n. pl. The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill of an admiral. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. Also. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. As. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
Syn. -- Alsatia, Elsass [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
Syn. -- Alsace, Elsass [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to Alsatia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Alsike, in Sweden. ] A species of clover with pinkish or white flowers; Trifolium hybridum. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & conj. [ All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealswā, alsw&unr_;, ælswæ; eal, al, æl, all + swā so. See All, So, As. ] 1. In like manner; likewise. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matt. vi. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Even as; as; so. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Also, Likewise, Too. These words are used by way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, “If you were there, I was there also;” “If our situation has some discomforts, it has also many sources of enjoyment.” Too is simply less formal and pointed than also; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, “I was there too;” “a courtier yet a patriot too.” Pope. Likewise denotes literally “in like manner, ” and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than also. “It implies, ” says Whately, “some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, ‘ He is a poet, and likewise a musician; ' but we should not say, ‘ He is a prince, and likewise a musician, ' because there is no natural connection between these qualities.” This distinction, however, is often disregarded. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia.
Syn. -- genus Alsobia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a genus comprising the geometrid moths.
Syn. -- genus Alsophila. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeast Asia and Polynesia.
Syn. -- genus Alstonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae.
Syn. -- family Alstroemeriaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. [ L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual. ] 1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. “Annals the revolution.” Macaulay. “The annals of our religion.” Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Historical records; chronicles; history. [ 1913 Webster ]

The short and simple annals of the poor. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. sing. The record of a single event or item. “In deathless annal.” Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as “Annals of Science.” [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- History. See History. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. or Pg. balsa. ] (Naut.) A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. balsamum the balsam tree or its resin, Gr. ba`lsamon. See Balm, n. ] 1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A great variety of substances pass under this name, but the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of Gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu. There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to which the name balsam has been given. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) (a) A species of tree (Abies balsamea). (b) An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with beautiful flowers; balsamine. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Anything that heals, soothes, or restores. [ 1913 Webster ]

Was not the people's blessing a balsam to thy blood? Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Balsam apple (Bot.), an East Indian plant (Momordica balsamina), of the gourd family, with red or orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and poultices. --
Balsam fir (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, Abies balsamea, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived. --
Balsam of copaiba. See Copaiba. --
Balsam of Mecca, balm of Gilead. --
Balsam of Peru, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained from a Central American tree (Myroxylon Pereiræ and used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of Peru. --
Balsam of Tolu, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree (Myroxylon toluiferum). It is highly fragrant, and is used as a stomachic and expectorant. --
Balsam tree, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp. the Abies balsamea. --
Canada balsam,
Balsam of fir, Canada turpentine, a yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure, becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir (Abies balsamea) by breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See Balm. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of imparting balsamic properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The art or process of embalming. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. balsamique. ] Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Balsam + -ferous. ] Producing balsam. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family comprising the balsams, distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers.
Syn. -- family Balsaminaceae, balsam family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. balsamine, fr. Gr. balsami`nh balsam plant. ] (Bot.) The Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. genus of coarse West American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam.
Syn. -- genus Balsamorhiza. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam. “A balsamous substance.” Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. pl. [ Pref. bi-+ focal. ] eyeglasses whose lenses have two foci, allowing the wearer to see both far and nearby objects clearly. The lenses are partitioned horizontally, the upper and lower parts having different focal lengths. [ PJC ]

n. pl. The dress prescribed by canon{ 2 } to be worn by a clergyman when officiating. Sometimes, any distinctive professional dress. [ 1913 Webster ]

Full canonicals, the complete costume of an officiating clergyman or ecclesiastic.

n. The condition, dignity, of office of a cardinal [ 1913 Webster ]

(Math.) See under Oval. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. garments worn by the clergy. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

n. [ Coal + 2d sack. ] (Astron.) Any one of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars; esp., the large space near the Southern Cross sometimes called the Black Magellanic Cloud. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ }, n. Joint rivalry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) A corporal's office. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Corivalry. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

