zdl_row_id,headword,part_of_speech,subject_field,etymology,definition
ZDL-EWO-030070,Respondent,n.,,Cf. F. répondant.,"One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant. Specifically: (a) (Law) One who answers in certain suits or proceedings, generally those which are not according to the course of the common law, as in equity and admiralty causes, in petitions for partition, and the like; -- distinquished from appellant. (b) One who maintains a thesis in reply, and whose province it is to refute objections, or overthrow arguments; -- distinguished from opponent. I. Watts."
ZDL-EWO-008905,Decretal,a.,,"L. decretalis, fr. decretum. See Decree.","Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle. Ayliffe."
ZDL-EWO-030886,Sacrum,pl.,Anat.,"NL., fr. L. sacer sacred, os sacrum
the lowest bone of the spine.","That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis."
ZDL-EWO-006900,Comfrey,n.,Bot.,"Prob. from F. conferve, L. conferva, fr.
confervere to boil together, in medical language, to heal, grow
together. So called on account of its healing power, for which reason
it was also called consolida.","A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the genus Symphytum."
ZDL-EWO-017942,Infestive,a.,,"L. infestivus. See In- not, and Festive.",Having no mirth; not festive or merry; dull; cheerless; gloomy; forlorn. [R.]
ZDL-EWO-012539,Explanatory,a.,,L. explanatorius.,Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory notes. Swift.
ZDL-EWO-011918,Eradiate,v. i.,,Pref. e- + radiate.,"To shoot forth, as rays of light; to beam; to radiate. Dr. H. More."
ZDL-EWO-032087,Sex-,,,L. sex six. See Six.,"A combining form meaning six; as, sexdigitism; sexennial."
ZDL-EWO-014931,Glore,v. i.,,See Gloar.,To glare; to glower. [Obs.] Halliwell.
ZDL-EWO-020718,Lusorious; Lusory,a.,,L. lusorius. See Illusory.,Used in play; sportive; playful. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
ZDL-EWO-036796,Twifallow,v. t.,,AS. twi- (see Twice) two + fallow.,"To plow, or fallow, a second time (land that has been once fallowed)."
ZDL-EWO-019850,Leaper,n.,,See 1st Leap.,A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.
ZDL-EWO-011428,Encarpus,n.,Arch.,"NL., fr. Gr. encarpa, pl., Gr. (Arch.)","An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc. [Written also encarpa.]"
ZDL-EWO-036254,Tretis; Tretys,n.,,See Treatise.,"A treatise; also, a treaty. [Obs.] Chaucer."
ZDL-EWO-005427,Cassumunar; Cassumuniar,n.,Med.,Hind.,"A pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike root, obtained from the East Indies."
ZDL-EWO-008021,Crapaudine,n.,Far.,F.,An ulcer on the coronet of a horse. Bailey.
ZDL-EWO-016829,Hyperbolic; Hyperbolical,a.,Math.,"L. hyperbolicus, Gr.
hyperbolique.","Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. / Relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as, an hyperbolical expression. ""This hyperbolical epitaph."" Fuller. Hyperbolic functions (Math.), certain functions which have relations to the hyperbola corresponding to those which sines, cosines, tangents, etc., have to the circle; and hence, called hyperbolic sines, hyperbolic cosines, etc.  -- Hyperbolic logarithm. See Logarithm.  -- Hyperbolic spiral (Math.), a spiral curve, the law of which is, that the distance from the pole to the generating point varies inversely as the angle swept over by the radius vector."
ZDL-EWO-011816,Epipodite,n.,Zoöl.,See Epipodium.,The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea. See Maxilliped.
ZDL-EWO-009738,Diddle,v. i.,,Cf. Daddle.,"To totter, as a child in walking. [Obs.] Quarles."
ZDL-EWO-027549,Postscapula,n.,Anat.,"NL. See Post-, and Scapula.","The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula."
ZDL-EWO-020513,Longilateral,a.,,"L. longus long + lateralis lateral, fr.
latus side.","Having long sides especially, having the form of a long parallelogram. Nineveh . . . was of a longilateral figure, ninety-five furlongs broad, and a hundred and fifty long. Sir T. Browne."
ZDL-EWO-006066,Chitin,n.,Chem.,See Chiton.,"A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin."
ZDL-EWO-011235,Elusion,n.,,"LL. elusio, fr. L. eludere, elusum. See Elude.","Act of eluding; adroit escape, as by artifice; a mockery; a cheat; trickery."
ZDL-EWO-006581,Clustery,a.,,"From Cluster, n.","Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters. Johnson."
ZDL-EWO-037618,Unworth,a.,,AS. unweor.,Unworthy. [Obs.] Milton.
ZDL-EWO-007097,Concelebrate,v. t.,,"L. concelebratus, p. p. of concelebrare
to concelebrate.",To celebrate together. [Obs.] Holland.
ZDL-EWO-035501,Thiophene,n.,Chem.,Thio- + phenyl + -ene.,"A sulphur hydrocarbon, C4H4S, analogous to furfuran and benzene, and acting as the base of a large number of substances which closely resemble the corresponding aromatic derivatives."
ZDL-EWO-005955,Chemisette,,,"F., dim. of chemise.","An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast."
ZDL-EWO-011070,Egritude,n.,,"L. aegritudo, fr. aeger sick.",Sickness; ailment; sorrow. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
ZDL-EWO-010581,Drastic,a.,Med.,Gr. drastique. See Drama.,"Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; -- opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives.  -- n. (Med.) / A violent purgative. See Cathartic."
