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Astur palumbariusFalcongentil Fal"con*gen`til, n. [F. faucon-gentil. See
Falcon, and Genteel.] (Zo["o]l.)
The female or young of the goshawk (Astur palumbarius). Astur palumbariusGoshawk Gos"hawk`, n. [AS. g?shafuc, lit., goosehawk; or Icel.
g[=a]shaukr. See Goose, and Hawk the bird.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species
and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius)
and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known
species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity,
and courage. The Australian goshawk (A.
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) is pure white. Asturian
Asturian As*tu"ri*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain. -- n. A native of
Asturias.
Depasture
Depasture De*pas"ture (?; 135), v. t. & i.
To pasture; to feed; to graze; also, to use for pasture. [R.]
Cattle, to graze and departure in his grounds.
--Blackstone.
A right to cut wood upon or departure land. --Washburn.
Distasture
Distasture Dis*tas"ture (?; 135), n.
Something which excites distaste or disgust. [Obs.] --Speed.
Haliastur IndusKite Kite, n. [OE. kyte, AS. c?ta; cf. W. cud, cut.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily
Milvin[ae], of which many species are known. They have
long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked
tail.
Note: The European species are Milvus ictinus and M.
govinda; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is
Haliastur Indus; the American fork-tailed kite is the
Nauclerus furcatus.
2. Fig. : One who is rapacious.
Detested kite, thou liest. --Shak.
3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper
or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
4. (Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
5. (Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis
of symmetry. --Henrici.
6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to
sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in
bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of
goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant]
7. (Zo["o]l.) The brill. [Prov. Eng. ]
Flying kites. (Naut.) See under Flying.
Kite falcon (Zo["o]l.), an African falcon of the genus
Avicida, having some resemblance to a kite. Haliastur sphenurusWhistling Whis"tling,
a. & n. from Whistle, v.
Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See under Buoy.
Whistling coot (Zo["o]l.), the American black scoter.
Whistling Dick. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An Australian shrike thrush (Colluricincla Selbii).
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]
Whistling duck. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The golden-eye.
(b) A tree duck.
Whistling eagle (Zo["o]l.), a small Australian eagle
(Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk,
and little swamp eagle.
Whistling plover. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The golden plover.
(b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.
Whistling snipe (Zo["o]l.), the American woodcock.
Whistling swan. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan,
and elk.
(b) An American swan (Olor columbianus). See under Swan.
Whistling teal (Zo["o]l.), a tree duck, as Dendrocygna
awsuree of India.
Whistling thrush. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus
Myiophonus, native of Asia, Australia, and the East
Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and
have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note
is a loud and clear whistle.
(b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] Impasture
Impasture Im*pas"ture, v. t.
To place in a pasture; to foster. [R.] --T. Adams.
Masturbation
Masturbation Mas`tur*ba"tion, n. [L. masturbatus, p. p. of
masturbari to practice onanism: cf. F. masturbation.]
Onanism; self-pollution.
NasturtiumNasturtium Nas*tur"tium, n. [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium,
fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in
allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent
taste. See Nose of the face, and Torture.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or
yellowish flowers, including several species of cress.
They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a
pungent biting taste.
2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Trop[ae]olum, geraniaceous
herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and
spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress
(Trop[ae]olum majus), the canary-bird flower (T.
peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives
of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent
flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for
capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in
salads. Nasturtium amphibiumWater radish Wa"ter rad"ish (Bot.)
A coarse yellow-flowered plant (Nasturtium amphibium)
related to the water cress and to the horse-radish. Nasturtium officinaleWater cress Wa"ter cress` (Bot.)
A perennial cruciferous herb (Nasturtium officinale)
growing usually in clear running or spring water. The leaves
are pungent, and used for salad and as an antiscorbutic. Nasturtium officinaleCress Cress (kr[e^]s), n.; pl. Cresses (kr[e^]s"[e^]z). [OE.
ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers,
G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG.
chresan to creep.] (Bot.)
A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves
have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and
antiscorbutic.
Note: The garden cress, called also peppergrass, is the
Lepidium sativum; the water cress is the Nasturtium
officinale. Various other plants are sometimes called
cresses.
