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A athamanticumMale Male, a. [F. m[^a]le, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus
male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man.
Cf. Masculine, Marry, v. t.]
1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates
young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces
spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female;
as, male organs.
2. (Bot.) Capable of producing fertilization, but not of
bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of
the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.
3. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of
a male; masculine; as, male courage.
4. Consisting of males; as, a male choir.
5. (Mech.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece
(the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as,
a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a
male screw, etc.
Male berry (Bot.), a kind of coffee. See Pea berry.
Male fern (Bot.), a fern of the genus Aspidium (A.
Filixmas), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp.
against the tapeworm. Aspidium marginale in America, and
A. athamanticum in South Africa, are used as good
substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See
Female fern, under Female.
Male rhyme, a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree,
as laid, afraid, dismayed. See Female rhyme, under
Female.
Male screw (Mech.), a screw having threads upon its
exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a
corresponding nut or female screw.
Male thread, the thread of a male screw. Adamantean
Adamantean Ad`a*man*te"an, a. [L. adamant[=e]us.]
Of adamant; hard as adamant. --Milton.
Adamantine
Adamantine Ad`a*man"tine, a. [L. adamantinus, Gr. ?.]
1. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant;
incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as,
adamantine bonds or chains.
2. (Min.) Like the diamond in hardness or luster.
Adhamant
Adhamant Ad*ha"mant, a. [From L. adhamare to catch; ad + hamus
hook.]
Clinging, as by hooks.
C adamanteusRattlesnake Rat"tle*snake`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of venomous American snakes
belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or
Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints
at the end of the tail which make a sharp ratting sound when
shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States
(Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the
south (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of
Fang. ClamantClamant Cla"mant, a. [L. clamans, p. pr. of clamare to call.
Cf. Claimant.]
Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorously. ``Clamant
children.' --Thomson. Crotalus adamanteusWater rattle Wa"ter rat"tle Water rattler Wa"ter rat"tler
(Zo["o]l.)
The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so called
from its preference for damp places near water. Diamantiferous
Diamantiferous Di`a*man*tif"er*ous, a. [F. diamant diamond +
-ferous.]
Yielding diamonds.
Diamantine
Diamantine Di`a*man"tine, a.
Adamantine. [Obs.]
LamantinLamantin La*man"tin, n. [F. lamantin, lamentin, prob. from the
name of the animal in the Antilles. Cf. Manater.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The manatee. [Written also lamentin, and lamantine.] lamantineLamantin La*man"tin, n. [F. lamantin, lamentin, prob. from the
name of the animal in the Antilles. Cf. Manater.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The manatee. [Written also lamentin, and lamantine.] Meum AthamanticumSpicknel Spick"nel, n. [Contr. from spike nail a large, long
nail; -- so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary
leaves.] (Bot.)
An umbelliferous herb (Meum Athamanticum) having finely
divided leaves, common in Europe; -- called also baldmoney,
mew, and bearwort. [Written also spignel.] Rhadamanthine
Rhadamanthine Rhad`a*man"thine, a.
Of or pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously just; as, a
Rhadamanthine judgment.
Rhagamanthus
Rhagamanthus Rhag`a*man"thus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???.] (Greek
Mythol.)
One of the three judges of the internal regions;
figuratively, a strictly just judge.
Meaning of Amant from wikipedia
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Amant may
refer to: Les
Amants (The Lovers), a 1958
French film Les
Amants, a 1927–1928
painting by René
Magritte Amant, a
disco music studio group formed...
- Saint-
Amant may
refer to:
Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-
Amant (1800–1872),
French chess player Antoine Girard de Saint-
Amant (1594–1661),
French poet...
- St.
Amant (or
Saint Amant) is an
unincorporated community located in
Ascension Parish, in the U.S.
state of Louisiana. This
community has not been incorporated...
- Saint-
Amant-de-Montmoreau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿amɑ̃ də mɔ̃mɔʁo],
literally Saint-
Amant of Montmoreau;
before 2013: Saint-
Amant) is a
former commune...
- The
Lover (French: L'Amant) is an
autobiographical novel by
Marguerite Duras,
published in 1984 by Les Éditions de Minuit. It has been
translated into...
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Antoine Girard,
sieur de Saint-
Amant (September 30, 1594 –
December 29, 1661) was a
French poet. Saint-
Amant was born near Rouen. His
father was a merchant...
- Six
Variations on "Hélas, j'ai
perdu mon
amant", K. 360/374b, is a
composition in G
minor for
piano and solo
violin by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed...
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Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-
Amant (12
September 1800,
Monflanquin – 29
October 1872) was a
leading French chess master and an
editor of the chess...
- Gary
Wayne St.
Amant (born
October 19, 1962) is an
American former stock car
racing driver from Columbus, Ohio.
While he
competed in
several NASCAR Craftsman...
- Saint-
Amant-de-Bonnieure (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿amɑ̃ də bɔnjœʁ],
literally Saint-
Amant of Bonnieure) is a
former commune in the
Charente department...
