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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Kăn'-ga-rōo', n.p. 734(Zoöl.) A ruminating, marsupial animal of the genus Macropus, found in Australia and the neighboring islands. M. giganteus, or the great kangaroo, is nearly as tall as a man, and moves by leaps. The…
  2. Kănt′i-an, a.p. 734Relating to the doctrines or philosophy of Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, in whose system time and space are not outward things, but laws of the mind; and the understanding, which forms in time…
  3. Kănt'i-an, n.p. 734A follower of Kant; a Kantist.
  4. Kănt'ĭsm, n.p. 734The doctrines or theory of Kant, the German metaphysician.
  5. Kânt'ist, n.p. 734A disciple or follower of Kant.
  6. Kān′try, n.p. 734The division of a county in Wales; a hundred. Wharton. Blount.
  7. Kā'o-lĭn or Kā'o-līne, n.p. 734(Min.) A variety of clay used for making porcelain, proceeding from the decomposition of the mineral feldspar. This, in making porcelain, is mingled with a fusible earthy matter called petunse. Dana.
  8. Kāp'no-mār, n.p. 734See CAPNOMOR.
  9. Kār'a-gane, n.p. 734(Zoöl.) A species of gray fox found in the Russian empire.
  10. Kā'ra-īte, n.p. 734(Eccl. Hist.) A sect of Jews who, rejecting the oral law, and allowing the Talmud no binding authority, hold by the written law, and endeavor to find its meaning, not from traditional sources, but…
  11. Ka-rās'ki-er, n.p. 734A chief officer of justice residing at Constantinople, and forming part of the Ulema. [Turkey.]
  12. Ka-rā'tas, n.p. 734(Bot.) A West Indian plant, of the genus Bromelia (B. karatas); a species of pineapple.
  13. Kar-mā'thi-an, n.p. 734One of a Mohammedan sect founded by Karmatia, who maintained bloody wars with the Caliphs in the ninth century.
  14. Kärn, n.p. 734(Mining.) A pile of rocks; sometimes, the solid rock. See CAIRN. Ure.
  15. Kā'rob, n.p. 734With goldsmiths, the twenty-fourth part of a grain.
  16. Kär'pho-lite, n.p. 734(Min.) A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color, and consisting of silica, alumina, and oxide of manganese, with eleven per cent. of water. Dana.
  17. Kär'pho-sid'er-ite, n.p. 734(Min.) A yellow mineral consisting chiefly of the hydrous phosphate of iron.
  18. Kär’sten-īte, n.p. 734(Min.) An anhydrous sulphate of lime;—called also anhydrite.
  19. Kär'vel, n.p. 734The same as CARAVEL, q. v.
  20. Kāth'/e-tōm'/e-ter, n.p. 734See CATHETOMETER.
  21. Kăt'ti-măn'dōo, n.p. 734A substance resembling caoutchouc, obtained from the Euphorbia antiquorum of Roxburgh. It is used for joining metal, fastening knife-handles, and for similar purposes.
  22. Kā'ty-did, n.p. 734(Entom.) An insect of a pale-green color (Plataphyllum concavum), closely allied to the grasshoppers. The katydids are abundant in the United States during the autumn, and at night the males, by…
  23. Kaun, n.p. 734See KHAN.
  24. Kā'vă, n.p. 734A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Sandwich Islanders and others; also, the beverage itself. [Written also ava…
  25. Ka-vāss', n.p. 734An armed constable; also, a government servant or courier. [Turkey.] Curzon.
  26. Kaw, v. i.p. 734See CAW.
  27. Kāwn, n.p. 734An inn. [Turkey.] See KHAN.
  28. Kāy'ak, n.p. 734(Naut.) A light boat used by fishermen in Greenland, made of seal-skins stretched upon a frame, and coming close round the body of the oarsman. Kane.
  29. Kāy'ak-er, n.p. 734One who uses the kayak in fishing, &c.
  30. Kāyle, n.p. 734A nine-pin; a kettle-pin. 2. A kind of play in Scotland, in which nine holes, ranged in threes, are made in the ground, and an iron ball rolled in among them.
