n. [ F. ambulance, hôpital ambulant, fr. L. ambulare to walk. See Amble. ] (Mil.) (a) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps. (b) An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ambulans, p. pr. of ambulare to walk: cf. F. ambulant. ] Walking; moving from place to place. Gayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Boulanger, a French mineralogist. ] (Min.) A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, usually in plumose masses, also compact. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. boulangisme. ] The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with Gen. Georges Boulanger (d. 1891), whose militarism and advocacy of revenge on Germany attracted to him a miscellaneous party of monarchists and Republican malcontents. -- Bou*lan"gist n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. (Bot.) The fragrant flowers of the Chloranthus inconspicuus, used in China for perfuming tea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. coagulans, p. pr. ] That which produces coagulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. congratulans, p. pr. ] Rejoicing together; congratulatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

With like joy
Congratulant approached him. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants. -- n. (Med.) An agent which counteracts the effect of a stimulant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. Fulah, Foolah /sing>. (Ethnol.) A peculiar African race of uncertain origin, but distinct from the negro tribes, inhabiting an extensive region of Western Soudan. Their color is brown or yellowish bronze. They are Muslims. Called also Fellatahs, Foulahs, and Fellani. Fulah and Fulani are also used adjectively; as, Fulah or Fulani empire, tribes, language. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The language of the Fulani people, a member of the Niger-Congo family of languages. RHUD [ PJC ]

n. See Golding. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ After Heuland, an English mineralogist. ] (Min.) A mineral of the Zeolite family, often occurring in amygdaloid, in foliated masses, and also in monoclinic crystals with pearly luster on the cleavage face. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. hortulanus; hortus garden. ] Belonging to a garden. [ Obs. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Uhlan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Mutually touching or intersecting; as, interosculant circles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Uniting two groups; -- said of certain genera which connect family groups, or of species that connect genera. See Osculant. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A wild horse (Equus onager or Asinus onager) inhabiting the plains of Central Asia; -- called also gour, khur, and onager. [ Written also kulan. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is intermediate between the horse and ass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Koulan.

a. [ L. nidulans, p. pr.: cf. F. Nidulant. ] 1. Nestling, as a bird in its nest. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Lying loose in pulp or cotton within a berry or pericarp, as in a nest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. osculans, -antis, p. pr. of osculari to kiss. See Osculate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Adhering closely; embracing; -- applied to certain creeping animals, as caterpillars. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Biol.) Intermediate in character, or on the border, between two genera, groups, families, etc., of animals or plants, and partaking somewhat of the characters of each, thus forming a connecting link; interosculant; as, the genera by which two families approximate are called osculant genera. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. petulania: cf. F. pétulance. See Petulant. ] The quality or state of being petulant; temporary peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor. “The petulancy of our words.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like pride in some, and like petulance in others. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lowering eye, the petulance, the frown. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Petulance, Peevishness. -- Peevishness implies the permanence of a sour, fretful temper; petulance implies temporary or capricious irritation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. petulans, -antis, prop., making slight attacks upon, from a lost dim. of petere to fall upon, to attack: cf. F. pétulant. See Petition. ] 1. Forward; pert; insolent; wanton. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable. “Petulant moods.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Irritable; ill-humored; peevish; cross; fretful; querulous. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a petulant manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. postulans, p. pr. of postulare. See Postulate. ] One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pustulans, p. pr. See Pustulate, v. t. ] (Med.) Producing pustules. -- n. A medicine that produces pustules, as croton oil. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Retrocopulation. ] Copulating backward, or from behind. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. stimulans, p. pr.; cf. F. stimulant. See Stimulate. ] 1. Serving to stimulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol.) Produced increased vital action in the organism, or in any of its parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. stimulant. ] 1. That which stimulates, provokes, or excites. [ 1913 Webster ]

His feelings had been exasperated by the constant application of stimulants. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol. & Med.) An agent which produces a temporary increase of vital activity in the organism, or in any of its parts; -- sometimes used without qualification to signify an alcoholic beverage used as a stimulant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. subtegulaneus; sub under + tegulare tiles for a roof. ] Under the roof or eaves; within doors. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Tremulous; trembling; shaking. [ R. ] “ With tremulent white rod.” Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Uhlan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Howling; wailing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Undulating. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A species of Magnolia (Magnolia conspicua) with large white blossoms that open before the leaves. See the Note under Magnolia. [ 1913 Webster ]