To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread.
--Goldsmith.
Bitter cress. See under Bitter.
Not worth a cress, or ``not worth a kers.' a common old
proverb, now turned into the meaningless ``not worth a
curse.' --Skeat. Nasturtium sylvestreWater rocket Wa"ter rock"et
1. (Bot.) A cruciferous plant (Nasturtium sylvestre) with
small yellow flowers.
2. A kind of firework to be discharged in the water. Pasturable
Pasturable Pas"tur*a*ble, a.
Fit for pasture.
PasturagePasturage Pas"tur*age, n. [OF. pasturage, F. p[^a]turage. See
Pasture.]
1. Grazing ground; grass land used for pasturing; pasture.
2. Grass growing for feed; grazing.
3. The business of feeding or grazing cattle. PasturePasture Pas"ture, n. [OF. pasture, F. p[^a]ture, L. pastura,
fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to feed. See Pastor.]
1. Food; nourishment. [Obs.]
Toads and frogs his pasture poisonous. --Spenser.
2. Specifically: Grass growing for the food of cattle; the
food of cattle taken by grazing.
3. Grass land for cattle, horses, etc.; pasturage.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. --Ps.
xxiii. 2.
So graze as you find pasture. --Shak. PasturePasture Pas"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pastured; p. pr. & vb.
n. Pasturing.]
To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as
food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will
pasture forty cows. Pasture
Pasture Pas"ture, v. i.
To feed on growing grass; to graze.
PasturedPasture Pas"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pastured; p. pr. & vb.
n. Pasturing.]
To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as
food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will
pasture forty cows. Pastureless
Pastureless Pas"ture*less, a.
Destitute of pasture. --Milton.
PasturerPasturer Pas"tur*er, n.
One who pastures; one who takes cattle to graze. See
Agister. PasturingPasture Pas"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pastured; p. pr. & vb.
n. Pasturing.]
To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass as
food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will
pasture forty cows. RepastureRepasture Re*pas"ture (-p?s"t?r;135), n. [See Repast.]
Food; entertainment. [Obs.]
Food for his rage, repasture for his den. --Shak. Thaumastura coraShaft Shaft, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D.
schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle,
haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????,
a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf.
Scape, Scepter, Shave.]
1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.
His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft, That
lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft. --Chaucer.
A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele
[stale], the feathers, and the head. --Ascham.
2. The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the
weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be
thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
And the thunder, Winged with red lightning and
impetuous rage, Perhaps hath spent his shafts.
--Milton.
Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been
attacked with all the shafts of ridicule. --V. Knox.
3. That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of
an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when
cylindrical. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The trunk, stem, or
stalk of a plant.
(b) (Zo["o]l.) The stem or midrib of a feather. See
Illust. of Feather.
(c) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill.
(d) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.
Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . .
his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his
knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
--Ex. xxv. 31.
(e) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments,
etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc.
(f) A pole, especially a Maypole. [Obs.] --Stow.
(g) (Arch.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar
between the capital and base (see Illust. of
Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof.
Also, the spire of a steeple. [Obs. or R.] --Gwilt.
(h) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or
columnar monument.
Bid time and nature gently spare The shaft we
raise to thee. --Emerson.
(i) (Weaving) A rod at the end of a heddle.
(j) (Mach.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one
or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and
intended to carry one or more wheels or other
revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as,
the shaft of a steam engine. See Illust. of
Countershaft.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two
of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in
the male; -- called also cora humming bird.
5. [Cf. G. schacht.] (Mining) A well-like excavation in the
earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and
raising ore, for raising water, etc.
6. A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air
shaft.
7. The chamber of a blast furnace.
Line shaft (Mach.), a main shaft of considerable length, in
a shop or factory, usually bearing a number of pulleys by
which machines are driven, commonly by means of
countershafts; -- called also line, or main line.
Shaft alley (Naut.), a passage extending from the engine
room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft.
Shaft furnace (Metal.), a furnace, in the form of a
chimney, which is charged at the top and tapped at the
bottom.
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