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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Keesh, n. p. 736(Metallurgy.) Flakes of carburet of iron on the surface of pig-iron.Keeve, n. p. 736A large vessel for fermenting liquors; a beer-tub; a mashing-tub. 2. (Mining.) A large vat used in dressing ores.Keeve, v. t. p. 736To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation. 2. To tip up or overturn, as a cart. [Prov. Eng.]Keev'er, n. p. 736The same as KEEVE, q. v.Kei'ser, n. p. 736See KAISER.Kĕf'fe-kil, n. p. 736See KIEFEKIL.Kĕf'fĕl, n. p. 736The head. [Obs.] Somerville.Kĕg, n. p. 736A small cask or barrel; a cag.Keil, n. p. 736The same as KAYLE, q. v.Kēil'hau-ite, n. p. 736(Min.) A mineral consisting chiefly of silica, oxide of titanium, lime, and yttria.Kēir, n. p. 736A large boiler used in bleaching establishments; —called also kieve. Ure.Kēld, a. p. 736Having a kell or covering; also, covered with scales, like net-work. [Obs.] Nares. The otter then that keeps In their wild rivers, in their banks, and sleeps, And feeds on fish, which under water…Kĕlk, v. t. p. 736To beat soundly. [Prov. Eng.]Kĕlk, n. p. 736A blow; large stones; the roe of fish. [Prov. Eng.]Kĕll, n. p. 736A kiln. [Obs.] See KILN. Yea, as deep as a well, A furnace, or kell, A bottomless cell. Cleveland.Kĕll, n. p. 736A sort of pottage; kale. Halliwell.Kĕll, n. p. 736The caul. [Obs.] I’ll have him cut to the kells. Beau. & Fl. 2. That which covers or envelops, as the caul does the intestines. (a.) The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect. “Bury himself in every…Kĕlp, n. p. 736The calcined ashes of sea-weed, used in the manufacture of glass. 2. (Bot.) A plant of certain species of the genus Salsola, the sea-weed from which kelp is produced. Loudon.Kēlp'ie or Kēl'py, n. p. 736An imaginary spirit of the waters, in the form of a horse, who is vulgarly believed to warn, by preternatural noises and lights, those who are to be drowned in that neighborhood. [Scot.] Jamieson.Kēl'son, n. p. 736The same as KEELSON.Kēlt, n. p. 736See KILT.Kēlt, n. p. 736Cloth with the nap, generally that of the black native wool. [Scot.] Jamieson.Kēlt, n. p. 736A salmon in its spent state after spawning. Jamieson.Kēlt, n. p. 736The same as CELT, q. v.Kĕl’ter, n. p. 736Regular order or condition; as, to be out of kilter. If the organs of prayer be out of kelter or out of tune, how can we pray? Barrow.Kĕmb, v. t. p. 736To comb. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Kĕm'e-lin, n. p. 736A tub; a brewer’s vessel. [Obs.] Chaucer.Kĕmp, n. p. 736A knight; a champion. [Obs.]Kĕmp or Kĕmp'ty, n. p. 736Coarse, rough hair in wool, injuring its quality, and deteriorating the appearance, even of common fabrics, by its inferiority and harshness, and by its not taking the dye readily. Simmonds.Kēn, v. t. p. 736To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. Tis he. I ken the manner of his gait. Shak. 2. To recognize; to see at a distance; to descry. We ken them from afar. Addison.Kĕn, v. i. p. 736To look round. [Obs.] Burton.Kēn, n. p. 736Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. “Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension.” South. In the observance of all which, time and travel had now brought us in ken of a…Kēn'dal-green, n. p. 736A species of green cloth made at Kendal.Kĕn'nel, n. p. 736A house or cot for dogs, or for a pack of hounds. 2. A pack of hounds. “A yelping kennel of French curs.” Shak. 3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.Kĕn'nel, n. p. 736The water-course of a street; a little canal or channel. Bp. Hall. 2. A puddle.Kĕn'nel, v. i. p. 736To lodge; to dwell; as a dog or a fox. “The dog kenneled in a hollow tree.” L'Estrange.Kĕn'nel, v. t. p. 736To keep or confine in a kennel.Kĕn'nel-cōal, n. p. 736See CANNEL-COAL.Kĕn’ning, n. p. 736View; sight. [Obs.] Bacon.Kĕn’speck-le, a. p. 736Having so marked or singular an appearance as easily to be recognized. [Scot.] W. Scott.Kēnt'-bū'gle, n. p. 736(Mus.) A bugle curved in form, and having six finger-keys or stops, by means of which the performer-can play upon every key in the musical scale;—called also keyed-bugle and key-bugle. Moore.Kēnt'ish Rāg p. 736A rough limestone of the cretaceous formation, found in Kent and elsewhere in the south-east of England. Dana.Kĕn’ tle, n. p. 736(Com.) A hundred pounds in weight; a quintal; as, a kentle of fish. [Written also quintal.]Kĕnt'ledge, n. p. 736(Naut.) Pigs of iron for ballast laid on the floor of a ship.Kēpt or Kept mistress, imp. & p. p. p. 736of keep. See KEEP. Kept mistress, a concubine, or woman kept by a particular individual as his paramour.Kĕr'a-mo-grăph'ic, a. p. 736Suitable to be written upon; capable of being written upon, as a slate;—said especially of a certain kind of globe.Ke-rā'nă, n. p. 736(Mus.) A wind instrument, being a kind of long trumpet, much used among the Persians. Moore.Ke-rār'gy-rīte, n. p. 736(Min.) A pearl-gray, whitish, or greenish mineral, of a resinous luster, and capable of being cut like horn; horn-silver. It consists of the chloride of silver, and is valuable as an ore. Dana.Kĕr'a-sīne, a. p. 736Resembling horn; horny; corneous.Kĕr'a-tōme, n. p. 736(Surg.) An instrument for cutting through the cornea in operations for the removal of cataract.Kěr'a-to-nyx'is, n. p. 736(Surg.) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass; couching.Kĕrb'-stōne or Kĭrb'-stōne, n. p. 736See CURBSTONE.Kĕr'chief, n. p. 736A square of fine linen used by women to cover the head; hence, any cloth used in dress, especially on the head. He might have put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief, and so escape. Shak. 2. One who…Kĕr'chiefed or Kĕr'chieft, a. p. 736Dressed; hooded; covered. Milton.Kĕrf, n. p. 736The cut of an ax, a saw, or other instrument; the notch or slit made in wood by cutting or sawing.Kĕrl, n. p. 736See CARL.Kēr'mēs, n. p. 736The dried bodies of the females of the Coccus ilicis, an insect found on various species of oaks around the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, and contain coloring matter…Kĕrn, n. p. 736An Irish footman or foot-soldier of the lowest or poorest rank. Now for our Irish wars; We must supplant those rude, rough-headed kerns. Shak. 2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person. We take a kern…Kē'rn, n. p. 736A hand-mill consisting of two stones, one of which is turned by the hand. [Usually written quern.] 2. [O. Eng. cherne, A-S. ceren, D. kern, karn, Dan. kierne. See CHURN.] A churn. [Obs.] 3.…Kĕrn, v. i. p. 736To harden, as corn in ripening. [Obs.] 2. To take the form of corns; to granulate; to set, as fruit. [Obs.] 3. (Type-founding.) To form with a kern. See KERN, n., No. 3.