n. [ F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It. altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another. ] Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishness. [ Recent ] J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One imbued with altruism; -- opposed to egoist. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. altruiste, a. See Altruism.. ] Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to egoistic or selfish. Bain. -- Al`tru*is"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

. (Nav.) A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored and protected cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second. [ Archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. a wild sheep (Ammotragus lervia) of northern Africa, having a thick mane on the throat, chest, and forelegs; -- also called the aoudad and Barbary sheep.
Syn. -- aoudad, audad, Barbary sheep, maned sheep. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) 1. The fruit of a tree (Artocarpus incisa) found in the islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and is eaten as food, whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also breadfruit tree and bread tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of “Reynard the Fox” the bear is so called from his color. See Brown, a. ] A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bruised p. pr. & vb. n. Bruising. ] [ OE. brusen, brisen, brosen, bresen, AS. br&unr_;san or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to break, shiver, perh. from OHG. brochisōn. Cf. Break, v. t. ] 1. To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration; to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple by letting it fall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound; contuse. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To fight with the fists; to box. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc., with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises. Isa. i. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. suffering from emotional injury; as, a bruised ego.
Syn. -- hurt, wounded. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. injured without breaking the skin; as, a cut forehead and bruised cheek.
Syn. -- contused, contusioned. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, bruises. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A boxer; a pugilist; hence, a strong, tough person; -- often used in the phrase
big bruiser. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic sand,
Amid the lists our hero takes his stand. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. bruit, brut, noise, bruit, F. bruit, fr. LL. brugitus; cf. L. rugire to roar; perh. influenced by the source of E. bray to make a harsh noise, Armor. brud bruit. ] 1. Report; rumor; fame. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bruit thereof will bring you many friends. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. fld>(Med.) An abnormal sound of several kinds, heard on auscultation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bruited; p. pr. & vb. n. Bruiting. ] To report; to noise abroad. [ 1913 Webster ]

I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. congruisme. ] (Scholastic Theol.) See Congruity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Congruities /plu>. [ Cf. F. congruit&unr_;. ] 1. The state or quality of being congruous; the relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency. [ 1913 Webster ]

With what congruity doth the church of Rome deny that her enemies do at all appertain to the church of Christ? Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

A whole sentence may fail of its congruity by wanting one particle. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geom.) Coincidence, as that of lines or figures laid over one another. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Scholastic Theol.) That, in an imperfectly good persons, which renders it suitable for God to bestow on him gifts of grace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A plant of Sierra Leone which yields a wholesome, creamy juice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Cruse, a small bottle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Cruised p. pr. & vb. n. Cruising. ] [ D. kruisen to move crosswise or in a zigzag, to cruise, fr. kruis cross, fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, or directly fr. OF. croisier, F. croiser, to cross, cruise, fr. crois a cross. See Cross. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for plunder, or for pleasure. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ A ship cruises in any particular sea or ocean; as, in the Baltic or in the Atlantic. She cruises off any cape; as, off the Lizard; off Ushant. She cruises on a coast; as, on the coast of Africa. A pirate cruises to seize vessels; a yacht cruises for the pleasure of the owner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ships of war were sent to cruise near the isle of Bute. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

'Mid sands, and rocks, and storms to cruise for pleasure. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To wander hither and thither on land. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Forestry) To inspect forest land for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

4. To travel primarily for pleasure, or without any fixed purpose, rather than with the main goal of reaching a particular destination. To cruise the streets of town, looking for an interesting party to crash. [ PJC ]

v. t. 1. To cruise over or about. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Forestry) To explore with reference to capacity for the production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. A voyage made in various directions, as of an armed vessel, for the protection of other vessels, or in search of an enemy; a sailing to and fro, as for exploration or for pleasure. [ 1913 Webster ]

He feigned a compliance with some of his men, who were bent upon going a cruise to Manilla. Dampier. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: A voyage aboard a ship, in which the activities on the ship itself form a major objective of the voyage; -- used particularly of vacation voyages, or voyages during which some special activity occurs on board the ship, such as a series of seminars. [ PJC ]

n. One who, or a vessel that, cruises; Specif.: (Nav.) A man-of-war less heavily armed and armored than a battle ship, having great speed, and generally of from two thousand to twelve thousand tons displacement. [ 1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon; also, a hovel. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. debruisier to shatter, break. Cf. Bruise. ] (Her.) Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut. [ 1913 Webster ]

