or /mhw>, n. [ Ger., fr. abräumen to remove. ] A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., Greek white. ] Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } (Min.) A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Min.) A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite. [ 1913 Webster ]

or , n. [ L. Ammoniacum, Gr. 'ammoniako`n a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See Ammonite. ] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Iran in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in alcohol, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

{ or }. Cloth or paper covered with powdered carborundum; -- a foprm of sandpaper. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n.; pl. curricula vitae (-l&adot_;). [ L. the course of one's life or career. See Curriculum. ] A brief biographical summary of the main points of a person's life, especially one's education and training, the jobs one has held, and other notable activities one has participated in, as well as other notable points such as honors one has received. It is prepared and used commonly by a person who is submitting an application for a job or position of responsibility. It is also called a vita or vitae, and is abbreviated CV. [ PJC ]

See Doom palm. [ 1913 Webster ]

def>. 1. The chief or first drummer of a regiment; an instructor of drummers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The marching leader of a military band. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A noisy gathering. [ R. ] See under Drum, n., 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) A method of armature winding in which the wire is wound upon the outer surface of a cylinder or drum from end to end of the cylinder; -- distinguished from ring winding, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Mil.) A kind of man-stopping bullet, designed to fragment inside the body and thus inflict a severed and painful wound; -- so named from Dumdum, in India, where bullets are manufactured for the Indian army. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

‖ [ NL., the star of George (III. of England). ] (Astron.) The planet Uranus, so named by its discoverer, Sir W. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any tree that exudes a gum, such as: (a) The black gum (Nyssa multiflora), one of the largest trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue fruit, the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the large trees become hollow. (b) A tree of the genus Eucalyptus; a eucalypt. See Eucalpytus. (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States (Liquidambar styraciflua), a large and beautiful tree with pointedly lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It exudes an aromatic terebinthine juice. (d) The sour gum tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }. A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖ [ NL., fr. L. lignum wood + Gr. "ro`don a rose.] (Bot.) The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of species of Rhodorhiza from the Canary Islands, and of the West Indian Amyris balsamifera. [1913 Webster]

‖pos>n. [ L., holding the place; locus place + tenens, p. pr. of tenere to hold. Cf. Lieutenant. ] A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A slightly alkaline chemical substance, Mg(OH)2, the active principle in the antacid milk of magnesia, also used as a laxative. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Chem.) Magnesia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. A great work of art or literature. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The greatest work or achievement of a particular artist, writer, or other individual. [ PJC ]

Inspired by this milieu, [ Max Stirner ] wrote his magnum opus The Ego and Its Own, which was published in November 1844. Svein Nyberg (The Small Max Stirner Web Page, 1988 [ https://web.archive.org/web/19981207014247/http://www.math.uio.no/~solan/stirner/stirner.html ]) [ PJC ]

‖ [ L. See Marmorate, and Opus. ] (Arch.) A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Computers) An error in the coding of certain computer programs which store the year component of the date as two digits, assuming that the first two digits are 19, rather than as a complete number of four digits; when such programs are used after January 1, 2000, the date may be misinterpreted, causing serious errors or total failure of the program; -- called also year 2000 bug, year 2000 problem and Y2K bug. In the several years leading up to the year 2000, large corporations and other users of computers in total spent many billions of dollars correcting this error in the programs they use. [ PJC ]

n. The monosodium salt of the natural amino acid L-glutamine (C5H8NNaO4), used as a food additive to enhance flavor; abbreviated MSG. It is usually marketed as the monhydrate (C5H8NNaO4.H2O). It is commmonly used in Chinese-American restaurants, and has been identified as a main cause of Chinese restaurant syndrome. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ [ L., a nude pact. ] (Law) A bare, naked contract, without any consideration and therefore unenforceable in a court of law. Tomlins. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n., n., n., n., n. Same as Preoral, Prepubis, Prescapula, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., first cause of motion. ] (Astron.) In the Ptolemaic system, the outermost of the revolving concentric spheres constituting the universe, the motion of which was supposed to carry with it all the inclosed spheres with their planets in a daily revolution from east to west. See Crystalline heavens, under Crystalline. [ 1913 Webster ]

The motions of the greatest persons in a government ought to be, as the motions of the planets, under primum mobile. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Ch. of Eng.) A liturgy, or use, put forth about 1087 by St. Osmund, bishop of Sarum, based on Anglo-Saxon and Norman customs. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., scandal of magnates. ] (Law) A defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a person of dignity; -- usually abbreviated scan. mag. [ 1913 Webster ]

a white crystalline substance, HNaCO3, with a slight alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. It is found in many mineral springs and also produced artificially, . It is used in cookery, in baking powders, and as a source of carbonic acid gas (carbon dioxide) for soda water. Called also baking soda, cooking soda, bicarbonate of soda, bicarb, saleratus, and technically, acid sodium carbonate, sodium acid carbonate, primary sodium carbonate, sodium dicarbonate, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A salt well known as a catharic under the name of Glauber's salt, which term is properly applied to the hydrate, Na2SO4.10H2O. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖ [ L. ] (Philos.) The supreme or highest good, -- referring to the object of human life. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖ [ L. sursum upward + corda hearts. ] (Eccl.) In the Eucharist, the versicles immediately before the preface, inviting the people to join in the service by “lifting up the heart” to God. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖ [ L. ] A third somewhat; something mediating, or regarded as being, between two diverse or incompatible substances, natures, or positions. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Two things practically alike; -- a phrase coined by John Byrom (1692-1793) in his satire “On the Feuds between Handel and Bononcini.” [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A machine for cleaning carpets, tapestry, upholstered work, etc., by suction; -- sometimes called a vacuum. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Chem.) A yellow pigment consisting of a compound of vanadium. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]