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A ligusticaHoneybee Hon"ey*bee`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and
collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis
mellifica), the Italian bee (A. ligustica), and the
Arabiab bee (A. fasciata). The two latter are by many
entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive
bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers
(barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile
female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and
a number of males or drones, are produced. Acoustical
Acoustical A*cous"tic*al, a.
Of or pertaining to acoustics.
Acoustically
Acoustically A*cous"tic*al*ly, adv.
In relation to sound or to hearing. --Tyndall.
CausticalCaustic Caus"tic, Caustical Caus"tic*al, a. [L. caustucs,
Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. Calm, Ink.]
1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating
away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive;
searing.
2. Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark.
Caustic curve (Optics), a curve to which the ray of light,
reflected or refracted by another curve, are tangents, the
reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point
being in one plane.
Caustic lime. See under Lime.
Caustic potash, Caustic soda (Chem.), the solid
hydroxides potash, KOH, and soda, NaOH, or solutions
of the same.
Caustic silver, nitrate of silver, lunar caustic.
Caustic surface (Optics), a surface to which rays reflected
or refracted by another surface are tangents. Caustic
curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by
reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.
Syn: Stinging; cutting; pungent; searching. Caustically
Caustically Caus"tic*al*ly, adv.
In a caustic manner.
Chelidon rusticaSwallow Swal"low, n. [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin
to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala,
Dan. svale.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds
of the family Hirundinid[ae], especially one of those
species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have
long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and
gracefulness of their flight.
Note: The most common North American species are the barn
swallow (see under Barn), the cliff, or eaves,
swallow (see under Cliff), the white-bellied, or
tree, swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), and the bank
swallow (see under Bank). The common European swallow
(Chelidon rustica), and the window swallow, or martin
(Chelidon urbica), are familiar species.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which
resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the
common American chimney swallow, or swift.
3. (Naut.) The aperture in a block through which the rope
reeves. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Swallow plover (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
fork-tailed ploverlike birds of the genus Glareola, as
G. orientalis of India; a pratincole.
Swallow shrike (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
East Indian and Asiatic birds of the family
Artamiid[ae], allied to the shrikes but similar to
swallows in appearance and habits. The ashy swallow shrike
(Artamus fuscus) is common in India.
Swallow warbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
East Indian and Australian singing birds of the genus
Dic[ae]um. They are allied to the honeysuckers. Nicotiana rusticaTobacco To*bac"co, n. [Sp. tabaco, fr. the Indian tabaco the
tube or pipe in which the Indians or Caribbees smoked this
plant. Some derive the word from Tabaco, a province of
Yucatan, where it was said to be first found by the
Spaniards; others from the island of Tobago, one of the
Caribbees. But these derivations are very doubtful.]
1. (Bot.) An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the
Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and
as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and
cathartic. Tobacco has a strong, peculiar smell, and an
acrid taste.
Note: The name is extended to other species of the genus, and
to some unrelated plants, as Indian tobacco (Nicotiana
rustica, and also Lobelia inflata), mountain tobacco
(Arnica montana), and Shiraz tobacco (Nicotiana
Persica).
2. The leaves of the plant prepared for smoking, chewing,
etc., by being dried, cured, and manufactured in various
ways.
Tobacco box (Zo["o]l.), the common American skate.
Tobacco camphor. (Chem.) See Nicotianine.
Tobacco man, a tobacconist. [R.]
Tobacco pipe.
(a) A pipe used for smoking, made of baked clay, wood, or
other material.
(b) (Bot.) Same as Indian pipe, under Indian.
Tobacco-pipe clay (Min.), a species of clay used in making
tobacco pipes; -- called also cimolite.
Tobacco-pipe fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Pipemouth.
Tobacco stopper, a small plug for pressing down the tobacco
in a pipe as it is smoked.
Tobacco worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a large hawk moth
(Sphinx, or Phlegethontius, Carolina). It is dark green,
with seven oblique white stripes bordered above with dark
brown on each side of the body. It feeds upon the leaves
of tobacco and tomato plants, and is often very injurious
to the tobacco crop. See Illust. of Hawk moth. RusticateRusticate Rus"ti*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rusticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Rusticating.] [L. rusticaticus, p. p. of
rusticari to rusticate. See Rustic.]
To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. --Pope. Rusticate
Rusticate Rus"ti*cate, v. t.
To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or
send away temporarily; to impose rustication on.
The town is again beginning to be full, and the
rusticated beauty sees an end of her banishment.
--Idler.
RusticatedRusticate Rus"ti*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rusticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Rusticating.] [L. rusticaticus, p. p. of
rusticari to rusticate. See Rustic.]
To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. --Pope. RusticatedRusticated Rus"ti*ca`ted, a. (Arch.)
Resembling rustic work. See Rustic work
(a), under Rustic. RusticatingRusticate Rus"ti*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rusticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Rusticating.] [L. rusticaticus, p. p. of
rusticari to rusticate. See Rustic.]
To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. --Pope. Rustication
Rustication Rus`ti*ca"tion, n. [L. rusticatio.]
1. The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated;
specifically, the punishment of a student for some
offense, by compelling him to leave the institution for a
time.
2. (Arch.) Rustic work.
Meaning of Ustica from wikipedia
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Ustica (Italian pronunciation: [ˈustika]; Sicilian:
Ùstica) is a
small Italian island in the
Tyrrhenian Sea. It is
about 5
kilometres (3 mi)
across and...
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between the
islands of
Ponza and
Ustica,
killing all 81
people on board.
Known in
Italy as the
Ustica m****acre ("strage di
Ustica"), the
disaster led to numerous...
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Uštica is a
village in
central Croatia, in the muni****lity of Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County. It is
connected by the D47 highway.
According to the...
- also
includes a
number of
smaller islands like Capri, Elba, Ischia, and
Ustica. The
maximum depth of the sea is 3,785
metres (12,418 ft). The Tyrrhenian...
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Naldini were
supposed to know
details about another air disaster, the 1980
Ustica m****acre,
citing Italian press sources.
Judge Rosario Priore, who was investigating...
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islands and
archipelagos in the south—such as Capraia, Ponza, Ischia, Eolie,
Ustica, and Pantelleria—are
volcanic islands.
There are also
active volcanoes:...
- show "I-TIGI a Gibellina" and its
video transposition "I-TIGI
Canto per
Ustica" by the
Italian stage actor,
theater director,
dramaturge and
author Marco...
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broke up mid-air and
crashed into the sea near the
Tyrrhenian Sea
island of
Ustica,
while en
route from
Bologna to Palermo, Italy. All 81
people on
board were...
- 1980,
Itavia Flight 870
crashes into the
Tyrrhenian Sea near the
island of
Ustica, Italy. All 81
people on
board are killed. The top
Italian criminal court...
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which operates in
routes from
Sicily to
Aeolian Islands,
Aegadian Islands,
Ustica, Pantelleria,
Linosa and Lampedusa. It also
connects Milazzo,
Naples and...
