‖ [ L., Greek white. ] Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins.
Syn. -- group Amentiferae [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque.
Syn. -- genus Angrecum, genus Angraecum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality.
Syn. -- genus Antheraea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

See Areometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. [ L. araeostylos, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; at intervals + &unr_; pillar, column. ] (Arch.) See Intercolumniation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. [ Gr. &unr_; as intervals + &unr_;. See Systyle. ] (Arch.) See Intercolumniation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; starry. ] (Zool.) Pertaining to the genus Astræa or the family Astræidæ. -- n. A coral of the family Astræidæ; a star coral. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Gr. &unr_; weight + æsthesiometer. ] (Physiol.) An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of pressure. -- Bar`æs*the`si*o*met"ric, Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ See Bray a hill. ] A hillside; a slope; a bank; a hill. [ Scot. ] Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ Pg. ] See Legislature, Portugal. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers; the mustard family.
Syn. -- family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL.; cf. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a name of Venus. ] (Zool.) A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See Cowrie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries.
Syn. -- family Cypraeidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ Day of wrath; -- the name and beginning of a famous mediæval Latin hymn on the Last Judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

 The text of the Dies Irae follows:
 DIES IRAE attributed to Tomaso de Celano ========================================================= Latin English ========================================================= Dies irae, dies illa The day of wrath, that day solvet saeclum in favilla: which will reduce the world to ashes, teste David cum Sibylla. as foretold by David and the Sybil. Quantus tremor est futurus, What terror there will be, quando judex est venturus, when the Lord will come cuncta stricte discussurus! to rigorously judge all! Tuba mirum spargens sonum The trumpet, scattering a wondrous sound per sepulcra regionum, among the graves of all the lands, coget omnes ante thronum. will assemble all before the Throne. Mors stupebit et natura, Death and Nature will be astounded cum resurget creatura, when they see a creature rise again judicanti responsura. to answer to the Judge. Liber scriptus proferetur, The book will be brought forth in quo totum continetur, in which all deeds are noted, unde mundus judicetur. for which humanity will answer. Judex ergo cum sedebit, When the judge will be seated, quidquid latet apparebit, all that is hidden will appear, nil inultum remanebit. and nothing will go unpunished. Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Alas, what will I then say? Quem patronum rogaturus, To what advocate shall I appeal, cum vix justus sit securus? when even the just tremble? Rex tremendae majestatis, O king of redoutable majesty, qui salvandos salvas gratis, who freely saves the elect, salva me fons pietatis. save me, o fount of piety! Recordare Jesu pie, Remember, good Jesus, quod sum causa tuae viae, that I am the cause of your journey, ne me perdas illa die. do not lose me on that day. Quaerens me sedisti lassus, You wearied yourself in finding me. redemisti crucem passus, You have redeemed me through the cross. tantus labor non sit cassus. Let not such great efforts be in vain. Juste judex ultionis, O judge of vengeance, justly donum fac remissionis make a gift of your forgiveness ante diem rationis. before the day of reckoning. Ingemisco tanquam reus, I lament like a guilty one. culpa rubet vultus meus, My faults cause me to blush, supplicanti parce, Deus. I beg you, spare me. Qui Mariam absolvisti, You who have absolved Mary et latronem exaudisti, and have heard the thief's prayer, mihi quoque spem dedisti. have also given me hope. Preces meae non sunt dignae: My prayers are not worthy, sed tu bonus fac benigne, but you, o Good One, please grant freely ne perenni cremer igne. that I do not burn in the eternal fire. Inter oves locum praesta, Give me a place among the sheep, et ab haedis me sequestra, separate me from the goats statuens in parte dextra. by placing me at your right. Confutatis maledictis, Having destroyed the accursed, flammis acribus addictis: condemned them to the fierce flames, voca me cum benedictis. Count me among the blessed. Oro Supplex Et Acclinis, I prostrate myself, supplicating, Cor Contritum Quasi Cinis, my heart in ashes, repentant; Gere Curam Mei Finis. take good care of my last moment! Lacrimosa dies illa, That tearful day, qua resurget ex favilla when shall rise again from the ashes judicandus homo reus. sinful man to be judged. Huic ergo parce, Deus: Therefore pardon him, o God. pie Jesu Domine, Holy Lord Jesus, dona eis requiem. give them rest. Amen. Amen.

{ , a. [ L. erythraeus; Gr. &unr_;, fr. 'eryqro`s red. ] Red in color. “The erythrean main.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ L., wild animals, fem. pl. of ferus wild. ] (Zool.) A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often restricted to the Carnivora.

‖n.; pl. Frænula [ NL., dim. of L. fraenum a bridle. ] (Anat.) A frænum.

{ or }, n.; pl. E. Frænums L. Fræna [ L., a bridle. ] (Anat.) A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as, the frænum of the tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, the stomach. ] (Biol.) A primeval larval form; a double-walled sac from which, according to the hypothesis of Haeckel, man and all other animals, that in the first stages of their individual evolution pass through a two-layered structural stage, or gastrula form, must have descended. This idea constitutes the Gastræa theory of Haeckel. See Gastrula. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + a"i^ma blood. ] (Med.) An abnormally watery state of the blood; anæmia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + a"i^ma blood. ] (Med.) A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

Active hyperæmia, congestion due to increased flow of blood to a part. --
Passive hyperæmia, interchange due to obstruction in the return of blood from a part.

-- Hy`per*æ"mic a. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + &unr_; sense, perception.] (Med. & Physiol.) A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the body, or of a part of it. -- Hy`per*æs*thet"ic a. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Israëlites, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, Israel, Heb. Yisrāēl, i. e., champion of God; sārāh to fight + ēl God. ] A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.

{ } a. Of or pertaining to Israel, or to the Israelites; Jewish; Hebrew. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Libræ [ L., a balance. ] (Astron.) (a) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked thus &libra_; in almanacs, etc. (b ) A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖pos>n. [ L., fr. lusus sport + naturae, gen. of natura nature. ] Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A suborder of birds including lyrebirds and scrubbirds.
Syn. -- suborder Menurae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) A genus of large eels of the family Muraenidae. They differ from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having the dorsal and anal fins continuous. The murry (Muraena Helenae) of Southern Europe was the muraena of the Romans. It is highly valued as a food fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ NL. Muraena, the generic name + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the genus Muraena, or family Muraenidae. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. perai^os on the opposite side + -pod. ] (Zool.) One of the thoracic legs of a crustacean. See Illust. of Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. fy^sa a bellows + fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) An order of Siphonophora, furnished with an air sac, or float, and a series of nectocalyces. See Illust. under Nectocalyx. [ 1913 Webster ]

A prefix. See Pre-. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Pre-, and 1st Cave. ] (Anat.) The superior vena cava. -- Præ"ca`val a. B. G. Wilder. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L., imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts. See Precept. ] (Law) (a) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it. (b) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in the office out of which the writ is to be issued. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Precocious. ] (Zool.) A division of birds including those whose young are able to run about when first hatched. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Præcoces. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L. praecognitus, p. p. of praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition. ] This previously known, or which should be known in order to understand something else. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. præ + commissure. ] (Anat.) A transverse commissure in the anterior part of the third ventricle of the brain; the anterior cerebral commissure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) See Precoracoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. prae before + cor, cordis, the heart. ] (Anat.) The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Same as Precordial. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Præcornua [ NL. See Pre-, and Cornu. ] (Anat.) The anterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Predial. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Prefloration. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Prefoliation. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Premaxilla. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Premolar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Premorse. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To subject to the penalties of præmunire. [ Obs. ] T. Ward. [ 1913 Webster ]