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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. Kir'tle, n.p. 740An upper garment; a gown; a short jacket; a mantle. The form of the kirtle underwent various alterations at different times. It was worn by both sexes. The term is still retained in the provinces in…
  2. Kĭr'tled, a.p. 740Wearing a kirtle.
  3. Kĭr'wan-īte, n.p. 740(Min.) A native silicate of iron, lime, and alumina, found in basalt on the north-east coast of Ireland.
  4. Kĭsh, n.p. 740A substance resembling plumbago produced in iron-smelting furnaces. Brande.
  5. Kĭss, v. t.p. 740To salute with the lips; to smack; to buss. He took The bride about the neck, and kissed her lips With such a clamorous smack, that at the parting All the church echoed. Shak. 2. To treat with…
  6. Kĭss, v. i.p. 740To salute with the lips; as, kiss and make friends. Shak.
  7. Kĭss, n.p. 740A salute made by touching with the lips pressed closely together and suddenly parting them; a smack; a buss. Dear as remembered kisses after death. Tennyson. 2. A small piece of confectionery.
  8. Kiss'er, n.p. 740One that kisses.
  9. Kiss'ing-com'fit, n.p. 740A perfumed sugar-plum to sweeten the breath.
  10. Kiss'ing-crüst, n.p. 740(Cookery.) A protruding or overhanging portion of the upper crust of a loaf, taking this shape by touching another loaf in the oven. He cuts a massy fragment from the rich kissing-crust that hangs…
  11. Kĭst, n.p. 740A chest. [Scot., and Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 2. A stated payment, or installment of rent; a portion of a tax paid by the ryot or peasant. [India.] Simmonds. Wharton.
  12. Kit, n.p. 740A vessel of various kinds and uses; as, (a.) A wooden tub or pail; a kid; as a kit for milk; a kit of mackerel. (b.) A straw or rush basket, used to carry fish, or for other purposes. [Prov. Eng.]…
  13. Kit'-căt, a.p. 740Applied to a club in London, to which Addison and Steele belonged; — so called from Christopher Cat, a pastry cook, who served the club with mutton pies. 2. Designating a canvas used for portraits of…
  14. Kit'-căt, n.p. 740A game played by boys with sticks and a small piece of wood called cat. See CAT. Then in his hand he takes a thick bat With which he used to play at kit-kat. Cotton.
  15. Kit'-căt-rōll, n.p. 740A roller somewhat in the form of two cones set base to base. Halliwell.
  16. Kit'chen, n.p. 740A cook-room; the room of a house appropriated to cookery. A fat kitchen makes a lean will. Franklin. 2. A utensil for roasting meat; as, a tin-kitchen.
  17. Kitch'en, v. t.p. 740To furnish food to; to provide refreshment for; to entertain with the fare of the kitchen. [Obs.] Shak.
  18. Kitch'en-gär'den, n.p. 740A garden or piece of ground appropriated to the raising of vegetables for the table.
  19. Kitch'en-lee, n.p. 740Dirty soap-suds. [Obs.] “A brazen tub of kitchen-lee.” Ford.
  20. Kĭtch'en-māid, n.p. 740A woman employed in the kitchen. Shak.
  21. Kitch'en-ry, n.p. 740The utensils made use of in the kitchen. [Obs.] Holland.
  22. Kitch'en-stuff, n.p. 740Fat collected from pots and dripping-pans. Donne.
  23. Kitch'en-wēnch, n.p. 740The woman who cleans the kitchen and utensils of cookery.
  24. Kitch'en-work, n.p. 740Work done in the kitchen, as cookery, washing, &c.
  25. Kite, n.p. 740(Ornith.) A rapacious bird of the hawk kind, distinguished from hawks and falcons by having a forked tail and by the length of its wings. The common kite of Europe is Milvus ictinus; that of America…
  26. Kīte, n.p. 740The belly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  27. Kite, v. i.p. 740To raise money, or sustain one's credit, by the use of mercantile paper which is fictitious; as, kiting transactions.
