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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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Your-sĕlf',, pron. p. 1535Your own person or self;—used as the object, direct or indirect, of a reflexive verb, in the second person; as, you injure yourself; you do yourself honor. “Should you be so cruel to yourself.”…Youth, n. p. 1535The state, condition, or quality of being young; juvenility. “In my flower of youth and strength.” Milton. Such as in his face Youth smiled celestial. Milton. 2. The part of life that succeeds to…Youth'ful, a. p. 1535Not yet mature or aged; young. “Youthful poets.” Milton. “Two youthful knights.” Dryden. 2. Of, or pertaining to, the early part of life; as, youthful days; youthful age. “The warm, youthful blood.”…Youth'ful-ly, adv. p. 1535In a youthful manner.Youth'ful-ness, n. p. 1535The quality of being youthful.Youth'hōod, n. p. 1535The state or quality of being a youth; the period of youth; youth. [Rare.]Youth'ly, a. p. 1535Young; early in life. [Obs.] Spenser.Youth'y, a. p. 1535Young. [Obs. and rare.] Spectator.Y-pight′, a. p. 1535Fixed, that is, pitched. [Obs.] Spenser.Y-sāme', adv. p. 1535Together. [Obs.] “And in a bag all sorts of seeds y-same.” Spenser.Yt'tri-ā, n. p. 1535(Chem.) A fine, white powder or earth, without taste or smell, insoluble in water, and having no effect upon vegetable blues. It is supposed to consist of the protoxide of yttrium. See YTTRIUM.Yt'tri-ous, a. p. 1535Of, or pertaining to, yttria; containing yttria.Yt'tri-ūm, n. p. 1535(Chem.) A very rare metal, discovered in 1828, by Woehler. Its texture is scaly, its color grayish-black, and its luster perfectly metallic. Its oxide, yttria, was discovered in 1794, by Professor…Yt'tro-çe'rīte, n. p. 1535(Min.) A mineral of a violet-blue color, inclining to gray and white, or sometimes white or reddish-brown, occurring very sparingly at Finbo and Brodbo, near Fahlun, imbedded in quartz. It consists…Y̆t'tro-co-lŭm'bīte or Y̆t'tro-tăn'ta-līte, n. p. 1535(Min.) An ore of columbium and yttrium, found in Sweden. It occurs of yellow, brown, and black colors. Dana.Yu, n. p. 1535(Min.) Nephrite, or jade. Brande.Yŭc'ca, n. p. 1535(Bot.) A genus of American liliaceous plants, familiarly called Adam's needle, and highly esteemed for their beauty; Spanish-bayonet.Yŭck or Yuke, v. i. p. 1535To itch. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.Yŭck, v. t. p. 1535To scratch. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Yŭfts, n. p. 1535A kind of Russia-leather, which, when well prepared, is of a good red color, soft and pinguid on the surface, and pleasant to the touch, having an agreeable, peculiar odor. Simmonds.Yŭg or Yŭg'ā, n. p. 1535(Indian Myth.) One of the ages into which the Hindoos divide the duration or existence of the world; an age.Yŭ'lan, n. p. 1535(Bot.) A beautiful flowering tree of China; the Magnolia yulan, a tree growing to the height of thirty or forty feet in its native country, but, in European gardens, of not more than twelve feet.Yule, n. p. 1535Christmas, or the feast of the nativity of our Savior;—applied also, sometimes, to the festival of Lammas. And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule In any place but here, at bonfire, or…Yūnx, n. p. 1535(Ornith.) A genus of birds; the wryneck. See WRYNECK.Yŭx, n. p. 1535A hiccough. [Obs.]Yŭx, v. i. p. 1535To hiccough. [Obs.]Y-wis', adv. p. 1535Certainly; most likely; probably. [Obs.] “A subtilty more pleasant ywis than needful.” Holland. “A right good knight, and true of word ywis.” Spenser.Z. p. 1536Z. The