{ } a. [ Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; a worm. ] (Med.) Anthelmintic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a round plate + -lith. ] (Biol.) One of a species of coccoliths, having an oval discoidal body, with a thick strongly refracting rim, and a thinner central portion. One of them measures about 1/50000 of an inch in its longest diameter. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Discolored p. pr. & vb. n. Discoloring. ] [ OE. descolouren, OF. descolorer, F. décolorer, fr. L. dis- + cololare, coloratum, to color, color color. See Color. ] [ Written also discolour. ] 1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon. [ 1913 Webster ]

To discolor all your ideas. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To discolor. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. decoloration. ] 1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A discolored spot; a stain. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Altered in color; stained; spotted or streaked with foreign matter.
Syn. -- discoloured. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Variegated; of divers colors. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That ever wore discolored arms. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. same as discolor. [ Brit. ]
Syn. -- discolor, colour, change color. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. same as discolored; as, discoloured paneling. [ Brit. ]
Syn. -- discolored. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Wrong collocation. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To give a wrong color to. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ figuratively ] To set forth erroneously or unfairly; to misrepresent; as, to miscolor facts. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Muscus + -logy. ] Bryology. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in scolding. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of animals consisting of the koalas.
Syn. -- genus Phascolarctos. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; pouch + &unr_; mouse. ] (Zool.) A marsupial of the genus Phascolomys; a wombat. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Proscolices [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; before + &unr_;, &unr_;, a worm. ] (Zool.) An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia. See Redia. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Scoley. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Scolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scolding. ] [ Akin to D. schelden, G. schelten, OHG. sceltan, Dan. skielde. ] To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely; -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever
I was forced to scold. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew. [ 1913 Webster ]

She is an irksome, brawling scold. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A scolding; a brawl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who scolds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) The oyster catcher; -- so called from its shrill cries. (b) The old squaw. [ Local U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Scold, v. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scolding bridle, an iron frame. See Brank, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a scolding manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. School. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Scolex. ] (Zool.) Same as Helminthes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. skw`lhx, -hkos, a worm, earthworm. ] (Min.) A zeolitic mineral occuring in delicate radiating groups of white crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also lime mesotype. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Scolex, -morphous. ] (Zool.) Same as Scolecida. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Scoleces [ NL., from Gr. skw`lhx worm, grub. ] (Zool.) (a) The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of Echinococcus. (b) One of the Scolecida. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Cf. OF. escoler to teach. See School. ] To go to school; to study. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. skolio`s crooked. ] (Med.) A lateral curvature of the spine. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. skw`lhx a worm + li`qos a stone. ] (Paleon.) A tubular structure found in Potsdam sandstone, and believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. See Scallop. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. scolopax a snipe, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Scolopacidae, or Snipe family. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a kind of multiped, fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. (Zool.) A genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds. See Centiped. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sea fish. [ R. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the Scolopendra. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. skoly`ptein to cut short. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small bark-boring beetles of the genus Scolytus and allied genera. Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Transcolated p. pr. & vb. n. Transcolating. ] [ Pref. trans- + L. colare, colatum, to filter, to strain. ] To cause to pass through a sieve or colander; to strain, as through a sieve. [ Obs. ] Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of transcolating, or state of being transcolated. [ Obs. ] Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. tri`x, tricho`s, hair + skw`lhx a worm. ] (Zool.) An extensive group of wormlike animals characterized by being more or less covered with cilia. [ 1913 Webster ]