(pl. ) of Choragus

(pl. ) of Abaculus

(n. pl) Alt. of Antoecians

(pl. ) of Padrone

(n.) Same as Pehlevi.

(n.) Alt. of Parchesi

(n.) Jerked beef; beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind and sun.

(n. pl.) Relatives by the mother's side.

(n.) The musk shrew. See under Musk.

(pl. ) of Soprano

(n.) Same as Assagai.

(n.) Alt. of Bilimbing

(n.) The madder of the Levant.

(n.) A South American bird, of the genus Pleroglossius, allied to the toucans. There are several species.

(pl. ) of Alveolus

(n.) Alt. of Assegai

(n.) A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin.

(pl. ) of Bacchius

(pl. ) of Bacillus

(n.) The language spoken in Bengal.

(n. pl.) See Calculus.

(pl. ) of Calculus

(pl. ) of Sacculus

(n.) Boiled or stewed meat; beef boiled with vegetables in water from which its gravy is to be made; beef from which bouillon or soup has been made.

(pl. ) of Rhonchus

(n. pl.) Lapilli.

(pl. ) of Cathetus

(n. pl.) See Bronchus.

(pl. ) of Bronchus

(pl. ) of Scirrhus

(pl. ) of Acanthus

(n.) Earth or materials made into a bank after having been excavated.

(pl. ) of Colossus

(n. pl.) Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles.

(n.) A silk fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers.

(pl. ) of Urceolus

(pl. ) of Stimulus

(pl. ) of Denarius

(n.) A sportsman; esp., a native hunter.

(pl. ) of Emeritus

(n. pl.) Egyptian dancing girls, of a lower sort than the almeh.

(n.) Master; sir; -- a title of a Turkish state official and man of learning, especially one learned in the law.

(n.) An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms.

(pl. ) of Succubus

(n.) A South American stork (Euxenara maguari), having a forked tail.

(n.) A thin silk or woolen goods, for women's dresses, woven in various styles and colors.

(n. pl.) An order of freshwater fishes, including the true pikes, cyprinodonts, and blindfishes.

(pl. ) of Terminus

(pl. ) of Thalamus

(pl. ) of Timpano

(pl. ) of Meniscus

(pl. ) of Zingaro

(n.) A traveler.

(n.) A merchant; -- so called in the East because merchants were formerly the chief travelers.

(n.) A very largo East Indian freshwater fish (Osphromenus gorami), extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical countries, and highly valued as a food fish. Many unsuccessful efforts have been made to introduce it into Southern Europe.

(pl. ) of Syllabus

(pl. ) of Intaglio

(pl. ) of Modiolus

(pl. ) of Thrombus

(pl. ) of Nucellus

(pl. ) of Nauplius

(pl. ) of Nautilus

(n.) A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks; loosely, any Turk.

(pl. ) of Paxillus

(n.) Any South American monkey of the genus Brachyurus, especially B. ouakari.

() I have sinned; -- used colloquially to express confession or acknowledgment of an offense.

(pl. ) of Tympano

(n.) Same as Curare.

(n.) Same as Curare.

(n.) An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century, and later in religious writings.

(n.) A curious South American bird (Anhima, / Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres). Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied also to the chaja. See Chaja, and Screamer.