n. [ Gr. pe`lekys a hatchet + -oid. ] (Geom.) A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a semicircle and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants. [ Written also pelicoid. ] Math. Dict. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. A marine or freshwater mollusk having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together; a member of the Pelecypoda. Syn. -- bivalve, lamellibranch. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ F. pèlerine a tippet, fr. pèlerin a pilgrim, fr. L. peregrinus foreign, alien. See Pilgrim. ] A woman's cape; especially, a fur cape that is longer in front than behind. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ After a Hawaiian goddess associated with the crater Kilauea. ] Glass threads or fibers formed by the wind from bits blown from frothy lava or from the tips of lava jets or from bits of liquid lava thrown into the air. It often collects in thick masses resembling tow. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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