n. One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a “colored” mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a European herb (Smyrnium olusatrum) somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb.
Syn. -- Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 the famous king of Macedon, son of Philip; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria -- (356-323 BC).
Syn. -- Alexander the Great [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. same as Alexander[ wn1 ]; Smyrnium olusatrum.
Syn. -- Alexander, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. alisaundre, OF. alissandere, fr. Alexander or Alexandria. ] (Bot) A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also horse parsely. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. allemand German. ] 1. (Mus.) A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the French in the reign of Louis XIV.; -- now mostly found in suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A figure in dancing. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the Andes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded letters. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & adv. (Sport) Stroked with a backhand{ 2 }; as, a backhanded drive. [ PJC ]

n. State of being backhanded; the using of backhanded or indirect methods. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A backhanded blow. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Bandeaux /plu>. [ F. ] A narrow band or fillet, as for the hair, part of a headdress, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Around the edge of this cap was a stiff bandeau of leather. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. bandelette, dim. of bande. See Band, n., and cf. Bendlet. ] (Arch.) A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding, compassing a column, like a ring, and usually at the top of the column; an annulet. Gwilt.
Syn. -- annulet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One banded with others. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., dim. of bandera banner. See Banner, and cf. Banderole. ] A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ Sp. ] One who thrusts in the banderillas in bullfighting. W. D. Howells. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. [ F. banderole, dim. of bandière, bannière, banner; cf. It. banderuola a little banner. See Banner. ] A little banner, flag, or streamer. [ Written also bannerol. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

From the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole or streamer bearing a cross. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Having bare hands. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Berg, for burrow + gander a male goose? Cf. G. bergente, Dan. gravgaas. ] (Zool.) A European duck (Anas tadorna). See Sheldrake. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. bijlander; bij by + land land, country. ] (Naut.) A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep
Along the coast, and land in view to keep? Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Bergander. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So named after Brandenburg, a province and a town of Prussia. ] A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe. [ 1913 Webster ]

He wore a coat . . . trimmed with Brandenburgs. Smollett. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, brands; a branding iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A gridiron. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Bilander. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ By + stander, equiv. to stander-by; cf. AS. big-standan to stand by or near. ] One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. [ 1913 Webster ]

He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer. [ 1913 Webster ]

A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the Diospyros quæsita. Called also Coromandel wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System International d'Unites.
Syn. -- candle, cd, standard candle. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a branched, ornamental candlestick having several sockets for candles.
Syn. -- candelabrum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a branched, ornamental electric light fixture, resembling an candelabra[ wn1 ], having several sockets for lights.
Syn. -- candelabrum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n.; pl. L. Candelabra E. Candelabrums [ L., fr. candela candle. See candle. ] 1. (Antiq.) (a) A lamp stand of any sort. (b) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A large candlestick, having several branches; also called candelabra. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. either of two Mexican shrubs Pedilanthus bracteatus or Pedilanthus pavonis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a wax-coated shrub (Euphorbia antisyphilitica) of northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. candens, p. pr. of candëre to glitter. See Candid. ] Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat. “A candent vessel.” Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. An East Indian resin, of a pellucid white color, from which small ornaments and toys are sometimes made. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Incandescence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. candescens, -entis, p. pr. of candescere, v. incho. fr. candere to shine. ] Glowing; luminous; incandescent. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. See Chandler. ] 1. A candlestick, lamp, stand, gas fixture, or the like, having several branches; esp., one hanging from the ceiling. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fort.) A movable parapet, serving to support fascines to cover pioneers. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. to perform a chandelle, as of an airplane. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Aeronautics) an abrupt climbing turn made by an airplane, in which the plane's momentum is used to achieve a higher than normal rate of climb, without stalling the aircraft. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. clandestinus, fr. clam secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin. ] Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine marriage. Locke.

Syn. -- Hidden; secret; private; concealed; underhand; sly; stealthy; surreptitious; furtive; fraudulent.

-- Clan*des"tine*ly, adv. -- Clan*des"tine*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Privacy or secrecy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Closely united. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted. -- Close"hand`ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. colans, -antis, p. pr. of colare to filter, to strain, fr. colum a strainer. Cf. Cullis, Culvert. ] A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, perforated metal, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Commandeered p. pr. & vb. n. Commandeering. ] [ D. kommandeeren to command, in South Africa to commandeer, fr. F. commander to command. See Command. ] 1. (Mil.) To compel to perform military service; to seize for military purposes; -- orig. used of the Boers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. To take arbitrary or forcible possession of. [ Colloq. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cf. F. commandeur. Cf. Commodore, Commender. ] 1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it. [ 1913 Webster ]

A leader and commander to the people. Is. lv. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Navy) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The chief officer of a commandery. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Commander in chief, the military title of the officer who has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the united forces of a nation or state; a generalissimo. The President is commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States.

Syn. -- See Chief. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of a commander. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Commanderies [ F. commanderie. ] 1. The office or rank of a commander. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A district or a manor with lands and tenements appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an order of knights who was called a commander; -- called also a preceptory. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among the Freemasons. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A district under the administration of a military commander or governor. [ R. ] Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. coriandrum, fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, perh. fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; bug, on account of the buglike or fetid smell of its leaves: cf. F. coriandre. ] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the fruit or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geol.) The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of Bengal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola. --
Coromandel wood, Calamander wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grain of it is contrary to the general surface. [ 1913 Webster ]