‖n.; pl. Amigos /plu>. [ Sp., fr. L. amicus. ] A friend; -- a Spanish term applied in the Philippine Islands to friendly natives. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pertaining to amphigony; sexual; as, amphigonic propagation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'amfi` + &unr_; a begetting. ] Relating to both parents. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Sexual propagation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Amphigory. ] Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. amphigouri, of uncertain derivation; perh. fr. Gr. 'amfi` + &unr_; a circle. ] A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless. [ Written also amphigouri. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bigoted. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

In a country more bigot than ours. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bigot a bigot or hypocrite, a name once given to the Normans in France. Of unknown origin; possibly akin to Sp. bigote a whisker; hombre de bigote a man of spirit and vigor; cf. It. s-bigottire to terrify, to appall. Wedgwood and others maintain that bigot is from the same source as Beguine, Beghard. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A hypocrite; esp., a superstitious hypocrite. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or opinion opposed to or differing from them as unreasonable or wicked. In an extended sense, a person who is intolerant of opinions which conflict with his own, as in politics or morals; one obstinately and blindly devoted to his own church, party, belief, or opinion. [ 1913 Webster ]

To doubt, where bigots had been content to wonder and believe. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Obstinately and blindly attached to some creed, opinion practice, or ritual; unreasonably devoted to a system or party, and illiberal toward the opinions of others. “Bigoted to strife.” Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Prejudiced; intolerant; narrow-minded. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a bigot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. bigoterie. ] 1. The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The practice or tenets of a bigot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. brigosus, It. brigoso. See Brigue, n. ] Contentious; quarrelsome. [ Obs. ] Puller. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Beggar's ticks. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., darkness. ] (Med.) Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. chigue, perh. fr. Catalan chic small, Sp. chico; or of Peruvian origin. ] (Zool.) A species of flea (Tunga penetrans, formerly Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger. [ Written also chegre, chegoe, chique, chigger, jigger. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name is sometimes erroneously given to certain mites or ticks having similar habits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A half god, or an inferior deity; a fabulous hero, the offspring of a deity and a mortal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female demigod. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. demi- gorge. ] (Fort.) Half the gorge, or entrance into a bastion, taken from the angle of the flank to the center of the bastion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; = &unr_; double + &unr_; an angle. ] Having two angles. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) a steroid glycoside, one of the cardiotonic chemical substances which is extracted from the foxglove. It is a white, crystalline substance (C41H64O14), and is a 3-substituted triglucoside of a steroid, related structurally to digitalin and digitoxin. It is used as a cardiotonic for treatment of certain heart conditions, such as congestive heart failure. Chemically it is (3β, 5β, 12β)-3-[ (O-2, 6-Dideoxy-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1->4)-O-2, 6-dideoxy-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1->4)-2, 6-dideoxy-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy ]-12, 14-dihydroxy-card-20(22)-enolide. The related compounds digitalin and digoxin are also extracted from the foxglove (Digitalis lanata and Digitalis purpurea). The class of steroid glycosides having cardiotonic properties are refered to as the cardiac glycosides. MI11
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v. t. To enervate; to weaken. [ R. ] Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

‖n.; pl. Fingrigos [ So called in Jamaica. ] (Bot.) A prickly, climbing shrub of the genus Pisonia. The fruit is a kind of berry. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. [ L. frigorificus; frigus, frigoris, cold + facere to make: cf. F. frigorifique. ] Causing cold; producing or generating cold. Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. [ F., fr. OF. gigue fiddle; -- on account of the resemblance in shape. See Jig, n. ] 1. A leg of mutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small piece of flesh; a slice. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The rest in giggots cut, they spit. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A man whose main income is derived from gifts or payments from women in return for his sexual favors or companionship. [ PJC ]

2. A professional male escort or dancing partner. RHUD [ PJC ]

‖n. [ L., fr. impetere to attack. ] (Med.) A cutaneous, pustular eruption, not attended with fever; usually, a kind of eczema with pustulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Indigoes [ F. indigo, Sp. indigo, indico, L. indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See Indian. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders, such as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria (family Cruciferae), Indigofera suffroticosa, Indigofera tinctoria (family Leguminosae), Indigofera Anil, Nereum tinctorium, Polygonum tinctorium Ait. (family Polygonaceae), etc.; called also natural indigo. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents, with the exception of strong sulphuric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese indigo (Bot.), Isatis indigotica, a kind of woad. --
Wild indigo (Bot.), the American herb Baptisia tinctoria which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo. [ 1913 Webster ]

