n. The process of accruing, or that which has accrued; increase. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Alabastra [ NL. ] (Bot.) A flower bud. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. alarom, the same word as alarm, n. ] See Alarm. [ Now Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The variant form alarum is now commonly restricted to an alarm signal or the mechanism to sound an alarm (as in an alarm clock.) [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Ambulacra [ L., an alley or covered way. ] (Zool.) (a) One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays. (b) One of the suckers on the feet of mites. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Antistrumous. -- n. A medicine for scrofula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Good against scrofulous disorders. Johnson. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Antra [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area.
Syn. -- genus Arisarum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ n. [ L. arum, aros, Gr. &unr_;. ] A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our common arums -- the lords and ladies of village children. Lubbock. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The American “Jack in the pulpit” is now separated from the genus Arum. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] Gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aurum fulminans (&unr_;). See Fulminate. --
Aurum mosaicum (&unr_;). See Mosaic. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Mus.) The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See Bass, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The original bay rum, from the West Indies, is prepared, it is believed, by distillation from the leaves of the bayberry (Myrcia acris). The bay rum of the Pharmacopœia (spirit of myrcia) is prepared from oil of myrcia (bayberry), oil of orange peel, oil of pimento, alcohol, and water. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. L. bruma winter. ] The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiaire. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. brumalis, fr. bruma winter: cf. F. brumal. ] Of or pertaining to winter. “The brumal solstice.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brume winter season, mist, L. bruma winter. ] Mist; fog; vapors. “The drifting brume.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Birmingham (formerly Bromwycham), Eng., “the great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap jewelry, ” etc. ] Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham. [ Slang ] “These Brummagem gentry.” Lady D. Hardy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Foggy; misty. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Bungar, the native name. ] (Zool.) A venomous snake of India, of the genus Bungarus, allied to the cobras, but without a hood. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a curling iron. ] (Zool.) A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidæ), used to curl certain fibers in the construction of their webs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of epiphytic ferns of tropical America.
Syn. -- genus Campyloneurum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n.; pl. L. Candelabra E. Candelabrums [ L., fr. candela candle. See candle. ] 1. (Antiq.) (a) A lamp stand of any sort. (b) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A large candlestick, having several branches; also called candelabra. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. E. Centrums L. Centra [ L., center. ] (Anat.) The body, or axis, of a vertebra. See Vertebra. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Cerebrums L. Cerebra [ L., the brain. ] (Anat.) The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See Brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. cera wax. ] (Physiol.) The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen; as, the ceruminous glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Claustra. [ L., a bolt or bar. ] (Anat.) A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man. -- Claus"tral, a. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ L., biestings. ] (Med.) (a) The first milk secreted after delivery; biestings. (b) A mixture of turpentine and the yolk of an egg, formerly used as an emulsion. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ L. conferruminare to cement. See Ferruminate. ] (Bot.) Closely united by the coalescence, or sticking together, of contiguous faces, as in the case of the cotyledons of the live-oak acorn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Origin unknown. ] 1. A kind of riddle based upon some fanciful or fantastic resemblance between things quite unlike; a puzzling question, of which the answer is or involves a pun. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or pun ambiguous, or conundrum quaint. J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A question to which only a conjectural answer can be made. [ 1913 Webster ]

Do you think life is long enough to let me speculate on conundrums like that? W. Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. corrumpere. ] To corrupt. See Corrupt. [ Obs. ] Chauser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Corruptible. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. cruma, akin to D. kruim, G. krume; cf. G. krauen to scratch, claw. ] [ Written also crum. ] 1. A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off. [ 1913 Webster ]

Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Luke xvi. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The soft part of bread. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dust unto dust, what must be, must;
If you can't get crumb, you'd best eat crust. Old Song. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crumb brush, a brush for sweeping crumbs from a table. --
To a crum, with great exactness; completely. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crumbed p. pr. & vb. n. Crumbing ] To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread. [ Written also crum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A cloth to be laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments, and keep the carpet or floor clean. [ Written also crumcloth. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crumbled p. pr. & vb. n. Crumbling ] [ Dim. of crumb, v. t., akin to D. kruimelen G. krümeln. ] To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces. [ 1913 Webster ]

He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints,
And crumble all thy sinews. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish. [ 1913 Webster ]

If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

The league deprived of its principal supports must soon crumble to pieces. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. broken into small fragments; as, crumbled cookies.
Syn. -- fragmented. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. “The crumbly soil.” Hawthorne.
Syn. -- crimp. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. crumena purse. ] A purse. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being crumbed or broken into small pieces. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Full of crumb or crumbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Soft, as the crumb of bread is; not crusty. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. of very poor quality. [ informal ]
Syn. -- bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ AS. crumb stooping, bent down; akin to OHG. chrumb, G. krumm, Dan. krum, D. krom, and E. cramp. ] 1. Crooked; bent. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Crooked backs and crump shoulders. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hard or crusty; dry baked; as, a crump loaf. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] Hallivell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. from W. crempog, crammwgth, a pancake or fritter. ] 1. A kind of large, thin, unsweetened muffin or cake, light and spongy, and cooked on a griddle or spider, or sometimes toasted. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a sexually attractive woman. [ British slang ] RHUD [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crumpled p. pr. & vb. n. Crumpling ] [ Dim. fr. crump, a. ] To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently scanned every wrinkle that could be made. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Brittle; crisp. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] (Chem.) Copper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. decōrum, fr. decōrus. See Decorous. ] Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one's own character, or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness; that which is seemly or suitable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

If your master
Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him,
That majesty, to keep decorum, must
No less beg than a kingdom. Shak.

Syn. -- Decorum, Dignity. Decorum, in accordance with its etymology, is that which is becoming in outward act or appearance; as, the decorum of a public assembly. Dignity springs from an inward elevation of soul producing a corresponding effect on the manners; as, dignity of personal appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as diestrus.
Syn. -- diestrus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. [ Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation? ] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be in the doldrums, to be in a state of listlessness ennui, or tedium. [ 1913 Webster ]