Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Yeast'-i-ness, n. p. 1533The state of being yeasty or frothy.Yeast'y, a. p. 1533Frothy, foamy; spumy, like yeast.Yēde, v. i. p. 1533To go; to yead. [Obs.]Yeel, n. p. 1533The same as EEL, q. v. [Obs.] Holland.Yĕlk, n. p. 1533The yellow part of an egg; vitellus. ☞ This word is sometimes written yolk, but yelk is more accordant with the etymology.Yĕll, v. i. p. 1533To cry out with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror. “Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells.” Spenser. Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed thee; some…Yĕll, v. t. p. 1533To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone.Yĕll, n. p. 1533A sharp, loud, hideous outcry. Their hideous yells Rend the dark welkin. Philips.Yĕl'lōw, a. p. 1533Being of a bright saffron-like color; of the color of gold or brass. A swarthy reaper from his tillage brought First fruits—the green ear and the yellow sheaf. Milton. Yellow-bird (Ornith.), a small…Yĕl'lōw, n. p. 1533A bright golden color, reflecting the most light of any, after white. It is one of the simple or primitive colors. “A long, motley coat guarded with yellow.” Shak. — Chrome yellow, the chromate of…Yĕl'lōw, v. t. p. 1533To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color.Yĕl'lōw, v. i. p. 1533To become yellow or yellower; to grow yellow.Yĕl'lōw-gōlds, n. p. 1533A certain flower. B. Jonson.Yĕl'lōw-ĭsh, a. p. 1533Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color.Yĕl'lōw-ish-ness, n. p. 1533The state or quality of being somewhat yellow.Yĕl'lōw-ness, n. p. 1533The quality of being yellow; as, the yellowness of an orange. 2. Jealousy. [Obs.] I will possess him with yellowness. Shak.Yĕl'lōw-rōot, n. p. 1533(Bot.) A plant of the genus Xanthorhiza (X. apiifolia), the roots of which are of a deep yellow color. London.Yĕl'lōws, n. p. 1533(Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of eyes; jaundice. “His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows.” Shak. 2. A disease of peach-trees in the…Yĕl'lōw-thrōat, n. p. 1533(Ornith.) A small North American singing-bird, of the genus Sylvia, a species of warbler.Yĕl'lōw-tŏp, n. p. 1533(Bot.) A species of herds-grass.Yĕl'lōw-wood, n. p. 1533(Bot.) (a.) A small tree of the genus Cladrastis, found in America, having yellow wood. Gray. (b.) A species of yew found in South Africa; Podocarpus elongatus. (c.) The Oxleya xanthoxyla, found in…Yĕl'lōw-wort, n. p. 1533(Bot.) A European plant of the genus Chlora (C. perfoliata), having a corolla of a bright yellow color, sometimes used in medicine. Eng. Cyc. Baird.Yĕlp, v. i. p. 1533To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly, with eagerness, pain, or fear; to yelp. A little herd of England's timorous deer Mazed with a yelping kennel of French curs. Shak. At the…Yĕnd, v. t. p. 1534To throw; to cast. [Prov. Eng.]Yĕ'nite, n. p. 1534(Min.) A mineral of a black, or brownish-black, color, and sub-metallic luster, inclining to resinous, occurring massive and in prismatic crystals. It consists of oxide of iron, lime, and silica, and…Yeō'man, n. p. 1534A common man, or one of the plebeians, of the first or most respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born. ☞ A yeoman in England is considered as next in order to the gentry. The word is little…Yeomen of the guard p. 1534a body-guard of the English sovereign, consisting of one hundred men, armed with partisans, and habited in the costume of the sixteenth century.Yeō'man-ly, a. p. 1534Pertaining to a yeoman; becoming, or suitable to, a yeoman. [Rare.] B. Jonson.Yeō'man-ry, n. p. 1534The collective body of yeomen or freeholders. The enfranchised yeomanry began to feel an instinct for dominion. Bancroft.Yĕr'gas, n. p. 1534A kind of coarse woolen wrapper used for horse-cloths. Simmonds.Yĕrk, v. t. p. 1534To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk. While their wounded steeds . . . Yerk out their armed heels at their dead masters. Shak. 2. To strike or lash…Yĕrk, v. i. p. 1534To throw out the heels; to kick; to lash; to jerk. They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling. Drayton. 2. To move with a quick, jerking motion.Yĕrk, n. p. 1534A sudden or quick thrust or motion.Yĕrn, v. i. p. 1534To yearn. See YEARN.Yĕrn'ful, a. p. 1534Yearnful. See YEARNFUL. [Obs.]Yĕr'-nūt, n. p. 1534An earth-nut; a pig-nut. [Written also yar-nut.]Yĕs, adv. p. 1534Ay; yea;—a word which expresses affirmation or consent; opposed to no. ☞ Yes is used, like yea, to enforce, by repetition or addition, something which precedes; as, you have done all this—yes, you…Yĕ'sa-wāl, n. p. 1534A state messenger in India. Crabb.Yĕst, n. p. 1534Yeast; ferment; barm. See YEAST. 2. Froth; spume; foam.Yĕs'ter, a. p. 1534Of, or pertaining to, yesterday; last; last past; next before the present. Whom yester sun beheld Mustering her charms. Dryden. ☞ This word is now seldom used except in a few compounds; as…Yĕs'ter-daŷ, n. p. 1534The day last past; the day next before the present. We are but of yesterday, and know nothing. Job viii. 9. All our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Shak.Yĕs'ter-daŷ, adv. p. 1534On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day; as, the affair took place yesterday.Yĕs'ter-ēve or Yĕs'ter-ēve'ning, n. p. 1534The evening of yesterday; the evening last past.Yĕs'ter-môrn or Yĕs'ter-môrn'ing, n. p. 1534The morning of yesterday. Coleridge.Yēs'tern, a. p. 1534Of, or pertaining to, yesterday; relating to the day last past.Yĕs'ter-night, n. p. 1534The last night; the night last past.Yĕs'ter-night, adv. p. 1534On the last night.Yĕs'ter-nōōn, n. p. 1534The noon of yesterday; the noon last past.Yĕs'ter-week, n. p. 1534The week last past; last week. [Obs. or rare.]Yĕs'treen, n. p. 1534Yester-evening. [Rare or Scot.] Late, late, yestreen, I saw the new moon Wi' th' old moon in her arms. Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens.Yĕst'y, a. p. 1534Yeasty; frothy; foaming. See YEASTY.Yět, adv. p. 1534In addition; further; besides; over and above; still. “A little longer; yet a little longer.” Dryden. This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our Savior lays such a particular stress on acts…Yet, conj. p. 1534Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however. Yet I say unto you, that Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these. Matt. vi. 29. Syn.—See HOWEVER.Yēve, v. i. p. 1534To give. [Obs.] Chaucer.Yēv'en, p. p. p. 1534Given. [Obs.] Spenser.Yew, n. p. 1534(Bot.) An evergreen tree of the genus Taxus, allied to the pines, valued for its wood or timber. The yew frequently occurs in British church-yards. ☞ The American yew (Taxus baccata, variety…Yew, v. i. p. 1534To rise, as scum on the brine in boiling at the salt works. See Yaw.Yew'en, a. p. 1534Made of yew.Yew'-tree, n. p. 1534The yew. See Yew.Yēx, n. p. 1534A hiccough. [Obs.]