The lion of England and the lilies of France without the baton sinister, under which, according to the laws of heraldry, they where debruised in token of his illegitimate birth. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To destroy. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Incongruity; disagreement; unsuitableness. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Druides; of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. draoi, druidh, magician, Druid, W. derwydd Druid. ] 1. One of an order of priests which in ancient times existed among certain branches of the Celtic race, especially among the Gauls and Britons. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Druids superintended the affairs of religion and morality, and exercised judicial functions. They practiced divination and magic, and sacrificed human victims as a part of their worship. They consisted of three classes; the bards, the vates or prophets, and the Druids proper, or priests. Their most sacred rites were performed in the depths of oak forests or of caves. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of a social and benevolent order, founded in London in 1781, and professedly based on the traditions of the ancient Druids. Lodges or groves of the society are established in other countries. [ 1913 Webster ]

Druid stones, a name given, in the south of England, to weatherworn, rough pillars of gray sandstone scattered over the chalk downs, but in other countries generally in the form of circles, or in detached pillars. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female Druid; a prophetess.

{ } a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the Druids. [ 1913 Webster ]

Druidical circles. See under Circle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Druidic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The system of religion, philosophy, and instruction, received and taught by the Druids; the rites and ceremonies of the Druids. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To bruise sorely or exceedingly. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

All forbrosed, both back and side. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See Brook, v. t., and cf. Fructify, Frugal. ] 1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the
fruits thereof. Ex. xxiii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Hort.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and dry. Fleshy fruits include berries, gourds, and melons, orangelike fruits and pomes; drupaceous fruits are stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and cherries; and dry fruits are further divided into achenes, follicles, legumes, capsules, nuts, and several other kinds. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Bot.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fruit of rashness. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

They shall eat the fruit of their doings. Is. iii 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fruits of this education became visible. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fruit bat (Zool.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also fruit-eating bat. --
Fruit bud (Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most oplants the same as the power bud.
Fruit dot (Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns. See Sorus. --
Fruit fly (Zool.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Drosophila, which lives in fruit, in the larval state. There are seveal species, some of which are very damaging to fruit crops. One species, Drosophila melanogaster, has been intensively studied as a model species for genetic reserach. --
Fruit jar, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware. --
Fruit pigeon (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons of the family Carpophagidæ, inhabiting India, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their beautiful colors. --
Fruit sugar (Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The name is also, though rarely, applied to invert sugar, or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey. --
Fruit tree (Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit. --
Fruit worm (Zool.), one of numerous species of insect larvæ: which live in the interior of fruit. They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera. --
Small fruits (Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To bear fruit. Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. fruitage. ] 1. Fruit, collectively; fruit, in general; fruitery. [ 1913 Webster ]

The trees . . . ambrosial fruitage bear. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Product or result of any action; effect, good or ill. [ 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. A fruiteress. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results; prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree, or season, or soil; a fruitful wife. -- Fruit"ful*ly, adv. -- Fruit"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. Gen. i. 28. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Nature ] By disburdening grows
More fruitful. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great fruitfulness of the poet's fancy. Addison.

Syn. -- Fertile; prolific; productive; fecund; plentiful; rich; abundant; plenteous. See Fertile. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or producing, fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The bearing of fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. fruition, L. fruitio, enjoyment, fr. L. frui, p. p. fruitus, to use or enjoy. See Fruit, n. ] Use or possession of anything, especially such as is accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction; pleasure derived from possession or use. “Capacity of fruition.” Rogers. “Godlike fruition.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where I may have fruition of her love. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Fruition. ] Enjoying; possessing. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless marriage. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy. [ 1913 Webster ]

They in mutual accusation spent
The fruitless hours. Milton.

Syn. -- Useless; barren; unprofitable; abortive; ineffectual; vain; idle; profitless. See Useless.

-- Fruit"less*ly, adv. -- Fruit"lness*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the odor, taste, or appearance of fruit; also, fruitful. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A citrus tree (Citrus paradisi) bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- Citrus paradisi. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The large yellow fruit of the Citrus paradisi, having somewhat acid juicy pulp. It is a popular breakfast food. [ wns=2 ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

. The shaddock. [ 1913 Webster ]