‖n. [ F. ] Savage fierceness; ferocity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being angular. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖‖ n. (Zool.) The wild buffalo of India (Bos, or Bubalus, arni), larger than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blarneyed p. pr. & vb. n. Blarneying. ] To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney. “Blarneyed the landlord.” Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

Had blarneyed his way from Long Island. S. G. Goodrich. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Blarney, a village and castle near Cork in Ireland. ] Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney. The origin of the stone is uncertain. In order to kiss the Blarney stone, which is located in the side of the castle, one must be held upside-down by the feet and lowered into the proper position from an opening in an overhang in the parapet. It is an experience eschewed by some tourists. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books. [ Often in a disparaging sense. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Whate'er these book-learned blockheads say,
Solon's the veriest fool in all the play. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having glittering armor. [ Poetic ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of plants consisting of one species, the saguaro.
Syn. -- genus Carnegiea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ For carnelian; influenced by L. carneus fleshy, of flesh, because of its flesh red color. See Cornellan. ] (Min.) A variety of chalcedony, of a clear, deep red, flesh red, or reddish white color. It is moderately hard, capable of a good polish, and often used for seals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. carneus, from caro, carnis, flesh. ] Consisting of, or like, flesh; carnous; fleshy. “Carneous fibers.” Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. L. carneus flesh. ] (Far.) A disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that the afflicted animal can not eat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L. carnalis. See Carnal. ] Containing the bodies of the dead. “Charnel vaults.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Charnel house, a tomb, vault, cemetery, or other place where the bones of the dead are deposited; originally, a place for the bones thrown up when digging new graves in old burial grounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery. [ 1913 Webster ]

In their proud charnel of Thermopylæ. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. A sort of sweet wine. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being clear.

Syn. -- Clearness, Perspicuity. Clearness has reference to our ideas, and springs from a distinct conception of the subject under consideration. Perspicuity has reference to the mode of expressing our ideas and belongs essentially to style. Hence we speak of a writer as having clear ideas, a clear arrangement, and perspicuous phraseology. We do at times speak of a person's having great clearness of style; but in such cases we are usually thinking of the clearness of his ideas as manifested in language. “Whenever men think clearly, and are thoroughly interested, they express themselves with perspicuity and force.” Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A hinge having one strap perpendicular and the other strap horizontal giving it the form of an Egyptian or T cross. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. an intensifying expletive; a eupehmism for damned; as, for no darned reason at all.
Syn. -- blasted, blessed, damn, damned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, gosh-darned. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. darnel, dernel, of uncertain origin; cf. dial. F. darnelle, Sw. dår-repe; perh. named from a supposed intoxicating quality of the plant, and akin to Sw. dåra to infatuate, OD. door foolish, G. thor fool, and Ee. dizzy. ] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus Lolium, esp. the Lolium temulentum (bearded darnel), the grains of which have been reputed poisonous. Other species, as Lolium perenne (rye grass or ray grass), and its variety Lolium Italicum (Italian rye grass), are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Under darnel our early herbalists comprehended all kinds of cornfield weeds. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who mends by darning.

{ } n. Same as Dornick. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dearness of corn. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dearness of friendship. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. Gained as a result of effort or action; -- used especially of income; as, earned income. Contrasted with unearned. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Baseball) not resulting from an error by an opposing team; -- used in the phrase earned runs. [ PJC ]

n. someone who earns wages in return for labor.
Syn. -- wage earner. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ AS. eornost, eornest; akin to OHG. ernust, G. ernst; cf. Icel. orrosta battle, perh. akin to Gr. 'orny`nai to excite, L. oriri to rise. ] Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Take heed that this jest do not one day turn to earnest. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

And given in earnest what I begged in jest. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

In earnest, serious; seriously; not in jest; earnestly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers. [ 1913 Webster ]

An earnest advocate to plead for him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Serious; important. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They whom earnest lets do often hinder. Hooker.

Syn. -- Eager; warm; zealous; ardent; animated; importunate; fervent; sincere; serious; hearty; urgent. See Eager. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To use in earnest. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To earnest them [ our arms ] with men. Pastor Fido (1602). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. corrupted fr. F. arrhes, L. arra, arrha, arrhabo, Gr. 'arrabw`n, of Semitic origin, cf. Heb. ērāvōn; or perh. fr. W. ernes, akin to Gael. earlas, perh. fr. L. arra. Cf. Arles, Earles penny. ] 1. Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 2 Cor. i. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

And from his coffers
Received the golden earnest of our death. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale. Kent. Ayliffe. Benjamin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Earnest money (Law), money paid as earnest, to bind a bargain or to ratify and prove a sale.

