| Agnomen | ‖n. [ L.; ad + nomen name. ] 1. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Gnome | n. [ F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. gnw`mon one that knows, a guardian, i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts of the earth, or fr. &unr_; intelligence, both fr. gnw^nai, gignw^skein, to know. See Know. ] 1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Zool.) A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] A brief reflection or maxim. Peacham. |