twenty-sixth letter of the English alphabet, and the last letter in the alphabets of most modern languages. It is a sibilant consonant, and is merely a sonant or vocal s. See Principles of…Zā, n. p. 1536(Mus.) The seventh harmonic, as heard in the horn, or æolian string;—so called by Tartini. It was long considered a false note, but is the true note of the chord of the seventh. Poole.Zā'ba-īsm, n. p. 1536The same as SABIANISM, q. v.Zā'e'cho, n. p. 1536(Arch.) The lowest part of the pedestal of a column.Zāf'fer, n. p. 1536(Chem.) Impure oxide of cobalt; the residuum of cobalt, after the sulphur, arsenic, and other volatile matters have been expelled by calcination, being a gray or dark-gray substance, consisting of…Zaīm, n. p. 1536A Turkish chief who supports a mounted militia bearing the same name. Smart.Zāïm'et, n. p. 1536A district whence a Zaim draws his revenue. Smart.Zāin, n. p. 1536A horse of a dark color, neither gray nor white, and having no spots. Smart.Zăm’bo, n. p. 1536The child of a mulatto and a negro; a sambo; also, sometimes, the child of an Indian and a negro.Zā′mi-ă, n. p. 1536(Bot.) A genus of plants, possessing nearly equal affinities with palms and tree-ferns, and bearing heads of flowers like pine-cones.Zā'mite, n. p. 1536(Paleon.) A fossil plant of the genus Zamia. Brande.Zān'te-wood, n. p. 1536(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Rhus (R. cotinus). (b.) A plant of the genus Chloroxylon (C. Swietenia). Simmonds.Zăn′ti-ot, n. p. 1536(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Zante.Zā'ny, n. p. 1536A merry-andrew; a buffoon. “Preacher at once and zany of thy age.” Pope. Then write that I may follow, and so be Thy echo, thy debtor, thy fool, thy zany. Donne.Zā'ny, v. t. p. 1536To mimic. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Zā'ny-ïsm, n. p. 1536The state or character of a zany.Zāph'a-rā, n. p. 1536A mineral used by potters to produce a blue tint or sky-color in their wares; zaffer.Zăp'o-tĭl'lă, n. p. 1536See SAPOTILLA.Zär'nich, n. p. 1536Native sulphuret of arsenic; sandarach or realgar; orpiment.Zāx, n. p. 1536An instrument for cutting slate.Zā'gat, n. p. 1536A Burman caravansary, or resting-place for travelers.Zē'ia, n. p. 1536A genus of plants of which only two species are known, namely, Z. mays and Z. caragua. The former is common Indian corn; the latter is quite different as respects the ear and seeds.Zēal, n. p. 1536Passionate ardor in the pursuit of any thing; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness. “Ambition varnished o’er with zeal.” Milton. “Zeal, the blind conductor…Zēal, v. i. p. 1536To be zealous. [Obs. and rare.]Zēal'ant, n. p. 1536One who is zealous; a zealot or enthusiast. [Obs. and rare.] To certain zealants, all speech of pacification is odious. Bacon.Zēaled, p. a. p. 1536Full of zeal; characterized by zeal. [Obs.] “Zealed religion.” Beau. & Fl.Zēal'less, a. p. 1536Wanting zeal. Hammond.Zēal′ot, n. p. 1536One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion…Zea-lôt'ic-al, a. p. 1536Like, or suitable to, a zealot; ardently zealous. [Rare.]Zēal'ot-ism, n. p. 1536The character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry. [Rare.]Zēal'ot-ist, n. p. 1536A zealot. [Obs.]Zēal'ot-ry, n. p. 1536The character and behavior of a zealot; excess of zeal; fanatical devotion to a cause. Enthusiasm, visionariness, seems the tendency of the German; zeal, zealotry, of the English; fanaticism, of the…Zēal'ous, a. p. 1536Filled with zeal; warmly engaged or ardent in behalf of an object. Being thus saved himself, he may be zealous in the salvation of souls. Law.