n. [ Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + &unr_;: cf. F. andranatomie. See Anatomy, Androtomy. ] The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Counternatural. ] Opposed to or against nature; unnatural. [ R. ] Bp. Rust. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gael. coranach, or corranach, a crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen), a dirge; comh with + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek. ] A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. [ Written also coranich, corrinoch, coronach, cronach, etc. ] [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Crane. ] 1. The liberty of using a crane, as for loading and unloading vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The money or price paid for the use of a crane. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., dim. of granada pomegranate. See Grenade, Garnet. ] (Bot.) The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp. Passiflora quadrangularis) found in Brazil and the West Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good dessert fruit. The fruit of Passiflora edulis is used for flavoring ices. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A West Indian tree (Brya ebenus) yielding a fine grade of green ebony.
Syn. -- granadilla tree, Brya ebenus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. See Grenade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Granaries [ L. granarium, fr. granum grain. See Garner. ] 1. A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: (Fig.), A region fertile in grain; in this sense, equivalent to breadbasket, used figuratively; as, Ukraine, the granary of the Soviet Union. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

The exhaustless granary of a world. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Garnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. granatum the pomegranate. ] (Chem.) D-mannitol; -- so called because found in the pomegranate. See mannitol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Staurolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pg. ] (Med.) A preparation from the seeds of Paullinia sorbilis, a woody climber of Brazil, used in making an astringent drink, and also in the cure of headache. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians. Moore (Encyc. of Music). [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum.
Syn. -- genus Majorana. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Aramaic māran athā. ] “Our Lord cometh;” -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, “May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes.” See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. membranaceus. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Same as Membranous. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Thin and rather soft or pliable, as the leaves of the rose, peach tree, and aspen poplar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the olecranon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. para- + naphthalene. ] (Chem.) Anthracene; -- called also paranaphthaline. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. pomgarnet, OF. pome de grenate, F. grenade, L. pomum a fruit + granatus grained, having many grains or seeds. See Pome, and Garnet, Grain. ] 1. (Bot.) The fruit of the tree Punica Granatum; also, the tree itself (see Balaustine), which is native in the Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind containing many rather large seeds, each one separately covered with crimson, acid pulp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate. Ex. xxviii. 33. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Skr. purā&unr_;, properly. old, ancient, fr. purā formerly. ] One of a class of sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the transactions of their descendants. The principal Puranas are eighteen in number, and there are the same number of supplementary books called Upa Puranas. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a frog. ] (Zool.) A genus of anurous batrachians, including the common frogs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ranal alliance (Bot.), a name proposed by Lindley for a group of natural orders, including Ranunculaceae, Magnoliaceae, Papaveraceae, and others related to them. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being supernatural; belief in supernatural agency or revelation; supernaturalism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A supernaturalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to supernaturalism; supernaturalistic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ Skr. tōra&nsdot_;a an arch, a gate. ] (Indian Arch.) A gateway, commonly of wood, but sometimes of stone, consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three transverse lintels. It is often minutely carved with symbolic sculpture, and serves as a monumental approach to a Buddhist temple. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. tranare, transnare, to swim over; trans across, over + nare to swim. ] The act of swimming over. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of uranic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]