prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Ethiopia. Population (2000) = 2, 200, 186. [ PJC ]

[ Named from Thomas Addison, M. D., of London, who first described it. ] (Med.) A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, hypotension, and loss of weight; it is due to insufficient secretion of adrenocortical hormones. Untreated disease is usually fatal. Called also chronic adrenocortical insufficiency [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. 1. Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. a- not + methodist. ] One without method; a quack. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'amfi` + di`skos a round plate. ] (Zool.) A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end; -- found in freshwater sponges. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'afrodi`sia sexual pleasure, 'Afrodi`th the goddess of love. ] (Med.) Absence of sexual appetite. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. [ Gr. 'an priv. + 'afrodisiako`s pertaining to venery. ] (Med.) Same as Antaphrodisiac. Dunglison. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ a. [ Pref. anti- + aphrodisiac. ] (Med.) Capable of blunting the sexual appetite. -- n. Anything that reduces the sexual appetite. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. & n. Same as Antaphrodisiac. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the doctrine or political position that opposes the withdrawal of state recognition of an established church; -- used especially concerning the Anglican Church in England. Opposed to disestablishmentarianism. [ PJC ]

n. That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) stimulate sexual desire. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; pertaining to sensual love, fr. &unr_;. See Aphrodite. ] Exciting venereal desire; stimulating the desire for sexual gratification. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. “Aphrodisian dames” [ that is, courtesans ]. C. Reade. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. arrondir to make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus. ] A subdivision of a department. [ France ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into departments, those into arrondissements, those into cantons, and the latter into communes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 an evergreen perennial (Aspidistra elatio) with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant.
Syn. -- cast-iron plant, bar-room plant [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Somewhat bad; inferior. Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until it becomes due. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards. “Bardish impostures.” Selden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The system of bards; the learning and maxims of bards. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Named for Dr. Basedow, a German physician. ] (Med.) A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart; -- called also exophthalmic goiter. Flint. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An act that debases or corrupts. [ chiefly Brit. ]
Syn. -- bastardization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. Same as bastardize. [ chiefly Brit. ] [ PJC ]

n. The state of being a bastard; bastardy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Same as Beetrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Great emerald (Paradisea apoda) and the Lesser emerald (Paradisea minor) furnish many of the plumes used as ornaments by ladies; the Red bird of paradise is Paradisea rubra or Paradisea sanguinea; the Golden bird of paradise is Parotia aurea or Parotia sexsetacea; the King bird of paradise is Cincinnurus regius. The name is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another related group (Epimachinæ) from the same region. The Twelve-wired bird of paradise (Seleucides alba) is one of these. See Paradise bird, and Note under Apod. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The conduct or language of a blackguard; ruffianism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) the popular name for a form of the chronic lung disease pneumoconiosis which is observed among coal miners, and is caused by the inhalation of coal dust. It is thus named because of the black appearance of the lungs (pneumomelanosis) of those affected with the disease. See also the related condition anthracosis. [ PJC. ]

v. i. [ Same word as Blandish. ] To blandish any one. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blandished p. pr. & vb. n. Blandishing. ] [ OE. blaundisen, F. blandir, fr. L. blandiri, fr. blandus mild, flattering. ] 1. To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to caress; to cajole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make agreeable and enticing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mustering all her wiles,
With blandished parleys. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who uses blandishments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. blandissement. ] The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and artful caresses; cajolery; allurement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cowering low with blandishment. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a disc-shaped layer of cells on the surface of the yolk mass of an egg (such as that of a bird) which develops to form the embryo.
Syn. -- germinal disc, germinal area. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. The Jesuit editors of the “Acta Sanctorum”, or Lives of the Saints; -- named from John Bolland, who began the work. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Braggart. ] Boastfulness; act of bragging. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Brandished p. pr. & vb. n. Brandishing. ] [ OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See Brand, n. ] 1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish. [ 1913 Webster ]

The quivering lance which he brandished bright. Drake. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. “Brandishes of the fan.” Tailer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who brandishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a brigand or freebooter; robberlike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Brigandage. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ From Dr. Bright of London, who first described it. ] (Med.) An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Rather broad; moderately broad. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Bromine + iodine + -ism. ] (Med.) Poisoning induced by large doses of bromine and iodine or of their compounds. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. [ Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. köder bait. ] (Zool.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larvæ generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. caddas, Scot. caddis lint, caddes a kind of woolen cloth, cf. Gael. cada, cadadh, a kind of cloth, cotton, fustian, W. cadas, F. cadis. ] A kind of worsted lace or ribbon. “Caddises, cambrics, lawns.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as caddice fly.
Syn. -- caddice fly, caddicefly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Like a cad; lowbred and presuming. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] A kind of coarse serge. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Med.) A disease frequently induced by remaining for some time in an atmosphere of high pressure, as in caissons, diving bells, etc. It is characterized by neuralgic pains and paralytic symptoms. It is caused by the release of bubbles of gas, usually nitrogen, from bodily fluids into the blood and tissues, when a person, having been in an environment with high air pressure, moves to a lower pressure environment too rapidly for the excess dissolved gases to be released through normal breathing. It may be fatal, but can be reversed or alleviated by returning the affected person to a high air pressure, and then gradually decreasing the pressure to allow the gases to be released from the body fluids. It is a danger well known to divers. It is also called the bends and decompression sickness. It can be prevented in divers by a slow return to normal pressure, or by using a breathing mixture of oxygen combined with a gas having low solubility in water, such as helium. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cut cavendish, the plugs cut into long shreds for smoking. [ 1913 Webster ]