n. Work done by a cooper in making or repairing barrels, casks, etc.; the business of a cooper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of covering with copper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An envelope or covering of copper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Diaper, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Gold Washing) Gravel retaining in the hopper of a cradle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an unusually rapid rate of monetary inflation, as when prices rise more than 100 per cent per year. A famous example occurred in Germany after the first World War, reaching its peak in the period 1923. When the hyperinflation ended by 1924, the value of the mark had decreased by more than one trillion times compared to its value in 1914. Periods of lesser hyperinflation have occurred in many other countries, as in Russia in 1994. [ PJC ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + &unr_;, &unr_;, strength, fiber.] (Med.) A condition of the blood, characterized by an abnormally large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory diseases. [1913 Webster]

n. (Chem.) A yellow amorphous substance extracted from juniper berries. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as paperhanging. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ } n. [ It. peperino, L. piper pepper. So called on account of its color. ] (Geol.) A volcanic rock, formed by the cementing together of sand, scoria, cinders, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Hot; pungent; peppery. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. See Perineum. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. [ Perineum + -plasty. ] (Med.) The act or process of restoring an injured perineum. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perineum + Gr. &unr_; to sew. ] (Med.) The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Peri-, and Nephritis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the cellular tissue around the kidney. -- Per`i*ne*phrit"ic, a. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. peri`naion about + peri`neos. ] (Anat.) The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis, and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Surrounding nerves or nerve fibers; of or pertaining to the perineurium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. peri` about + ney^ron a nerve. ] (Anat.) The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers. See Epineurium, and Neurilemma. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to a nucleus; situated around a nucleus; as, the perinuclear protoplasm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. piper pepper: cf. F. piperin, piperine. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline compound of piperidine and piperic acid. It is obtained from the black pepper (Piper nigrum) and other species. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Simper, v. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a simpering manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being slippery. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The quality or state of being superincumbent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. superincumbens, p. pr. of superincumbere. See Super-, and Incumbent. ] Lying or resting on something else. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Superinduced p. pr. & vb. n. Superinducing ] [ Pref. super- + induce: cf. L. superinducere to draw over. ] To bring in, or upon, as an addition to something. [ 1913 Webster ]

Long custom of sinning superinduces upon the soul new and absurd desires. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Superinduction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of superinducing, or the state of being superinduced. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. super- + infuse: cf. L. superinfundere, superinfusum, to pour over. ] To infuse over. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An injection succeeding another. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. super- + inspect: cf. L. superinspicere, superinspectum. ] To over see; to superintend by inspection. [ R. ] Maydman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One institution upon another, as when A is instituted and admitted to a benefice upon a title, and B instituted and admitted upon the presentation of another. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Being above intellect. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Superintended; p. pr. & vb. n. Superintending. ] [ L. superintendere. See Super-, and Intend. ] To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort. [ 1913 Webster ]

The king may appoint a council, who may superintend the works of this nature. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Superintend, Supervise. These words in general use are the synonymous. As sometimes used, supervise implies the more general, and superintend, the more particular and constant, inspection or direction. Among architects there is a disposition to use the word supervise in the sense of a general oversight of the main points of construction with reference to the design, etc., and to employ the word superintend to signify a constant, careful attention to all the details of construction. But this technical distinction is not firmly established. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. superintendance. ] The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose of direction; supervision. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Inspection; oversight; care; direction; control; guidance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -cies The act of superintending; superintendence. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. superintendens, p. pr. See Superintend. ] Overseeing; superintending. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. superintendant, F. surintendant. Cf. Surintendant. ] One who has the oversight and charge of some place, institution, or organization, affairs, etc., with the power of direction; as, the superintendent of an almshouse; the superintendent of public works. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Inspector; overseer; manager; director; curator; supervisor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A superintendent. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An outer vestment or garment. [ R. ] Bp. Horne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. -- Ta"per*ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. (Metal.) The process of giving the requisite degree of hardness or softness to a substance, as iron and steel; especially, the process of giving to steel the degree of hardness required for various purposes, consisting usually in first plunging the article, when heated to redness, in cold water or other liquid, to give an excess of hardness, and then reheating it gradually until the hardness is reduced or drawn down to the degree required, as indicated by the color produced on a polished portion, or by the burning of oil. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tempering color, the shade of color that indicates the degree of temper in tempering steel, as pale straw yellow for lancets, razors, and tools for metal; dark straw yellow for penknives, screw taps, etc.; brown yellow for axes, chisels, and plane irons; yellow tinged with purple for table knives and shears; purple for swords and watch springs; blue for springs and saws; and very pale blue tinged with green, too soft for steel instruments. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

a. [ L. viperinus: cf. F. vipérin. ] Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Viperine snake. (Zool.) (a) Any venomous snake of the family Viperidae. (b) A harmless snake resembling a viper in form or color, esp. Tropidonotus viperinus, a small European species which resembles the viper in color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips them in, if necessary, to the of chase. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, one who enforces the discipline of a party, and urges the attendance and support of the members on all necessary occasions. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Whisper. v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whispering gallery, or
Whispering dome, one of such a form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part, so that whispers or feeble sounds are audible at a much greater distance than under ordinary circumstances. The dome of the U. S. capitol building is one example. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

adv. In a whisper, or low voice; in a whispering manner; with whispers. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]