{ ‖‖ } n. [ Mongolian. ] (Zool.) A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or Ovis argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The bearded argali is the aoudad. See Aoudad. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See Bighorn. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } prop. n. The language spoken in Bengal. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. adj. 1. Of or pertaining to the Bengali language; as, Bengali poetry. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh (formerly Bengal) or its inhabitants; as, Bengali hills. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The conjugal state; sexual intercourse. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make into a diphthong; to pronounce as a diphthong. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. egalite, F. égalité. ] Equality. Chaucer. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Frugalities [ L. frugalitas: cf. F. frugalité. ] 1. The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have
limits. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise.

Syn. -- Economy; parsimony. See Economy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Sp. Galiciano, Gallego, fr. L. Gallaecus, Gallaicus, fr. Gallaeci a people in Western Spain. ] Of or pertaining to Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the kingdom of Austrian Poland. -- n. A native of Galicia in Spain; -- called also Gallegan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Galilaeus, fr. Galilaea Galilee, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. galiléen. ] Of or relating to Galilee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Jewish Hist.) One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by Muslims and Pagans. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Supposed to have been so termed in allusion to the scriptural “Galilee of the Gentiles.” cf. OF. galilée. ] (Arch.) A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] Nonsense; gibberish; confused and unmeaning talk; confused mixture. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her dress, like her talk, is a galimatias of several countries. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Galangal. ] (Bot.) A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Meadow, set with slender galingale. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. galiote, F. galiote. See Galley. ] (Naut.) (a) A small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean, built mainly for speed. It was moved both by sails and oars, having one mast, and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers. (b) A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. galipot; cf. OF. garipot the wild pine or pitch tree. ] An impure resin of turpentine, hardened on the outside of pine trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential oil. When purified, it is called yellow pitch, white pitch, or Burgundy pitch. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. Gargle, Gargarize. ] To gargle; to rinse. [ Obs. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Illegalities [ Cf. F. illégalité. ] The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an illegal act. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Illegalized p. pr. & vb. n. Illegalizing ] To make or declare illegal or unlawful. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the act of legalizing; same as legalization.
Syn. -- legalization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to law. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See Legal, 2 (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. LL. legalitas, F. légalité. Cf. Loyalty. ] 1. The state or quality of being legal; conformity to law. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theol.) A conformity to, and resting upon, the letter of the law. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of making legal. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Legalized p. pr. & vb. n. Legalizing ] [ Cf. F. légaliser. ] 1. To make legal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theol.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A composer of madrigals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mega- + -lith; cf. F. mégalithe. ] A large stone; especially, a large stone used in constructing ancient monuments. -- Meg`a*lith"ic a. [1913 Webster]

adj. Of or pertaining to megaliths or the period during which they were erected; as, megalithic monuments like Stonehenge. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Myo- + Gr. &unr_; a weasel. ] (Zool.) One of the Myogalodae, a family of Insectivora, including the desman, and allied species. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; nightmare, fr. &unr_; to throttle. ] (Med.) Nightmare. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, Polygala; specifically, designating an acrid glucoside (called polygalic acid, senegin, etc.), resembling, or possibly identical with, saponin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. prodigalité, L. prodigalitas. See Prodigal. ] Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive liberality; profusion; waste; -- opposed to frugality, economy, and parsimony.“The prodigality of his wit.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To act as a prodigal; to spend liberally. Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To expend lavishly. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ LL., from L. regalisregal. See Regal. ] 1. That which belongs to royalty. Specifically: (a) The rights and prerogatives of a king. (b) Royal estates and revenues. (c) Ensigns, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of Freemasons, Odd Fellows, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Sumptuous food; delicacies. [ Obs. ] Cotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Regalia of a church, the privileges granted to it by kings; sometimes, its patrimony. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to the royal insignia or prerogatives. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine of royal prerogative or supremacy. [ R. ] Cardinal Manning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. regalitas, from L. regalis regal, royal. See Regal, and cf. Royality. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Passion ] robs reason of her due regalitie. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in all points of regality. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An ensign or badge of royalty. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. Virgouleuse. ] (Bot.) See Virgalieu. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Virgouleuse. ] (Bot.) A valuable kind of pear, of an obovate shape and with melting flesh of delicious flavor; -- more properly called White Doyenné. [ Written also virgaloo, vergalieu, vergaloo, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]