adj. 1. of or pertaining to alkalosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Ballotade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cachalot. ] (Zoöl.) The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called spermaceti. See Sperm whale. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖, n. [ F. calotte, dim. of cale a sort of flat cap. Cf. Caul. ] A close cap without visor or brim. Especially: (a) Such a cap, worn by English serjeants at law. (b) Such a cap, worn by the French cavalry under their helmets. (c) Such a cap, worn by the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

To assume the calotte, to become a priest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kalo`s beautiful + ty`pos type. ] (Photog.) A method of taking photographic pictures, on paper sensitized with iodide of silver; -- also called Talbotype, from the inventor, Mr. Fox. Talbot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cephalo- + thorax. ] (Zool.) The anterior portion of any one of the Arachnida and higher Crustacea, consisting of the united head and thorax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cephalo- + Gr. &unr_; to cut. ] (Med.) An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Dissection or opening of the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Craniotomy; -- usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cephalo- + Gr. to rub, grind. ] An obstetrical instrument for performing cephalotripsy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Cephalotribe. ] (Med.) The act or operation of crushing the head of a fetus in the womb in order to effect delivery. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head + &unr_; wheel. ] (Zool.) A kind of annelid larva with a circle of cilia around the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., prob. of Mex. origin. ] (Bot.) A Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone platyceras), which has migrated into California. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. 'egke`falos the brain + &unr_; a cutting. ] (Surg.) The act or art of dissecting the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Shallot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "a`ls sea + qri`x, tricho`s, hair.] (Min.) An iron alum occurring in silky fibrous aggregates of a yellowish white color. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. "y`alos glass + -type.] A photographic picture copied from the negative on glass; a photographic transparency. R. Hunt.

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; the navel + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. omphalotomie. ] (Surg.) The operation of dividing the navel-string. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Opal + -type. ] (Photog.) A picture taken on “milky” glass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. zélote, L. zelotes, Gr. &unr_;. See Zeal. ] One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan. [ 1913 Webster ]

Zealots for the one [ tradition ] were in hostile array against zealots for the other. Sir J. Stephen. [ 1913 Webster ]

In Ayrshire, Clydesdale, Nithisdale, Annandale, every parish was visited by these turbulent zealots. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like, or suitable to, a zealot; ardently zealous. [ R. ] Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A zealot. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The character and behavior of a zealot; excess of zeal; fanatical devotion to a cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enthusiasm, visionariness, seems the tendency of the German; zeal, zealotry, of the English; fanaticism, of the French. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]