a. Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks. -- n. A Cistercian monk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]

Both slain at one time, as they attempted the boarding of a frigate. Sir F. Drake. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boarding house, a house in which boarders are kept. --
Boarding nettings (Naut.), a strong network of cords or ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy from boarding it. --
Boarding pike (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. Totten. --
Boarding school, a school in which pupils receive board and lodging as well as instruction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests.
Syn. -- boarding house. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F. cardinal. ] Of fundamental importance; preëminent; superior; chief; principal. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cardinal intersections of the zodiac. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Impudence is now a cardinal virtue. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cardinal numbers, the numbers one, two, three, etc., in distinction from first, second, third, etc., which are called ordinal numbers. --
Cardinal points (a) (Geol.) The four principal points of the compass, or intersections of the horizon with the meridian and the prime vertical circle, north, south east, and west. (b) (Astrol.) The rising and setting of the sun, the zenith and nadir. --
Cardinal signs (Astron.) Aries, Libra, Cancer, and Capricorn. --
Cardinal teeth (Zool.), the central teeth of bivalve shell. See Bivalve. --
Cardinal veins (Anat.), the veins in vertebrate embryos, which run each side of the vertebral column and returm the blood to the heart. They remain through life in some fishes. --
Cardinal virtues, preëminent virtues; among the ancients, prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude. --
Cardinal winds, winds which blow from the cardinal points due north, south, east, or west. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. carinal, It. cardinale, LL. cardinalis (ecclesiæ Romanæ). See Cardinal, a. ] 1. (R. C. Ch.) One of the ecclesiastical princes who constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college. [ 1913 Webster ]

The clerics of the supreme Chair are called Cardinals, as undoubtedly adhering more nearly to the hinge by which all things are moved. Pope Leo IX. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The cardinals are appointed by the pope. Since the time of Sixtus V., their number can never exceed seventy (six of episcopal rank, fifty priests, fourteen deacons), and the number of cardinal priests and deacons is seldom full. When the papel chair is vacant a pope is elected by the college of cardinals from among themselves. The cardinals take precedence of all dignitaries except the pope. The principal parts of a cardinal's costume are a red cassock, a rochet, a short purple mantle, and a red hat with a small crown and broad brim, with cords and tessels of a special pattern hanging from it. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A woman's short cloak with a hood. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where's your cardinal! Make haste. Lloyd. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Mulled red wine. Hotten. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. the cardinal bird, also called the northern cardinal. [ PJC ]

Cardinal bird, or
Cardinal grosbeak (Zool.), an American song bird (Cardinalis cardinalis, or Cardinalis Virginianus), of the family Fringillidæ, or finches of which the male has a bright red plumage, and both sexes have a high, pointed crest on its head; -- it is also called the northern cardinal or eastern cardinal. The males have loud and musical notes resembling those of a fife. Other related species are also called cardinal birds. --
Cardinal flower (Bot.), an herbaceous plant (Lobelia cardinalis) bearing brilliant red flowers of much beauty. --
Cardinal red, a color like that of a cardinal's cassock, hat, etc.; a bright red, darker than scarlet, and between scarlet and crimson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. cardinalat, LL. cardinalatus. ] The office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exalt to the office of a cardinal. Sheldon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition, dignity, of office of a cardinal [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc., by carding it. See the Note under Card, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Carding engine,
Carding machine, a machine for carding cotton, wool, or other fiber, by subjecting it to the action of cylinders, or drums covered with wire-toothed cards, revolving nearly in contact with each other, at different rates of speed, or in opposite directions. The staple issues in soft sheets, or in slender rolls called slivers. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To depose from the rank of cardinal. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. e out, without + cardo a hinge. ] (Zoöl.) An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See Brachiopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of uncertain origin; cf. Fardel. ] The upper stomach of a cow, or other ruminant animal; the rumen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A farthingale. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Farthing, and Deal a part. ] The fourth part of an acre of land. [ Obs. ] [ Written also farding dale, fardingale, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Courage without sense or judgment; foolish rashness; recklessness. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of one who forwards; the act or occupation of transmitting merchandise or other property for others. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bookbinding) The process of putting a book into its cover, and making it ready for the finisher. [ 1913 Webster ]

/mhw>, n. [ Sp. gabardina; cf. It. gavardina, OF. galvardine, calvardine, gavardine, galeverdine; perh. akin to Sp. & OF. gaban a sort of cloak or coat for rainy weather, F. caban great coat with a hood and sleeves, It. gabbano and perh. to E. cabin. ] A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews; a mean dress. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Capability of endurance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hardihood; boldness; firmness; assurance. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Plenty and peace breeds cowards; Hardness ever
Of hardiness is mother. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

They who were not yet grown to the hardiness of avowing the contempt of the king. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hardship; fatigue. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From OF. hourd, hourt, barrier, palisade, of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. horde hurdle, fence, G. horde, hürde; akin to E. hurdle. √16. See Hurdle. ] 1. (Arch.) A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Posted on every dead wall and hoarding. London Graphic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something. [ 1913 Webster ]

