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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Kēy'-tōne, n. p. 737(Mus.) See KEY-NOTE.Kēy'-wāy, n. p. 737See KEY-SEAT.Khā'liff, n. p. 737See CALIPH.Khām'sin, n. p. 737See KAMSIN.Khān, n. p. 737A prince; a king; a chief; — so called among the Tartars, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.Khān, n. p. 737An Eastern inn or caravan-sary.Khān'ate, n. p. 737The dominion or jurisdiction of a khan. Tooke.Khā'ya, n. p. 737(Bot.) A genus of plants containing but a single species (K. Senegalensis), found in Western Africa. It is a large, handsome tree, the wood being of a fine quality, and of a color resembling that of…Khĕn'nā, n. p. 737A Persian dye for hair, used in the baths of Constantinople. Simmonds.Kī'a-boō'ēá Wōod p. 737An ornamental wood (called also Amboyna wood), from Singapore. It seems to be an excrescence or burr of some tree, is in color from an orange to a deep brown, and is full of small curls or knots.Kīb'ble, n. p. 737A large bucket for raising ore out of mines. [Written also kibbal.]Kĭb′blings, n. pl. p. 737Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of Newfoundland.Kībe, n. p. 737A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain, as in the heels. I'm almost out at heels. Why then let kibes ensue. Shak.Kībed, a. p. 737Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; as, kibed heels.Kĭ-bĭt'kā, n. p. 737A rude kind of wagon, without springs, sometimes covered with cloth or leather, and often used by the Tartars as a movable habitation.Kīb'lah, n. p. 737See KEBLAH.Kīb'y, a. p. 737Affected with kibes. He halteth often that hath a kiby heel. Skelton.Kĭck, v. t. p. 737To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a servant; a man kicks a dog. To kick the beam, to fly up and strike the beam; — said of the lighter arm of a loaded balance…Kīck, v. i. p. 737To practice striking with the foot or feet; as, a horse accustomed to kick. 2. To thrust out the foot or feet with violence, either in wantonness, resistance, anger, or contempt; to manifest…Kĭck, n. p. 737A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust of the foot. A kick that scarce would move a horse, May kill a sound divine. Cooper. 2. The projection on the tang of a pocket-knife blade, which…Kīck'er, n. p. 737One who kicks.Kĭck'shaw, n. p. 738Something fantastical or uncommon, or something that has no particular name. Some pigeons, a joint of mutton, and any pretty little tiny kickshaws. Shak. 2. A fantastical dish. Cressy was lost by…Kick'shoe, n. p. 738A dancer; a caperer; a buffoon; — used in contempt.Kick'sy-wick'sy, n. p. 738A word of no definite meaning, except perhaps to imply restlessness, or that which is restless and uneasy; — applied contemptuously to a wife by Shakespeare. Nares. He wears his honor in a box…Kick'sy-wick'sy, a. p. 738Restless; uncertain; as, kicksy-wicksy flames. Nares.Kid, n. p. 738A young goat. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid. Isa. xi. 6. 2. Hence, a child or infant. [Cant.] 3. A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. 4. A…Kid, v. t. or i. p. 738To bring forth a young goat. 2. To make into a bundle, as fagots. Halliwell.Kid, v. t. p. 738To show, discover, or make known. [Obs.] Gower. 2. To hoax; to gull; to deceive; to kiddy. [Cant.]Kid'der, n. p. 738An engrosser of corn, or one who carries corn, provisions, or other merchandise, about the country for sale; a huckster. Halliwell.Kid'dle, n. p. 738A kind of wear in a river for catching fish;—corruptly pronounced kittle.Kid'dōw, n. p. 738A web-footed fowl; — called also guillemot, sea-hen, and skout.Kid'dy, v. t. p. 738To deceive; to hoax; to take advantage of. [Slang.] Some of the swell mob . . . so far kiddied us as to hire a horse and shay, start away from London by Whitechapel, and . . . come into Epsom from…Kĭd'dy, n. p. 738A young man or boy; formerly, a low thief. [Slang.]Kĭd'dy-ĭsh, a. p. 738Frolicsome; sportive. [Slang.]Kĭd'-fŏx, a. p. 738A young fox. [Obs.] Shak. ☞ Sometimes interpreted as meaning a discovered or detected fox.Kĭd'ling, n. p. 738A young kid.Kid'nāp, v. t. p. 738To steal and carry away or secrete, as a human being, man, woman, or child; to take by stealth or force for the purpose of carrying off, reducing to slavery, or the like. You may reason or…Kid'nāp-er, n. p. 738One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a man-stealer.Kid'ney, n. p. 738(Anat.) An oblong, flattened gland, situated at each side of the lumbar vertebræ, and surrounded with an abundant fatty tissue. They are two in number, of a reddish-brown color, and constitute the…Kid'ney-bēan, n. p. 738(Bot.) A sort of bean; — so named from its resemblance in shape to that of the kidney. It is of the genus Phaseolus (P. vulgaris); haricot.Kid'ney-fōrm or Kid'ney-shāpēd, a. p. 738Having the form or shape of a kidney.Kid'ney-vĕtch, n. p. 738(Bot.) A plant of the genus Anthyllis, the heads of whose flowers have a silky appearance. London.Kid'ney-wort, n. p. 738(Bot.) A plant of the genus Saxifraga.Kīe, n. pl. p. 738Kine. [Scot.]Kief'e-kil, n. p. 738(Min.) A species of clay;—called also meer'schaum. See MEERSCHAUM.Kiēve, n. p. 738See KEEVE.Kik'e-ku-nĕm'a-lo, n. p. 738An American resin resembling copal, but of very much greater purity, transparency, and whiteness. It forms the most beautiful of all varnishes. Ogilvie.Kil'der-kin, n. p. 738A small barrel; a liquid measure containing two firkins, or sixteen or eighteen gallons.Kill, v. t. p. 738To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay. Ah, kill me with thy weapon, not with words. Shak. 2. To deaden; to quell; to…Kīll, n. p. 738A kiln. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. and U. S.] See Kiln. How much of philosophy concurred to the first kill of malt! Fuller.Kĭll, n. p. 738A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills;—used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, &c.…Kïl'las, n. p. 738Clay-slate; — so called among the Cornish miners. Ure.Kill'-cour'te-sy, n. p. 738A discourteous person; one wanting in courtesy; a mere boor. [Rare.] Shak.Kĭll'-cow, n. p. 738A butcher. [Burlesque and rare.]Kill'dee or Kill'deer, n. p. 738(Ornith.) A small aquatic bird allied to the plover, Ægialites (Oxyechus) vociferus, which takes the name from its cry. It is of a light-brown color above, the feathers being tipped with a brownish…Kĭll'er, n. p. 738One who deprives of life; he or that which kills.Kïl'lesse, n. p. 738(Arch.) (a.) A groove; a gutter or channel. (b.) A dormer window.Kill'lick, n. p. 738A kind of anchor; a killock.Kĭl'li-ki-nĭck', n. p. 738See KINNIKINIC.Kil'lock, n. p. 738A small anchor. [U. S.] Bartlett.