  31. Kay'nard, n.p. 735A lazy or cowardly person; a good-for-nothing fellow; a rascal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  32. Kāz'zard-ly, a.p. 735Unlucky. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  33. Kĕb'lah, n.p. 735The point toward which Mohammedans turn their faces in prayer, being the direction of the temple at Mecca. [Written also kiblah.]
  34. Kĕck, v. i.p. 735To heave the stomach; to retch, as in an effort to vomit. The faction (is it not notorious?) Keck at the memory of the glorious. Swift.
  35. Kĕck, n.p. 735A reaching or heaving of the stomach; an effort to vomit; queasiness. [Written also keckle.] Cheyne.
  36. Kĕck'le, n.p. 735The same as KECK, q. v.
  37. Kĕck'le, v. t.p. 735To wind old rope round, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains round to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice. Totten.
  38. Kĕck'ling, n.p. 735Old rope or iron chains wound around a cable. See KECKLE, v.
  39. Kēck'ling-pin, n.p. 735A wire or needle used in knitting stockings. [Scot.] Simmonds.
  40. Kĕck'lish, a.p. 735Inclined to vomit; queasy. “A kecklish stomach.” Holland.
  41. Kĕck'sy, n.p. 735The dry stalk of the hemlock, and other umbelliferous plants; a kex. Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs, Losing both beauty and utility. Shak.
  42. Kĕck'y, a.p. 735Resembling a kex. “A soft, kecky body.” Grew.
  43. Kĕd'ge, n.p. 735(Naut.) A small anchor used to keep a ship steady when riding in a harbor or river, and particularly at the turn of the tide, to keep her clear of her bower anchor, also to remove her from one part…
  44. Kēdge, v. t.p. 735(Naut.) To warp, as a ship; to move by means of a kedge, as in a river.
  45. Kēdge or Kēd'gy, a.p. 735Brisk; lively. [Prov. Eng.] Forby.
  46. Kĕd'ger, n.p. 735(Naut.) A small anchor used in a river; a kedge. 2. A fish-man. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
  47. Kēd'lack, n.p. 735(Bot.) A weed that grows among wheat and rye; charlock. See CHARLOCK.
  48. Kee, n.p. 735pl. of cow. [A-S. cy, gen. cûna, pl. of cu, cow.] See KEI, KY, and KINE. [Prov. Eng.] A lass, that Cicely hight, had won his heart— Cicely, the western lass, that tends the kee. Gay.
  49. Keech, n.p. 735A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher. [Obs.] Shak.
  50. Keek, v. i.p. 735To peep; to look pryingly. [Scot.]
  51. Keel, v. t.p. 735To cool. [Obs.] “While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.” Shak. “To lessen and keel the affections of the subject.” Milton.
  52. Keel, n.p. 735(Ship-building.) The principal timber in a ship, extending from stem to stern at the bottom, and supporting the whole frame; hence, a ship. [See Illustr. of Keelson.] 2. (Iron Ship-building.) A…
  53. Keel, v. i.p. 735To plow with a keel; to navigate. J. Barlow. 2. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom. Shak.
  54. Keel′age, n.p. 735The right of demanding a duty or toll for the bottom of ships resting in a port or harbor; the duty so paid. Bouvier. Wharton.
  55. Keel'-bōat, n.p. 735A large, covered boat, with a keel, but no sails, used on American rivers for the transportation of freight. 2. A low, flat-bottomed freight-boat. See KEEL.
  56. Keeled, a.p. 735(Bot.) Keel-shaped; having a prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf, calyx, or nectary. Martyn.
  57. Keel'er, n.p. 735One who manages barges and vessels, particularly in the coal trade;—called also keel-man. [Prov. Eng.]
  58. Keel'er, n.p. 735A shallow tub for holding materials for calking ships, or for other uses.
  59. Keel'-făt, n.p. 735A cooler; a vessel in which liquor is set for cooling. [Obs.] [Written also keel-vat.]
  60. Keel'haul, v. t.p. 735(Naut.) To haul under the keel of a ship, as a punishment, by ropes attached to the yard-arms on each side. It was formerly practiced in the Dutch and English navies. Totten.