{ ‖ } n. [ L. apocrisiarius, apocrisarius, fr. Gr. &unr_; answer, fr. &unr_; to answer; &unr_; from + &unr_; to separate. ] (Eccl.) A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Aquariums L. Aquaria [ L. See Aquarius, Ewer. ] An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. aquarius, adj., relating to water, and n., a water-carrier, fr. aqua. See Aqua. ] (Astron.) (a) The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East. (b) A constellation south of Pegasus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Ascidium. ] (Zool.) The structure which unites together the ascidiozooids in a compound ascidian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. bary`s heavy. ] (Chem.) One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air. Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called baryta. [ Rarely written barytum. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some of the compounds of this element are remarkable for their high specific gravity, as the sulphate, called heavy spar, and the like. The oxide was called barote, by Guyton de Morveau, which name was changed by Lavoisier to baryta, whence the name of the metal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the type and sole genus of the Casuaridae; the cassowaries.
Syn. -- genus Casuarius. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. L. Columbaria /plu> [ L. See Columbary. ] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A dovecote or pigeon house. (b) A sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary urns. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Astron.) An instrument, intended to represent the revolution of a comet round the sun. Hutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kwna`rion. ] (Anat.) The pineal gland. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Denarii [ L. See 2d Denier. ] A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the “penny” of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Frigidaria [ L., neut. of frigidarium cooling. ] The cooling room of the Roman thermæ, furnished with a cold bath. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The type genus of the Furnariidae, comprising the South American ovenbirds.
Syn. -- genus Furnarius. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL. See Germ. ] (Zool.) An organ in which the ova are developed in certain Turbellaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Herbariums L. Herbaria [ LL., fr. L. herba. See Herb, and cf. Arbor, Herbary. ] 1. A collection of dried specimens of plants, systematically arranged. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A book or case for preserving dried plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ L. honorarium (sc. donum), fr. honorarius. See Honorary, a. ] 1. A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars. S. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price. Heumann. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. lactuca lettuce. ] The inspissated juice of the common lettuce, sometimes used as a substitute for opium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. me`sos middle + 'w, a`rion, dim. of 'w, o`n an egg. ] (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity; the mesovarium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Meso-, and Ovary. ] (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum connecting the ovary with the wall of the abdominal cavity. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] A charnel house; an ossuary. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Ovaria E. Ovariums [ NL. ] An ovary. See Ovary. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Palmaria [ NL. See Palmar. ] (Zool.) One of the bifurcations of the brachial plates of a crinoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Para-, and Ovarium. ] (Anat.) A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct; the epoophoron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL.: cf. F. planétaire. See Planetary. ] An orrery. See Orrery. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Polyzoaria [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Polyzoary. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. rete a net. ] (Rom.Antiq.) A gladiator armed with a net for entangling his adversary and a trident for despatching him. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. -ria [ L., fr. sacer sacred. ] 1. A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans, devoted to a special divinity. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The adytum of a temple. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In a Christian church, the sanctuary. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., literally, an archer, fr. sagittarius belonging to an arrow, fr. sagitta an arrow. ] (Astron.) (a) The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [ &sagittarius_; ] in almanacs; the Archer. (b) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. E. samarskite. ] (Chem.) A rare metallic element of doubtful identity. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Samarium was discovered, by means of spectrum analysis, in certain minerals (samarskite, cerite, etc.), in which it is associated with other elements of the earthy group. It has been confounded with the doubtful elements decipium, philippium, etc., and is possibly a complex mixture of elements not as yet clearly identified. Symbol Sm. Provisional atomic weight 150.2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Sanitary. ] A health station or retreat; a sanatorium. “A sanitarium for troops.” L. Oliphant. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.;pl. Septaria [ NL., fr. L. septum, saeptum, an inclosure, a partition, fr. sepire, saepire, to inclose. ] (Geol.) A flattened concretionary nodule, usually of limestone, intersected within by cracks which are often filled with calcite, barite, or other minerals. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.[ NL., fr. L. serpens serpent. ] (Astron.) A constellation on the equator, lying between Scorpio and Hercules; -- called also Ophiuchus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Solaria [ L. See Solar, n. ] 1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for convalescents. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsome marine spiral shells of the genus Solarium and allied genera. The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also perspective shell. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a handkerchief. ] (Eccl.) The handkerchief upon which the Savior is said to have impressed his own portrait miraculously, when wiping his face with it, as he passed to the crucifixion. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Syllabaria [ NL. ] A syllabary. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Termes. ] (Zool.) Any nest or dwelling of termes, or white ants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. urinarium. ] (Agric.) A reservoir for urine, etc., for manure. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Velaria [ L., a covering. ] (Zool.) The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. L. verbum word. ] A game in word making. See Logomachy, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. E. Vivariums L. Vivaria [ L., fr. vivarius belonging to living creatures, fr. vivus alive, living. See Vivid. ] A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living animals, as a park, a pond, an aquarium, a warren, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]