‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a mite. ] (Zool.) The order of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family name used in some classifications for the swans.
Syn. -- subfamily Anserinae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A female ballet dancer.
Syn. -- danseuse. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + carinate. ] (Biol.) Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of grasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of mammals consisting of the shrews.
Syn. -- genus Blarina. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., keel. ] 1. (Bot.) A keel. (a) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification. (b) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The keel of the breastbone of birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. L. carina keel. ] (Zool.) A genus of oceanic heteropod Mollusca, having a thin, glassy, bonnet-shaped shell, which covers only the nucleus and gills. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., Fem. pl. fr. L. carinatus. See Carinate. ] A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; -- So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. [ L. carinatus, fr. carina keel. ] Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird). [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., supposed to be named from the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the cassowary, of the genus Casuarius. ] (Bot.) A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of excellent quality, called beefwood from its color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of plants having only one genus, Casuarina.
Syn. -- family Casuarinaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas, having only one family, Casuarinaceae.
Syn. -- order Casuarinales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of boas of western North America.
Syn. -- genus Charina. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chlorinated p. pr. & vb. n. Chlorinating. ] (Chem.) To treat, or cause to combine, with chlorine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of subjecting anything to the action of chlorine; especially, a process for the extraction of gold by exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Citrine. ] The process by which anything becomes of the color of a lemon; esp., in alchemy, the state of perfection in the philosopher's stone indicated by its assuming a deep yellow color. Thynne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits.
Syn. -- genus Colubrina. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. crinalis, fr. crinis the hair. ] Of or pertaining to the hair. [ R. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having hair; hairy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Crinitory. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. G. Zarin, Czarin, fem., Russ. tsaritsa. ] The title of the empress of Russia. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To deprive of fibrin, as fresh blood or lymph by stirring with twigs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of depriving of fibrin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the nature of, or constituting, doctrine. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Doctrine. ] One who would apply to political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own philosophical system; a propounder of a new set of opinions; a dogmatic theorist. Used also adjectively; as, doctrinaire notions. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In french history, the Doctrinaires were a constitutionalist party which originated after the restoration of the Bourbons, and represented the interests of liberalism and progress. After the Revolution of July, 1830, when they came into power, they assumed a conservative position in antagonism with the republicans and radicals. Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines. T. Goodwin. Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. doctrinalis, fr. L. doctrina: cf. F. doctrinal. See Doctrine. ] 1. Pertaining to, or containing, doctrine or something taught and to be believed; as, a doctrinal observation. “Doctrinal clauses.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to, or having to do with, teaching. [ 1913 Webster ]

The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the nature of a doctrinal instrument. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a doctrinal manner or form; by way of teaching or positive direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A doctrinaire. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The principles or practices of the Doctrinaires. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Paleon.) Relating to encrinites; containing encrinites, as certain kinds of limestone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family including the true hedgehogs.
Syn. -- family Erinaceidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. erinaceus hedgehog. ] (Zoöl.) Of the Hedgehog family; like, or characteristic of, a hedgehog. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the type genus of the family Erinaceidae, composed of hedgehogs.
Syn. -- genus Erinaceus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'eryqro`s red. ] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; -- so called from its red flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., meal, flour, fr. far a sort of grain, spelt; akin to E. barley. ] 1. A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Pollen. [ R. ] Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. farinaceus. ] 1. Consisting or made of meal or flour; as, a farinaceous diet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Yielding farina or flour; as, ffarinaceous seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Like meal; mealy; pertaining to meal; as, a farinaceous taste, smell, or appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) The state of acquiring or having an excess of fibrin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Genital + urinary. ] (Anat.) See Urogenital. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Globigerinæ [ NL., fr. L. globus a round body + gerere to bear. ] (Zool.) A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3, 000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of Foraminifera. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gregarina the typical genus, fr. L. gregarius. See Gregarious. ] (Zool.) An order of Protozoa, allied to the Rhizopoda, and parasitic in other animals, as in the earthworm, lobster, etc. When adult, they have a small, wormlike body inclosing a nucleus, but without external organs; in one of the young stages, they are amœbiform; -- called also Gregarinida, and Gregarinaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Hydra. ] (Zool.) The group of hydroids to which the fresh-water hydras belong. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Indoctrinated p. pr. & vb. n. Indoctrinating. ] [ Pref. in- in + L. doctrina doctrine: cf. F. endoctriner. ] 1. To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to teach; -- often followed by in. [ 1913 Webster ]

A master that . . . took much delight in indoctrinating his young, unexperienced favorite. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, principles or ideologies, especially from a specific point of view which may be partisan or biased; to strongly press one's own point of view upon. [ PJC ]

n. The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Littoral. ] (Zool.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well-known example. See Periwinkle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A subdivision of mammals including the otters; it is not used in some classifications.
Syn. -- subfamily Lutrinae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Sp., prop., a godmother. ] An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules. [ S. America ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China. S. W. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F.: cf. It. marinato marinade, F. mariner to preserve food for use at sea. See Marinate. ] (Cookery) A brine or pickle containing wine or vinegar, with opil, herbs, and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish, which are steeped in it prior to cooking. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An Italian sauce containing tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and spices. [ WordNet 1.5 ]