n. One who rides before; a harbinger. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. & t. To murmur as a cat. See Pur. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See Pur. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The dunlin. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Hind. peori yellow. ] (Chem.) A yellow coloring matter. See Euxanthin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Puddock, and Parrock. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Spurred corolla (Bot.),
n. One who spurs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) See Spurry. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One whose occupation is to make spurs. B. Jonson. “The saddlers and spurriers would be ruined by thousands.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ D. or OF. spurrie; cf. G. spergel, NL. spergula. ] (Bot.) An annual herb (Spergula arvensis) with whorled filiform leaves, sometimes grown in Europe for fodder.
Sand spurry (Bot.),