n. 1. the act of giving special importance or significance to something.
Syn. -- emphasizing [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a country in South America, bordering Chile and Bolivia.
Syn. -- the Argentine [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines.
Syn. -- genus Argentina [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery. [ 1913 Webster ]

Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver. ] 1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. White metal coated with silver. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Argentina; in this sense, usually preceded by the. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Argentina or its inhabitants. Argentinian tago
Syn. -- Argentine [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Argentina. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family of small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts.
Syn. -- family Argentinidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Giving or implying assent. -- As*sent"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Pertaining to Mons Aventinus, one of the seven hills on which Rome stood. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A post of security or defense. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Into the castle's tower,
The only Aventine that now is left him. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Bark, n., a vessel. ] (Naut.) A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [ Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc. ] See Illust. in Append. [ 1913 Webster ]

The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bare benting times . . . may come. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Sentinel. [ Obs. ] Sackville. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. centum a hundred + nodus knot: cf. F. centinode. ] (Bot.) A weed with a stem of many joints (Illecebrum verticillatum); also, the Polygonum aviculare or knotgrass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Clement, esp. to St. Clement of Rome and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V. and his compilations of canon law. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With consent; in a compliant manner. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to dentine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. dentine. ] (Anat.) The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Discontented. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Causing discontent; dissatisfying. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. causing disorientation: causing confusion of directions. Also See: unoriented. Antonym: orienting [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

adj. disagreeing, especially with a majority.
Syn. -- dissentient, dissident. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. Florentinus, fr. Florentia Florence: cf. F. florentin. ] Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Florentine mosaic, a mosaic of hard or semiprecious stones, often so chosen and arranged that their natural colors represent leaves, flowers, and the like, inlaid in a background, usually of black or white marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of silk. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A kind of pudding or tart; a kind of meat pie. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Indentation; an impression like that made by a tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Lamantin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lamentation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lamentings heard i' the air. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a lamenting manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The most important genus of mushrooms in the Far East.
Syn. -- genus Lentinus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. aligning; positioning; setting into proper alignment. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ Osteo- + dentine. ] (Anat.) A hard substance, somewhat like bone, which is sometimes deposited within the pulp cavity of teeth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Penta-. ] (Chem.) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C5H8, of the acetylene series. Same as Valerylene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. plica fold + E. dentine. ] (Anat.) A form of dentine which shows sinuous lines of structure in a transverse section of the tooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Porcupine. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. So as to prevent or hinder. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With repentance; penitently. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. With deep sense or strong perception. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. With a sense of wrong or affront; with resentment. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By scent. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sentina bilge water, hold of a ship, dregs: cf. F. sentine. ] A place for dregs and dirt; a sink; a sewer. [ Obs. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. sentinelle (cf. It. sentinella); probably originally, a litle path, the sentinel's beat, and a dim. of a word meaning, path; cf. F. sente path. L. semita; and OF. sentine, sentele, senteret, diminutive words. Cf. Sentry. ] 1. One who watches or guards; specifically (Mil.), a soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise, to observe the approach of danger, and give notice of it; a sentry. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sentinels who paced the ramparts. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Watch; guard. [ Obs. ] “That princes do keep due sentinel.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A marine crab (Podophthalmus vigil) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also sentinel crab. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sentineled r Sentinelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sentineling or Sentinelling. ] 1. To watch over like a sentinel. “To sentinel enchanted land.” [ R. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a sentinel or sentinels. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. serpentinus: cf. F. serpentin. ] Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy shape
Like his, and color serpentine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. (for sense 1) F. serpentine, (for sense 2) serpentin. ] 1. (Min.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Serpentine has been largely produced by the alteration of other minerals, especially of chrysolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Ordnance) A kind of ancient cannon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To serpentize. [ R. ] Lyttleton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a serpentine manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl.) See 2d Ophite. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Min.) To convert (a magnesian silicate) into serpentine. -- Ser`pen*tin`i*za"tion n. [1913 Webster]

a. Relating to, or like, serpentine; as, a rock serpentinous in character. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An opening in a wall in a coal mine. [ Written also stenton. ] [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Causing torment; as, a tormenting dream. -- Tor*ment"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a torrent; caused by a torrent . [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]