n. [ F., a corruption of tragacanth. ] Gum tragacanth. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus.
Syn. -- family Asparagaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. astragalus, Gr. &unr_; the ankle bone, a molding in the capital of the Ionic column. ] 1. (Arch.) A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gun.) A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the astragalus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Astragalus + -oid. ] (Anat.) Resembling the astragalus in form. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; ankle bone, die + -mancy. ] Divination by means of small bones or dice. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. See Astragal. ] 1. (Anat.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe Galegeæ, containing numerous species, two of which are called, in English, milk vetch and licorice vetch. Gum tragacanth is obtained from different oriental species, particularly the Astragalus gummifer and Astragalus verus. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Arch.) See Astragal, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Dracanth. ] A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gum tragacanth. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. a genus of plants comprising the strawberry plants.
Syn. -- genus Fragaria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quality or state of being irrefragable; incapability of being refuted. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. irréfragable, L. irrefragabilis. See Refragable. ] Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; irrefutable; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence. -- Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble*ness, n. -- Ir*ref"ra*ga*bly, adv.

Syn. -- Incontrovertible; unanswerable; indisputable; unquestionable; incontestable; indubitable; undeniable; irrefutable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Russ. karagan' ] (Zool.) A species of gray fox found in Russia. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. pl.; sing. Narragansett /sing>. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. An idle, ragged person. Nares. Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Ragamofin, the name of a demon in some of the old mysteries. ] 1. A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean wretch. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person who wears ragged clothing. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) The long-tailed titmouse. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. refragabilis, fr. L. refragari to oppose. ] Capable of being refuted; refutable. [ R. ] -- Ref"ra*ga*ble*ness, n. [R.] -- Ref`ra*ga*bil"i*ty n. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. refragatus, p. p. of refragor. ] To oppose. [ R. ] Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., saxifrage. See Saxifrage. ] (Bot.) A genus of exogenous polypetalous plants, embracing about one hundred and eighty species. See Saxifrage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Saxifragaceae) of which saxifrage is the type. The order includes also the alum root, the hydrangeas, the mock orange, currants and gooseberries, and many other plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Saxifrage. ] Breaking or destroying stones; saxifragous. [ R. ] -- n. That which breaks or destroys stones. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Septum + L. frangere, fractum, to break. ] (Bot.) Breaking from the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, and these remain attached to the common axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. suffragant, L. suffragans, p. pr. of suffragari to support with one's vote, to be favorable. See Suffrage. ] Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. suffragant: cf. LL. suffraganeus. See Suffragan, a. ] 1. An assistant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of a suffragan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Suffragan. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. & t. [ imp. & p. p. Suffragated p. pr. & vb. n. Suffragating. ] [ L. suffragatus, p. p. of suffragari. See Suffragan, a. ] To vote or vote with. [ Obs. ] “Suffragating tribes.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who assists or favors by his vote. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. tragacanthum tragacanth, tragacantha the plant producing tragacanth, Gr. &unr_; &unr_; a he-goat + &unr_; a thorn: cf. F. tragacanthe. ] A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub (Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species of Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts. Called also gum tragacanth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ultra + gaseous. ] (Physics) Having the properties exhibited by gases under very low pressures (one millionth of an atmosphere or less). Matter under this condition, which has been termed the fourth state of matter, is sometimes called radiant matter. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Zool.) The dingo. [ 1913 Webster ]