n. [ F. abstinence, L. abstinentia, fr. abstinere. See Abstain. ] 1. The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence. [ 1913 Webster ]

The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat. [ 1913 Webster ]

Penance, fasts, and abstinence,
To punish bodies for the soul's offense. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Abstinence. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. abstinent, L. abstinens, p. pr. of abstinere. See Abstain. ] Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With abstinence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. amethystinus, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Composed of, or containing, amethyst. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature; incombustible; asbestic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Eccl.) A member of one of the religious orders called after St. Augustine; an Austin friar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. balaustium, Gr. balay`stion. ] (Bot.) The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum). The bark of the root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used medicinally. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Eccl. Hist.) A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded by Celestine V. in the 13th centry. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, n. [ LL. caelestinus bine. ] (Min.) Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. clandestinus, fr. clam secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin. ] Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage. Locke.

Syn. -- Hidden; secret; private; concealed; underhand; sly; stealthy; surreptitious; furtive; fraudulent.

-- Clan*des"tine*ly, adv. -- Clan*des"tine*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state or quality of having crust or being like crust; hardness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality of being crusty or surly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Old Christy forgot his usual crustiness. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Cyst. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C3H7NSO2, containing sulphur, occuring as a constituent of certain rare urinary calculi, and occasionally found as a sediment in urine. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Destined p. pr. & vb. n. Destining. ] [ F. destiner, L. destinare; de + the root of stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. Obstinate. ] To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object preceded by to or for. [ 1913 Webster ]

We are decreed,
Reserved, and destined to eternal woe. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Till the loathsome opposite
Of all my heart had destined, did obtain. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not enjoyment and not sorrow
Is our destined end or way. Longfellow.

Syn. -- To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend; devote; consecrate; doom. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. Fustiness; mustiness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State or quality of being frosty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A fusty state or quality; moldiness; mustiness; an ill smell from moldiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being hasty; haste; precipitation; rashness; quickness of temper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An alkaloid, found in the rootstock of the golden seal (Hydrastis Canadensis), and extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance. It is used as a tonic and febrifuge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. in- not + abstinence: cf. F. inabstinence. ] Lack of abstinence; indulgence. [ Obs. ] “The inabstinence of Eve.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. intestinus, fr. intus on the inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See In. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Internal; inward; -- opposed to external. [ 1913 Webster ]

Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs,
Intestine stone and ulcers. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hoping here to end
Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty. Hume. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective. [ 1913 Webster ]

Everything labors under an intestine necessity. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Shut up; inclosed. [ R. ] Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Intestines [ L. intestinum: cf. F. intestin. See Intestine, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. The bowels; entrails; viscera. [ 1913 Webster ]

Large intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of three parts, the cæcum, colon, and rectum. --
Small intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. lautus tinus, fr. L. laurus the laurel + tinus laurestine. See Laurel. ] (Bot.) The Viburnum Tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter months. [ Written also laurustine and laurestina. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being lusty; vigor; strength. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. mediastinum, fr. L. medius middle; cf. mediastinus helper, a menial servant, LL. mediastinus equiv. to medius: cf F. médiastin. ] (Anat.) A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being misty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being musty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity. [ 1913 Webster ]

The nastiness of Plautus and Aristophanes. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to Palestine. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Zool.) Same as Phalangist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Philistinus, Heb. Phlishthī, pl. Phlishthīm. ] 1. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bailiff. [ Cant, Eng. ] [ Obs. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to selfish and material interests. [ Recent ] M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Uncultured; commonplace. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Polycystina. -- n. One of the Polycystina. [ 1913 Webster ]

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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Predestined p. pr. & vb. n. Predestining. ] [ Cf. F. prédestiner. See Predestinate. ] To decree beforehand; to foreordain; to predestinate. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pristinus, akin to prior: cf. F. pristin. See Prior, a. ] Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To procrastinate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being resty; sluggishness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The snake by restiness and lying still all winter. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being rusty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Sextain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a.[ It. sistino. ] Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sistine chapel, a chapel in the Vatican at Rome, built by Pope Sixtus IV., and decorated with frescoes by Michael Angelo and others. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Testiness is a disposition or aptness to be angry. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being thirsty; thirst. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being trusty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being yeasty, or frothy. [ 1913 Webster ]