‖n.; pl. E. Accipiters L. Accipitres [ L., hawk. ] 1. (Zool.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. 'alexhth`rios fit to keep off or help, fr. 'alexhth`r one who keeps off, helper; 'ale`xein to keep off: cf. F. alexitère. ] (Med.) Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom; alexipharmic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'alexhth`rion a remedy, an amulet: cf. F. alexitère, LL. alexiterium. ] (Med.) A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases, and the effects of poison in general. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To compose alliteratively; also, to constitute alliteration. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To employ or place so as to make alliteration. Skeat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ad + litera letter. See Letter. ] The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: - [ 1913 Webster ]

Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved
His vastness. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fly o'er waste fens and windy fields. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words is also called alliteration. Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by alliterative meter of this sort. Later poets also employed it. [ 1913 Webster ]

In a somer seson whan soft was the sonne,
I shope me in shroudes as I a shepe were. P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as, alliterative poetry. -- Al*lit"er*a*tive*ly, adv. -- Al*lit"er*a*tive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who alliterates. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. arbiter; ar- (for ad) + the root of betere to go; hence properly, one who comes up to look on. ] 1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In modern usage, arbitrator is the technical word. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited. [ 1913 Webster ]

For Jove is arbiter of both to man. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Arbitrator; umpire; director; referee; controller; ruler; governor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To act as arbiter between. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who baits; a tormentor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who confers a benefit; -- also, one who receives a benefit. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. bis twice + littera letter. ] Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb. Sir W. Jones. -- n. A word, syllable, or root, consisting of two letters. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The property or state of being biliteral. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, bites; that which bites often, or is inclined to bite, as a dog or fish. “Great barkers are no biters.” Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who cheats; a sharper. [ Colloq. ] Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + ternate. ] (Bot.) Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets. -- Bi*ter"nate*ly, adv. Gray. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; tin. ] (Min.) Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood (wood tin), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (Stream tin). It is the chief source of metallic tin. See Black tin, under Black. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. centilitre; centi (L. centum) + litre. See Liter. ] The hundredth part of a liter; a measure of volume or capacity equal to a little more than six tenths (0.6102) of a cubic inch, or one third (0.338) of a fluid ounce. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. chapitel, F. chapiteau, from L. capitellum, dim. of caput head. Cf. Capital, Chapter. ] 1. (Arch.) A capital [ Obs. ] See Chapital. Ex. xxxvi. 38. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Old Eng. Law) A summary in writing of such matters as are to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; -- also called articles. Jacob. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who travels a circuit, as a circuit judge. [ R. ] R. Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who cites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A cohabitant. Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who counterfeits; one who copies or imitates; especially, one who copies or forges bank notes or coin; a forger. [ 1913 Webster ]

The coin which was corrupted by counterfeiters. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who makes false pretenses. [ 1913 Webster ]

Counterfeiters of devotion. Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. A horse that has the habit of cribbing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Criteria (-&unr_;), sometimes Criterions [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a means for judging, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; decider, judge, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to separate. See Certain. ] A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of the diseases of the mind there is no criterion. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inferences founded on such enduring criteria. Sir G. C. Lewis.

Syn. -- Standard; measure; rule. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Serving as a basis for evaluation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ F. décalitre; Gr. de`ka ten + F. litre. See Liter. ] A measure of capacity in the metric system; a cubic volume of ten liters, equal to about 610.24 cubic inches, that is, 2.642 wine gallons. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. décilitre; pref. déci- tenth (L. decimus) + litre. See Liter. ] A measure of capacity or volume in the metric system; one tenth of a liter, equal to 6.1022 cubic inches, or 3.38 fluid ounces. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Decaliter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, disjoins or causes disunion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. di- + terebene. ] (Chem.) See Colophene.

n. A framework on which dishes, food, etc., are passed from one room or story of a house to another; a lift for dishes, etc.; also, a piece of furniture with movable or revolving shelves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. duo two + E. literal. ] Consisting of two letters only; biliteral. Stuart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who uses dynamite; esp., one who uses it for the destruction of life and property. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. eviternus, aeternus. See Etern. ] Eternal; everlasting. [ Obs. ] -- Ev`i*ter"nal*ly, adv. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]

n. Eternity. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, excites. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hope is the grand exciter of industry. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Exhibitor. ] One who exhibits; one who presents a petition, charge or bill. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who incurs a penalty of forfeiture. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. A ship for carrying fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. fruitier. ] One who deals in fruit; a seller of fruits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A woman who sells fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Fruiteries [ F. fruiterie place where fruit is kept, in OF. also, fruitage. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Fruit, taken collectively; fruitage. J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A repository for fruit. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Fumitory. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. guêtre, cf. Armor. gweltren; or perh. of German origin, and akin to E. wear, v. ] 1. A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep, or for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of shoe, consisting of cloth, and covering the ankle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To dress with gaiters.

n. One who ghost-writes (a book, article, etc.) for someone else. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ F. goître, L. guttur throat, cf. tumidum guttur goiter, gutturosus goitered. See Guttural. ] (Med.) An enlargement of the thyroid gland, on the anterior part of the neck, usually resulting from iodine deficiency; bronchocele. It is frequently associated with cretinism, and was at one time common in mountainous regions, especially in certain parts of Switzerland. The incidence of goiter has been substantially reduced by addition of iodine to ceratin foods, such as salt.
Syn. -- struma. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]