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Baronial
Baronial Ba*ro"ni*al, a.
Pertaining to a baron or a barony. ``Baronial tenure.'
--Hallam.
Cameronian
Cameronian Cam`e*ro"ni*an, n.
A follower of the Rev. Richard Cameron, a Scotch Covenanter
of the time of Charles II.
Note: Cameron and others refused to accept the ``indulgence``
offered the Presbyterian clergy, insisted on the Solemn
league and Covenant, and in 1680 declared Charles II.
deposed for tyranny, breach of faith, etc. Cameron was
killed at the battle of Airdmoss, but his followers
became a denomination (afterwards called Reformed
Presbyterians) who refused to recognize laws or
institutions which they believed contrary to the
kingdom of Christ, but who now avail themselves of
political rights.
Ciceronian
Ciceronian Cic`e*ro"ni*an, a. [L. Ciceronianus, fr. Cicero,
the orator.]
Resembling Cicero in style or action; eloquent.
Ciceronianism
Ciceronianism Cic`e*ro"ni*an*ism, n.
Imitation of, or resemblance to, the style or action Cicero;
a Ciceronian phrase or expression. ``Great study in
Ciceronianism, the chief abuse of Oxford.' --Sir P. Sidney.
Cronian
Cronian Cro"ni*an (kr?"n?-a]/>n), a. [Gr. ???? Saturnian, fr.
???? Saturn.]
Saturnian; -- applied to the North Polar Sea. [R.] --Milton.
Eucronia maiaMaia Ma"i*a, n. [From L. Maia, a goddess.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European
species (Maia squinado).
(b) A beautiful American bombycid moth (Eucronia maia). Gronias nigrolabrisBlind Blind, a. [AS.; akin to D., G., OS., Sw., & Dan. blind,
Icel. blindr, Goth. blinds; of uncertain origin.]
1. Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect
or by deprivation; without sight.
He that is strucken blind can not forget The
precious treasure of his eyesight lost. --Shak.
2. Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of
intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or
judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects.
But hard be hardened, blind be blinded more, That
they may stumble on, and deeper fall. --Milton.
3. Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.
This plan is recommended neither to blind
approbation nor to blind reprobation. --Jay.
4. Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to
a person who is blind; not well marked or easily
discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path;
a blind ditch.
5. Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.
The blind mazes of this tangled wood. --Milton.
6. Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall;
open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.
7. Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind
passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.
8. (Hort.) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as,
blind buds; blind flowers.
Blind alley, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.
Blind axle, an axle which turns but does not communicate
motion. --Knight.
Blind beetle, one of the insects apt to fly against people,
esp. at night.
Blind cat (Zo["o]l.), a species of catfish (Gronias
nigrolabris), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns
in Pennsylvania.
Blind coal, coal that burns without flame; anthracite coal.
--Simmonds.
Blind door, Blind window, an imitation of a door or
window, without an opening for passage or light. See
Blank door or window, under Blank, a.
Blind level (Mining), a level or drainage gallery which has
a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted
siphon. --Knight.
Blind nettle (Bot.), dead nettle. See Dead nettle, under
Dead.
Blind shell (Gunnery), a shell containing no charge, or one
that does not explode.
Blind side, the side which is most easily assailed; a weak
or unguarded side; the side on which one is least able or
disposed to see danger. --Swift.
Blind snake (Zo["o]l.), a small, harmless, burrowing snake,
of the family Typhlopid[ae], with rudimentary eyes.
Blind spot (Anat.), the point in the retina of the eye
where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to
light.
Blind tooling, in bookbinding and leather work, the
indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; --
called also blank tooling, and blind blocking.
Blind wall, a wall without an opening; a blank wall. Huronian
Huronian Hu*ro"ni*an, a. [Named from Lake Huron.] (Geol.)
Of or pertaining to certain non-fossiliferous rocks on the
borders of Lake Huron, which are supposed to correspond in
time to the latter part of the Arch[ae]an age.
Macaronian
Macaronian Mac`a*ro"ni*an, Macaronic Mac`a*ron"ic, a. [Cf.
It. maccheronico, F. macaronique.]
1. Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of
mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled.
2. Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called
macaronic; as, macaronic poetry.
NeronianNero Ne"ro, n.
A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous
cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless
tyrant. -- Ne*ro"ni*an, a. Tironian
Tironian Ti*ro"ni*an, a. [L. Tironianus, fr. Tiro, the learned
freedman and amanuensis of Cicero.]
Of or pertaining to Tiro, or a system of shorthand said to
have been introduced by him into ancient Rome.
Turonian
Turonian Tu*ro"ni*an, n. (Geol.)
One of the subdivisions into which the Upper Cretaceous
formation of Europe is divided.
Meaning of Ronia from wikipedia
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Ronia, the Robber's
Daughter (Swedish:
Ronja rövardotter) is a children's
fantasy book by the
Swedish author Astrid Lindgren,
first published in 1981...
- Look up
ronia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Ronia may
refer to:
Ronja (given name), also
spelled as "
Ronia"
Ronia Tamar Goldberg (born 1950; stagename:...
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Ronia, the Robber's
Daughter (in the UK,
Ronja Rövardotter in Sweden,
Ronja Robbersdaughter in the USA) is a
Swedish fantasy film
which was
released to...
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Astrid Lindgren. Ronja, the Robber's
Daughter or
Ronia, the Robber's
Daughter may also
refer to:
Ronia, the Robber's
Daughter (film), a 1984 film based...
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Angelyne (born
Ronia Tamar Goldberg,
October 2, 1950) is an
American singer, actress,
media personality, and
model who came to
prominence in 1984 after...
- Look up
ronja in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Ronja may
refer to:
Ronia, the Robber's
Daughter (Ronja Rövardotter), a children's book by
Astrid Lindgren...
- is a cel-shaded[citation needed]
television series,
based on the
novel Ronia, the Robber's
Daughter (Ronja Rövardotter)
written by
Astrid Lindgren. Produced...
- series, Ronja, the Robber's Daughter, an
adaptation of
Astrid Lindgren's
Ronia, the Robber's
Daughter for NHK. The
series is computer-animated, produced...
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Scotland to London.
Ronia, the Robber's
Daughter (1981) is a children's
fantasy book by
Astrid Lindgren,
which portrays the
adventures of
Ronia, the daughter...
- age of 11,
Zetterberg pla**** the
eponymous leading role in the 1984 film
Ronia, the Robber's
Daughter based on the children's book of the same name by...
