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A belladonnaBelladonna 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. A CanadensisShad Shad (sh[a^]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of
fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a
herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a
fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring
family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is
abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers
in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European
allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C.
finta), are less important species. [Written also chad.]
Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other
fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under Gizzard),
called also mud shad, white-eyed shad, and winter
shad.
Hardboaded, or Yellow-tailed, shad, the menhaden.
Hickory, or Tailor, shad, the mattowacca.
Long-boned shad, one of several species of important food
fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus
Gerres.
Shad bush (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs
or small trees of the rosaceous genus Amelanchier (A.
Canadensis, and A. alnifolia) Their white racemose
blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and
the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence
they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called
service tree, and Juneberry.
Shad frog, an American spotted frog (Rana halecina); --
so called because it usually appears at the time when the
shad begin to run in the rivers.
Trout shad, the squeteague.
White shad, the common shad. A CanadensisColumbine Col"um*bine, n. [LL. columbina, L. columbinus
dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called
from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus
Aquilegia; as, A. vulgaris, or the common garden
columbine; A. Canadensis, the wild red columbine of
North America.
2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes.
--Brewer. Abada
Abada Ab"a*da ([a^]b"[.a]*d[.a]), n. [Pg., the female
rhinoceros.]
The rhinoceros. [Obs.] --Purchas.
Abaddon
Abaddon A*bad"don ([.a]*b[a^]d"d[u^]n), n. [Heb. [=a]badd[=o]n
destruction, abyss, fr. [=a]bad to be lost, to perish.]
1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same
as Apollyon and Asmodeus.
2. Hell; the bottomless pit. [Poetic]
In all her gates, Abaddon rues Thy bold attempt.
--Milton.
Abies or Tsuga CanadensisHemlock Hem"lock, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic,
hymlic.]
1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs
having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the
Cicuta maculata, bulbifera, and virosa, and the
Conium maculatum. See Conium.
Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by
some thought to have been a decoction of Cicuta
virosa, or water hemlock, by others, of Conium
maculatum.
2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America (Abies,
or Tsuga, Canadensis); hemlock spruce.
The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. --Longfellow.
3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree.
Ground hemlock, or Dwarf hemlock. See under Ground. Abracadabra
Abracadabra Ab`ra*ca*dab"ra, n. [L. Of unknown origin.]
A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the
figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever.
At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote
something without meaning; jargon.
Abradant
Abradant Ab*ra"dant, n.
A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass,
etc.
AbradeAbrade Ab*rade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abraded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Abrading.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab +
radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze.]
To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to
abrade rocks. --Lyell. AbradeAbrade A*brade", v. t.
Same as Abraid. [Obs.] AbradedAbrade Ab*rade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abraded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Abrading.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab +
radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze.]
To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to
abrade rocks. --Lyell. AbradingAbrade Ab*rade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abraded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Abrading.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab +
radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze.]
To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to
abrade rocks. --Lyell. Acacia AdansoniiGonakie Go"na*kie, n. (Bot.)
An African timber tree (Acacia Adansonii). Acacia spadicigeraMyrmecophyte Myr"me*co*phyte`, n. [Gr. my`rmhx, my`rmhkos, ant
+ fyto`n plant.] (Bot.)
A plant that affords shelter and food to certain species of
ants which live in symbiotic relations with it. Special
adaptations for this purpose exist; thus, Acacia
spadicigera has large hollows thorns, and species of
Cecropia have stem cavities. -- Myr`me*co*phyt"ic, a. AcademeAcademe Ac`a*deme", n. [L. academia. See Academy.]
An academy. [Poetic] --Shak. Academial
Academial Ac`a*de"mi*al, a.
Academic. [R.]
Academian
Academian Ac`a*de"mi*an, n.
A member of an academy, university, or college.
Academic
Academic Ac`a*dem"ic, n.
1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a
Platonist. --Hume.
2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an
academician.
Academically
Academically Ac`a*dem`ic*al*ly, adv.
In an academical manner.
Academicals
Academicals Ac`a*dem"ic*als, n. pl.
The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges
and universities.
Academicism
Academicism Ac`a*dem"i*cism, n.
1. A tenet of the Academic philosophy.
2. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
Academism
Academism A*cad"e*mism, n.
The doctrines of the Academic philosophy. [Obs.] --Baxter.
Academist
Academist A*cad"e*mist, n. [F. academiste.]
1. An Academic philosopher.
2. An academician. [Obs.] --Ray.
Academy figure2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8
Academy figure, Canceled figures, Lay figure, etc. See
under Academy, Cancel, Lay, etc.
Figure caster, or Figure flinger, an astrologer. ``This
figure caster.' --Milton.
Figure flinging, the practice of astrology.
Figure-of-eight knot, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See
Illust. under Knot.
Figure painting, a picture of the human figure, or the act
or art of depicting the human figure.
Figure stone (Min.), agalmatolite.
Figure weaving, the art or process of weaving figured
fabrics.
To cut a figure, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W.
Scott. AcadianAcadian A*ca"di*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. ``Acadian
farmers.' --Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie.
Acadian epoch (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the
American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American
rocks known to be fossiliferous. See Geology.
Acadian owl (Zo["o]l.), a small North American owl
(Nyctule Acadica); the saw-whet. Acadian epochAcadian A*ca"di*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. ``Acadian
farmers.' --Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie.
Acadian epoch (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the
American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American
rocks known to be fossiliferous. See Geology.
Acadian owl (Zo["o]l.), a small North American owl
(Nyctule Acadica); the saw-whet. Acadian owlSaw-whet Saw"-whet`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of
ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also Acadian
owl. Acadian owlAcadian A*ca"di*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. ``Acadian
farmers.' --Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie.
Acadian epoch (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the
American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American
rocks known to be fossiliferous. See Geology.
Acadian owl (Zo["o]l.), a small North American owl
(Nyctule Acadica); the saw-whet. AccadAccadian Ac*ca"di*an, a. [From the city Accad. See Gen. x.
10.]
Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia
before the Assyrian conquest. -- Ac*ca"di*an, n., Ac"cad,
n. --Sayce. AccadianAccadian Ac*ca"di*an, a. [From the city Accad. See Gen. x.
10.]
Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia
before the Assyrian conquest. -- Ac*ca"di*an, n., Ac"cad,
n. --Sayce.
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