The evening before Allhallows. See Halloween. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) An herbaceous grasslike plant (Triglochin palustre, and other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads. [ 1913 Webster ]

Time of the festival of St. Bartholomew, August 24th. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An act of fellatio, a form of oral sex; -- a slang term. See blow{ 11 }, v. i. [ Vulgar slang ]
Syn. -- cock sucking. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

(Mach.) See Snifting valve. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Archery) The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a funnel-shaped entrance at one end. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A net for catching birds. J. H. Walsh. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The oar used by the bowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who rows at the bow of a boat. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chærophyllum (Chærophyllum temulum and Chærophyllum sylvestre). [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum (Heracleum sphondylium in England, and Heracleum lanatum in America). [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Cf. SP. palo de vaca. ] (Bot.) A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a cosmetic pencil-like device used to apply a tint to the eyebrows, or darken lighter areas on the eyebrows. It is sometimes used to create a “beauty mark” on the face. [ PJC ]

[ So called from its fallow or pale yellow color. ] (Zool.) A European species of deer (Cervus dama), much smaller than the red deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It is common in England, where it is often domesticated in the parks. [ 1913 Webster ]

. same as Jewish calendar. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A type of winter melon (Cucumis melo inodorus) related to the muskmelon (Cucumis melo reticulatus), but having a smooth pale yellowish-green rind and sweet, juicy, light green flesh. It is slightly ovoid in shape, commonly about 8 to 10 inches long on the long axis. [ PJC ]

. See under Low. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a hand loom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for weaving tapestry. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. (Geol.) A subdivision of the British Upper Silurian lying below the Old Red Sandstone; -- so named from the Ludlow, in Western England. See the Chart of Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ . }[ From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians. ] 1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States. [ wns=2 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design. [ wns=4 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern, using oars or sails or both, used esp. on the upper Great Lakes and their tributaries. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. [ Local, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. The namaycush. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Bot.) The natural family Malvaceae, a dilleniid dicot family consisting of herbs and shrubs and some trees, and including the mallows, cotton, and okra. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture, especially those of the genus Poa, common in meadows, and of great value for hay and for pasture. See Grass. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.), Any species of Sturnella, a genus of North American songbirds allied to the starlings. The common species (Sturnella magna) has a yellow breast with a black crescent.
Syn. -- lark. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

. Any form of belief in mental healing, other than (1) Christian Science and (2) hypnotism or psychotherapy. It was practised in the 19th century, and its central principle was affirmative thought, or suggestion, employed with the conviction that man produces changes in his health, his finances, and his life by the adoption of a favorable mental attitude. As a therapeutic doctrine it stands for silent and absent mental treatment, and the theory that all diseases are mental in origin. As a cult it has its unifying idea the inculcation of workable optimism in contrast with the “old thought” of sin, evil, predestination, and pessimistic resignation. The term is essentially synonymous with the term High Thought, used in England. -- New` Thought"er, n. -- New` Thought"ist, n. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New year's or new year. [ 1913 Webster ]

A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. [ 1913 Webster ]

New Zealand flax. (a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb (Phormium tenax), having very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the like. (b) The fiber itself. --
New Zealand tea (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub (Leptospermum scoparium) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tea. [ 1913 Webster ]

. Lace made by hand with bobbins on a pillow. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. See under Palmetto. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A bannerlike stream of snow blown into the air from a mountain peak, often having a pinkish color and extending horizontally for several miles across the sky. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. A white man who has married an Indian squaw; sometimes, one who has gained tribal rights by such a marriage; -- often a term of contempt. [ Western U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Bot.) The partridge berry (Mitchella repens). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Scots Law) Those goods on a farm, such as corn, cattle, implements of husbandry, etc., which may not be carried off by a removing tenant, as being the property of the landlord. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. to discard. [ PJC ]

2. to waste or squander. [ PJC ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. to revert to an ancestral type or character. “A large proportion of the steerage passengers throw back to their Darwinian ancestry.” The Century. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) See Whidan bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

. [ F. livre jaune. ] In France, an official government publication bound in yellow covers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. pl. a telephone book or part of a book in which the telephone numbers and often advertisements of business enterprises are listed in numerous sections, organized by the category of the business, the categories themselves being arranged alphabetically; a classified telephone directory. So called because for many years the listing thus organized was printed on yellow paper, to distinguish it from the white pages containing the names of individuals, listed alphabetically by last name. The yellow pages are usually bound together with the white pages in the telephone book distributed by the telephone company to its subscribers. The name was adopted by companies not affiliated with the telephone company, for the classified business directories that they sell. [ PJC ]