a. [ L. capripers; caper goat + pes pedis, foot. ] Having feet like those of a goat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. centrum center + petere to move toward. ] 1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit. (b) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the fruit, as some embryos. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone. R. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

Centripetal force (Mech.), a force whose direction is towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system, See Centrifugal force, under Centrifugal. --
Centripetal impression (Physiol.), an impression (sensory) transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the body inwards, to the central organ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Centripetency. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Tendency toward the center. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cerebrum + L. petere to seek. ] (Physiol.) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Cirripedia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. cirrus curl + pes, pedis, foot. ] (Zool.) An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of the group. See Anatifa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Cypris Venus + pes, pedis, foot. ] (Bot.) A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady's slipper. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To ripen. [ Obs. ] Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Grype. ] (Zool.) A vulture; the griffin. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Like a white hind under the gripe's sharp claws. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gripe's egg, an alchemist's vessel. [ Obs. ] E. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Griped p. pr. & vb. n. Griping. ] [ AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG. gr&unr_;fan, Icel. gripa, Sw. gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan; cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to seize. Cf. Grip, v. t., Grope. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure ? Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances. [ 1913 Webster ]

How inly sorrow gripes his soul. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To suffer griping pains. Jocke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm. R. H. Dana, Jr.

2. to complain [ PJC ]

n. 1. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch. [ 1913 Webster ]

A barren scepter in my gripe. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mech.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Naut.) (a) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. (b) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. (c) pl. An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gripe penny,
a miser; a niggard. D. L. Mackenzie. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Disposed to gripe; extortionate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Matured to excess. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make too ripe. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Surrounding, or situated about, the petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Quadri- + pennate. ] (Zool.) Having four wings; -- said of insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An early ripening fruit, especially a kind of freestone peach. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Rare early + ripe. Cf. Rathripe. ] Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Rareripe, or early ripe. -- n. A rareripe. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such who delight in rathripe fruits. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ripa. ] The bank of a river. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Riper superl. Ripest. ] [ AS. rīpe; akin to OS. rīpi, D. rijp, G. rief, OHG. rīft; cf. AS. rīp harvest, rīpan to reap. Cf. Reap. ] 1. Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as, ripe grain. [ 1913 Webster ]

So mayst thou live, till, like ripe fruit, thou drop
Into thy mother's lap. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow; as, ripe cheese; ripe wine. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Having attained its full development; mature; perfected; consummate. “Ripe courage.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Ready for action or effect; prepared. [ 1913 Webster ]

While things were just ripe for a war. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am not ripe to pass sentence on the gravest public bodies. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those happy smilets,
That played on her ripe lip. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Intoxicated. [ Obs. ] “Reeling ripe.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Mature; complete; finished. See Mature. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ AS. rīpian. ] To ripen; to grow ripe. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To mature; to ripen. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Maturely; at the fit time. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Ripened p. pr. & vb. n. Ripening. ] 1. To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers, and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To approach or come to perfection. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days ripened the corn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as, to ripen the judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

When faith and love, which parted from thee never,
Had ripined thy iust soul to dwell with God. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. rīpness. ] The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness; perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood; ripeness of judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Time, which made them their fame outlive,
To Cowley scarce did ripeness give. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march. ] 1. A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark. [ 1913 Webster ]

Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed. Deut. xxv. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow of a lash, rod, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cruelty marked him with inglorious stripes. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the same political stripe. [ Colloq. U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

7. pl. (Mil.) The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stars and Stripes. See under Star, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Striped p. pr. & vb. n. Striping. ] 1. To make stripes upon; to form with lines of different colors or textures; to variegate with stripes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To strike; to lash. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having stripes of different colors; streaked. [ 1913 Webster ]

Striped bass. (Zool.) See under Bass. --
Striped maple (Bot.), a slender American tree (Acer Pennsylvanicum) with finely striped bark. Called also striped dogwood, and moosewood. --
Striped mullet. (Zool.) See under Mullet, 2. --
Striped snake (Zool.), the garter snake. --
Striped squirrel (Zool.), the chipmunk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. tripe, F. tripe; of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. & Pg. tripa, It. trippa, OD. tripe, W. tripa, Armor. stripen. ] 1. The large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food. [ 1913 Webster ]

How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled ? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly; -- generally used in the plural. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tripedalis; tri- (see Tri-) + pes, pedis, a foot. ] Having three feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] (Bot.) Same as Rock tripe, under Rock. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) Same as Tripoli. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -men A man who prepares or sells tripe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + pennate. ] (Bot.) Same as Tripinnate. [ 1913 Webster ]

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a. [ Pref. tri- + personal. ] Consisting of three persons. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Trinitarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of existing as three persons in one Godhead; trinity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. triperie. ] A place where tripe is prepared or sold. London Quart. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates fancied to resemble pieces of tripe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + petaloid. ] (Bot.) Having the form or appearance of three petals; appearing as if furnished with three petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + petalous: cf. F. tripétale. ] (Bot.) Having three petals, or flower leaves; three-petaled. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not ripe; as, unripe fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Developing too early; premature. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality or state of being unripe. [ 1913 Webster ]