n. [ L. acer sharp + olēre to smell. ] (Chem.) A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having lived for a relatively long (or a specified) time; not young; -- used especially of persons. Opposite of young.
Syn. -- aging, senescent, old. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as aging.
Syn. -- ripening, aging, mellowing [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. prenom. 1. in agreement; of the same mind; having the same opinion.
Syn. -- concordant, concurring(prenominal). [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. expressing agreement or consent.
Syn. -- assentient, assenting. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In an agreeing manner (to); correspondingly; agreeably. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Asparagine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. ambréine. See Amber. ] (Chem.) A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. apo- + codeine. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid, C18H19NO2, prepared from codeine. In its effects it resembles apomorphine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. aranea spider. ] (Zool.) The order of Arachnida that includes the spiders. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They have mandibles, modified as poison fangs, leglike palpi, simple eyes, abdomen without segments, and spinnerets for spinning a web. They breathe by pulmonary sacs and tracheæ in the abdomen. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. an island in the Persian Gulf; same as Bahrain.
Syn. -- Bahrain. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. an island country in the Persian Gulf.
Syn. -- Bahrain. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.
Syn. -- Bahraini. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up; -- called in the United States a checkrein. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. pr. from Be. Existing. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Being was formerly used where we now use having. “Being to go to a ball in a few days.” Miss Edgeworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In modern usage, is, are, was or were being, with a past participle following (as built, made, etc.) indicates the process toward the completed result expressed by the participle. The form is or was building, in this passive signification, is idiomatic, and, if free from ambiguity, is commonly preferable to the modern is or was being built. The last form of speech is, however, sufficiently authorized by approved writers. The older expression was is, or was, a-building or in building. [ 1913 Webster ]

A man who is being strangled. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

While the article on Burns was being written. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fresh experience is always being gained. Jowett (Thucyd. ) [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Existence, as opposed to nonexistence; state or sphere of existence. [ 1913 Webster ]

In Him we live, and move, and have our being. Acts xvii. 28. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which exists in any form, whether it be material or spiritual, actual or ideal; living existence, as distinguished from a thing without life; as, a human being; spiritual beings. [ 1913 Webster ]

What a sweet being is an honest mind ! Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

A Being of infinite benevolence and power. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Lifetime; mortal existence. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Claudius, thou
Wast follower of his fortunes in his being. Webster (1654). [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An abode; a cottage. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was a relief to dismiss them [ Sir Roger's servants ] into little beings within my manor. Steele. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Since; inasmuch as. [ Obs. or Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And being you have
Declined his means, you have increased his malice. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. See Beltane. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G., fr. bild image, likeness + stein stone. ] Same as Agalmatolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as bluing. [ PJC ]

a. Having blue veins or blue streaks. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ From physicists S. N. Bose, and Albert Einstein. ] (Physics) A law of statistical mechanics which is obeyed by a system of particles when interchange of two particles does not change the wave function. Contrasted to Fermi-Dirac statistics. See also boson. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. brésiline. See 2d Brazil. ] (Chem.) A substance, C16H14O5, extracted from brazilwood as a yellow crystalline powder which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies on exposure to the air, being oxidized to C16H12O5, to which brazilwood owes its dyeing properties. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Arch.) The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bridging joist. Same as Binding joist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. caféine. See Coffee. ] (Chem.) A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, found in coffee and tea. It is identical with the alkaloid theine from tea leaves, and with guaranine from guarana. It is responsible for most of the stimulating effect of coffee or tea. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act or art of using a canoe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. caséine, fr. L. caseur cheese. Cf. Cheese. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found in milk, and constitutes the main part of the curd separated by rennet; in the vegetable kingdom it is found more or less abundantly in the seeds of leguminous plants. Its reactions resemble those of alkali albumin. [ Written also caseine. ]

n. [ See Cincture. ] A girdle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A cincture, girdle, or belt; -- chiefly used in English as a dressmaking term. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. caeruleus sky-blue. ] (Chem.) A fast dyestuff, C20H8O6, made by heating gallein with strong sulphuric acid. It dyes mordanted fabrics green. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head; -- called also a bearing rein. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A branch rein connecting the driving rein of one horse of a span or pair with the bit of the other horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A variant of Chieftain. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, bile + &unr_; dusky. ] (Physiol.) See Bilirubin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kw`deia poppy head: cf. F. codéine. ] (Chem.) One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance, C18H21NO3, similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also codeia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) See Conine.

n. [ See Croceous. ] (Chem.) A name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure. In general they are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Curtana. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. darrein, darrain, fr. an assumed LL. deretranus; L. de + retro back, backward. ] (Law) Last; as, darrein continuance, the last continuance. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) See Dinoceras. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) See Dinornis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) See Dinosaur. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Paleon.) See Dinotherium. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. deintegrare to impair; de- + integrare to make whole. ] To disintegrate. [ Obs. ]

{ , a. Rare; excellent; costly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Depaint. ] To paint. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , v. t. Same as Darraign. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Ordain. ] Inordinate; irregular; vicious. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To drain. [ Obs. ] Congreve. [ 1913 Webster ]

imp., /wordforms> p. p. of Drench to drown. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The process or art of fixing coloring matters permanently and uniformly in the fibers of wool, cotton, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]