The whole arrangement was surrounded by a hoarding, the space within which was divided into compartments by sheets of tin. Tyndall. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fem. of jardinier gardener. See Garden. ] 1. An ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers, etc., used as a piece of decorative furniture in room. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Cookery) A preparation of mixed vegetables stewed in a sauce with savory herbs, etc.; also, a soup made in this way. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F., fr. muscadin a musk-scented lozenge, fr. muscade nutmeg, fr. L. muscus musk. See Muscadel. ] (Zool.) The common European dormouse; -- so named from its odor. [ Written also muscadine. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the development of a fungus (provisionally called Botrytis bassiana). Also, the fungus itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. nardinus, Gr. na`rdinos. ] Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The cultivation of orchards. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Orchards, in general. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Spotted like a pard. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pardine lynx (Zool.), a species of lynx (Felis pardina) inhabiting Southern Europe. Its color is rufous, spotted with black. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. Concerning; respecting. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which Renard is mentioned. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. sardine (cf. Sp. sardina, sarda, It. sardina, sardella), L. sardina, sarda; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;; so called from the island of Sardinia, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Clupea pilchardus). The California sardine (Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Sardius. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Sardinianus. ] Of or pertaining to the island, kingdom, or people of Sardinia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Sardinia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being tardy. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Test a shell, and Cardo. ] (Zool.) A division of brachiopods including those which have a calcareous shell furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth. Terebratula and Spirifer are examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + cardinal. ] To degrade from the cardinalship. [ 1913 Webster ]

See accommodating.
See aching.
See ailing.
See aiming.
See alarming.
See altering.
See appreciating.
See approving.
See aspiring.
See assisting.
See attempting.
See attending.
See bearing.
See befitting.
See beginning.
See believing.
See bleaching.
See bleeding.
See blemishing.
See blenching.
See blossoming.
See blushing.
See boding.
See branching.
See breathing.
See burning.
See calculating.
See ceasing.
See changing.
See charming.
See communicating.
See complaining.
See complying.
See conceiving.
See conducing.
See confessing.
See conniving.
See consenting.
See considering.
See conspiring.
See consulting.
See consuming.
See contending.
See contriving.
See conversing.
See convincing.
See dawning.
See decaying.
See delaying.
See depending.
See derogating.
See deserving.
See desiring.
See despairing.
See detesting.
See deviating.
See differencing.
See discerning.
See discording.
See discriminating.
See disobliging.
See dispensing.
See dissembling.
See dissolving.
See distinguishing.
See distracting.
See disturbing.
See doubting.
See dreading.
See drooping.
See ebbing.
See echoing.
See edifying.
See ending.
See enduring.
See engaging.
See enjoying.
See entering.
See enterprising.
See entertaining.
See envying.
See existing.
See fadging.
See fading.
See fainting.
See faltering.
See fearing.
See feigning.
See fighting.
See fitting.
See flagging.
See flattering.
See flinching.
See folding.
See forbearing.
See foreboding.
See foreseeing.
See forgiving.
See giving.
See grudging.
See harming.
See heeding.
See hesitating.
See hoping.
See hurting.
See importing.
See imposing.
See improving.
See interesting.
See intermitting.
See intoxicating.
See inviting.
See jarring.
See laboring.
See lingering.
See listening.
See loving.
See meddling.
See meriting.
See mistrusting.
See moving.
See murmuring.
See obliging.
See observing.
See offending.
See opening.
See pardoning.
See paying.
See perceiving.
See performing.
See perishing.
See pitying.
See pleasing.
See possessing.
See preaching.
See prepossessing.
See presuming.
See pretending.
See prevailing.
See prevaricating.
See profiting.
See promising.
See proving.
See quailing.
See questioning.
See reasoning.
See recalling.
See reclining.
See recurring.
See referring.
See reflecting.
See refunding.
See refusing.
See rejoicing.
See relaxing.
See relishing.
See remembering.
See repenting.
See repining.
See reproving.
See repulsing.
See resisting.
See resolving.
See resting.
See returning.
See rewarding.
See sanctifying.
See satisfying.
See searching.
See seeing.
See setting.
See shrinking.
See sinking.
See sleeping.
See slipping.
See slumbering.
See speaking.
See stinting.
See stirring.
See stooping.
See submitting.
See sufficing.
See suiting.
See surging.
See suspecting.
See sweating.
See swerving.
See sympathizing.
See tasting.
See thriving.
See tiring.
See toiling.
See trading.
See trembling.
See trespassing.
See trifling.
See vacillating.
See varying.
See walking.
See wandering.
See waning.
See wasting.
See wavering.
See weeping.
See winking.
See winning.
See withdrawing.
See withering.
See wondering.
See working.
See writing.
See yielding.
----- and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

The above classes of words are unlimited in extent, and such compounds may be formed by any writer or speaker at will from almost all the adjectives or participles in the language, excepting those which have a recognized and usual negative correspondent with the prefix -in. No attempt will be made, therefore, to define them all in this Dictionary; many will be omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the simple word, and are readily explained by prefixing a not to the latter. Derivatives of these words in -ly and -ness will also, for the most part, be omitted for the same or similar reasons. [ 1913 Webster ]

There will be inserted as separate articles with definitions, the following: -- [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed not would express; as, unending, unparalleled, undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; or inasmuch as they are so frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly felt to be of negative origin; as, uncertain, uneven, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Those which are anomalous, provincial, or, for some other reason, not desirable to be used, and are so indicated; as, unpure for impure, unsatisfaction for dissatisfaction, unexpressible for inexpressible, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

II. Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as, unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Compounds of this last class are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) (a) The covering or siding of a building, formed of boards lapping over one another, to exclude rain, snow, etc. (b) Boards adapted or intended for such use. [ 1913 Webster ]