‖n. [ Pg. ] (Zool.) An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the darter, or snakebird. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who holds to no particular creed or dogma. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Tupi caa-tinga white forest. ] (Phytogeography) A forest composed of stunted trees and thorny bushes, found in areas of small rainfall in Brazil. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. sing. & pl. [ Cf. F. Cingalais. ] A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive inhabitants; also (sing.), the language of the Cingalese. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Cingalese. [ Written also Singhalese. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Ceylonese is applied to the inhabitants of the island in general. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native South American name. ] (Zool.) A bird of the family Cotingidæ, including numerous bright-colored South American species; -- called also chatterers. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., that you distrain, fr. distringere. See Distrain. ] (Law) A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Springal. ] (Mil. Antiq.) An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones, and other missiles; a springal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. vardingale, fardingale, fr. OF. vertugale, verdugade, F. vertugade, vertugadin, from Sp. verdugado, being named from its hoops, fr. verdugo a young shoot of tree, fr. verde green, fr. L. viridis. See Verdant. ] A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elastic material, used to extend the petticoat. [ 1913 Webster ]

We'll revel it as bravely as the best, . . .
With ruffs and cuffs, and farthingales and things. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Galangal. ] (Bot.) A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Meadow, set with slender galingale. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Jingal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. ingannare to decieve. ] Cheat; deception. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Brown. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Entrance; ingress. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Which hath in charge the ingate of the year. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Founding) The aperture in a mold for pouring in the metal; the gate. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or business of gathering or collecting anything; especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth; harvest. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of ingathering. Ex. xxii. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hind. jangāl a swivel, a large musket. ] A small portable piece of ordnance, mounted on a swivel. [ Written also gingal and jingall. ] [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ Skr. li&ndot_;ga. ] The phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshiped in his character of the creative and reproductive power. Whitworth. E. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. martingale; cf. It. martingala a sort of hose, martingale, Sp. martingala a greave, cuish, martingale, Sp. almártaga a kind of bridle. ] 1. A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Gambling) The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness. Called also Martingale strategy. Such a betting strategy does not change the overall likelihood of winning, but in a short run it increases the probability of winning a small sum, balancing it against an increased probability of losing a large sum. [ Cant ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

prop. n. [ Malayam murunggi. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees of Southern India and Northern Africa. One species (Moringa pterygosperma) is the horse-radish tree, and its seeds, as well as those of Moringa aptera, are known in commerce as ben or ben nuts, and yield the oil called oil of ben. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. nihtegale, nightingale, AS. nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf. D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall, Sw. näktergal, Dan. nattergal. See Night, and Yell. ] 1. (Zool.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia megarhynchos syn. Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied species. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mock nightingale. (Zool.) See Blackcap, n., 1 (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Akkadian mythology) An Akkadian goddess, wife of the moon god Sin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One of no certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Portugal; Portuguese. [ Obs. ] -- n. A Portuguese. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. espringale; of Teutonic origin, akin to E. spring. ] An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Scot. springald, springel, fr. Scot. & E. spring. ] An active, springy young man. [ Obs. ] “There came two springals of full tender years.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Joseph, when he was sold to Potiphar, that great man, was a fair young springall. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The stannel. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any sting ray. See under 6th Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a shepherd's pipe, tube. Cf. Syringe. ] (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants; the lilac. (b) The mock orange; -- popularly so called because its stems were formerly used as pipestems. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A genus of limicoline birds including many species of sandpipers. See Dunlin, Knot, and Sandpiper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Farthingale. [ Spelled also verdingall. ] [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Yaffle, and cf. Nightingale. ] (Zool.) The yaffle. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Zingari [ It. ] A gypsy. [ 1913 Webster ]