n. A nickname for a Nova Scotian; also, a Nova Scotian ship (called also ; a Nova Scotian potato, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
prop. n. (Geography) The capital
‖n. [ F. ] (Zool.) Any of several long-tailed arboreal African monkeys, of the genera
n. [ F., properly a dim. of Hugues. The name is probably derived from the Christian name (Huguenot) of some person conspicuous as a reformer. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A French Protestant of the period of the religious wars in France in the 16th century. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. huguenotisme. ] The religion of the Huguenots in France. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ F. quenouille distaff. ] (Hort.) A method of training trees or shrubs in the shape of a cone or distaff by tying down the branches and pruning. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Said to be fr. Vargas, name of a village in Spain. ] (Art) A decorative cabinet, of a form originating in Spain, the body being rectangular and supported on legs or an ornamental framework and the front opening downwards on hinges to serve as a writing desk. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]