ZDL-EWO-016430,Homestead,n.,Law,AS. hamstede.,"The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family. Homestead law. (a) A law conferring special privileges or exemptions upon owners of homesteads; esp., a law exempting a homestead from attachment or sale under execution for general debts. Such laws, with limitations as to the extent or value of the property, exist in most of the States. Called also homestead exemption law. (b) Also, a designation of an Act of Congress authorizing and regulating the sale of public lands, in parcels of 160 acres each, to actual settlers. [U.S.]"
ZDL-EWO-016685,Hyalite,n.,Min.,Gr. hyalite.,A pellucid variety of opal in globules looking like colorless gum or resin; -- called also Müller's glass.
ZDL-EWO-026822,Pityriasis,n.,Med.,"NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)","A superficial affection of the skin, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles. Pityriasis versicolor Etym: [NL.] (Med.), a parasitic disease of the skin, characterized by the development of reddish or brownish patches."
ZDL-EWO-035666,Tinamou,n.,Zoöl.,From the native name: cf. F. tinamous.,Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to Tinamus and allied genera.
ZDL-EWO-001993,Aptable,a.,,"LL. aptabilis, fr. L. aptare.",Capable of being adapted. [Obs.] Sherwood.
ZDL-EWO-037750,Utia,n.,Zoöl.,NL.,"Any species of large West Indian rodents of the genus Capromys, or Utia. In general appearance and habits they resemble rats, but they are as large as rabbits."
ZDL-EWO-038487,Vitrifacture,n.,,"L. vitrum glass + facere, factum, to
make.",The manufacture of glass and glassware.
ZDL-EWO-002183,Argumental,a.,,L. argumentalis.,"Of, pertaining to, or containing, argument; argumentative."
ZDL-EWO-038399,Violoncellist,n.,,"Cf. F. violoncelliste, It.
violoncellista.",A player on the violoncello.
ZDL-EWO-011966,Errand,n.,,"OE. erende, erande, message, business, AS. ærende,
ærend; akin to OS. arundi, OHG. arunti, Icel. eyrendi, örendi,
erendi, Sw. ärende, Dan. ærende; perh. akin to AS. earu swift, Icel.
örr, and to L. oriri to rise, E. orient.","A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a commission; as, the servant was sent on an errand; to do an errand. Also, one's purpose in going anywhere. I have a secret errand to thee, O king. Judg. iii. 19. I will not eat till I have told mine errand. Gen. xxiv. 33. mission."
ZDL-EWO-027410,Porch,n.,Arch.,"F. porche, L. porticus, fr. porta a gate, entrance,
or passage. See Port a gate, and cf. Portico.","A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. Sometimes the porch is large enough to serve as a covered walk. See also Carriage porch, under Carriage, and Loggia. The graceless Helen in the porch I spied Of Vesta's temple. Dryden."
ZDL-EWO-035780,Tolane,n.,Chem.,From Toluene.,"A hydrocarbon, C14H10, related both to the acetylene and the aromatic series, and produced artificially as a white crystalline substance; -- called also diphenyl acetylene."
ZDL-EWO-035767,Toggle,n.,Naut.,Cf. Tug.,"A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bight or ring; a kind of button or frog capable of being readily engaged and disengaged for temporary purposes. / Two rods or plates connected by a toggle joint. Toggle iron, a harpoon with a pivoted crosspiece in a mortise near the point to prevent it from being drawn out when a whale, shark, or other animal, is harpooned.  -- Toggle joint, an elbow or knee joint, consisting of two bars so connected that they may be brought quite or nearly into a straight line, and made to produce great endwise pressure, when any force is applied to bring them into this position."
ZDL-EWO-029761,Reiterant,a.,,See Reiterate.,Reiterating. [R.] Mrs. Browning.
ZDL-EWO-008896,Decree,n.,Law,"OE. decre, F. décret, fr. L. decretum, neut.
decretus, p. p. of decernere to decide; de- + cernere to decide. See
Certain, and cf. Decreet, Decretal.","An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils."
ZDL-EWO-018465,Interrogator,n.,,L.: cf. F. interrogateur.,One who asks questions; a questioner.
ZDL-EWO-031912,Septenate,a.,Bot.,L. septeni seven each.,Having parts in sevens; heptamerous.
ZDL-EWO-003075,Bare,v. t.,,"AS.
barian. See Bare, a.","To strip off the covering of; to make bare; as, to bare the breast."
ZDL-EWO-000199,Abstrude,v. t.,,L. abstrudere. See Abstruse.,To thrust away. [Obs.] Johnson.
ZDL-EWO-027041,Plume,n.,Zoöl.,"F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. Fly, v.","An ornamental tuft of feathers. / A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large ornamental grasses. Plume bird (Zoöl.), any bird that yields ornamental plumes, especially the species of Epimarchus from New Guinea, and some of the herons and egrets, as the white heron of Florida (Ardea candidissima).  -- Plume grass. (Bot) (a) A kind of grass (Erianthus saccharoides) with the spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in swamps in the Southern United States. (b) The still finer E. Ravennæ from the Mediterranean region. The name is sometimes extended to the whole genus.  -- Plume moth (Zoöl.), any one of numerous small, slender moths, belonging to the family Pterophoridæ. Most of them have the wings deeply divided into two or more plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the grapevine.  -- Plume nutmeg (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree (Atherosperma moschata), whose numerous carpels are tipped with long plumose persistent styles."