‖n. [ L. adarce, adarca, Gr. &unr_;. ] A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia. It is soft and porous, and was formerly used for cleansing the skin from freckles and tetters, and also in leprosy. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An amoebalike protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan.
Syn. -- family Arcellidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers.
Syn. -- genus Arceuthobium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Photom.) A light standard much used in France, being the light from a Carcel lamp of stated size and construction consuming 42 grams of colza oil per hour with a flame 40 millimeters in height. Its illuminating power is variously stated at from 8.9 to 9.6 British standard candles. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ LL. carcelladium, carceragium, fr. L. carcer prison. ] Prison fees. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Named after Carcel, the inventor. ] A French mechanical lamp, for lighthouses, in which a superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by clockwork. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. carceralis, fr. carcer prison. ] Belonging to a prison. [ R. ] Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Coparcenaries [ Pref. co- + parcenary ] (Law) Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. co- + parcener. ] (Law) One who has an equal portion with others of an inheritance. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the coparceners together make but one heir, and have but one estate among them. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Abbrev. of Coparcenary. ] (Law) An equal share of an inheritance. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To liberate from prison. [ R. ] Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. esparcet, esparcette, éparcet, fr. Sp. esparceta, esparcilla. ] (Bot.) The common sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa), an Old World leguminous forage plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Farced p. pr. & vb. n. Farcing ] [ F. Farcir, L. farcire; akin to Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to fence in, stop up. Cf. Force to stuff, Diaphragm, Frequent, Farcy, Farse. ] 1. To stuff with forcemeat; hence, to fill with mingled ingredients; to fill full; to stuff. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The first principles of religion should not be farced with school points and private tenets. Bp. Sanderson. [ 1913 Webster ]

His tippet was aye farsed full of knives. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To render fat. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

If thou wouldst farce thy lean ribs. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To swell out; to render pompous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Farcing his letter with fustian. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. farce, from L. farsus (also sometimes farctus), p. p. pf farcire. See Farce, v. t. ] 1. (Cookery) Stuffing, or mixture of viands, like that used on dressing a fowl; forcemeat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A low style of comedy; a dramatic composition marked by low humor, generally written with little regard to regularity or method, and abounding with ludicrous incidents and expressions. [ 1913 Webster ]

Farce is that in poetry which “grotesque” is in a picture: the persons and action of a farce are all unnatural, and the manners false. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Ridiculous or empty show; as, a mere farce. “The farce of state.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Stuffing; forcemeat. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They spoil a good dish with . . . unsavory farcements. Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. immarcescibilis; pref. im- not + marcescere to fade: cf. F. immarcescible. ] Unfading; lasting. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Unfadingly. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incarcerated p. pr. & vb. n. Incarcerating ] [ Pref. in- in + L. carceratus, p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr. carcer prison. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in. [ 1913 Webster ]

Incarcerated hernia (Med.), hernia in which the constriction can not be easily reduced. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Imprisoned. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. incarcération. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) (a) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia. (b) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who incarcerates. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. infarcire: pref. in- in + farcire, fartum and farctum, to stuff, cram. ] To stuff; to swell. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The body is infarced with . . . watery humors. Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. One who commits larceny. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OE. larrecinos. See Larceny. ] Having the character of larceny; as, a larcenous act; committing larceny. “The larcenous and burglarious world.” Sydney Smith. -- Lar"ce*nous*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n.; pl. Larcenies [ F. larcin, OE. larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired servant; cf. Gr. (&unr_;) hired servant. Cf. Latrociny. ] (Law) The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf. Embezzlement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grand larceny and
Petit larceny are distinctions having reference to the nature or value of the property stolen. They are abolished in England. --
Mixed larceny, or
Compound larceny, that which, under statute, includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building or the person. --
Simple larceny, that which is not accompanied with any aggravating circumstances. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. marcidus withered, fr. marcere to wither, shrivel. ] A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies' dresses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A French novelist (1871-1922). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. marcescens, p. pr. of marcescere to wither, decay, fr. marcere to wither, droop: cf. F. marcescent. ] (Bot.) Withering without falling off; fading; decaying. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. marcescible. ] Liable to wither or decay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. narce numbness, torpor, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;: cf. F. narcéïne. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also narceia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed) LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See Part, n., and cf. Particle. ] 1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part. [ Archaic ] “A parcel of her woe.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Two parcels of the white of an egg. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

