n. 1. The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The publishing of banns. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a harmless species. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The skin of a bear. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for overcoats. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Boscage; also, the state or quality of being bosky. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The skin of a buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought,
An' did the buckskins claw, man. Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. pl. Breeches made of buckskin. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have alluded to his buckskin. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. from OF. brossequin, or D. broosken. See Brodekin. ] 1. A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some distance up the leg. [ 1913 Webster ]

The hunted red deer's undressed hide
Their hairy buskins well supplied. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as distinguished from comedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Great Fletcher never treads in buskins here,
No greater Jonson dares in socks appear. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Wearing buskins. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her buskined virgins traced the dewy lawn. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Trodden by buskins; pertaining to tragedy. “The buskined stage.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The hide or skin of a calf; or leather made of the skin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a cap made from the skin of a raccoon, with the tail hanging down the back; -- called also coonskin cap.
Syn. -- coonskin cap. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. leather from the skin of a cow.
Syn. -- cowhide. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A kind of drinking cup. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. damasquin, adj., It. damaschino, Sp. damasquino. See Damaskeen. ] A sword of Damask steel. [ 1913 Webster ]

No old Toledo blades or damaskins. Howell (1641). [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as colored. [ Narrower terms: black (vs. white) ]
Syn. -- colored, coloured. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having a dark color; -- of skin color.
Syn. -- dusky, swart, swarthy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The skin of a deer, or the leather which is made from it. Hakluyt. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Unkindness; disservice. [ R. ] A. Tucker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The skin of the doe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A firm woolen cloth with a smooth, soft surface like a doe's skin; -- made for men's wear. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being dusky. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. The skin of a fish (dog fish, shark, etc.) [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) See Ichthyosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis; the prepuce. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State or quality of being frisky. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of searching someone for concealed weapons.
Syn. -- frisk. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. [ Prob. corrupted fr. It. Grechesco Grecian, a name which seems to have been given in Venice, and to have been afterwards confused with Gascony, as if they came from Gascony. ] Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. See Galligaskins.

n. pl. [ Cf. Galligaskins. ] 1. Loose hose or breeches; galligaskins. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Packing of hemp. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A horse's thighs. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The skin of a goat, or leather made from it. -- a. Made of the skin of a goat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as gooseflesh. [ PJC ]

n. [ Grise a pig + -kin. ] The spine of a hog. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Leather tanned from a hog's skin. Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state of being husky. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness; as, huskiness of voice. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called also husking bee. [ U.S. ] “A red ear in the husking.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; kid{ 3 }.
Syn. -- kid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Kip + skin. ] Leather prepared from the skin of young or small cattle, intermediate in grade between calfskin and cowhide. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The skin of a lamb; especially, a skin dressed with the wool on, and used as a mat. Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of woolen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Lansquenet. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having skin of a light colored hue. [ Narrower terms: white (vs. black) ] WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The muskellunge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. for music + -kin. ] (Mus.) A little bagpipe. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite wrongly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Any fabric having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a mole; esp., a kind of strong twilled fustian. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A soft fabric having an adhesive backing, applied to the skin at points susceptible to abrasion, as on the feet, to prevent irritation or blistering during exercise, such as hiking. [ PJC ]

n. The quality or state of being musky; the scent of musk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Cloth made waterproof by oil. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Onion + skin. ] A kind of thin but strong translucent paper with a glossy finish. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. The skin of a pig, -- used chiefly for making saddles; hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A football; -- so called because the covering is often made of pigskin. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. A common appellation for a North American Indian; -- so called from the color of the skin. It is now considered pejorative by some persons of North American Indian heritage. Cooper. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. (Football) A member of the Washington Redskins, a football team. [ PJC ]

n. (Anat.) See Epidermis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The skin of a seal; the pelt of a seal prepared for use, esp. of the fur seal; also, a garment made of this material. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep. [ College Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czyż. ] (Zool.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine. (b) The American pinefinch (Spinus pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. [ 1913 Webster ]

Siskin green, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite. [ 1913 Webster ]