  28. Kite'-flī'er, n.p. 740One who practises the operation of kite-flying, or raising money by means of fictitious paper.
  29. Kīte'-flȳ'ing, n.p. 740A fictitious mode of raising money or sustaining one's credit, as by the use of paper which is merely nominal, and the like; — called also kiting. Thackeray. Bartlett.
  30. Kīte'fo͝ot, n.p. 740A variety of the tobacco plant; — so called from its form.
  31. Kīte's'-fo͝ot, n.p. 740A plant. [See supra.] Ainsworth.
  32. Kĭth, n.p. 740Acquaintance. [Obs.] And my near kith for that will sore me shend. W. Browne. Kith and kin, intimate acquaintance and relationship.
  33. Kīth'a-rā, n.p. 740Same as CITHARA. See CITHARA.
  34. Kit'ish, a.p. 740Resembling the bird called a kite; of, or pertaining to, the kite. Turberville.
  35. Kit'ling, n.p. 740A whelp; the young of a beast. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  36. Kit'tel, v. t.p. 740See KITTLE.
  37. Kĭt'ten, n.p. 740A young cat, or the young of the cat.
  38. Kĭt'ten, v. i.p. 741To bring forth young, as a cat.
  39. Kĭt'ti-wāke, n.p. 741(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Larus (L. tridactylus); a species of gull.
  40. Kĭt'tle, v. t.p. 741To tickle. [Obs.] [Written also kittel.] Sherwood.
  41. Kĭt'tle, a.p. 741Easily tickled; not easily managed; troublesome. “Kittle cattle to shoe behind.” [Scot.] W. Scott.
  42. Kĭt'tlish, a.p. 741Ticklish; difficult to manage. W. Scott.
  43. Kīve, n.p. 741A mashing vat; a keeve. [Obs.]
  44. Kĭv'er, v. t.p. 741To cover. [Vulgar.] Huloet.
  45. Kĭ'vi-kĭ'vi or Kĭ'wi-kĭ'wi, n.p. 741A bird of the genus Apteryx (A. Australis), found in New Zealand, bearing some resemblance in its general form to the penguin. It is nocturnal in its habits, and is hunted by the natives by…
  46. Kleene'-bŏe, n.p. 741(Zool.) A kind of antelope of the genus Cephalophus (C. pygmæa) found in South Africa. It is of very small size, being but one foot in height at the shoulder, and is remarkable for its activity, and…
  47. Klĕpht, n.p. 741A robber; a brigand. [Very rare.] De Quincey.
  48. Klĕp'to-mā'ni-ȧ, n.p. 741A morbid impulse or desire to steal; propensity to thievishness; klopemania.
  49. Klĭck, v. i.p. 741To make a small, sharp sound, as by striking two small objects together; to click. 2. To pilfer by taking with a snatch. [Scot.]
  50. Klĭck, n.p. 741A sharp noise, as by striking together two small objects.
  51. Klĭck'er, n.p. 741One who, or that which, clicks.
  52. Klĭck'et, n.p. 741A small gate in a palisade for the purpose of sallying forth. Crabb.
  53. Klĭnk'et, n.p. 741(Fort.) A small gate in a palisade, through which sallies may be made.
  54. Klĭnk'stōne, n.p. 741(Min.) The same as CLINKSTONE.
  55. Klī-nŏm'e-ter, n.p. 741The same as CLINOMETER.
  56. Klĭp'das, n.p. 741(Zoöl.) An animal of the genus Hyrax (H. Capensis), found in South Africa. It is said to be an exceedingly quick and active little animal, of about the size of a rabbit, moving with incredible…
  57. Klō'pe-mā'ni-ȧ, n.p. 741A morbid and irresistible impulse or desire to steal; kleptomania.
  58. Knăb, v. t.p. 741To seize with the teeth; to lay hold of or apprehend. [Vulgar.]
  59. Knăb'ble, v. i.p. 741To bite or nibble. [Obs.] Horses will knabble at walls, and rats gnaw iron. Browne.
  60. Knăck, n.p. 741A little machine; a petty contrivance; a toy. A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap. Shak. 2. A nice trick; something which requires skillful or neat performance. For how should equal colors do the…