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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. Mūl'ti-fā'ri-oŭs-ly, adv.p. 866With great multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes and relations.
  2. Mūl'ti-fā'ri-oŭs-ness, n.p. 866Multiplied diversity. 2. (Law.) The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby confounding them. Burrill.
  3. Mul-tif'er-ōŭs, a.p. 866Bearing or producing much or many. [Rare.]
  4. Mūl'ti-fid, a.p. 866(Bot.) Having many divisions; divided into several parts by linear sinuses and straight margins; as, a multifid leaf or corol.
  5. Mul-tif'i-dous, a.p. 866Having many divisions or partitions.
  6. Mūl’ti-flō’rōŭs or Mul-tif’lo-roŭs, a.p. 866Many-flowered; having many flowers.
  7. Mŭl'ti-flūe, a.p. 866Having many flues.
  8. Mŭl'ti-foil, n.p. 866(Arch.) A leaf ornament, consisting of more than five divisions or foils. See FOIL.
  9. Mŭl'ti-fōld, a.p. 866Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.
  10. Mŭl'ti-fōrm, a.p. 866Having many forms, shapes, or appearances. “A plastic and multiform unit.” Hare.
  11. Mŭl'ti-fōrm, n.p. 866That which has many forms; that which gives a multiplied representation or many repetitions of any thing. “And signifies a multiform of death.” E. B. Browning.
  12. Mŭl'ti-fôr'mi-ty, n.p. 866Diversity of forms; variety of shapes or appearances in the same thing.
  13. Mŭl'ti-fôr'mōŭs, a.p. 866Having many forms.
  14. Mūl'ti-gĕn'er-oŭs, a.p. 866Having many kinds.
  15. Mül'ti-grăn'ū-late, a.p. 866Having, or consisting of, many grains.
  16. Mūl'ti-jū'goŭs or Mul-tijū'goŭs, a.p. 866Consisting of many pairs.
  17. Mūl'ti-lāt'er-al, a.p. 866Having many sides; many-sided.
  18. Mūl'ti-lin'e-al, a.p. 866Having many lines.
  19. Mūl'ti-lōc'ū-lar, a.p. 866Having many cells or compartments; as, a multilocular shell.
  20. Mul-ti'l'o-quence, n.p. 866Use of many words; talkativeness.
  21. Mul-tīl’o-quent or Mul-tīl’o-quoŭs, a.p. 866Speaking much; very talkative.
  22. Mūl'ti-nō'date or Mūl'ti-nō'dous, a.p. 866Having many knots.
  23. Mŭl'ti-nō'mi-al, a. or n.p. 866The same as POLYNOMIAL, q. v.
  24. Mūl'ti-nōm'i-nal or Mūl'ti-nōm'i-noüs, a.p. 866Having many names or terms.
  25. Mul-tip'a-roŭs, a.p. 866Producing many at a birth.
  26. Mul-tip'ar-tite, a.p. 866Divided into many parts; having several parts.
  27. Mul'ti-ped, n.p. 866An insect having many feet.
  28. Mŭl'ti-pĕd, a.p. 866Having many feet.
  29. Múl'ti-ple, a.p. 866Containing more than once, or more than one; manifold.
  30. Mūl'ti-ple, n.p. 866(Math.) A quantity containing another a certain number of times without a remainder. ☞ A common multiple of two or more numbers contains each of them a certain number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a…
  31. Mŭl'ti-plēx, a.p. 866Manifold; multiple.
  32. Mūl'ti-plī'a-ble, a.p. 866Capable of being multiplied.
  33. Mŭl'ti-plī'a-ble-ness, n.p. 866Capacity of being multiplied.
  34. Mŭl'ti-pli-ca-ble, a.p. 866Capable of being multiplied; multipliable.
  35. Mūl'ti-pli-cānd', n.p. 866(Arith.) The number to be multiplied by another, which is called the multiplier.
  36. Mūl'ti-pli-cate or Mul-ti'pli-cate, n.p. 866Consisting of many, or more than one; multiple; multifold. Multiplicate flower. (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal multiplication of…
  37. Mūl'ti-pli-cā'tion, n.p. 866The act of multiplying, or of increasing number; as, the multiplication of the human species by natural generation. 2. (Math.) A rule or operation by which any given number or quantity may be…
  38. Múl'ti-pli-cā'tive, a.p. 866Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or increase numbers.
  39. Mŭl'ti-pli-cā'tor, n.p. 866The number by which another number is multiplied; a multiplier.
  40. Mŭl'ti-plē'cious, a.p. 866Manifold. [Obs.]
  41. Mūl'ti-pli'ci-ty, n.p. 866A state of being multiple, manifold, or various; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects. 2. A collection of many objects; a great or large number. “A multiplicity of gods.” South.
  42. Mūl'ti-plī'er, n.p. 866One who, or that which, multiplies, or increases number. 2. The number in arithmetic by which another is multiplied. 3. (Physics.) An instrument for multiplying or increasing by repetition the…
  43. Mŭl'ti-plȳ, v. t.p. 866To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity to. Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience. Ames. 2. (Math.) To repeat or add to itself any given number or quantity as many…
  44. Mŭl'ti-plȳ, v. i.p. 866To make greater in number or extent; to become numerous. “When men began to multiply on the face of the earth.” Gen. vi. 1. 2. To increase in extent and influence. The word of God grew and…
  45. Mul-tip'o-tent, a.p. 866Having manifold power, or power to do many things. “Jove multipotent.” Shak.
  46. Mŭl'ti-prē'sence, n.p. 866The power or act of being present in more places than one at once.
  47. Mŭl'ti-rā'di-ate, a.p. 866Having many rays.
  48. Mül'ti-ra-mōus, a.p. 866Having many branches.
  49. Mul-tĭs'ciōus, a.p. 866Having variety of knowledge. [Obs.]
  50. Mūl'ti-sēct, a.p. 866(Entom.) Divided into many segments, and having no distinct trunk and abdomen;—said of an insect. Maunder.
  51. Mŭl'ti-sē'ri-al, a.p. 867(Bot.) Having, or arranged in, several horizontal ranks. Gray.
  52. Mŭl'ti-sil'i-quoŭs, a.p. 867(Bot.) Having many pods or seed-vessels.
  53. Mul-tis'o-noŭs, a.p. 867Having many sounds, or sounding much.
  54. Mŭl'ti-spī'ral, a.p. 867(Conch.) Exhibiting numerous coils round a submedian center;—said of the opercula of certain shells. Brande.
  55. Măl'ti-stri'ate, a.p. 867Having many streaks.
  56. Mŭl'ti-sŭl'cate, a.p. 867Having many furrows.
  57. Mŭl'ti-sy̆l'la-ble, n.p. 867A word of many syllables; a polysyllable. [Rare.]
  58. Mŭl'ti-tĭt'ū-lar, a.p. 867Having many titles.
  59. Mŭl'ti-tū'bu-lar, a.p. 867Having many tubes; as, a multitubular boiler.
  60. Mŭl'ti-tūde, n.p. 867The state of being many; numerousness. 2. A great number of individuals; a numerous collection or gathering; a crowd. It is a fault in a multitude of preachers, that they utterly neglect method in…