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ArriereArriere Ar*riere", n. [F. arri[`e]re. See Arrear.]
``That which is behind'; the rear; -- chiefly used as an
adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate.
Arriere fee, Arriere fief, a fee or fief dependent on a
superior fee, or a fee held of a feudatory.
Arriere vassal, the vassal of a vassal. Arriere feeArriere Ar*riere", n. [F. arri[`e]re. See Arrear.]
``That which is behind'; the rear; -- chiefly used as an
adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate.
Arriere fee, Arriere fief, a fee or fief dependent on a
superior fee, or a fee held of a feudatory.
Arriere vassal, the vassal of a vassal. Arriere fiefArriere Ar*riere", n. [F. arri[`e]re. See Arrear.]
``That which is behind'; the rear; -- chiefly used as an
adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate.
Arriere fee, Arriere fief, a fee or fief dependent on a
superior fee, or a fee held of a feudatory.
Arriere vassal, the vassal of a vassal. Arriere vassalArriere Ar*riere", n. [F. arri[`e]re. See Arrear.]
``That which is behind'; the rear; -- chiefly used as an
adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate.
Arriere fee, Arriere fief, a fee or fief dependent on a
superior fee, or a fee held of a feudatory.
Arriere vassal, the vassal of a vassal. Arriere-banArriere-ban Ar*riere"-ban`, n. [F., fr. OE. arban, heriban,
fr. OHG. hariban, heriban, G. heerbann, the calling together
of an army; OHG. heri an army + ban a public call or order.
The French have misunderstood their old word, and have
changed it into arri[`e]re-ban, though arri[`e]re has no
connection with its proper meaning. See Ban, Abandon.]
A proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only
their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these
feudatories, to take the field for war; also, the body of
vassals called or liable to be called to arms, as in ancient
France. barrier reefsCoral Cor"al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium,
fr. Gr. kora`llion.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa,
and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed
by some Bryozoa.
Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to
various genera of Madreporaria, and to the hydroid
genus, Millepora. The red coral, used in jewelry, is
the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian (Corallium
rubrum) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The fan
corals, plume corals, and sea feathers are species
of Gorgoniacea, in which the axis is horny.
Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus Tubipora, an
Alcyonarian, and black coral is in part the axis of
species of the genus Antipathes. See Anthozoa,
Madrepora.
2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their
color.
3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and
other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
Brain coral, or Brain stone coral. See under Brain.
Chain coral. See under Chain.
Coral animal (Zo["o]l.), one of the polyps by which corals
are formed. They are often very erroneously called coral
insects.
Coral fish. See in the Vocabulary.
Coral reefs (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent,
made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and
the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation.
They are classed as fringing reefs, when they border the
land; barrier reefs, when separated from the shore by a
broad belt of water; atolls, when they constitute
separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See Atoll.
Coral root (Bot.), a genus (Corallorhiza) of orchideous
plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on
roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or
knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust.
under Coralloid.
Coral snake. (Zo)
(a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake (Elaps
corallinus), coral-red, with black bands.
(b) A small, harmless, South American snake (Tortrix
scytale).
Coral tree (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several
species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds.
The best known is Erythrina Corallodendron.
Coral wood, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath. CarrierCarrier Car"ri*er, n. [From Carry.]
1. One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger.
The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds.
--Bacon.
2. One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry
goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster.
The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich
manufactures. --Swift.
3. (Mach.) That which drives or carries; as:
(a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the
motion of the face plate; a lathe dog.
(b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
(c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers
the cartridge to a position from which it can be
thrust into the barrel.
Carrier pigeon (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic pigeon
used to convey letters from a distant point to to its
home.
Carrier shell (Zo["o]l.), a univalve shell of the genus
Phorus; -- so called because it fastens bits of stones
and broken shells to its own shell, to such an extent as
almost to conceal it.
Common carrier (Law.) See under Common, a. Carrier pigeonCarrier Car"ri*er, n. [From Carry.]
1. One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger.
The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds.
--Bacon.
2. One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry
goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster.
The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich
manufactures. --Swift.
3. (Mach.) That which drives or carries; as:
(a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the
motion of the face plate; a lathe dog.
(b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
(c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers
the cartridge to a position from which it can be
thrust into the barrel.
Carrier pigeon (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic pigeon
used to convey letters from a distant point to to its
home.
Carrier shell (Zo["o]l.), a univalve shell of the genus
Phorus; -- so called because it fastens bits of stones
and broken shells to its own shell, to such an extent as
almost to conceal it.
