n. a genus of common garden spiders.
Syn. -- genus Aranea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an order of arthropods constituting the spiders.
Syn. -- order Araneae, Araneida, order Araneida. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. [ from the order Araneida. ] relating to or resembling a spider.
Syn. -- araneidan. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders. -- n. One of the Araneina; a spider. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. [ L. aranea spider + -form. ] (Zool.) Having the form of a spider. Kirby. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. aranea spider. ] (Zool.) The order of Arachnida that includes the spiders. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They have mandibles, modified as poison fangs, leglike palpi, simple eyes, abdomen without segments, and spinnerets for spinning a web. They breathe by pulmonary sacs and tracheæ in the abdomen. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) See Araneina. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. araneosus. ] Of the aspect of a spider's web; arachnoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. araneosus, fr. aranea spider, spider's web. ] Cobweblike; extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; as, the araneous membrane of the eye. See Arachnoid. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. circumforaneus found in markets; circum + forum a market place. ] Going about or abroad; walking or wandering from house to house. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. circum- + L. terra earth. ] Being or dwelling around the earth. “Circumterraneous demouns.” H. Hallywell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being contemporaneous. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lines of contemporaneity in the oolitic system. J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. contemporaneus; con- + tempus time. See Temporal, and cf. Contemporaneous. ] Living, existing, or occurring at the same time; contemporary. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great age of Jewish philosophy, that of Aben Esra, Maimonides, and Kimchi, had been contemporaneous with the later Spanish school of Arabic philosophy. Milman

-- Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

adv. At the same time with some other event. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. conterraneus; con- + terra country. ] Of or belonging to the same country. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Contemporaneous. ] Living or being at the same time; contemporaneous. -- Co*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Co*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Scot., fr. Gael. crann. ] A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel. [ Scot. ] H. Miller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan, G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus, W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav&ibreve_;, Lith. gerve, Icel. trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. √24. Cf. Geranium. ] 1. (Zool.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The common European crane is Grus cinerea. The sand-hill crane (Grus Mexicana) and the whooping crane (Grus Americana) are large American species. The Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons and cormorants. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end, used for supporting a suspended weight. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and, while holding them suspended, transporting them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over a fire. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Zool.) The American blue heron (Ardea herodias). [ Local, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Crane fly (Zool.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of the genus Tipula. --
Derrick crane. See Derrick. --
Gigantic crane. (Zool.) See Adjutant, n., 3. --
Traveling crane,
Traveler crane,
Traversing crane (Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a machine shop or foundry. --
Water crane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout, for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with water. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Craned p. pr. & vb. n. Craning. ] 1. To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with up. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the center, to the highest heavens. Bates. [ 1913 Webster ]

An upstart craned up to the height he has. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane the neck disdainfully. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap. Beaconsfield. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

The passengers eagerly craning forward over the bulwarks. Howells. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Bot.) The geranium; -- so named from the long axis of the fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Surg.) A pair of long-beaked forceps. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aequus equal + tempus, temporis, time. ] Contemporaneous. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Extemporaneous. [ Obs ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Extempore. ] Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; ad-lib; extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production. -- Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exterraneus; es out + terra land. ] Foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. extra- + L. foras out of doors. ] Pertaining to that which is out of doors. “Extraforaneous occupations.” Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being without or beyond a thing; foreignness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. extraneus, from extra. See Extra-, Strange. ] Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment. Landor.

-- Ex*tra"ne*ous*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

{ } n. [ Sp. filigrana (cf. It. filigrana, E. filigrane), fr. L. filuma thread + granum grain. See File a row, and Grain, and cf. Filigree. ] Filigree. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

With her head . . . touches the crown of filigrane. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Filigreed. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Frustrate, a. ] Vain; useless; unprofitable. [ Obs. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. & n. See Groan. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. li`tra + -meter. See Liter ] An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of liquids. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. mediterraneus; medius middle + terra land. See Mid, and Terrace. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Inland; remote from the ocean. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Cities, as well mediterranean as maritime. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of, pertaining to, or located in the Mediterranean Sea or on the adjacent lands; as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage; a Mediterranean plant. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. A small two-winged fly (Ceratitis capitata), a native of the Mediterranean countries but now widely distributed in warm regions, which can cause great damage to citrus and other succulent fruit crops when present in large numbers. It is black and white and irregularly banded. It lays eggs in ripening oranges, peaches, and other fruits; when the eggs hatch into larvae (maggots) inside the fruit, they cause the fruit to decay and fall, and make the fruit unsaleable. It is also popularly called the medfly. The possibility of infestation by this and other crop pests has caused some states such as California, where fruit is a major export, to ban the importation of fruit from other regions. Outbreaks of infestation with the medfly have caused California to mobilize major eradication campaigns and have been the subject of political faultfinding. The eradication tactic, of releasing sterile males to break the reproductive cycle, has been used to deal with outbreaks of the medfly. [ PJC ]

a. Inland. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. membrana the skin that covers the separate members of the body, fr. L. membrum. See Member. ] (Anat.) A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded parts, of various texture, both in animals and vegetables. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adventitious membrane, a membrane connecting parts not usually connected, or of a different texture from the ordinary connection; as, the membrane of a cicatrix. --
Jacob's membrane. See under Retina. --
Mucous membranes (Anat.), the membranes lining passages and cavities which communicate with the exterior, as well as ducts and receptacles of secretion, and habitually secreting mucus. --
Schneiderian membrane. (Anat.) See Schneiderian. --
Serous membranes (Anat.) , the membranes, like the peritoneum and pleura, which line, or lie in, cavities having no obvious outlet, and secrete a serous fluid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. membraneus of parchment. ] See Membranous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Oto- + Gr. &unr_; skull. ] (Anat.) The cavity in the skull in which the parts of the internal ear are lodged. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Reindeer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. Same as Rani. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Named from E. Reissner, A German anatomist. ] (Anat.) The thin membrane which separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the internal ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. L. subterraneum, F. souterrain. See Subterranean. ] A cave or room under ground. [ R. ] J. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Subterranean. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. subterraneus; sub under + terra earth. See Terrace. ] Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage. -- Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Being above ground. “Superterranean quarries.” Mrs. Trollope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. temporaneus happening at the right time, fr. tempus, temporis, time. ] Temporarity. [ Obs. ] Hallywell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. terrain, from L. terra earth. ] 1. (Geol.) A group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geog.) 2. A region or limited area considered with reference to some special feature; as, the terrane of a river, that is, its drainage basin. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Mach.) A massive crane with an overhanging counterbalanced arm carrying a traveler and lifting crab, the whole supported by a carriage mounted on track rails. It is used esp. for setting heavy masonry blocks for piers, breakwaters, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]