n. See Apricot. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., agricolatio. ] Agriculture. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A cultivator of the soil; an agriculturist. Dodsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. apricock, abricot, F. abricot, fr. Sp. albaricoque or Pg. albricoque, fr. Ar. albirqūq, al-burqūq. Though the E. and F. form abricot is derived from the Arabic through the Spanish, yet the Arabic word itself was formed from the Gr. praiko`kia, pl. (Diosc. c. 100) fr. L. praecoquus, praecox, early ripe. The older E. form apricock was prob. taken direct from Pg. See Precocious, Cook. ] (Bot.) A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnæus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. arbor + colere to inhabit. ] (Zool.) Tree-inhabiting; -- said of certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] (Mil.) A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag and maneuver guns where horses can not be used. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An ancient kind of military catapult. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. In court tennis, the rebound of a ball from a wall of the court; also, the side stroke or play by which the ball is driven against the wall; hence, fig., indirect action or stroke. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. (Billiards) A shot in which the cue ball is driven first against the cushion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. capricornus; caper goat + cornu horn: cf. F. capricorne. ] 1. (Astron.) The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sun was entered into Capricorn. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

Capricorn beetle (Zool.), any beetle of the family Carambucidæ; one of the long-horned beetles. The larvæ usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shrubs and are often destructive. See Girdler, Pruner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. carica a kind of dry fig. ] Of the shape of a fig; as, a caricous tumor. Graig. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. creber close + costa rib. ] (Zool.) Marked with closely set ribs or ridges. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; ring + -oid. ] (Anat.) Resembling a ring; -- said esp. of the cartilage at the larynx, and the adjoining parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in the bearberry (and others of the Ericaceæ), and extracted as a bitter, yellow, amorphous mass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. flos, floris, flower + coma hair. ] Having the head adorned with flowers. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] 1. A ragout or stew of meat with beans and other vegetables. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The ripe seeds, or the unripe pod, of the common string bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), used as a vegetable. Other species of the same genus furnish different kinds of haricots. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hystrix + Gr. morfh` form. ] (Zool.) Like, or allied to, the porcupines; -- said of a group (Hystricomorpha) of rodents. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. lubricus. ] Lubric. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lumbricus + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus, or family Lumbricidæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. miséricorde. See Misericordia. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Compassion; pity; mercy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anc. Armor.) Same as Misericordia, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., mercy, compassion; miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (O. Law) An amercement. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anc. Armor.) A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or “mercy” stroke to a fallen adversary. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl.) An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Murex + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family Muricidae. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., section of a book, Gr. &unr_;; peri` around + &unr_; to cut. ] A selection or extract from a book; especially (Theol.), a selection from the Bible, appointed to be read in the churches or used as a text for a sermon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Quadricornous. ] (Zool.) Any quadricornous animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Quadri- + L. cornu horn: cf. F. quadricorne. ] (Zool.) Having four horns, or hornlike organs; as, a quadricornous beetle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Quadri- + costate. ] Having four ribs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] 1. A rebound or skipping, as of a bullet bouncing off a hard surface, or off the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a flat stone thrown along the surface of water. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A peculiar gait used by certain animals such as the kangaroo who move by a type of bouncing motion. [ PJC ]

Kangaroos and wallabies (macropodids) as well as kangaroo mice and jerboas, locate themselves differently, though, and do not use the forelimbs at all in their distinctive modus locatus, to which Muybridge applied the term “ricochet”, . . . Jaime A. Headden [ PJC ]

Ricochet firing (Mil.), the firing of guns or howitzers, usually with small charges, at an elevation of only a few degrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to bound or skip along the ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ricochetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ricochetting. ] To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To skip with a rebound or rebounds, as a flat stone on the surface of water, or a cannon ball on the ground. See Ricochet, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ruricola; rus, ruris, the country + colere to inhabit. ] An inhabitant of the country. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any one of a numerous tribe of beetles (Serricornia). The joints of the antennae are prominent, thus producing a serrate appearance. See Illust. under Antenna. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. serra saw + cornu horn. ] (Zool.) Having serrated antenn&unr_;. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tauricornis; taurus a bull + cornu a horn. ] (Zool.) Having horns like those of a bull. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tenebricosus. ] Tenebrous; dark; gloomy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. terra + colere to inhabit. ] (Zool.) A division of annelids including the common earthworms and allied species. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tetric. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. tri`kokkos with three grains or berries; &unr_; (see Tri-) + ko`kkos grain, seed. ] (Bot.) Having three cocci, or roundish carpels. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. tricolore, drapeau tricolore a tricolored flag, fr. tricolore three-colored; tri (see Tri-) + L. color color. ] [ Written also tricolour. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The national French banner, of three colors, blue, white, and red, adopted at the first revolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, any three-colored flag. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having three colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tricorniger; tricornis three-horned (see Tri-, and Horn) + -gerere to bear. ] Having three horns. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. tricorpor; tri- (see Tri-) + corpus, -oris, body. ] (Her.) Represented with three bodies conjoined to one head, as a lion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + costate. ] (Bot.) Three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A fabric of woolen, silk, or cotton knitted, or women to resemble knitted work. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Varix a dilated vein + Gr. &unr_; tumor: cf. F. varicocèle. ] (Med.) A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. varicosus, from varix, -icis, a dilated vein; cf. varus bent, stretched, crooked. ] 1. Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; -- said of elastic stockings, bandages, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Varix, and -osis. ] (Med.) The formation of varices; varicosity. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. The quality or state of being varicose. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber, or the like; a varix; as, the varicosities of nerve fibers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Varix; -tomy. ] (Surg.) Excision of a varicosity. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Varicose. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ NL. ventricosus, fr. L. venter belly. ] (Nat. Hist.) Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular; as, a ventricose corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ventricose shell. (Zool.) (a) A spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or swollen in the middle. (b) A bivalve shell in which the valves are strongly convex. [ 1913 Webster ]