‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; dim. of &unr_; hail, pimple. ] (Med.) A small circumscribed tumor of the eyelid caused by retention of secretion, and by inflammation of the Melbomian glands. [ 1913 Webster ]
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These conversazioni [ at Florence ] resemble our card assemblies. A. Drummond. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Heb. tsīyōn, originally, a hill. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Zion + -ism. ] Among the Jews, a theory, plan, or movement for colonizing their own race in Palestine, the land of Zion, or, if that is impracticable, elsewhere, either for religious or nationalizing purposes; -- called also