n. [ Cf. D. boerenkool (lit.) husbandman's cabbage. ] A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. contre (L. contra) + coup a blow. ] (med.) A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received, often causing rupture or disorganisation of the parts affected. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To preconceive; to imagine beforehand. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. in- not + recognition. ] A failure to recognize; absence of recognition. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not recognizable; unrecognizable. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being irreconcilable; irreconcilableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ir- not + reconcilable: cf. F. irréconciliable. ] Not reconcilable; not able to be reconciled or brought into accord; implacable; incompatible; inconsistent; disagreeing; as, irreconcilable enemies, statements. -- Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness, n. -- Ir*rec"on*ci`la*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To prevent from being reconciled; to alienate or disaffect. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being unreconciled; disagreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of reconciliation; disagreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ir-- not + record: cf. L. irrecordabilis not to be remembered. ] Not fit or possible to be recorded. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury. [ 1913 Webster ]

That which is past is gone and irrecoverable. Bacon.

Syn. -- Irreparable; irretrievable; irremediable; unalterable; incurable; hopeless.

-- Ir`re*cov"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- Ir`re*cov"er*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. Also }. [ From NL. Areca, a genus of palms bearing betel nut. ] An oily liquid substance, C8H13O2N, the chief alkaloid of the betel nut, to which the latter owes its anthelmintic action.
Syn. -- arecholine; arecaline; methylarecaidin; methyl N-methyltetrahydronicotinate; 1, 2, 5, 6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid methyl ester. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A device for making records (of sound, data, etc.) on magnetic media such as magnetic tape or wire. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. & i. To have an erroneous remembrance of; to suppose erroneously that one recollects. Hitchcock. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Erroneous or inaccurate recollection. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Genetics) not produced by genetic recombination. [ PJC ]

a. [ F. précoce. ] Precocious. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Præcoces. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. praecox, -ocis, and praecoquus, fr. praecoquere to cook or ripen beforehand; prae before + coquere to cook. See 3d Cook, and cf. Apricot. ] 1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Developed more than is natural or usual at a given age; exceeding what is to be expected of one's years; too forward; -- used especially of mental forwardness; as, a precocious child; precocious talents. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a precocious manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. précocité. ] The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness; premature development, especially of the mental powers; forwardness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Saucy precociousness in learning. Bp. Mannyngham. [ 1913 Webster ]

That precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon genius. Wirt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One contemporary with, but older than, another. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. praecogitatus, p. p. of praecogitare. See Pre-, and Cogitate. ] To cogitate beforehand. [ R. ] Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. praecogitatio. ] Previous cogitation. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. praecognitio, fr. praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition. ] 1. Previous cognition. Fotherby. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Scots Law) A preliminary examination of a criminal case with reference to a prosecution. Erskine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Cognizable beforehand. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. praecognoscere to foreknow. ] (Scots Law) To examine beforehand, as witnesses or evidence. [ 1913 Webster ]

A committee of nine precognoscing the chances. Masson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A collection previously made. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Precomposed p. pr. & vb. n. Precomposing. ] To compose beforehand. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An opinion or notion formed beforehand; a preconception. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Preconceived p. pr. & vb. n. Preconceiving. ] To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea of. [ 1913 Webster ]

In a dead plain the way seemeth the longer, because the eye hath preconceived it shorter than the truth. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Preconcerted; p. pr. & vb. n. Preconcerting. ] To concert or arrange beforehand; to settle by previous agreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Something concerted or arranged beforehand; a previous agreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Previously arranged; agreed upon beforehand. -- Pre`con*cert"ed*ly, adv. -- Pre`con*cert"ed*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of preconcerting; preconcert. Dr. T. Dwight. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To condemn beforehand. -- Pre*con`dem*na"tion n. [1913 Webster]

n. A previous or antecedent condition; a preliminary condition. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To conform by way anticipation. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Anticipative or antecedent conformity. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. préconiser. ] To proclaim; to publish; also, to summon; to call. [ Obs. ] Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. praeconium a crying out in public, fr. praeco, -onis, a crier, a herald: cf. F. préconisation. ] 1. A publishing by proclamation; a public proclamation. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) A formal approbation by the pope of a person nominated to an ecclesiastical dignity. Addis & Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Eccl.) To approve by preconization. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To conquer in anticipation. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a state before consciousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A previous consent. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Preconsigned p. pr. & vb. n. Preconsigning. ] To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consolidated beforehand. [ 1913 Webster ]