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Ale-knight
Ale-knight Ale"-knight`, n.
A pot companion. [Obs.]
Allnight
Allnight All"night`, n.
Light, fuel, or food for the whole night. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Anight
Anight A*night", Anights A*nights", adv. [OE. on niht.]
In the night time; at night. [Archaic]
Does he hawk anights still? --Marston.
Anights
Anight A*night", Anights A*nights", adv. [OE. on niht.]
In the night time; at night. [Archaic]
Does he hawk anights still? --Marston.
Benightment
Benightment Be*night"ment, n.
The condition of being benighted.
Birthnight
Birthnight Birth"night`, n.
The night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that
night in succeeding years.
The angelic song in Bethlehem field, On thy birthnight,
that sung thee Savior born. --Milton.
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. day or night lettergramsLetter Let"ter, n. (Teleg.)
A telegram longer than an ordinary message sent at rates
lower than the standard message rate in consideration of its
being sent and delivered subject to priority in service of
regular messages. Such telegrams are called by the Western
Union Company day, or night, letters according to the time
of sending, and by The Postal Telegraph Company day, or
night, lettergrams. day or night lettersLetter Let"ter, n. (Teleg.)
A telegram longer than an ordinary message sent at rates
lower than the standard message rate in consideration of its
being sent and delivered subject to priority in service of
regular messages. Such telegrams are called by the Western
Union Company day, or night, letters according to the time
of sending, and by The Postal Telegraph Company day, or
night, lettergrams. deadly nightshadeBelladonna Bel`la*don"na, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella
beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.)
(a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with
reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries.
The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the
root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents.
Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine
which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.
(b) A species of Amaryllis (A. belladonna); the
belladonna lily. Deadly nightshadeDeadly Dead"ly, a.
1. Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive;
certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or
wound.
2. Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately
hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies.
Thy assailant is quick, skillful, and deadly.
--Shak.
3. Subject to death; mortal. [Obs.]
The image of a deadly man. --Wyclif (Rom.
i. 23).
Deadly nightshade (Bot.), a poisonous plant; belladonna.
See under Nightshade. Deep of nightDeep Deep, n.
1. That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or
ocean; an abyss; a great depth.
Courage from the deeps of knowledge springs.
--Cowley.
The hollow deep of hell resounded. --Milton.
Blue Neptune storms, the bellowing deeps resound.
--Pope.
2. That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or
incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.
Thy judgments are a great deep. --Ps. xxxvi.
6.
Deep of night, the most quiet or profound part of night;
dead of night.
The deep of night is crept upon our talk. --Shak. Fore-night
Fore-night Fore"-night`, n.
The evening between twilight and bedtime. [Scot.]
Fortnight
Fortnight Fort"night` (?; in U.S. often ?; 277), n. [Contr.
fr. fourteen nights, our ancestors reckoning time by nights
and winters; so, also, seven nights, sennight, a week.]
The space of fourteen days; two weeks.
Fortnightly
Fortnightly Fort"night`ly, a.
Occurring or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly
meeting of a club; a fortnightly magazine, or other
publication. -- adv. Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a
fortnight.
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.
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