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‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Sensuous perception. [ R. ] Ruskin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; sensation + &unr_; a way; cf. F. esthésodique. ] (Physiol.) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses; -- said of nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'anaisqhsi`a; 'an priv. + a'i`sqhsis feeling, a'isqa`nesqai to feel: cf. F. anesthésie. See aesthetics. ] (Med.) Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anaesthetic. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. See Anaesthesia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n., /mhw>, a. Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_; bloom, fr. 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower. ] (Bot.) The period or state of full expansion in a flower. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Rhet.) An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Antitheses. /plu> [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to set against, to oppose; 'anti` against + &unr_; to set. See Thesis. ] 1. (Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, “The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself.” “He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen.” [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Opposition; contrast. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'apo`qesis a putting back or away, fr. 'apotiqe`nai. See Apothecary. ] (Arch.) (a) A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc. Weale. (b) A dressing room connected with a public bath. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a subclass of primitive reptilelike fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous.
Syn. -- subclass Archaeornithes [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ , n. [ Gr. &unr_; weight + æsthesiometer. ] (Physiol.) An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure. -- Bar`æs*the`si*o*met"ric, Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. pl. Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. production of a chemical compound by a living organism.
Syn. -- biogenesis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the production of chemical substances by use of reagents or enzymes derived from living organisms, in reactions modeled on those observed in living organisms. [ PJC ]

a. Cheery; gay; merry. [ 1913 Webster ]

The blithesome sounds of wassail gay. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Blithe"some*ly, adv. -- Blithe"some*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; of ill habits, &unr_;&unr_; &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; an ill habit; kako`s bad + &unr_; habit ] 1. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoëthes scribendi, “The itch for writing”. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chemical + synthesis. ] (Plant Physiol.) Synthesis of organic compounds by energy derived from chemical changes or reactions. Chemosynthesis of carbohydrates occurs in the nitrite bacteria through the oxidation of ammonia to nitrous acid, and in the nitrate bacteria through the conversion of nitrous into nitric acid. -- Chem`o*syn*thet"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations. [ Also spelled chromaesthesia. ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. [ From Cloth. ] 1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; -- a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for decency or comfort. [ 1913 Webster ]

She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good clothes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. Mark. v. 28. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes. [ 1913 Webster ]

She turned each way her frighted head,
Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Body clothes. See under Body. --
Clothes moth (Zool.), a small moth of the genus Tinea. The most common species (Tinea flavifrontella) is yellowish white. The larvæ eat woolen goods, furs, feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the material upon which they feed, fastened together with silk.

Syn. -- Garments; dress; clothing; apparel; attire; vesture; raiment; garb; costume; habit; habiliments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a brush used for cleaning clothing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A frame to hang clothes on. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a person who is conspicuous for dressing fashionably, especially one who spends much time or money to acquire clothing. [ PJC ]

adj. unclothed. Opposite of clothed.
Syn. -- garmentless, raimentless. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A forked piece of wood or plastic, or a small device with a spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. A receptacle for clothes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. koino`s common + &unr_; sensation. ] (Physiol.) Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed to, separate organs, as the eye and ear. It is supposed to depend on the ganglionic system. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids.
Syn. -- genus Coryanthes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to place separately, arrange; dia` through, asunder + &unr_; to place, put. ] (Med.) Bodily condition or constitution, esp. a morbid habit which predisposes to a particular disease, or class of diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. dys- ill, bad + &unr_; to perceive, to feel. ] (Med.) Impairment of any of the senses, esp. of touch. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; within + &unr_;, &unr_;, worm. ] (Zoöl.) Intestinal worms. See Helminthes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Epentheses [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; 'epi` + &unr_; to put or set in. ] (Gram.) The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word; as, the b in “nimble” from AS. nēmol. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a putting on; 'epi` upon + &unr_; to place. ] The addition of a letter at the end of a word, without changing its sense; as, numb for num, whilst for whiles. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. [ Gr. &unr_; (see Æsthesia) + -meter. ] An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as æsthesiometer.

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr., Gr. e'y^ well + &unr_;, &unr_; a bird. ] (Zoöl.) The division of Aves which includes all the typical birds, or all living birds except the penguins and birds of ostrichlike form. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; . See Exanthema. ] (Med.) An eruption of the skin; cutaneous efflorescence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Superl. of far. [ See Farther and cf. Furthest ] Most distant or remote; as, the farthest degree. See Furthest. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. At or to the greatest distance. See Furthest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. superl. Most remote; most in advance; farthest. See Further, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. At the greatest distance; farthest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a worm. ] (Zool.) One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom. It is a large group including a vast number of species, most of which are parasitic. Called also Enthelminthes, Enthelmintha. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The following classes are included, with others of less importance: Cestoidea (tapeworms), Trematodea (flukes, etc.), Turbellaria (planarians), Acanthocephala (thornheads), Nematoidea (roundworms, trichina, gordius), Nemertina (nemerteans). See Plathelminthes, and Nemathelminthes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Hemi- + anaesthesia. ] (Med.) Anaesthesia upon one side of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + &unr_; sense, perception.] (Med. & Physiol.) A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the body, or of a part of it. -- Hy`per*æs*thet"ic a. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Hyperæsthesia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Hypotheses [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; foundation, supposition, fr. &unr_; to place under, &unr_; under + &unr_; to put. See Hypo-, Thesis. ] 1. A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for the purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an occurrence; as, the hypothesis that head winds detain an overdue steamer. [ 1913 Webster ]

An hypothesis being a mere supposition, there are no other limits to hypotheses than those of the human imagination. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Natural Science) A tentative theory or supposition provisionally adopted to explain certain facts, and to guide in the investigation of others; hence, frequently called a working hypothesis.

Syn. -- Supposition; assumption. See Theory. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nebular hypothesis. See under Nebular.

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kinei^n to move + &unr_; perception. ] (Physiol.) The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles; the sensation accompanying movement of the muscles. [ Also spelled kin`es*the"sia and kin`es*the"sis. ] Bastian. [ 1913 Webster ]

See kinaesthesia, kinaesthesis, and kinaesthetic. [ PJC ]

a. [ See Lithe, a., and cf. Lissom. ] Pliant; limber; flexible; supple; nimble; lissom. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Lithe"some*ness, n. [1913 Webster]