n. One skilled in agrostology. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -logy. ] That part of botany which treats of the grasses. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. apostolatus, fr. apostolus. See Apostle. ]
Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. apostolicus. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles. [ 1913 Webster ]
Apostolical brief.
Apostolic canons,
Apostolic church,
Apostolic constitutions,
Apostolic fathers,
Apostolic king (or
majesty)
Apostolic see,
Apostolical succession,
adv. In an apostolic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Apostolicity. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (R. C. Ch.) The diplomatic agent of the pope highest in grade, superior to a nuncio. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n.
n.
n. [ Gr. &unr_; dinner + -logy. ] The science of dining. Quart. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. a- not + systole. ] (Physiol.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A seaport city in the west of England. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bristol board,
Bristol brick,
Bristol stone,
n. [ Gr.
n. [ Crist + -logy. ] A treatise on Christ; that department of theology which treats of the personality, attributes, or life of Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (Firearms) A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads ready for another shot. Called also
n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; bladder + -lith. ]
a. (Med.) Relating to stone in the bladder. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to put asunder, to separate;
a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to diastole. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Epistolary. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. epistolaris, fr. epistola: cf. F. épistolaire. ]
n. One who writes epistles; a correspondent. Mary Cowden Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Eccl.) One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion service; an epistler. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A little epistle. Lamb.
v. i. To write epistles. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A writer of epistles. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. épistolographique. ] Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing letters; epistolary. [ 1913 Webster ]
Epistolographic character of writing
Epistolographic mode of writing
n. [ Gr. &unr_; epistle + -graphy: cf. F. épistolographie. ] The art or practice of writing epistles.
n. [ Obs. ] See Fridstol. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Ghost lore. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
It seemed even more unaccountable than if it had been a thing of ghostology and witchcraft. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Physiol.) Contraction of only one ventricle of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Hemisystole is noticed in rare cases of insufficiency of the mitral valve, in which both ventricles at times contract simultaneously, as in a normal heart, this condition alternating with contraction of the right ventricle alone; hence, intermittent hemisystole. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One versed in histology. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to histolysis, or the degeneration of tissues. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Having equal, or almost equal, authority with the apostles of their teachings.
n. A fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ Gr.
‖n. (Physiol.) The almost inappreciable time which elapses between the systole and the diastole of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL.: cf. F. péristole. See Peristaltic. ] (Physiol.) Peristaltic action, especially of the intestines. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. peri- + systole: cf. F. périsystole. ] (Physiol.) The interval between the diastole and systole of the heart. It is perceptible only in the dying. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. pistole, pistolet, It. pistola; prob. from a form Pistola, for Pistoja, a town in Italy where pistols were first made. Cf. Pistole. ] The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of names. See Illust. of Revolver. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pistol carbine,
Pistol pipe (Metal.),
Pistol shot.