Common carrier (Law.) See under Common, a. carrier pigeonsDove Dove, n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d?fe; akin to OS.
d?ba, D. duif, OHG. t?ba, G. taube, Icel. d?fa, Sw. dufva,
Dan. due, Goth. d?b?; perh. from the root of E. dive.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various
related genera. The species are numerous.
Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called
fantails, tumblers, carrier pigeons, etc., was
derived from the rock pigeon (Columba livia) of
Europe and Asia; the turtledove of Europe, celebrated
for its sweet, plaintive note, is C. turtur or
Turtur vulgaris; the ringdove, the largest of
European species, is C. palumbus; the Carolina
dove, or Mourning dove, is Zenaidura macroura; the
sea dove is the little auk (Mergulus alle or Alle
alle). See Turtledove, Ground dove, and Rock
pigeon. The dove is a symbol of innocence, gentleness,
and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the
typical symbol of the Holy Ghost. Carrier shellCarrier Car"ri*er, n. [From Carry.]
1. One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger.
The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds.
--Bacon.
2. One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry
goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster.
The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich
manufactures. --Swift.
3. (Mach.) That which drives or carries; as:
(a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the
motion of the face plate; a lathe dog.
(b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
(c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers
the cartridge to a position from which it can be
thrust into the barrel.
Carrier pigeon (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic pigeon
used to convey letters from a distant point to to its
home.
Carrier shell (Zo["o]l.), a univalve shell of the genus
Phorus; -- so called because it fastens bits of stones
and broken shells to its own shell, to such an extent as
almost to conceal it.
Common carrier (Law.) See under Common, a. Common carrierCarrier Car"ri*er, n. [From Carry.]
1. One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger.
The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds.
--Bacon.
2. One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry
goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster.
The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich
manufactures. --Swift.
3. (Mach.) That which drives or carries; as:
(a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the
motion of the face plate; a lathe dog.
(b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
(c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers
the cartridge to a position from which it can be
thrust into the barrel.
Carrier pigeon (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the domestic pigeon
used to convey letters from a distant point to to its
home.
Carrier shell (Zo["o]l.), a univalve shell of the genus
Phorus; -- so called because it fastens bits of stones
and broken shells to its own shell, to such an extent as
almost to conceal it.
Common carrier (Law.) See under Common, a. Farrier
Farrier Far"ri*er, v. i.
To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.
[Obs.] --Mortimer.
FarrierFarrier Far"ri*er, n. [OE. farrour, ferrer, OF. ferreor,
ferrier, LL. Ferrator, ferrarius equorum, from ferrare to
shoe a horse, ferrum a horseshoe, fr. L. ferrum iron. Cf.
Ferreous.]
1. A shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon. Farriery
Farriery Far"ri*er*y, n.
1. The art of shoeing horses.
2. The art of preventing, curing, or mitigating diseases of
horses and cattle; the veterinary art.
3. The place where a smith shoes horses.
HarrierHarrier Har"ri*er, n. [From Hare, n.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.
[Written also harier.] HarrierHarrier Har"ri*er, n. [From Harry.]
1. One who harries.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of
the genus Circus which fly low and harry small animals
or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier (Circus
[ae]runginosus), and the hen harrier (C. cyaneus).
Harrier hawk(?), one of several species of American hawks
of the genus Micrastur. Harrier hawkHarrier Har"ri*er, n. [From Harry.]
1. One who harries.
2. (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of
the genus Circus which fly low and harry small animals
or birds, -- as the European marsh harrier (Circus
[ae]runginosus), and the hen harrier (C. cyaneus).
Harrier hawk(?), one of several species of American hawks
of the genus Micrastur. Hen harrierHen Hen, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG.
henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h["o]na; the fem.
corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn,
Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing,
and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. Chanticleer.] (Zo["o]l.)
The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,
pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray
hen.
Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the
female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen.
Hen clam. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A clam of the Mactra, and allied genera; the sea clam
or surf clam. See Surf clam.
(b) A California clam of the genus Pachydesma.
Hen driver. See Hen harrier (below).
Hen harrier (Zo["o]l.), a hawk (Circus cyaneus), found in
Europe and America; -- called also dove hawk, henharm,
henharrow, hen driver, and usually, in America, marsh
hawk. See Marsh hawk.
Hen hawk (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of large hawks
which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk
(Buteo borealis), the red-shouldered hawk (B.
lineatus), and the goshawk. Marrier
Marrier Mar"ri*er, n.
One who marries.
Quarrier
Quarrier Quar"ri*er, n.
A worker in a stone quarry.
Tarrier
Tarrier Tar"ri*er, n.
One who, or that which, tarries.
Tarrier
Tarrier Tar"ri*er, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A kind of dig; a terrier. [Obs.]
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