n. The time just after dinner. “An after-dinner's sleep.” Shak. [ Obs. ] -- a. Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an after-dinner nap. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; an engendering. ] (Physiol.) Impotence; sterility. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ /Ale + con, OE. cunnen to test, AS. cunnian to test. See Con. ] Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But the office is a sinecure. [ Also called aletaster. ] [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Annealed p. pr. & vb. n. Annealing. ] [ OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an&unr_;lan; an on + &unr_;lan to burn; also OE. anelen to enamel, prob. influenced by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a black enamel on gold or silver, F. nieller, fr. LL. nigellare to blacken, fr. L. nigellus blackish, dim. of niger black. Cf. Niello, Negro. ] 1. To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. 1. The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. annectere to tie or bind to. See Annex. ] Connecting; annexing. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Annelid. ] (Zool.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Chætopoda, including the Oligochæta or earthworms and Polychæta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Chætopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ F. annélide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Annelida. -- n. One of the Annelida. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of the nature of an annelid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) See Annelida. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. annelé ringed + -oid. ] (Zool.) An animal resembling an annelid. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Annexed p. pr. & vb. n. Annexing. ] [ F. annexer, fr. L. annexus, p. p. of annectere to tie or bind to; ad + nectere to tie, to fasten together, akin to Skr. nah to bind. ] 1. To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by to. “He annexed a codicil to a will.” Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater. [ 1913 Webster ]

He annexed a province to his kingdom. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See Add. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To join; to be united. Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. annexe, L. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p. of annectere. ] Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. annexation. See Annex, v. t. ] 1. The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; as, the annexation of Texas to the United States, or of chattels to the freehold. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (a) (Law) The union of property with a freehold so as to become a fixture. Bouvier. (b) (Scots Law) The appropriation of lands or rents to the crown. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who favors annexation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who annexes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. annexio a tying to, connection: cf. F. annexion. ] Annexation. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An annexationist. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of annexing, or the thing annexed; appendage. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL.; pref. archi- + annelida. ] (Zool.) A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World Wars I and II. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.
Syn. -- Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ OE. at + renne to run. ] To outrun. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. banere, OF. baniere, F. bannière, bandière, fr. LL. baneria, banderia, fr. bandum banner, fr. OHG. bant band, strip of cloth; cf. bindan to bind, Goth. bandwa, bandwo, a sign. See Band, n. ] 1. A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hang out our banners on the outward walls. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Banner fish (Zool.), a large fish of the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (Histiophorus Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with, or bearing, banners. “A bannered host.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ OE. baneret, OF. baneret, F. banneret; properly a dim. of OF. baniere. See Banner. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The usual mode of conferring the rank on the field of battle was by cutting or tearing off the point of the pennon or pointed flag on the spear of the candidate, thereby making it a banner. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A small banner. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See Banderole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness. [ 1913 Webster ]

A total barrenness of invention. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro. [ 1913 Webster ]

A sermon of a new beginner. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Malay bijen. ] (Bot.) The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and Sesamum indicum), originally Asiatic; -- also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil or sesame oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy. [ Also spelled benni. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. benoîte, fr. L. benedicta, fem. of benedictus, p. p., blessed. See Benedict, a. ] (Bot.) The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe (Geum urbanum); herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as the hemlock, valerian, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an order of fossil gymnospermous plans of the Carboniferous.
Syn. -- order Bennettitales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the type genus of the Bennettitales.
Syn. -- genus Bennettitis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ F. béguin and OF. beguinet, dim of béguin. See Biggin a cap. ] A cap or hood with pieces covering the ears. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or } n. 1. A broad, flat Scottish cap of blue woolen, or one wearing such cap; a Scotchman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A plant. Same as Bluebottle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) The European blue titmouse (Parus cœruleus); the bluecap. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., prop. good woman. ] A female servant charged with the care of a young child. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ pl. Bonnes bouches [ F. bon, fem. bonne, good + bouche mouth. ] A delicious morsel or mouthful; a tidbit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin. ] 1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [ Obs. ] Milton. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland. [ 1913 Webster ]

And plaids and bonnets waving high. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use; as, (a) (Fort.) A small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire. (b) A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc. (c) A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks. (d) A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft. (e) In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Naut.) An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds. Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. The second stomach of a ruminating animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy. [ Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Automobiles) The metal cover or shield over the motor; predominantly British usage. In the U.S. it is called the hood. [ Brit. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Bonnet limpet (Zool.), a name given, from their shape, to various species of shells (family Calyptræidæ). --
Bonnet monkey (Zool.), an East Indian monkey (Macacus sinicus), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga. --
Bonnet piece, a gold coin of the time of James V. of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet. Sir W. Scott. --
To have a bee in the bonnet. See under Bee. --
Black bonnet. See under Black. --
Blue bonnet. See in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to uncover. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Wearing a bonnet. “Bonneted and shawled.” Howitt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fort.) Protected by a bonnet. See Bonnet, 4 (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.), small harmless hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburio) of the southern United States and West Indies, having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries.
Syn. -- shovelhead, bonnet shark, Sphyrna tiburo. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Without a bonnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ F. ] The red cap adopted by the extremists in the French Revolution, which became a sign of patriotism at that epoch; hence, a revolutionist; a Red Republican. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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

n. The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family; one who works for his living. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Brent (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Brenning. ] [ See Burn. ] To burn. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. W. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state or quality of being broken; unevenness. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Contrition; as, brokenness of heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

Now like I brown (O lovely brown thy hair);
Only in brownness beauty dwelleth there. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]