The parcels of the nation adopted different forms of self-government. J. A. Symonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of land is part and parcel of another piece. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or quantity; a collection; a group. [ 1913 Webster ]

This youthful parcel
Of noble bachelors stand at my disposing. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle; a package; a packet. [ 1913 Webster ]

'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bill of parcels. See under 6th Bill. --
Parcel office, an office where parcels are received for keeping or forwarding and delivery. --
Parcel post, that department of the post office concerned with the collection and transmission of parcels; also, the transmission through the parcel post deparment; as, to send a package by parcel post. See parcel post in the vocabulary. --
Part and parcel. See under Part. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Parceled r Parcelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Parceling or Parcelling. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often with out or into. “Their woes are parceled, mine are general.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

These ghostly kings would parcel out my power. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The broad woodland parceled into farms. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That mine own servant should
Parcel the sum of my disgraces by
Addition of his envy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

To parcel a rope (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas tightly arround it. Totten. --
To parcel a seam (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of tarred canvas. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & adv. Part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [ Sometimes hyphened with the word following. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The worthy dame was parcel-blind. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

One that . . . was parcel-bearded [ partially bearded ]. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Parcel poet, a half poet; a poor poet. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also parcelling. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used, also, in mousing on the stayes, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ See Parcel, and Meal a part. ] By parcels or parts. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

. That branch of the post office having to do with the collection, transmission, and delivery of parcels{ 4 }. The British Inland Parcel Post was established in 1883. The rates in 1913, dating from 1897, were 3d. for parcels not exceeding one pound and 1d. for each additional pound up to the limit of 10 pounds. A general parcel post was established in the United States by Act of August 24, 1912, which took effect Jan. 1, 1913. At that time, parcels could not exceed 11 pounds in weight nor 72 inches in length and girth combined. Provision is made from insuring parcels, and also for sending parcels C.O.D. The rates of postage vary with the distance. See Zone, below. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ See Parcener, partner. ] (Law) The holding or occupation of an inheritable estate which descends from the ancestor to two or more persons; coheirship. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It differs in many respects from joint tenancy, which is created by deed or devise. In the United States there is no essential distinction between parcenary and tenancy in common. Wharton. Kent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of. parçonnier, parsonnier, fr. parzon, parçun, parcion, part, portion, fr. L. partitio a division. See Partition, and cf. Partner. ] (Law) A coheir, or one of two or more persons to whom an estate of inheritance descends jointly, and by whom it is held as one estate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. cercel, F. cerceau, L. circellus, dim. of circulus. See Circle. ] One of the outer pinions or feathers of the wing of a bird, esp. of a hawk. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (her.) Cut through the middle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. L. querquedula. ] (Zool.) The old squaw, or long-tailed duck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. sarcenet; cf. LL. saracenicum cloth made by Saracens. See Saracen. ] A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc. [ Written also sarsenet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Scarcer superl. Scarcest. ] [ OE. scars, OF. escars, eschars, LL. scarpsus, excarpsus, for L. excerptus, p. p. of excerpere to pick out, and hence to contract, to shorten; ex (see Ex-) + carpere. See Carpet, and cf. Excerp. ] 1. Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon. [ 1913 Webster ]

You tell him silver is scarcer now in England, and therefore risen one fifth in value. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

The scarcest of all is a Pescennius Niger on a medallion well preserved. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of. [ Obs. ] “A region scarce of prey.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy. [ Obs. ] “Too scarce ne too sparing.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

To make one's self scarce, to decamp; to depart. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Rare; infrequent; deficient. See Rare. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } adv. 1. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. [ 1913 Webster ]

With a scarce well-lighted flame. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The eldest scarcely five year was of age. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Slowly she sails, and scarcely stems the tides. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had scarcely finished, when the laborer arrived who had been sent for my ransom. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Frugally; penuriously. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch. & Engin.) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

A scarcity of snow would raise a mutiny at Naples. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Praise . . . owes its value to its scarcity. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]

The value of an advantage is enhanced by its scarceness. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Deficiency; lack; want; penury; dearth; rareness; rarity; infrequency. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Sarse. ] A fine sieve. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To sift; to bolt. [ Obs. ] Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who sifts or bolts. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A searce, or sieve. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]