By the corrivalship of Shager his false friend. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. Gay ornaments; frippery; gewgaws. [ Colloq. ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. falsarius, fr. falsus. See False, a. ] A falsifier of evidence. [ Obs. ] Sheldon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Falser superl. Falsest. ] [ L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See Fail, Fall. ] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises. [ 1913 Webster ]

I to myself was false, ere thou to me. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry. [ 1913 Webster ]

False face must hide what the false heart doth know. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whose false foundation waves have swept away. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Mus.) Not in tune. [ 1913 Webster ]

False arch (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an arch, though not of arch construction. --
False attic, an architectural erection above the main cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or inclosing rooms. --
False bearing, any bearing which is not directly upon a vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has a false bearing. --
False cadence, an imperfect or interrupted cadence. --
False conception (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a properly organized fetus. --
False croup (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane. --
False door or
False window (Arch.), the representation of a door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or windows or to give symmetry. --
False fire, a combustible carried by vessels of war, chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction. --
False galena. See Blende. --
False imprisonment (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or the unlawful detaining of a person in custody. --
False keel (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's lateral resistance. --
False key, a picklock. --
False leg. (Zool.) See Proleg. --
False membrane (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an animal membrane. --
False papers (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving false representations respecting her cargo, destination, etc., for the purpose of deceiving. --
False passage (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments. --
False personation (Law), the intentional false assumption of the name and personality of another. --
False pretenses (Law), false representations concerning past or present facts and events, for the purpose of defrauding another. --
False rail (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of the head rail to strengthen it. --
False relation (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed by a flat or sharp. --
False return (Law), an untrue return made to a process by the officer to whom it was delivered for execution. --
False ribs (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are five pairs in man. --
False roof (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and the roof. Oxford Gloss. --
False token, a false mark or other symbol, used for fraudulent purposes. --
False scorpion (Zool.), any arachnid of the genus Chelifer. See Book scorpion. --
False tack (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling away again on the same tack. --
False vampire (Zool.), the Vampyrus spectrum of South America, formerly erroneously supposed to have blood-sucking habits; -- called also vampire, and ghost vampire. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See Vampire. --
False window. (Arch.) See False door, above. --
False wing. (Zool.) See Alula, and Bastard wing, under Bastard. --
False works (Civil Engin.), construction works to facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding, bridge centering, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Not truly; not honestly; falsely. “You play me false.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. falsare to falsify, fr. falsus: cf. F. fausser. See False, a. ] 1. To report falsely; to falsify. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To betray; to falsify. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ He ] hath his truthe falsed in this wise. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To mislead by want of truth; to deceive. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

In his falsed fancy. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To feign; to pretend to make. [ Obs. ] “And falsed oft his blows.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hypocritical. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. False-hearted. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious. Bacon. -- False"-heart`ed*ness, n. Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]

n. [ False + -hood ] 1. Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though it be a lie in the clock, it is but a falsehood in the hand of the dial when pointing at a wrong hour, if rightly following the direction of the wheel which moveth it. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Betrayed by falsehood of his guard. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture. [ 1913 Webster ]

For his molten image is falsehood. Jer. x. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

No falsehood can endure
Touch of celestial temper. Milton.

Syn. -- Falsity; lie; untruth; fiction; fabrication. See Falsity. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a false manner; erroneously; not truly; perfidiously or treacherously. “O falsely, falsely murdered.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oppositions of science, falsely so called. 1 Tim. vi. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

Will ye steal, murder . . . and swear falsely ? Jer. vii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; as, the falseness of a report, a drawing, or a singer's notes; the falseness of a man, or of his word. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A deceiver. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Falsettos [ It. falsetto, dim. fr. L. falsus. See False. ] A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto voice. See Head voice, under Voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L. ] (Civ. Law) The crime of falsifying. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This term in the Roman law included not only forgery, but every species of fraud and deceit. It never has been used in so extensive a sense in modern common law, in which its predominant significance is forgery, though it also includes perjury and offenses of a like character. Burrill. Greenleaf. [ 1913 Webster ]