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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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Kru'kā, n. p. 744(Ornith.) A bird of Russia and Sweden, resembling a hedge-sparrow. — Pennant.Krŭl'ler, n. p. 744A curled or crisped cake boiled in fat.Krumm'horn or Krum'horn, n. p. 744(Mus.) An instrument of music of the cornet kind, formerly in use.Kry'o-lite, n. p. 744(Min.) The same as CRYOLITE. See CRYOLITE.Ksär, n. p. 744The same as CZAR, q. v.Kŭf'ic, a. p. 744Of, pertaining to, or used in, ancient Arabic;—said of the characters employed in writing it, which were so called from Kufa, on the Euphrates.Kūhn'i-ā, n. p. 744(Bot.) A genus of perennial herbaceous plants, having lanceolate leaves, mostly alternate, and heads of cream-colored flowers, disposed in corymbose panicles. Gray.Kū'miss or Kū'mish, n. p. 744See KOUMISS.Kup′fer-nĭck′el, n. p. 744(Min.) Copper-nickel. See COPPER-NICKEL.Kurd, n. p. 744(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of the Assyrian mountains, between Persia and Turke. [Written also Koord.]Kurd'ish, a. p. 744(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, the Kurds. [Written also Koordish.]Kū'ril, n. p. 744(Ornith.) A bird; the black petrel. Pennant.Kŭ-rĭl'ĭ-an, a. p. 744(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific, extending from the southern extremity of Kamschatka to Jesso. [Written also Koorilian.]Kŭ-rĭl'i-an, n. p. 744(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of the Kurile Islands. [Written also Koorilian.]Kus'si-er, n. p. 744(Mus.) A Turkish instrument of music, consisting of five strings, stretched over a skin covering a kind of basin. Encyc. Brit.Kus'sir, n. p. 744The same as KUSSIER.Kŷ, n. pl. p. 744Kine. [Obs.]Kŷ-ān', n. p. 744The same as CAYENNE, q. v.Kŷ'a-nite, n. p. 744(Min.) A mineral, occurring usually in long, thin, blade-like crystals, of a clear blue or bluish-white color. It is very hard and infusible, and consists of silica and alumina. Dana.Kȳ'an-ize, v. t. p. 744To render wood proof against decay by subjecting it for a time to a solution of corrosive sublimate, or other appropriate agents.Kŷ'a-nōl, n. p. 744(Chem.) (a.) Aniline. [Obs.] (b.) A base obtained from coal tar. Ure.Ky̆d, v. i. p. 744To know; to have understanding. [Obs.]Kȳke, v. t. p. 744To look at; to behold; to see. [Obs.]Kȳke, v. i. p. 744To look steadfastly; to gaze. [Obs.] This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright, As he had kyked on the new moon. Chaucer.Kȳ'ley, n. p. 744A boomerang;—so called by the natives of Australia. See BOOMERANG.Kŷ'lēes, n. pl. p. 744The cattle of the Hebrides.Kým'nel, n. p. 744A brewer's vessel; a tub. See KIM-NEL. [Obs.] Their purest cheat Thrice bolted, kneaded and subdued in paste In clean round kymnels, can not be so fast From my approaches kept but in I eat. Chapman.Kȳr'i-ē, interj. p. 744O Lord!—an invocation used at the beginning of all masses.Kyr'i-ē, n. p. 744(Mus.) A certain part or movement of a mass;—so called from its beginning with this word.Kyr'i-o-lōg'ie or Kyr'i-o-lōg'ie-al, a. p. 744Serving perfectly to denote objects by conventional signs or alphabetical characters; as, the original Greek alphabet of sixteen letters was called kyriologic, because it represented the pure…Kȳthe, v. t. p. 744To discover; to bring into view. [Scot.] 2. To cause to appear; to show; to declare.Kȳthe, v. i. p. 744To show one’s self; to come into view; to appear. [Scot.] It kythes bright, . . . because all is dark around it. W. Scott.Kȳx, n. p. 744The bung of a cask; also, a kex. [Obs.] Halliwell.L p. 745L, the twelfth letter of the English alphabet, is usually denominated a semi-vowel, or a liquid. Its shape is evidently borrowed from that of the Oriental lamed, or lomad, nearly coinciding with the…Lā p. 745A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in music for the purpose of solmization. (b.) The tone A; — so called among the French and Italians.La, interj. p. 745Look; see; behold.Lāb, n. p. 745A great talker; a blabber. [Obs.] Chaucer.Lăb, v. i. p. 745To talk excessively or thoughtlessly; to babble; to blab. [Obs.] Chaucer.Lāb'a-dist, n. p. 745(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Jean de Labadie, a reformer of the seventeenth century. He held that the church should be a community of sanctified persons striving after perfection in holiness, but…Lāb'a-rūm, n. p. 745The standard borne before the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity. It was a long pike, having a transverse beam, to which was attached a silken vail, wrought with images of the…Lāb'da-nūm, n. p. 745See LADANUM.Lāb'/e-fāc'tion, n. p. 745The act of labefying, or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin. Then collecting himself, as it were to give a heavy stroke: “There is in it such a labefaction of all principles as may…Lāb'e-fy, v. t. p. 745To weaken or impair. [Obs.]Lā'bel, n. p. 745A tassel. [Obs.] Huloet. Fuller. 2. A narrow slip of silk, paper, parchment, &c., affixed to any thing, denoting its contents, ownership, and the like; as, the label of a bottle, or a package. 3. A…Lā'bel, v. t. p. 745To affix a label to.La-bĕl'lum, n. p. 745(Bot.) The front segment of a flower, especially of those of the Orchis family.Lā'bent, a. p. 745Sliding; gliding. [Rare.]Lā'be-o, n. p. 745(Ichth.) A genus of fishes having very thick and fleshy lips, found in Egypt and India.Lā'bi-al, a. p. 745Pertaining or belonging to the lips; as, labial veins. 2. (Pron.) Formed by the lips; uttered principally with the lips;—said of certain letters, as b, m, and p.Lā'bi-al, n. p. 745(Pron.) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.Lā'bi-al-ly, adv. p. 745In a labial manner; by the lips.Lā'bi-ate or Lā'bi-ā'ted, a. p. 745(Bot.) Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other like the lips of a mouth, as in the mints. Gray.Lā′bile, a. p. 745Liable to err, fall, or apostatize. [Obs.] Cheyne.Lā'bi-o-dĕnt'al, a. p. 745(Pron.) Formed or pronounced by the co-operation of the lips and teeth, as f and v.Lā'bĭ-ŭm, n. p. 745A lip; especially, (a.) (Entom.) The organ of insects which covers the mouth from beneath, and represents the under lip. (b.) (Conch.) The inner lip of a shell, or that one nearest the axis. Brande.Lāb'lab, n. p. 745(Bot.) A genus of twining leguminous plants found in the tropics.Lā'bor, n. p. 745Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture…Lā'bor, v. i. p. 745To exert muscular strength; to act or move with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil. Adam, well may we labor still to dress This garden. Milton. 2. To exert one's…Lā'bor, v. t. p. 745To work at; to till; hence, to attain by labor; to foster or cultivate by toil. The most excellent lands are lying fallow, or only labored by children. Tooke. Labor that first palm of noble minds, A…Lăb'o-rant, n. p. 745A chemist. [Obs.] Boyle.