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Archipelagic
Archipelagic Ar`chi*pe*lag"ic, a.
Of or pertaining to an archipelago.
ArchipelagoArchipelago Ar`chi*pel"a*go, n.; pl. -goes or -gos. [It.
arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref ? + ? sea, perh.
akin to ? blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See
Plague.]
1. The Grecian Archipelago, or [AE]gean Sea, separating
Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number
of small islands.
2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with
many islands or with a group of islands. Chaetura pelagicaSwift Swift, n.
1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small,
long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family
Micropodid[ae]. In form and habits the swifts resemble
swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles
and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely
different group allied to the humming birds.
Note: The common European swift (Cypselus, or Micropus,
apus) nests in church steeples and under the tiles of
roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and shrill
screams. It is called also black martin, black
swift, hawk swallow, devil bird, swingdevil,
screech martin, and shreik owl. The common
American, or chimney, swift (Ch[ae]tura pelagica) has
sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers. It attaches its
nest to the inner walls of chimneys, and is called also
chimney swallow. The Australian swift (Ch[ae]tura
caudacuta) also has sharp naked tips to the tail
quills. The European Alpine swift (Cypselus melba) is
whitish beneath, with a white band across the breast.
The common Indian swift is Cypselus affinis. See also
Palm swift, under Palm, and Tree swift, under
Tree.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the
pine lizard.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The ghost moth. See under Ghost.
5. [Cf. Swivel.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding
yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine. H pelagicusSea eagle Sea" ea"gle
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of fish-eating
eagles of the genus Hali[ae]etus and allied genera, as
the North Pacific sea eagle. (H. pelagicus), which has
white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European
white-tailed eagle (H. albicilla); and the Indian
white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle (Polioa["e]tus
ichthya["e]tus). The bald eagle and the osprey are also
sometimes classed as sea eagles.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The eagle ray. See under Ray. Pelage
Pelage Pel"age, n. [F. pelage, fr. L. pilus hair.] (Zo["o]l.)
The covering, or coat, of a mammal, whether of wool, fur, or
hair.
Pelagic
Pelagic Pe*lag"ic, a. [L. pelagicus.]
Of or pertaining to the ocean; -- applied especially to
animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the
coast.
Semi-Pelagian
Semi-Pelagian Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an, a.
Of or pertaining to the Semi-Pelagians, or their tenets.
Semi-Pelagianism
Semi-Pelagianism Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an*ism, n.
The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Pelagians.
Meaning of Pelag from wikipedia
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Gospel according to the Apostles, with the
Gospel of the
Hebrews (Dial. adv.
Pelag. III 2),
whereas Origen clearly distinguished between them (Homilies on...
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Latin pejor pejorative pel- clay, mud Gr**** πηλός (pēlós) pelite,
pelitic pelag- sea Gr**** πέλαγος (pélagos), πελαγικός (pelagikós) abyssopelagic, allopelagic...
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scales in gamelan. In Javanese, the term is said to be a
variant of the word
pelag meaning "fine" or "beautiful".
Since the
tuning varies so
widely from island...
- níu sidnóx
signag esinax atsüná
nunnax jaguar ayä yaáx yáox yáʔox iyox haiyüx yag eyax haróx
kometenax black lämi klím klim lim palüx
pelag peláx fo...
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custom to
recite the
Maariv prayer earlier than usually,
generally during Pelag Hamincha (1¼
hours before sunset). This is in
order to
fulfill the precept...
- a lie) sit –
yorong (i-orong)
stand –
alagey turn – liko,
telek fall –
pelag (drop),
tumba give – iter,
itdan (iteran) hold –
benben squeeze – pespes...
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strange people to the
invading Gr****s".
Julius Pokorny derived Pelasgoi from *
pelag-skoi "flatland-inhabitants";
specifically "inhabitants of the Thessalian...
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Latin pejor pejorative pel- clay, mud Gr**** πηλός (pēlós) pelite,
pelitic pelag- sea Gr**** πέλαγος (pélagos), πελαγικός (pelagikós) abyssopelagic, allopelagic...
