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Airer
Airer Air"er, n.
1. One who exposes to the air.
2. A frame on which clothes are aired or dried.
BrumaireBrumaire Bru`maire", n. [F., fr. L. bruma winter.]
The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French
republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox.
See Vendemiaire. Capillaire
Capillaire Cap`il*laire", n. [F. capillaire maiden-hair; sirop
de capillaire capillaire; fr. L. herba capillaris the
maidenhair.]
1. A sirup prepared from the maiden-hair, formerly supposed
to have medicinal properties.
2. Any simple sirup flavored with orange flowers.
ChairedChair Chair, v. t. [imp. & p. pr. Chaired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chairing.]
1. To place in a chair.
2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng.] Claire
Claire Claire, n. [F.]
A small inclosed pond used for gathering and greening
oysters.
CommissionaireCommissionaire Com*mis`sion*aire", n. [F. commissionnaire. Cf.
Commissioner.]
1. One intrusted with a commission, now only a small
commission, as an errand; esp., an attendant or
subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, or the
like.
Note: The commissionaire familiar to European travelers
performs miscellaneous services as a light porter,
messenger, solicitor for hotels, etc.
2. One of a corps of pensioned soldiers, as in London,
employed as doorkeepers, messengers, etc. Commissionnaire
Commissionnaire Com*mis`sion*naire" (?; F. ?), n. [F., fr. L.
commissio.]
1. An agent or factor; a commission merchant.
2. One of a class of attendants, in some European cities, who
perform miscellaneous services for travelers.
Concessionaire
Concessionaire Con*ces`sion*aire", Concessionnaire
Con`ces`sion`naire", n. [F. concessionnaire.]
The beneficiary of a concession or grant.
Concessionnaire
Concessionaire Con*ces`sion*aire", Concessionnaire
Con`ces`sion`naire", n. [F. concessionnaire.]
The beneficiary of a concession or grant.
Cordon sanitaireCordon Cor"don (k?r"d?n; F. k?r"d?n"), n. [F., fr. corde.
See Cord.]
1. A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a
broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric,
constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary
order. Cf. Grand cordon.
2. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. --Sir E. Sandys.
3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp wall, which projects
beyong the face of the wall a few inches.
4. (Mil.) A line or series of sentinels, or of military
posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.
5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a
mantle in some costumes of state.
Cordon bleu (k?r`d?n" bl?") [F., blue cordon], a
first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the
cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, famous for
their good dinners.
Cordon sanitaire (k?r`d?n" s?`n?`t?r") [F., sanitary
cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a
district infected with disease, to cut off communication,
and thus prevent the disease from spreading. Despairer
Despairer De*spair"er, n.
One who despairs.
DoctrinaireDoctrinaire Doc`tri*naire", n. [F. See Doctrine.]
One who would apply to political or other practical concerns
the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own
philosophical system; a propounder of a new set of opinions;
a dogmatic theorist. Used also adjectively; as, doctrinaire
notions.
Note: In french history, the Doctrinaires were a
constitutionalist party which originated after the
restoration of the Bourbons, and represented the
interests of liberalism and progress. After the
Revolution of July, 1830, when they came into power,
they assumed a conservative position in antagonism with
the republicans and radicals. --Am. Cyc. Fair-haired
Fair-haired Fair"-haired`, a.
Having fair or light-colored hair.
GlaireGlaire Glaire, n.
See Glair. GlairedGlair Glair, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glaired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Glairing.]
To smear with the white of an egg. Glaireous
Glaireous Glair"e*ous, a.
Glairy; covered with glair.
Haired
Haired Haired, a.
1. Having hair. ``A beast haired like a bear.' --Purchas.
2. In composition: Having (such) hair; as, red-haired.
Hairen
Hairen Hai"ren, a. [AS. h?ren.]
Hairy. [Obc.]
His hairen shirt and his ascetic diet. --J. Taylor.
ImpairedImpair Im*pair", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaired; p. pr. & vb.
n. Impairing.] [Written also empair.] [OE. empeiren,
enpeiren, OF. empeirier, empirier, F. empirer, LL.
impejorare; L. pref. im- in + pejorare to make worse, fr.
pejor worse. Cf. Appair.]
To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or
strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character,
the mind, value.
Time sensibly all things impairs. --Roscommon.
In years he seemed, but not impaired by years. --Pope.
Syn: To diminish; decrease; injure; weaken; enfeeble;
debilitate; reduce; debase; deteriorate. Impairer
Impairer Im*pair"er, n.
One who, or that which, impairs.
Laissez faire
Laissez faire Lais`sez" faire" [F., let alone.]
Noninterference; -- an axiom of some political economists,
deprecating interference of government by attempts to foster
or regulate commerce, manufactures, etc., by bounty or by
restriction; as, the doctrine of laissez faire; the laissez
faire system government.
MillionaireMillionaire Mil`lion*aire" (?; 277), n. [F. millionnaire.]
One whose wealth is counted by millions of francs, dollars,
or pounds; a very rich person; a person worth a million or
more. [Written also millionnaire.] Millionairess
Millionairess Mil`lion*air"ess, n.
A woman who is a millionaire, or the wife of a millionaire.
[Humorous] --Holmes.
millionnaireMillionaire Mil`lion*aire" (?; 277), n. [F. millionnaire.]
One whose wealth is counted by millions of francs, dollars,
or pounds; a very rich person; a person worth a million or
more. [Written also millionnaire.] Millionnaire
Millionnaire Mil`lion`naire", n. [F.]
Millionaire.
Mousquetaire
Mousquetaire Mous`que*taire", n. [F.]
1. A musketeer, esp. one of the French royal musketeers of
the 17th and 18th centuries, conspicuous both for their
daring and their fine dress.
2. A mosquetaire cuff or glove, or other article of dress
fancied to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.
Mousquetaire cuff
Mousquetaire cuff Mousquetaire cuff
A deep flaring cuff.
PairedPair Pair, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Paired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pairing.]
1. To be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for
breeding.
2. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.
--Rowe.
3. Same as To pair off. See phrase below.
To pair off, to separate from a company in pairs or
couples; specif. (Parliamentary Cant), to agree with one
of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on
specified questions or issues. See Pair, n., 6.