Syn. -- Earnest, Pledge. These words are here compared as used in their figurative sense. Earnest is not so strong as pledge. An earnest, like first fruits, gives assurance, or at least a high probability, that more is coming of the same kind; a pledge, like money deposited, affords security and ground of reliance for the future. Washington gave earnest of his talent as commander by saving his troops after Braddock's defeat; his fortitude and that of his soldiers during the winter at Valley Forge might rightly be considered a pledge of their ultimate triumph. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Serious. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an earnest manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety. [ 1913 Webster ]

An honest earnestness in the young man's manner. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Familiarity. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Far, a. ] The state of being far off; distance; remoteness. [ R. ] Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. garner, gerner, greiner, OF. gernier, grenier, F. grenier, fr. L. granarium, fr. granum. See 1st Grain, and cf. Granary. ] A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Garnered p. pr. & vb. n. Garnering. ] To gather for preservation; to store, as in a granary; to treasure. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. gernet, grenat, OF. grenet, grenat, F. grenat, LL. granatus, fr. L. granatum pomegranate, granatus having many grains or seeds, fr. granum grain, seed. So called from its resemblance in color and shape to the grains or seeds of the pomegranate. See Grain, and cf. Grenade, Pomegranate. ] (Min.) A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical formula. The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous, and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ There are also white, green, yellow, brown, and black varieties. The garnet is a silicate, the bases being aluminia lime (grossularite, essonite, or cinnamon stone), or aluminia magnesia (pyrope), or aluminia iron (almandine), or aluminia manganese (spessartite), or iron lime (common garnet, melanite, allochroite), or chromium lime (ouvarovite, color emerald green). The transparent red varieties are used as gems. The garnet was, in part, the carbuncle of the ancients. Garnet is a very common mineral in gneiss and mica slate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Garnet berry (Bot.), the red currant; -- so called from its transparent red color. --
Garnet brown (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff, produced as an explosive brown crystalline substance with a green or golden luster. It consists of the potassium salt of a complex cyanogen derivative of picric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. unknown. ] (Naut.) A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clew garnet. See under Clew. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ 1st garnet + -ferous. ] (Min.) Containing garnets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Sphericity; globosity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Imperfectly learned. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. harneis, harnes, OF. harneis, F. harnais, harnois; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. harnez old iron, armor, W. haiarn iron, Armor. houarn, Ir. iarann, Gael. iarunn. Cf. Iron. ] 1. Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor. [ 1913 Webster ]

At least we'll die with harness on our back. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle. [ 1913 Webster ]

To die in harness, to die with armor on; hence, colloquially, to die while actively engaged in work or duty. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Harnessed p. pr. & vb. n. Harnessing. ] [ OE. harneisen; cf. F. harnacher, OF. harneschier. ] 1. To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array. [ 1913 Webster ]

Harnessed in rugged steel. Rowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gay dagger,
Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

Harnessed to some regular profession. J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ]

Harnessed antelope. (Zool.) See Guib. --
Harnessed moth (Zool.), an American bombycid moth (Arctia phalerata of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes and bands of buff on a black ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Naut.) A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; -- called also harness tub. W. C. Russell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who harnesses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite; well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a learned book; a learned theory. [ 1913 Webster ]

The learnedlover lost no time. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men of much reading are greatly learned, but may be little knowing. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Words of learned length and thundering sound. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

The learned, learned men; men of erudition; scholars.

-- Learn"ed*ly, adv. Learn"ed*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every coxcomb swears as learnedly as they. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. profound knowledge.
Syn. -- eruditeness, erudition, learning, scholarship. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who learns; a scholar. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. L. lucerna a lamp. See Luthern. ] (Arch.) A dormer window. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being near; -- used in the various senses of the adjective. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Too earnest. -- O"ver*ear"nest*ly, adv. -- O"ver*ear"nest*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Too learned. -- O"ver*learn"ed, adv. -- O"ver*learn"ed*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]