‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; topmost + &unr_; tarsus. ] (Zool.) The instep or front of the tarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Alkali + arsenic + -in. ] (Chem.) A spontaneously inflammable liquid, having a repulsive odor, and consisting of cacodyl and its oxidation products; -- called also Cadel's fuming liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Arsenic. ] (Chem.) A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic; arseniureted hydrogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. arsis, Gr. 'a`rsis a raising or lifting, an elevation of the voice, fr. a'i`rein to raise or lift up. Its ordinary use is the result of am early misapprehension; originally and properly it denotes the lifting of the hand in beating time, and hence the unaccented part of the rhythm. ] 1. (Pros.) (a) That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis) of the foot by a greater stress of voice. Hermann. (b) That elevation of voice now called metrical accentuation, or the rhythmic accent. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is uncertain whether the arsis originally consisted in a higher musical tone, greater volume, or longer duration of sound, or in all combined. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to thesis. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. feeling nauseous due to the movement of a car or other land vehicle; -- similar to airsick and seasick. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Cathartic. ] (Med.) 1. A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of the mouth, bowels, etc.

2. (Psychotherapy) The process of relieving an abnormal excitement by reëstablishing the association of the emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and of eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

prop. n. The language spoken in modern Iran; modern Persian. It is written in the Arabic alphabet. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Seeing to great distance; hence, of good judgment regarding the remote effects of actions; sagacious. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Hypermetropic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Quality of bbeing farsighted. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Hypermetropia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. purging of emotional tensions; -- usually spelled catharsis.
Syn. -- catharsis, abreaction. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of clover ferns.
Syn. -- family Marsileaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Marsipobranchia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a pouch + &unr_; a gill. ] (Zool.) A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey. Called also Marsipobranchiata, and Marsipobranchii. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Seeing distinctly at short distances only; myopic; shortsighted. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) An eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability, such that one can see only close objects distinctly; the condition of being nearsighted. See Myopic, and Myopia.
Syn. -- myopia, shortsightedness. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>prop. n. Same as Parsee.
Syn. -- Parsee. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>prop. n. 1. Same as Parseeism.
Syn. -- Parseeism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. F. parcimonieux. See Parsimony. ] Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. -- Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. -- Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the expense of many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war will drain us of more men and money. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving; mean; stingy; frugal. See Avaricious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quality of being parsimonious; extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
Syn. -- parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. An extreme stinginess.
Syn. -- meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, tightfistedness. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie. ] Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Awful parsimony presided generally at the table. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness; closeness; stinginess. See Economy. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖adv. [ L., fr. spargere to scatter. ] Sparsely; scatteredly; here and there. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n., pl. of Tarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ It. ] A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques, and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits, flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of walnut wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. tarsier. ] See Tarsius. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Tarsus. ] (Zool.) A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also malmag, spectral lemur, podji, and tarsier. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Colloquial contraction of University. [ Brit. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. the team with the best players of a school or club, being the main representative of the organization in competitive play between schools or organizations. In schools, contrasted with junior varsity. Also used attributively, as, the varsity football team. [ PJC ]