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Ale-knight
Ale-knight Ale"-knight`, n.
A pot companion. [Obs.]
Carpet knightCarpet Car"pet (k[aum]r"p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of
cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita
rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L.
carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo`s fruit, E.
Harvest.]
1. A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also
of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made
in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor,
as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a
wrought cover for tables.
Tables and beds covered with copes instead of
carpets and coverlets. --T. Fuller.
2. A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.
``The grassy carpet of this plain.' --Shak.
Carpet beetle or Carpet bug (Zo["o]l.), a small beetle
(Anthrenus scrophulari[ae]), which, in the larval state,
does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; --
also called buffalo bug.
Carpet knight.
(a) A knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and
has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of
the drawing room; an effeminate person. --Shak.
(b) One made a knight, for some other than military
distinction or service.
Carpet moth (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an insect which feeds
on carpets and other woolen goods. There are several
kinds. Some are the larv[ae] of species of Tinea (as T.
tapetzella); others of beetles, esp. Anthrenus.
Carpet snake (Zo["o]l.), an Australian snake. See Diamond
snake, under Diamond.
Carpet sweeper, an apparatus or device for sweeping
carpets.
To be on the carpet, to be under consideration; to be the
subject of deliberation; to be in sight; -- an expression
derived from the use of carpets as table cover.
Brussels carpet. See under Brussels. KnightKnight Knight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Knighting.]
To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the
sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword,
saying: Rise, Sir ---.
A soldier, by the honor-giving hand Of C?ur-de-Lion
knighted in the field. --Shak. Knight bachelorKnight bachelor Knight" bach"e*lor; pl. Knights bachelors.
A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English
knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See
Bachelor, 4. Knight banneretKnight banneret Knight" ban"ner*et; pl. Knights bannerets.
A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a
greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged
to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The
dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on
the field of battle. Knight baro-netKnight baro-net Knight" bar"o-net
See Baronet. Knight marshal
Knight marshal Knight" mar"shal (Eng. Law)
An officer in the household of the British sovereign, who has
cognizance of transgressions within the royal household and
verge, and of contracts made there, a member of the household
being one of the parties. --Wharton.
Knight serviceKnight service Knight" serv"ice (Eng. Feud. Law)
A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing
military service. See Chivalry, n., 4. Knightage
Knightage Knight"age, n.
To body of knights, taken collectively.
KnightedKnight Knight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Knighting.]
To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the
sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword,
saying: Rise, Sir ---.
A soldier, by the honor-giving hand Of C?ur-de-Lion
knighted in the field. --Shak. Knight-errantKnight-errant Knight"-er`rant, n.; pl. Knight-errants, or
Knights-errant.
A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of
adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill,
prowess, and generosity. 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. Knight-errantryKnight-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. Knight-errantsKnight-errant Knight"-er`rant, n.; pl. Knight-errants, or
Knights-errant.
A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of
adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill,
prowess, and generosity. Knight-er-ratic
Knight-er-ratic Knight"-er-rat"ic, a.
Pertaining to a knight-errant or to knight-errantry. [R.]
--Quart. Rev.
KnightheadKnighthead Knight"head`, n. (Naut.)
A bollard timber. See under Bollard. KnightingKnight Knight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Knighting.]
To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the
sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword,
saying: Rise, Sir ---.
A soldier, by the honor-giving hand Of C?ur-de-Lion
knighted in the field. --Shak. Knightless
Knightless Knight"less, a.
Unbecoming a knight. [Obs.] ``Knightless guile.' --Spenser.
Knightliness
Knightliness Knight"li*ness, n.
The character or bearing suitable for a knight; chivalry.
--Spenser.
Knightly
Knightly Knight`ly, a. [AS. cnihtlic boyish.]
Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous;
as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.
For knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit.
--Spenser.
[Excuses] full knightly without scorn. --Tennyson.
Knightly
Knightly Knight"ly, adv.
In a manner becoming a knight.
And why thou comest thus knightly clad in arms. --Shak.
Knights bachelorsKnight bachelor Knight" bach"e*lor; pl. Knights bachelors.
A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English
knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See
Bachelor, 4. Knights banneretsKnight banneret Knight" ban"ner*et; pl. Knights bannerets.
A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a
greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged
to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The
dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on
the field of battle. Knights companionsCompanion Com*pan"ion, n. [F. compagnon, OF. compaing, fr. an
assumed LL. companio (cf. companium fellowship, a mess), fr.
L. com- + panis bread. See Pantry.]
1. One who accompanies or is in company with another for a
longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually;
one who is much in the company of, or is associated with,
another or others; an associate; a comrade; a consort; a
partner.
The companions of his fall. --Milton.
The companion of fools shall smart for it. --Prov.
xiii. 20 (Rev.
Ver.).
Here are your sons again; and I must lose Two of the
sweetest companions in the world. --Shak.
A companion is one with whom we share our bread; a
messmate. --Trench.
2. A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders; as, a
companion of the Bath.
3. A fellow; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Shak.
4. [Cf. OSp. compa[~n]a an outhouse, office.] (Naut.)
(a) A skylight on an upper deck with frames and sashes of
various shapes, to admit light to a cabin or lower
deck.
(b) A wooden hood or penthouse covering the companion way;
a companion hatch.
Companion hatch (Naut.), a wooden porch over the entrance
or staircase of the cabin.
Companion ladder (Naut.), the ladder by which officers
ascend to, or descend from, the quarter-deck. --Totten.
Companion way (Naut.), a staircase leading to the cabin.
Knights companions, in certain honorary orders, the members
of the lowest grades as distinguished from knights
commanders, knights grand cross, and the like.
Syn: Associate; comrade; mate; compeer; partner; ally;
confederate; coadjutor; accomplice. Knights-errantKnight-errant Knight"-er`rant, n.; pl. Knight-errants, or
Knights-errant.
A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of
adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill,
prowess, and generosity. Lance knightLance Lance, n. [OE. lance, F. lance, fr. L. lancea; cf. Gr.
?. Cf. Launch.]
1. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and
a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and
often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or
harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
A braver soldier never couched lance. --Shak.
2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
3. (Founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the
mold in casting a shell.
4. (Mil.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece
of ordnance and forces it home.
5. (Pyrotech.) One of the small paper cases filled with
combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a
figure.
Free lance, in the Middle Ages, and subsequently, a knight
or roving soldier, who was free to engage for any state or
commander that purchased his services; hence, a person who
assails institutions or opinions on his own responsibility
without regard to party lines or deference to authority.
Lance bucket (Cavalry), a socket attached to a saddle or
stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance.
Lance corporal, same as Lancepesade.
Lance knight, a lansquenet. --B. Jonson.
Lance snake (Zo["o]l.), the fer-de-lance.
Stink-fire lance (Mil.), a kind of fuse filled with a
composition which burns with a suffocating odor; -- used
in the counter operations of miners.
To break a lance, to engage in a tilt or contest. Unknight
Unknight Un*knight", v. t. [1st un- + knight.]
To deprive of knighthood. --Fuller.
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