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v. t. 1. To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fine Arts) To give greater effect to, as to a figure or other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition to another figure or object. [ 1913 Webster ]

the figures of the groups must not be all on side . . . but must contrast each other by their several position. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. contraste: cf. It. contrasto. ] 1. The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted; comparison by contrariety of qualities. [ 1913 Webster ]

place the prospect of the soul
In sober contrast with reality. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison. [ 1913 Webster ]

The contrasts and resemblances of the seasons. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Fine Arts) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc., which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each other's peculiarities. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants. -- n. (Med.) An agent which counteracts the effect of a stimulant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the ability to perceive or gain information about external facts or events by means other than the senses. the existence of such an ability, as well as other parapsychologial phenomena, is widely disbelieved among scientists, and no demonstration of the phenomenon satisfyng rigorous standards of scientific proof has been reported. [ PJC ]

a. (Anat.) Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which, in many animals, projects beyond the connection with the stapes. -- n. The extrastapedial part of columella. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. matras; perh. so called from its long narrow neck; cf. OF. matras large arrow, L. materis, mataris, matara, a Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin. ] (Chem.) A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So called from its inventor, a German jeweler: cf. F. stras. ] (Chem.) A brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial paste gems, which consists essentially of a complex borosilicate of lead and potassium. Cf. Glass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; divided into four parts; te`tra- tetra- + &unr_; to split. ] (Biol.) Characterized by division into four parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Tetra- + sepal. ] (Bot.) Having four sepals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. te`tra- (see Tetra-) + &unr_; to draw, pull. ] (Mach.) A machine in which four pulleys act together. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Tetra- + Gr. &unr_; a seed. ] (Bot.) Having four seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tetraspermous plant, a plant which produces four seeds in each flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tetra- + spore. ] (Bot.) A nonsexual spore, one of a group of four regularly occurring in red seaweeds. -- Tet`ra*spor"ic a. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. tetrastichon, Gr. &unr_;; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + &unr_; a row, verse. ] A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tetrastylon, Gr. &unr_; with four pillars in front; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + &unr_; a column. ] (Arch.) Having four columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico, or colonnade. -- n. A tetrastyle building. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. tétrasyllabique. ] Consisting of, or having, four syllables; quadrisyllabic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tetra- + syllable: cf. Gr. &unr_; of four syllables. ] A word consisting of four syllables; a quadrisyllable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Icel. tros rubbish, leaves, and twigs picked up for fuel, trassi a slovenly fellow, Sw. trasa a rag, tatter. ] 1. That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who steals my purse steals trash. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the West Indies, the decayed leaves and stems of canes are called field trash; the bruised or macerated rind of canes is called cane trash; and both are called trash. B. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A worthless person. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game. Markham. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trash ice, crumbled ice mixed with water. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Trashed p. pr. & vb. n. Trashing. ] 1. To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane. B. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously. [ R. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

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v. i. To follow with violence and trampling. [ R. ] The Puritan (1607). [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a trashy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being trashy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Trashier superl. Trashiest. ] Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel. [ 1913 Webster ]