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Avoutrie
Avoutrie A*vou"trie, n. [OF.]
Adultery. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Butter trierButter But"ter (b[u^]t"t[~e]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS.
butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox,
cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf.
Cow.]
1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by
churning.
2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence,
or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the
chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of
antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly
solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao,
vegetable butter, shea butter.
Butter and eggs (Bot.), a name given to several plants
having flowers of two shades of yellow, as Narcissus
incomparabilis, and in the United States to the toadflax
(Linaria vulgaris).
Butter boat, a small vessel for holding melted butter at
table.
Butter flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower.
Butter print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of
butter; -- called also butter stamp. --Locke.
Butter tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the
upper jaw.
Butter tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds
of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The
butter tree of India is the B. butyracea; that of Africa
is the Shea tree (B. Parkii). See Shea tree.
Butter trier, a tool used in sampling butter.
Butter wife, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called
also butter woman. [Obs. or Archaic] ChantriesChantry Chant"ry, n.; pl. Chantries. [OF. chanterie, fr.
chanter to sing.]
1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and
offering of prayers, commonly for the founder.
2. A chapel or altar so endowed. --Cowell. CoquetriesCoquetry Co*quet"ry, n.; pl. Coquetries. [F. coquetterie.]
Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere
gratification of vanity; trifling in love. ``Little
affectations of coquetry.' --Addison. Dare-deviltriesDare-deviltry Dare"-dev`il*try, n; pl. Dare-deviltries.
Reckless mischief; the action of a dare-devil. Destrie
Destrie De*strie", v. t.
To destroy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
DeviltriesDeviltry Dev"il*try, n.; pl. Deviltries.
Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry. --C. Reade. Equestrienne
Equestrienne E*ques"tri*enne`, n. [Formed after analogy of the
French language.]
A woman skilled in equestrianism; a horsewoman.
Excito-nutrient
Excito-nutrient Ex*ci`to-nu"tri*ent, a (Physiol.)
Exciting nutrition; said of the reflex influence by which the
nutritional processes are either excited or modified.
GallantriesGallantry Gal"lant*ry, n.; pl. Gallantries. [F. galanterie.]
1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic]
Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when
the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with
plates of silver. --Fuller.
2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great
gallantry.
3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,
attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from
a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to
female virtue; intrigue.
4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.]
Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.
--Shak.
Syn: See Courage, and Heroism. GentrieGenterie Gen"ter*ie, Gentrie Gen"trie, n. [OE. See
Gentry.]
Nobility of birth or of character; gentility. [Obs.]
--Chaucer. IdolatriesIdolatry I*dol"a*try, n.; pl. Idolatries. [F. idol[^a]trie,
LL. idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr. ?; ? idol + ?
service.]
1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not
God; the worship of false gods.
His eye surveyed the dark idolatries Of alienated
Judah. --Milton.
2. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect
or love which borders on adoration. --Shak. IndustriesIndustry In"dus*try, n.; pl. Industries. [L. industria, cf.
industrius diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. F. industrie.]
1. Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either
bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity;
-- opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays
debts, while idleness or despair will increase them.
We are more industrious than our forefathers,
because in the present times the funds destined for
the maintenance of industry are much greater in
proportion to those which are likely to be employed
in the maintenance of idleness, than they were two
or three centuries ago. --A. Smith.
2. Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business;
especially, one which employs much labor and capital and
is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the
iron industry; the cotton industry.
3. (Polit. Econ.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the
creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of
capital or wealth; labor.
Syn: Diligence; assiduity; perseverance; activity;
laboriousness; attention. See Diligence. Irretrievable
Irretrievable Ir`re*triev"a*ble, a.
Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an
irretrievable loss.
Syn: Irremediable; incurable; irrecoverable.
Irretrievableness
Irretrievableness Ir`re*triev"a*ble*ness, n.
The state or quality of being irretrievable.
Irretrievably
Irretrievably Ir`re*triev"a*bly, adv.
In an irretrievable manner.
Junketries
Junketries Jun"ket*ries, n. pl.
Sweetmeats. [Obs.]
Knight-errantriesKnight-errantry Knight"-er`rant*ry, n.; pl.
Knight-errantries.
The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice
of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or
romantic adventure or scheme. MaistrieMaistre Mais"tre, Maistrie Mais"trie, Maistry Mais"try, n.
Mastery; superiority; art. See Mastery. [Obs.] --Chaucer. NutrientNutrient Nu"tri*ent, a. [L. nutriens, p. pr. of nutrire. See
Nourish.]
Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth. -- n. Any substance
which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or
promotes growth. PaltrierPaltry Pal"try, a. [Compar. Paltrier; superl. Paltriest.]
[Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. paltering ragged,
palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl.
paltor.]
Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful;
trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. --Cowper.
The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron.
Syn: See Contemptible. PaltriestPaltry Pal"try, a. [Compar. Paltrier; superl. Paltriest.]
[Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. paltering ragged,
palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl.
paltor.]
Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful;
trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. --Cowper.
The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron.
Syn: See Contemptible. PantriesPantry Pan"try, n.; pl. Pantries. [OE. pantrie, F.
paneterie, fr. panetier pantler, LL. panetarius baker,
panetus small loaf of bread, L. panis bread. Cf. Company,
Pannier, Pantler.]
An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions
are kept. PastriesPastry Pas"try, n.; pl. Pastries.
1. The place where pastry is made. [Obs.] --Shak.
2. Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of
paste, as pies, tarts, etc.
Pastry cook, one whose occupation is to make pastry; as,
the pastry cook of a hotel. PhratriesPhratry Phra"try, n.; pl. Phratries. [Gr. ?, ?.] (Gr.
Antiq.)
A subdivision of a phyle, or tribe, in Athens. PleasantriesPleasantry Pleas"ant*ry, n.; pl. Pleasantries. [F.
plaisanterie. See Pleasant.]
That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor;
cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable
playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark;
badinage.
The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees
and points of wit. --Addison.
The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a
finished man of the world. --Macaulay. Retrieval
Retrieval Re*triev"al, n.
The act retrieving.
