called because the ratio of the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is as two to one. The bisilicates include many of the most common and important minerals. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ F. ] (Bot.) A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of pink. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Boron + silicate. ] (Chem.) A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. brésiline. See 2d Brazil. ] (Chem.) A substance, C16H14O5, extracted from brazilwood as a yellow crystalline powder which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies on exposure to the air, being oxidized to C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes its dyeing properties. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Brazil, built on the central plateau. Population (2000) = 1, 800, 000.
Syn. -- Brazilian capital. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a busy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a.Consisting of, or containing, calcareous and siliceous earths. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Mica. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. chesil, AS. ceosel gravel, sand. ] Gravel or pebbles. Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. circum- + L. fusilis fusil, a. ] Capable of being poured or spread round. “Circumfusile gold.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. circum- + scissle. ] (Bot.) Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a clumsy manner; awkwardly; as, to walk clumsily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ con- + salire to leap. ] Act of concurring; coincidence; concurrence. [ 1913 Webster ]

The consilience of inductions takes place when one class of facts coincides with an induction obtained from another different class. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Min.) A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. See Cozily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A filamentous fresh-water alga (Conferva rivularis of Linnaeus, Rhizoclonium rivulare of Kutzing). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To deprive of silver; as, to desilver lead. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or the process of freeing from silver; also, the condition resulting from the removal of silver. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To deprive, or free from, silver; to remove silver from. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To free from an illusion; to disillusionize. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. freeing from illusion or false belief.
Syn. -- disenchanting. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To disenchant; to free from illusion. “The bitter disillusionizing experience of postnuptial life.” W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The act of leaping or starting asunder. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. dissiliens, -entis, p. pr. of dissilire to leap asunder: dis- + salire to leap. ] Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force; dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of bursting or springing apart. [ R. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. diversus diverse + loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak. ] Speaking in different ways. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The sill or threshold of a door. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. dosil faucet of a barrel, OF. dosil, duisil, spigot, LL. diciculus, ducillus, fr. L. ducere to lead, draw. See Duct, Duke. ] 1. (Surg.) A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a drowsy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ From Easy. ] 1. With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life well and easily. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Readily; without reluctance; willingly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not soon provoked, she easily forgives. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Smoothly; quietly; gently; gracefully; without &unr_;umult or discord. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Without shaking or jolting; commodiously; as, a carriage moves easily. [ 1913 Webster ]