n. One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an Irish absentee. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who receives an affront. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. appointé, p. p. of appointer. See Appoint, v. t. ] 1. A person appointed. [ 1913 Webster ]

The commission authorizes them to make appointments, and pay the appointees. Circular of Mass. Representatives (1768). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (law) A person in whose favor a power of appointment is executed. Kent. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ashantees A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Ashantee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Aeronautics) a spring or other elastic device, especially one attached to a control to facilitate its manipulation. [ PJC ]

2. same as bungee cord. [ PJC ]

n. a strong elastic cord, usually with a hook at each end, used as a shock-absorbing device or to bind packages together, as on a dolly or handcart. [ PJC ]

n. an act of derring-do in which a person jumps from a high platform, such as a bridge, attached (usually by the legs) to a bungee cord, which is set to a length that will halt the drop before the person reaches the surface of the earth or the water. [ PJC ]

n. (Bot.) The name of several plants of the genera Spermacoce and Diodia, of the Madder family. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cantine bottle case, canteen (cf. Sp. & It. cantina cellar, bottle case), either contr. fr. It. canovettina, dim. of canova cellar, or, more likely, fr. OF. cant. corner, It. & Sp. canto. See 1st Cant. ] (Mil.) 1. A small vessel used by soldiers or hikers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink. [ Written also cantine. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In 1910 in the English service the canteen is made of wood and holds three pints; in the United States it is usually a tin flask. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A chest containing culinary and other vessels for military officers in a garrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The sutler's shop in a garrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Hence: A store or small shop within a larger establishment where refreshments and sometimes other supplies are sold. At a military base the canteen may be as large as a general store; within a school or small company it may be only a small counter with very limited supplies, or a snack bar. [ PJC ]

5. A temporary location where food is dispensed during an emergency. [ PJC ]

n. 1. a trifling sum of money.
Syn. -- small change. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From the native name: cf. F. chimpanzé, chimpansé, chimpanzée. ] (Zool.) An african ape (Pan troglodytes, formerly Anthropithecus troglodytes, or Troglodytes niger) which approaches more nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. It is the most intelligent of non-human animals, and when full grown, it is from three to four feet high. A variant called the pygmy chimpanzee, or bonobo, has been recently recognized as a separate species. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Commandeered p. pr. & vb. n. Commandeering. ] [ D. kommandeeren to command, in South Africa to commandeer, fr. F. commander to command. See Command. ] 1. (Mil.) To compel to perform military service; to seize for military purposes; -- orig. used of the Boers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. To take arbitrary or forcible possession of. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. & v. See Congé, Conge. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And unto her his congee came to take. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. [ Tamil ka&ncirc_;shi boilings. ] Boiled rice; rice gruel. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A jail; a lockup. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Congee discharges, rice water discharges. Dunglison. --
Congee water, water in which rice has been boiled. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or , usually collectively, } n. The seed of the cotton plant. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A meal made from hulled cotton seeds after the oil has been expressed. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A fixed, semidrying oil extracted from cottonseed. It is pale yellow when pure (sp. gr., .92-.93). and is extensively used in soap making, in cookery, and as an adulterant of other oils. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Bot.) See Cudweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) The person in whose favor a covenant is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is defended. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. & a. See Dainty. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) One whose possession of an estate is broken off, or discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dispondeus, Gr. &unr_;; di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; spondee. ] (Gr. &unr_; Lat. Pros.) A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n.; pl. djinn r djinns A spirit believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals. Same as djinni and Jinnee. See Jinnee, Jinn.
Syn. -- genie, jinn, jinni, jinnee, djinn, djinni. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F., fr. donner to give. ] Lit., given; hence, in a literary work, as a drama or tale, that which is assumed as to characters, situation, etc., as a basis for the plot or story. W. E. Henley.

That favorite romance donnée of the heir kept out of his own. Saintsbury. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Bot.) Cudweed, a species of Gnaphalium. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enfeebled p. pr. & vb. n. Enfeebling ] [ OF. enfeblir, enfeiblir; pref. en- (L. in) + feble, F. faible, feeble. See Feeble. ] To make feeble; to deprive of strength; to reduce the strength or force of; to weaken; to debilitate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enfeebled by scanty subsistence and excessive toil. Prescott.

Syn. -- To weaken; debilitate; enervate. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. same as debilitated, 2.
Syn. -- debilitated, infirm, seedy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of weakening; enervation; weakness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, weakens or makes feeble. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To enfeeble. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To close eyes of; to seel; -- said in reference to a hawk. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Per. Farangī, or Ar. Firanjī, properly, a Frank. ] The name given to Europeans by the Hindus. [ Written also Feringhee. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A betrothed woman; the woman to whom one is betrothed. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful. See Gentle. ] 1. Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance.

Syn. -- Polite; well-bred; refined; polished. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Somewhat genteel. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a genteel manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being genteel.

n.; pl. Ginn See Jinnee. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. grande. See Grand. ] A man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman. In Spain, a nobleman of the first rank, who may be covered in the king's presence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship. H. Swinburne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) The person to whom a grant or conveyance is made. [ 1913 Webster ]

His grace will not survive the poor grantee he despises. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Greenbroom. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Guarantees [ For guaranty, prob. influenced by words like assignee, lessee, etc. See Guaranty, and cf. Warrantee. ] 1. In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person, who is, in the first instance, liable to such payment or performance; an engagement which secures or insures another against a contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as Guaranty. [ 1913 Webster ]

His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his zeal. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who binds himself to see an undertaking of another performed; a guarantor. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Guarantor is the correct form in this sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) The person to whom a guaranty is made; -- the correlative of guarantor.

Syn. -- Guarantee, Warranty. A guarantee is an engagement that a certain act will be done or not done in future. A warranty is an engagement as to the qualities or title of a thing at the time of the engagement. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. guaranteed p, pr. & vb. n. Guaranteeing. ] [ From Guarantee, n. ] In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another person; to undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim, etc.) to another against a specified contingency, or in all events; to give a guarantee concerning; to engage, assure, or secure as a thing that may be depended on; to warrant; as, to guarantee the execution of a treaty. [ 1913 Webster ]

The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government. Constitution of the U. S. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. secured by written agreement.
Syn. -- bonded, secured, warranted. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. certified. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. [ Prep. in + deed. ] In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; -- used in a variety of senses. Esp.: (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so. (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are right. (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you? Its meaning is not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form of expression which it accompanies. [ 1913 Webster ]

The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom. viii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

I were a beast indeed to do you wrong. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is, indeed, no great pleasure in visiting these magazines of war. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Enfeeble. [ 1913 Webster ]