n. pl. The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill of an admiral. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Naut.) The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first day of April, a day on which sportive impositions are practiced. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first of April, some do say,
Is set apart for All Fools' Day. Poor Robin's Almanack (1760). [ 1913 Webster ]

The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. Also. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. As. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
Syn. -- Alsatia, Elsass [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
Syn. -- Alsace, Elsass [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to Alsatia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Alsike, in Sweden. ] A species of clover with pinkish or white flowers; Trifolium hybridum. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & conj. [ All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealswā, alsw&unr_;, ælswæ; eal, al, æl, all + swā so. See All, So, As. ] 1. In like manner; likewise. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matt. vi. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Even as; as; so. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Also, Likewise, Too. These words are used by way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, “If you were there, I was there also;” “If our situation has some discomforts, it has also many sources of enjoyment.” Too is simply less formal and pointed than also; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, “I was there too;” “a courtier yet a patriot too.” Pope. Likewise denotes literally “in like manner, ” and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than also. “It implies, ” says Whately, “some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, ‘ He is a poet, and likewise a musician; ' but we should not say, ‘ He is a prince, and likewise a musician, ' because there is no natural connection between these qualities.” This distinction, however, is often disregarded. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia.
Syn. -- genus Alsobia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a genus comprising the geometrid moths.
Syn. -- genus Alsophila. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeast Asia and Polynesia.
Syn. -- genus Alstonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae.
Syn. -- family Alstroemeriaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ NL. anisodactyla, fr. Gr. 'a`nisos unequal ('an priv. + 'i`sos equal) + da`ktylos finger. ] (Zool.) (a) A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc. (b) A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual. ] 1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. “Annals the revolution.” Macaulay. “The annals of our religion.” Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Historical records; chronicles; history. [ 1913 Webster ]

The short and simple annals of the poor. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. sing. The record of a single event or item. “In deathless annal.” Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as “Annals of Science.” [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- History. See History. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Good against convulsions. J. Floyer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Geom.) Straight lines or planes which make angles in some respect opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or planes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. appulsus, fr. appellere, appulsum, to drive to; ad + pellere to drive: cf. F. appulse. ] 1. A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the act of striking against. [ 1913 Webster ]

In all consonants there is an appulse of the organs. Holder. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) The near approach of one heavenly body to another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction; as, the appulse of the moon to a star, or of a star to the meridian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A driving or striking against; an appulse. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Striking against; impinging; as, the appulsive influence of the planets. P. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By appulsion. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck. ] To pluck or pull off. Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. avulsio. ] 1. A tearing asunder; a forcible separation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The avulsion of two polished superficies. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fragment torn off. J. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current, or by a sudden change in the course of a river by which a part of the estate of one man is cut off and joined to the estate of another. The property in the part thus separated, or cut off, continues in the original owner. Wharton. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. nonsense. [ PJC ]

n. something badly botched or muddled; a foul-up. [ British ]
Syn. -- ballup, cockup, mess-up, foul-up. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Sp. or Pg. balsa. ] (Naut.) A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. balsamum the balsam tree or its resin, Gr. ba`lsamon. See Balm, n. ] 1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A great variety of substances pass under this name, but the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of Gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu. There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to which the name balsam has been given. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) (a) A species of tree (Abies balsamea). (b) An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with beautiful flowers; balsamine. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Anything that heals, soothes, or restores. [ 1913 Webster ]

Was not the people's blessing a balsam to thy blood? Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Balsam apple (Bot.), an East Indian plant (Momordica balsamina), of the gourd family, with red or orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and poultices. --
Balsam fir (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, Abies balsamea, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived. --
Balsam of copaiba. See Copaiba. --
Balsam of Mecca, balm of Gilead. --
Balsam of Peru, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained from a Central American tree (Myroxylon Pereiræ and used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of Peru. --
Balsam of Tolu, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree (Myroxylon toluiferum). It is highly fragrant, and is used as a stomachic and expectorant. --
Balsam tree, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp. the Abies balsamea. --
Canada balsam,
Balsam of fir, Canada turpentine, a yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure, becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir (Abies balsamea) by breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See Balm. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of imparting balsamic properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The art or process of embalming. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. balsamique. ] Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Balsam + -ferous. ] Producing balsam. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family comprising the balsams, distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers.
Syn. -- family Balsaminaceae, balsam family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. balsamine, fr. Gr. balsami`nh balsam plant. ] (Bot.) The Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. genus of coarse West American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam.
Syn. -- genus Balsamorhiza. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam. “A balsamous substance.” Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one side of the face. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Pref. bel- + sire. Cf. Beldam. ] A grandfather, or ancestor. “His great belsire Brute.” [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Contr. from bellyswagger. ] A lewd man; also, a bully. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Pref. bi-+ focal. ] eyeglasses whose lenses have two foci, allowing the wearer to see both far and nearby objects clearly. The lenses are partitioned horizontally, the upper and lower parts having different focal lengths. [ PJC ]

{ } n. One whose occupation is to post handbills or posters in public places. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Sweet gum. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., lit., purse. See Bourse. ] An exchange for the transaction of business. [ Sp. Amer. & Phil. Islands ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. of or pertaining to Bolsheviks or bolshevism. Bolshevik Revolution
Syn. -- bolshevik. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Russian bol'shevik fr. bol'she more + -vik, a person, i.e. one who is a member of the majority (in the revolutionary Russian parliament). ] 1. a member of the extreme left wing of the Social Democratic Party that seized power in Russia in 1917 after the Russian October Revolution, and advocated rule by the proletariat and state ownership of property. Actually in the minority, this branch seized the opportunity, when the moderate group walked out, to proclaim themselves a majority and form a government. They prevailed in the subsequent civil war. [ PJC ]

2. same as communist, especially used of Russian communists. [ PJC ]

3. anyone with communist leanings or sympathies; -- used very loosely in a derogatory sense by some people with economically conservative views. [ PJC ]