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ArrestedArrest Ar*rest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb.
n. Arresting.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arr[^e]ter,
fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re +
stare to stand. See Rest remainder.]
1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as,
to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
Nor could her virtues the relentless hand Of Death
arrest. --Philips.
2. (Law) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law;
as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
Note: After this word Shakespeare uses of (``I arrest thee of
high treason') or on; the modern usage is for.
3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the
eyes or attention. --Buckminster.
4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.]
We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies.
--Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop;
apprehend; seize; lay hold of. ArresteeArrestee Ar`res*tee", n. [See Arrest, v.] (Scots Law)
The person in whose hands is the property attached by
arrestment. ArresterArrester Ar*rest"er, n.
1. One who arrests.
2. (Scots Law) The person at whose suit an arrestment is
made. [Also written arrestor.] black-crested monkeySimpai Sim"pai, n.[Malay simpei.] (Zo["o]l.)
A long-tailed monkey (Semnopitchecus melalophus) native of
Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and
cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the
under parts white. Called also black-crested monkey, and
sinp[ae]. CrestedCrest Crest, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crested; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cresting.]
1. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a
crest for. Crested
Crested Crest"ed (kr[e^]st"[e^]d), a.
1. Having a crest.
But laced crested helm. --Dryden.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the
head. ``The crested bird.' --Dryden.
3. (Bott.) Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an
elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. --Gray.
DisafforestedDisafforest Dis`af*for"est, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Disafforested; p. pr. & vb. n. Disafforesting.] [Pref.
dis- + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester.] (Eng. Law)
To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of
common ground; to exempt from forest laws.
By charter 9 Henry III. many forests were
disafforested. --Blackstone. DisinterestedDisinterested Dis*in"ter*est*ed, a. [Cf. Disinteressed.]
Not influenced by regard to personal interest or advantage;
free from selfish motive; having no relation of interest or
feeling; not biased or prejudiced; as, a disinterested
decision or judge.
The happiness of disinterested sacrifices. --Channing.
Syn: Unbiased; impartial; uninterested; indifferent. Disinterestedly
Disinterestedly Dis*in"ter*est*ed*ly, adv.
In a disinterested manner; without bias or prejudice.
Disinterestedness
Disinterestedness Dis*in"ter*est*ed*ness, n.
The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality.
That perfect disinterestedness and self-devotion of
which man seems to be incapable, but which is sometimes
found in woman. --Macaulay.
Ecballium agresteElater El"a*ter, n. (Chem.)
The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice
of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste,
formerly Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It
is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which
is a violent purgative. Ecballium agresteElaterium El`a*te"ri*um, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ?
driving. See 2d Elater.]
A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or
greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild
or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly called
Momordica Elaterium). ForesterForester For"est*er, n. [F. forestier, LL. forestarius.]
1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an
officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game.
2. An inhabitant of a forest. --Wordsworth.
3. A forest tree. [R.] --Evelyn.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia
and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester (A.
octomaculata), which in the larval state is injurious to
the grapevine. golden-crested wrenKinglet King"let, n.
1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. --Carlyle.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of small singing
birds of the genus Regulus and family Sylviid[ae].
Note: The golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa), and the
rubycrowned kinglet (R. calendula), are the most
common American species. The common English kinglet
(R. cristatus) is also called golden-crested wren,
moonie, and marigold finch. The kinglets are often
popularly called wrens, both in America and England. HyndresteHyndreste Hynd"reste, a.
See Hinderest. [Obs.] ImprestedImprest Im*prest", v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Imprested; p. pr. &
vb. n. Impresting.] [Pref. im- + prest: cf. It. imprestare.
See Prest, n.]
To advance on loan. --Burke. InterestedInterested In"ter*est*ed, a. [See Interest, v. t.]
1. Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion
excited; as, an interested listener.
2. Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in
consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an
interested witness. Interestedness
Interestedness In"ter*est*ed*ness, n.
The state or quality of being interested; selfishness.
--Richardson.
Lightning arresterLightning Light"ning (l[imac]t"n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening,
fr. lighten to flash.]
1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a
vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another,
sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by
the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere
constitutes thunder.
2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made
bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental
powers. [R.]
Ball lightning, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as
a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth.
Chain lightning, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked
flashes.
Heat lightning, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of
electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon,
esp. at the close of a hot day.
Lightning arrester (Telegraphy), a device, at the place
where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by
lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a
short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin
nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also
lightning discharger.
Lightning bug (Zo["o]l.), a luminous beetle. See Firefly.
Lightning conductor, a lightning rod.
Lightning glance, a quick, penetrating glance of a
brilliant eye.
Lightning rod, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on
the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or
water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or
vessel from lightning.
Sheet lightning, a diffused glow of electric light flashing
out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The
appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light
from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds. Merestead
Merestead Mere"stead, n. [Mere boundary + stead place.]
The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead or
farm. [Archaic.] --Longfellow.
Prester
Prester Pres"ter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to kindle or
burn, and ? to blow up, swell out by blowing.]
1. A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from
the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set
on fire. [Obs.]
2. pl. One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger
or other excitement. [Obs.]
PresterPrester Pres"ter, n. [OF. prestre. See Priest.]
A priest or presbyter; as, Prester John. [Obs.] PresternalPresternum Pre*ster"num, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium. --
Pre*ster"nal, a. PresternumPresternum Pre*ster"num, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium. --
Pre*ster"nal, a. Red-crested poachardPoachard Poach"ard, n. [From Poach to stab.] [Written also
pocard, pochard.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A common European duck (Aythya ferina); -- called also
goldhead, poker, and fresh-water, or red-headed,
widgeon.
(b) The American redhead, which is closely allied to the
European poachard.
Red-crested poachard (Zo["o]l.), an Old World duck (Branta
rufina).
Scaup poachard, the scaup duck.
Tufted poachard, a scaup duck (Aythya, or Fuligula
cristata), native of Europe and Asia. ReforestedReforest Re*for"est, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reforested; p. pr.
& vb. n. Reforesting.]
To replant with trees; to reafforest; to reforestize. Restem
Restem Re*stem" (r?*st?m"), v. t.
1. To force back against the current; as, to restem their
backward course. --Shak.
2. To stem, or move against; as, to restem a current.
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