n. [ F. charlatan, fr. It. ciarlatano, fr. ciarlare to chartter, prate; of imitative origin; cf. It. zirlare to whistle like a thrush. ] One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions; a quack; an impostor; an empiric; a mountebank. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; empirical; pretentious; quackish. -- Char`la*tan"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. charlatanisme. ] Charlatanry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. charlatanrie, from It. ciarlataneria. See Charlatan. ] Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Charles + wain; cf. AS. Carles w&aemacr_;n (for wægn), Sw. karlvagnen, Dan. karlsvogn. See Churl, and Wain. ] (Astron.) The group of seven stars, commonly called the Big Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See Ursa major, under Ursa. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ The name is sometimes also applied to the Constellation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A familiar nickname or substitute for Charles. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A night watchman; -- an old name. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. A short, pointed beard, like that worn by Charles I. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. As a proper name, a fox; -- so called in fables and familiar literature. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr. AS. leác leek. Cf. Hemlock. ] (Bot.) A cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields. Called also chardock, chardlock, chedlock, and kedlock. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jointed charlock,
White charlock, a troublesome weed (Raphanus Raphanistrum) with straw-colored, whitish, or purplish flowers, and jointed pods: wild radish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] A kind of pie or pudding made by lining a dish with slices of bread, and filling it with bread soaked in milk, and baked. [ 1913 Webster ]

Charlotte Russe or
‖Charlotte à la russe [ F., lit., Russian charlotte ] (Cookery), a dish composed of custard or whipped cream, inclosed in sponge cake. [ 1913 Webster ]

. The stonecrop (Sedum acre). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cf. OHG. harluf noose, rope; E. hards refuse of flax. ] 1. A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, -- used in dressing artificial flies. [ Written also herl. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The red-breasted merganser. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ So called from Harlech in Wales. ] (Geol.) A minor subdivision at the base of the Cambrian system in Wales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It, arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf, which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell. Cf. Hell, Kin. ] A buffoon, dressed in parti-colored clothes, who plays tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of Italian comedy. Percy Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Harlequin bat (Zool.), an Indian bat (Scotophilus ornatus), curiously variegated with white spots. --
Harlequin beetle (Zool.), a very large South American beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) having very long legs and antennae. The elytra are curiously marked with red, black, and gray. --
Harlequin cabbage bug. (Zool.) See Calicoback. --
Harlequin caterpillar. (Zool.), the larva of an American bombycid moth (Euchaetes egle) which is covered with black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair. --
Harlequin duck (Zool.), a North American duck (Histrionicus histrionicus). The male is dark ash, curiously streaked with white. --
Harlequin moth. (Zool.) See Magpie Moth. --
Harlequin opal. See Opal. --
Harlequin snake (Zool.), See harlequin snake in the vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To remove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick. [ 1913 Webster ]

And kitten, if the humor hit
Has harlequined away the fit. M. Green. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. arleguinade. ] A play or part of a play in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the eastern coral snake, a small poisonous snake (Micrurus fulvius or Elaps fulvius), ringed with red and black, found in the Southeastern United States. They are widely distributed in Southern and Central America;
Syn. -- coral snake, New World coral snake. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Probably a corruption either of charlock or hardock. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. harlot, herlot, a vagabond, OF. harlot, herlot, arlot; cf. Pr. arlot, Sp. arlote, It. arlotto; of uncertain origin. ] 1. A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He was a gentle harlot and a kind. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman; a strumpet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wanton; lewd; low; base. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To play the harlot; to practice lewdness. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To harlot. [ Obs. ] Warner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Anything meretricious; as, harlotry in art. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A harlot; a strumpet; a baggage. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He sups to-night with a harlotry. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. (Zool.) A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high, dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large, prominent eyes, and long, wavy hair. The color is usually black and tan. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A guttural pronunciation of the letter r; a burr. See Burr, n., 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

A strange, uncouth wharling in their speech. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]