☞ It inhabits India, Southern China, and the East Indies. It yields a perfume similar to that of the civet. It is often domesticated by the natives, and then serves the same purposes as the domestic cat. Called also
n. Curd produced from milk by adding acetic acid, after rennet has ceased to cause coagulation. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Min.) A mineral wax, vert similar to ozocerite. It is found at Zietrisika, Moldavia, whence its name. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Heb. ziv. ] The second month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding to our May. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; -- called also
a. Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that in an onward course. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To move in a zigzag manner; also, to have a zigzag shape. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. zigzag, G. zickzack, from zacke, zacken, a dentil, tooth. Cf. Tack a small nail. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The fanatics going straight forward and openly, the politicians by the surer mode of zigzag. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
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