{ , adv. & prep. [ OE. &unr_;, &unr_;. See Again. ] Again; back against. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Backward. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cayenne, a town and island in French Guiana, South America. ] Cayenne pepper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cayenne pepper. (a) (Bot.) A species of Capsicum (Capsicum frutescens) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum, esp. Capsicum annuum and Capsicum Frutescens; -- called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a condiment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. cheyenne. (Ethnol.) A warlike tribe of indians, related to the blackfeet, formerly inhabiting the region of Wyoming, but now mostly on reservations in the Indian Territory. They are noted for their horsemanship. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Dean. ] Lit., a dean; the senior member of a body or group; as, the doyen of French physicians. “This doyen of newspapers.” A. R. Colquhoun. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. f. a female doyen. [ PJC ]

n. pl. Eyes. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or , n. Plural of eye; -- now obsolete, or used only in poetry. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

With such a plaintive gaze their eyne
Are fastened upwardly on mine. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. See Faïence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. hyène. ] A hyena. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Hyenas [ L. hyaena, Gr. &unr_;, orig., a sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. &unr_; hog: cf. F. hyène. See Sow female hog. ] (Zool.) Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyænidæ, doglike nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits. [ Written also hyæna. ]
Syn. -- hyaena. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The striped hyena (Hyæna striata) inhabits Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown hyena (Hyæna brunnea), and the spotted hyena (Crocuta maculata), are found in Southern Africa. The extinct cave hyena (Hyæna spelæa) inhabited England and France. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cave hyena. See under Cave. --
Hyena dog (Zool.), a South African canine animal (Lycaon venaticus), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown, blotched with black and white. Called also hunting dog. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; to loose + &unr_; the brain. ] (Zool.) A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes; -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Lyencephala. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Helictis moscatus, or Helictis orientalis), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a dorsal white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It has a strong musky odor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & a. Pagan. [ F. ] [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } obs. imp. pl. & p. p. of See. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called granite. (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes contains nephelite (elaeolite) or leucite, and is then called nephelite (elaeolite) syenite or leucite syenite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Written also sienitic. ] 1. Relating to Syene; as, Syenitic inscriptions. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to, or like, syenite; as, syenitic granite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Yuen. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. The unit of value and account in Japan. The yen is equal to 100 sen. From Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, to about 1913 the value of the yen was about 50 cents. In 1997 and 1998 the value of the yen varied from 80 per U. S. dollar to 120 per dollar. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. To throw; to cast. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A Russian river, flowing North into the Arctic Ocean.
Syn. -- Yenisei, Yenisei River, Yenisey River. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ After Jena, in Germany. ] (Min.) A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals; -- also called ilvaite. [ Spelt also jenite. ] [ 1913 Webster ]