Indigo berry (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub Randia aculeata, used as a blue dye. --
Indigo bird (Zool.), a small North American finch (Cyanospiza cyanea). The male is indigo blue in color. Called also indigo bunting. --
Indigo blue. (a) The essential coloring material of commercial indigo, from which it is obtained as a dark blue earthy powder, with a reddish luster, C16H10N2O2, which may be crystallized by sublimation. Indigo blue is also made from artificial amido cinnamic acid, and from artificial isatine; and these methods are of great commercial importance. Called also indigotin. (b) A dark, dull blue color like the indigo of commerce. --
Indigo brown (Chem.), a brown resinous substance found in crude indigo. --
Indigo copper (Min.), covellite. --
Indigo green, a green obtained from indigo. --
Indigo plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant of several species (genus Indigofera), from which indigo is prepared. The different varieties are natives of Asia, Africa, and America. Several species are cultivated, of which the most important are the Indigofera tinctoria, or common indigo plant, the Indigofera Anil, a larger species, and the Indigofera disperma. --
Indigo purple, a purple obtained from indigo. --
Indigo red, a dyestuff, isomeric with indigo blue, obtained from crude indigo as a dark brown amorphous powder. --
Indigo snake (Zool.), the gopher snake. --
Indigo white, a white crystalline powder obtained by reduction from indigo blue, and by oxidation easily changed back to it; -- called also indigogen. --
Indigo yellow, a substance obtained from indigo. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear. ] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (family Leguminosae) having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, Indigofera suffroticosa, and Indigofera Anil. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Indigo + -gen. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Chem.) See Indigo white, under Indigo. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Indican, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Indigo + -meter. ] An instrument for ascertaining the strength of an indigo solution, as in volumetric analysis. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or method of determining the coloring power of indigo. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. indigotique. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, indigo; as, indigotic acid, which is also called anilic or nitrosalicylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) See Indigo blue, under Indigo. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. inter between + terere, tritum, to rub. ] (Med.) A rubbing or chafing of the skin; especially, an abrasion or excoriation of the skin between folds, as in fat or neglected children. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Invigorated p. pr. & vb. n. Invigorating. ] [ Pref. in- in + vigor. ] To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Christian graces and virtues they can not be, unless fed, invigorated, and animated by universal charity. Atterbury.

Syn. -- To refresh; animate; exhilarate; stimulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of invigorating, or the state of being invigorated. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. látigo. ] A strap for tightening a saddle girth. [ Western U. S. & Sp. Amer. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

pos>n. A kind of halter usually made of raw hide. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ L., fr. lens, lentis, lentil. ] (Med.) A freckly eruption on the skin; freckles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A tapster. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., cuttle fish. ] (Zool.) A genus of cephalopods, including numerous species of squids, common on the coasts of America and Europe. They are much used for fish bait. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mary + gold. ] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis (see Calendula), and the cultivated species of Tagetes. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the African marigold or French marigold of the genus Tagetes, of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: bur marigold, of the genus Bidens; corn marigold, of the genus Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum segetum, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); fig marigold, of the genus Mesembryanthemum; marsh marigold, of the genus Caltha (Caltha palustris), commonly known in America as the cowslip. See Marsh Marigold. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marigold window. (Arch.) See Rose window, under Rose. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus Caltha (Caltha palustris), growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of cowslip. See Cowslip. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ma`stix, ma`stigos, a whip + fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) A phylum of protozoans the kingdom Protista, consisting mainly of free-living flagellated unicellular organisms, lacking photosynthetic capability. Some members are pathogenic in man. [ PJC ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Mastigopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. ma`stix, ma`stigos, a whip + poy`s, podo`s, foot. ] (Zool.) Formerly considered identical to the Infusoria, now distinguished from that group, which has been reordered. See Mastigophora. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

‖n. [ L. ] Honeydew. [ 1913 Webster ]