adj. wearing no brassiere. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. centrale, fr. L. centralis. ] (Anat.) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis; the stoneworts.
Syn. -- order Charales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

, n. (Mus.) A stately hymn tune; a simple sacred tune, sung in unison by the congregation, used mostly in Protestant (especially Lutheran) churches; as, the Lutheran chorals. [ Sometimes written chorale. ] [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having coral; covered with coral. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ LL. corporale: cf. F. corporal. See Corporal, a. ] A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corporal oath, a solemn oath; -- so called from the fact that it was the ancient usage for the party taking it to touch the corporal, or cloth that covered the consecrated elements. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an order of fungi coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae.
Syn. -- order Entomophthorales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An order of fungi sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes.
Syn. -- order Hymenogastrales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Biol.) A category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia.
Syn. -- order Lechanorales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An order of fossil arborescent plants arising during the Lower Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous.
Syn. -- order Lepidodendrales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F. See Moral, a. ] The moral condition, or the condition in other respects, so far as it is affected by, or dependent upon, moral considerations, such as zeal, spirit, hope, and confidence; mental state, as of a body of men, an army, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A moralizer. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. An order of mostly saprophytic fungi.
Syn. -- order Mucorales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to leave on one side, to omit; para` beside + &unr_; to leave. ] (Rhet.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, “I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice.” [ Written also paralepsis, paralepsy, paralipsis. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] See Paraleipsis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. ] 1. (Mus.) A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in 6-8 or 12-8 time. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. An order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi, including the Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae.
Syn. -- order Peronosporales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F. râle. Cf. Rail the bird. ] (Med.) An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Various kinds are distinguished by pathologists; differing in intensity, as loud and small; in quality, as moist, dry, clicking, whistling, and sonorous; and in origin, as tracheal, pulmonary, and pleural. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) The gossamer-winged butterflies; a family of small butterflies, including the hairstreaks, violets, and theclas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Pupil of the eye. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]