n. 1. 1 a genus of epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia.
Syn. -- genus Aglaomorpha. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of Indo-Malayan climbing herbs having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen.
Syn. -- genus Aglaonema. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + gleam. ] Gleaming; as, faces agleam. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Aside; askew. [ Scotch ] Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + glimmer. ] In a glimmering state. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + glitter. ] Glittering; in a glitter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) Without tongue; tongueless. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + glow. ] In a glow; glowing; as, cheeks aglow; the landscape all aglow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. a- not + L. glutire to swallow. ] (Med.) Inability to swallow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. a- not + L. glutire to swallow. ] (Med.) Inability to swallow; dysphagia.
Syn. -- dysphagy. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

{ } n. [ F. aiguillette point, tagged point, dim. of aiguilee needle, fr. LL. acucula for acicula, dim. of L. acus needle, pin; cf. OF. agleter to hook on. See Acute, and cf. Aiguillette. ] 1. A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. Hence, “aglet baby” (Shak.), an aglet image. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Haberdashery) A round white staylace. Beck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; wrought in low relief, &unr_; embossed work; &unr_; + &unr_; to engrave. ] Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Work chased or embossed relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. anaglypticus, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. See Anaglyph. ] Relating to the art of carving, enchasing, or embossing in low relief. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -graph. ] An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, anaglyptographic engraving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; embossed + -graphy. ] The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The white-headed eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The bald eagle is represented in the coat of arms, and on the coins, of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. begele; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. beag small, little, W. bach. F. bigle is from English. ] 1. A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. hunting rabbits with beagles. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Zool.) an Australian eagle (Aquila audax), which destroys lambs and even the kangaroo. --
To make bold, to take liberties or the liberty; to venture. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Courageous; daring; brave; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; valiant; manful; audacious; stouthearted; high-spirited; adventurous; confident; strenuous; forward; impudent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without bragging. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a manner to be bragged of; finely; proudly. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dag a loose end + lock. ] A dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep; a taglock. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; to engrave; dia` through + &unr_; to carve. ] An intaglio. Mollett.

{ } a. Represented or formed by depressions in the general surface; as, diaglyphic sculpture or engraving; -- opposed to anaglyphic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mach.) (a) A link connecting the cranks of two shafts. (b) A drawbar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline. ] 1. (Zoöl.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliæetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaëtus); the imperial eagle of Europe (Aquila mogilnik or Aquila imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (Haliæetus albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See Bald eagle, Harpy, and Golden eagle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See Aquila. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some modern nations, as the United States, and France under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for an emblem a double-headed eagle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bald eagle. See Bald eagle. --
Bold eagle. See under Bold. --
Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars. --
Eagle hawk (Zoöl.), a large, crested, South American hawk of the genus Morphnus. --
Eagle owl (Zoöl.), any large owl of the genus Bubo, and allied genera; as the American great horned owl (Bubo Virginianus), and the allied European species (B. maximus). See Horned owl. --
Eagle ray (Zoöl.), any large species of ray of the genus Myliobatis (esp. M. aquila). --
Eagle vulture (Zoöl.), a large West African bid (Gypohierax Angolensis), intermediate, in several respects, between the eagles and vultures. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Sharp-sighted as an eagle. “Inwardly eagle-eyed.” Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Farsighted and strong-sighted; sharp-sighted. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. aiglesse. ] (Zoöl.) A female or hen eagle. [ R. ] Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone, of the size of a walnut or larger, so called by the ancients, who believed that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to facilitate the laying of her eggs; aëtites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. aiglet. ] (Zoöl.) A young eagle, or a diminutive eagle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the wings of an eagle; swift, or soaring high, like an eagle. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Skr. aguru, through Pg. aguila; cf. F. bois d'aigle. ] A kind of fragrant wood. See Agallochum. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. & t. to achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods.
Syn. -- wangle, manage. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. D. gier vulture, G. gier, and E. gyrfalcon. ] (Zool.) A bird referred to in the Bible (Lev. xi. 18and Deut. xiv. 17) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; "epta` seven + 3, &unr_;, tongue, language.] A book in seven languages. [1913 Webster]

a. [ It. intagliato, p. p. of intagliare. See Intaglio. ] Engraved in intaglio; as, an intagliated stone. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Intaglius It. Intagli [ It., fr. intagliare to engrave, carve; pref. in- in + tagliare to cut, carve. See Detail. ] A cutting or engraving; a figure cut into something, as a gem, so as to make a design depressed below the surface of the material; hence, anything so carved or impressed, as a gem, matrix, etc.; -- opposed to cameo. Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An officer, especially an attorney, of the Ku Klux Klan. [ PJC ]

adv. Laggingly. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. para- + globulin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A protein in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins. See Fibrinoplastin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Paraglossæ [ NL., from Gr. para` beside + glw^ssa tongue. ] (Zool.) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. See Illust. under Hymenoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ Sp. pasacalle a certain tune on the guitar, prop., a tune played in passing through the streets. ] (Mus.) An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a chaconne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Penta- + -glot, as in polyglot. ] A work in five different tongues. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A species of shark (Lamna cornubica), about eight feet long, having a pointed nose and a crescent-shaped tail; -- called also mackerel shark. [ Written also probeagle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Porbeagle. [ 1913 Webster ]