| Cappadine | n. A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Epispadias | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + &unr_; to draw, rend. ] (Med.) A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hypospadias | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + spa`n to draw, tear.] (Med.) A deformity of the penis, in which the urethra opens upon its under surface. [1913 Webster] |
| Lampadist | n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, torch. See Lamp. ] (Gr. Antiq.) One who gained the prize in the lampadrome. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lepadidae | prop. n. A natural family of crustaceans including the goose barnacles.
Syn. -- family Lepadidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Lepadite | n. [ L. lepas, lepadis, limpet, Gr. lepa`s, lepa`dos. ] (Zool.) Same as Lepadoid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Padishah | ‖n. [ Per. pādishāh. Cf. Pasha. ] Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Sapadillo | n. See Sapodila. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spadiceous | a. [ L. spadix, -icis, a date-brown or nut-brown color. See Spadix. ] 1. Of a bright clear brown or chestnut color. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Bot.) Bearing flowers on a spadix; of the nature of a spadix. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spadicose | a. (Bot.) Spadiceous. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spadille | n. [ F., fr. Sp. espadilla, dim. of espada. See Spade a card. ] (Card Playing) The ace of spades in omber and quadrille. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spadix | n.; pl. L. Spadices E. Spadixes [ L., a palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. (Bot.) A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a leaf called a spathe. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Zool.) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a modification of the posterior tentacles. [ 1913 Webster ] |
