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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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Kin'dred, n. p. 739Relation by birth or marriage; consanguinity; kin. Like her, of equal kindred to the throne. Dryden. 2. Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former; relations; a body of persons related…Kin'dred, a. p. 739Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as, kindred souls; kindred skies.Kīne, n. p. 739pl. of cow. [Cf. KEE and KIE.] Cows. “After a herd of fifty or sixty kine was slaughtered.” Macaulay. One way a band select from forage drives A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine, From a fat…Ki'ne-mät'ie, a. p. 739See CINEMATIC, CINEMAT-Kī/ne-măt'ĭc-al p. 739ICAL.Kī/ne-măt'ics, n. sing. p. 739See CINEMATICS. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Kī'ne-sip'a-thist, n. p. 739One versed in kinesipathy.Kī'ne-sĭp'ă-thy, n. p. 739(Med.) A mode of treating disease by gymnastics or exercise; — called also movement-cure. Dunglison.Ki-nĕt'ic, a. p. 739Moving or causing motion; motory.Ki-nĕt'ics, n. sing. p. 739The same as KINEMATICS, and CINEMATICS. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Kī-nē'to-scōpe, n. p. 739A sort of movable panorama. [Rare.]King, n. p. 739A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, tribe, or country; — usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince; a ruler. “Ay, every inch a king.” Shak.…King, v. t. p. 739To supply with a king; to make royal; to raise to royalty. Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in their stead. South.King, n. p. 739(Mus.) A Chinese musical instrument. It consists of sixteen stones, arranged so as to sound sixteen notes in order, hung in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer. Moore.Kīng'-āp'ple, n. p. 739A kind of apple. Mortimer.Kĭng'-be-cŏm'ing, a. p. 739Suited to a king. “King-becoming graces.” Shak.King'bird, n. p. 739(Ornith.) A small bird, native to North America (Tyrannus intrepidus), noted for its courage and persistency in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest…King'-cār'di-nal, n. p. 739A cardinal who acts the part of king.King'-crāb, n. p. 739(Zoöl.) A very large crustacean of the genus Limulus, having the form of a horse’s foot; hence often called horse-foot, and horse-shoe. It has no jaws, its organs of mastication being the six pairs…King'craft, n. p. 739The craft of kings; the art of governing; royal policy. Prescott.King'cup, n. p. 739The buttercup. See BUTTERCUP.Kĭng'dom, n. p. 739The quality and attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; monarchy. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. Ps. cxlv. 13.…Kĭng'dômed, a. p. 739Endowed with kingly authority, or with a kingdom; hence, proud; lofty. Imagined worth Holds in his blood such swoln and hot discourse, That, 'twixt his mental and his active parts, Kingdomed Achilles…Kĭng'fish, n. p. 739The Lampris guttatus, or opah, a fish having splendid colors. See OPAH.Kĭng'fish-er, n. p. 739(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Alcedo, the common European species being A. ispida, and the common American A. alcyon. It has a gay plumage, inhabits the borders of streams, and lives on fish, which…Kĭng'hŏŏd, n. p. 739State of being a king; kingdom. [Obs.] Gower.Kĭng'-kĭll'er, n. p. 739One who kills a king; a regicide. Shak.Kĭng'less, a. p. 739Having no king.Kĭng'let, n. p. 739A little king; a weak or insignificant king.Kĭng'li-ness, n. p. 739State of being kingly.Kĭng'ling, n. p. 739A little king; a kinglet.Kĭng'ly, a. p. 739Directed or administered by a king; monarchical; royal. “A kingly government.” Swift. 2. Belonging to, suitable to, or becoming, a king; noble; august; splendid. “Kingly magnificence.” Sidney.…Kĭng'ly, adv. p. 739With an air of royalty; in a king-like manner. Low bowed the rest; he, kingly, did but nod. Pope.Kĭng'ly-pōōr, a. p. 739Extremely poor. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.Kĭng'-mŭl'let, n. p. 739(Ichth.) A species of mullet found in the sea about Jamaica, and so called on account of its great beauty.Kĭng'-pōst, n. p. 739(Arch.) A beam in the frame of a roof, or any compound girder rising from the tie-beam to the ridge. Gwilt.Kĭng's Bĕnch p. 739The highest court of common law in England; — so called because the king used to sit there in person. It consists of a chief justice and four puisne or junior justices, and during the reign of a…Kĭng's'-cush'ion, n. p. 739A temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Kĭng's'-ē'vil, n. p. 739A disease of the scrofulous kind, formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.King'ship, n. p. 740The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty. Kingship is a profession which has produced both the most illustrious and the most contemptible of the human race. Landor.King's'-spēar, n. p. 740(Bot.) A plant of the genus Asphodel.King'ston or King'stōne, n. p. 740(Ichth.) A shark (Aquatina angelus), having broad lateral fins, like a ray, whence it is also called shark-ray, angel-fish, &c. It is found in the North Atlantic. [Written also king's-stone.] Yarrell.King's'-yĕl'lōw, n. p. 740A pigment, the basis of which is orpiment or the yellow sulphuret of arsenic.King'-tā'ble, n. p. 740(Medieval Arch.) A course or member supposed to be the string-course, with ball and flower ornaments, in the hollow molding which is often placed under parapets.King'-trüss, n. p. 740(Carp.) A truss for a roof framed with a king-post.King'-vŭlt'ŭre, n. p. 740(Ornith.) A species of vulture, the Sarcoramphus (Cathartes) papa, found in Central America. It is of great size, and, like the condor, soars to a great height. The naked skin of the head and neck is…King'wood, n. p. 740A wood from Brazil, called also violet-wood, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinet-work.Kī′nĭe, a. p. 740(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, cinchona; as, kinic acid. Gregory.Kĭnk, n. p. 740A twist of a rope or thread, occasioned by a spontaneous winding of the rope or thread when doubled; a close loop; a doubling in a cord. 2. An unreasonable and obstinate notion; a crotchet; a whim.Kink, v. i. p. 740To wind into a kink; to twist spontaneously.Kink, n. p. 740A fit of coughing; a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]Kĭnk'a-jou', n. p. 740(Zool.) A nocturnal carnivorous mammal in South America. It is about as large as a full-grown cat, and has a prehensile tail. It is the Cercoleptes caudivolvulus of Illiger.Kĭnk'haust, n. p. 740The chincough, or the whooping-cough. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Kĭnk'le, n. p. 740The same as KINK, q. v.Kīn’ni-ki-nĭe’, n. p. 740A preparation for smoking used by the Indians of North America, consisting of the bark and leaves of red sumac or the red willow. [Sometimes spelled killikinick.] Bartlett.Ki'no, n. p. 740An astringent extract of a deep brownish-red color, obtained from certain tropical trees, as the Pterocarpus erinaceus, Eucalyptus resinifera, and others. It is used in medicine. Ure.Kī′none, n. p. 740The same as KINOYLE.Ki'noyle, n. p. 740(Chem.) A substance composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, occurring as a sublimate in golden-yellow, needle-shaped crystals, and which may be obtained by the distillation of a kinate, as by…Kĭns'fōlk, n. p. 740Relations; kindred; persons of the same family. [Obs.]Kĭn'ship, n. p. 740Relationship.