JUSTIFYJus"ti*fy, v. i.
1. (Print.)
Defn: To form an even surface or true line with something else; to fit exactly.
2. (Law)
Defn: To take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety.
JUSTINIANJus*tin"i*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the RomanJustinian.
JUSTLE Jus"tle, v. i. Etym: [Freq. of joust, just, v. i. See Joust, v. i., and cf. Jostle.]
Defn: To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; tojostle. Shak.The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall justle one againstanother in the broad ways. Nahum ii. 4.
JUSTLEJus"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Justled; p. pr. & vb. n. Justling.]
Defn: To push; to drive; to force by running against; to jostle.We justled one another out, and disputed the post for a great while.Addison.
JUSTLEJus"tle, n.
Defn: An encounter or shock; a jostle.
JUSTLYJust"ly, adv. Etym: [From Just, a.]
Defn: In a just manner; in conformity to law, justice, or propriety; by right; honestly; fairly; accurately. "In equal balance justly weighed." Shak. Nothing can justly be despised that can not justly be blamed: where there is no choice there can be no blame. South.
JUSTNESSJust"ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety, accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness; fairness; equity; as, justness of proportions; the justness of a description or representation; the justness of a cause. In value the satisfaction I had in seeing it represented with all the justness and gracefulness of action. Dryden.
Note: Justness is properly applied to things, and justice to persons; but the distinction is not always observed.
Syn. — Accuracy; exactness; correctness; propriety; fitness; reasonableness; equity; uprightness; justice.
JUT Jut, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jutted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jutting.] Etym: [A corruption of jet.]
1. To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building. "In jutting rock and curved shore." Wordsworth. It seems to jut out of the structure of the poem. Sir T. Browne.
2. To butt. [Obs.] "The jutting steer." Mason.
JUTJut, n.
1. That which projects or juts; a projection.
2. A shove; a push. [Obs.] Udall.
JUTE Jute, n. Etym: [Hind. j, Skr. j matted hair; cf. ja matted hair, fibrous roots.]
Defn: The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian Corchorus olitorius, and C. capsularis; also, the plant itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth, cordage, hangings, paper, etc.
JUTESJutes, n. pl. sing. Jute. (Ethnol.)
Defn: Jutlanders; one of the Low German tribes, a portion of which settled in Kent, England, in the 5th century.
JUTLANDERJut"land*er, n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Jutland in Denmark.
JUTLANDISHJut"land*ish, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Jutland, or to the people of Jutland.
JUTTINGJut"ting, a.
Defn: Projecting, as corbels, cornices, etc.— Jut"ting*ly, adv.
JUTTYJut"ty, n. Etym: [See Jetty, Jut, Jet.]
Defn: A projection in a building; also, a pier or mole; a jetty.Shak.
JUTTYJut"ty, v. t. & i.
Defn: To project beyond. [Obs.] Shak.
JUVENAL Ju"ve*nal, n. Etym: [L. juvenalis youthful, juvenile, fr. juvenis young.]
Defn: A youth. [Obs.] Shak.
JUVENESCENCEJu`ve*nes"cence, n.
Defn: A growing young.
JUVENESCENT Ju`ve*nes"cent, a. Etym: [L. juvenescens, p. pr. of juvenescere to grow young again, from juvenis young.]
Defn: Growing or becoming young.
JUVENILE Ju"ve*nile, a. Etym: [L. juvenilis, from juvenis young; akin to E. young: cf. F. juvénile, juvénil. See Young.]
1. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. "A juvenile exercitation." Glanvill.
2. Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.
Syn.— Puerile; boyish; childish. See Youthful.
JUVENILEJu"ve*nile, n.
Defn: A young person or youth; — used sportively or familiarly. C.Bronté.
JUVENILENESSJu"ve*nile*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being juvenile; juvenility.
JUVENILITY Ju`ve*nil"i*ty, n.; pl. Juvenilities. Etym: [L. juvenilitas: cf. F. juvénilité.]
1. Youthfulness; adolescence. Glanvill.
2. The manners or character of youth; immaturity. Glanvill.
JUVIAJu"vi*a, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A Brazilian name for the lofty myrtaceous tree (Bertholetia excelsa) which produces the large seeds known as Brazil nuts.
JUWANSAJu*wan"sa, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The camel's thorn. See under Camel.
JUWISEJu*wise", n. [Obs.]
Defn: Same as Juise. Chaucer.
JUXTAPOSEJux`ta*pose", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Juxtaposit, Pose.]
Defn: To place in juxtaposition. Huxley.
JUXTAPOSITJux`ta*pos"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Juxtaposited; p. pr. & vb. n.Juxtapositing.] Etym: [L. juxta near + positus, p. p. of ponere toput.]
Defn: To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose.Derham.
JUXTAPOSITION Jux`ta*po*si"tion, n. Etym: [L. juxta near + positio position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See Just, v. i., and Position.]
Defn: A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side byside; as, a juxtaposition of words.Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition. Glanvill.Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity. Hare.
JYMOLDJym"old (jim"old), a. [Obs.]
Defn: See Gimmal.
Defn: (K is from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early period of the language. It came into the Latin from the Greek, which received it from a Phoenician source, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian,. Etymologically K is most nearly related to c, g, h (which see).
Note: In many words of one syllable k is used after c, as in crack, check, deck, being necessary to exhibit a correct pronunciation in the derivatives, cracked, checked, decked, cracking; since without it, c, before the vowels e and i, would be sounded like s. Formerly, k was added to c in certain words of Latin origin, as in musick, publick, republick; but now it is omitted.
Note: See Guide to Pronunciation , §§ 240, 178, 179, 185.
KAAMAKaa"ma, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The hartbeest.
KABALAKab"a*la, n.
Defn: See Cabala.
KABASSOUKa*bas"sou, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Cabassou.
KABOBKa*bob", n. & v. t.
Defn: See Cabob, n. & v. t.
KABOOKKa*book", n. (min.)
Defn: A clay ironstone found in Ceylon.
KABYLEKa*byle", n. Etym: [Ar. qabila.] (Ethnol.)
Defn: A Berber, as in Algiers or Tunis. See Berber.
KADDERKad"der, n. Etym: [Cf. Caddow.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The jackdaw.
KADI; KADIASTERKa"di, Ka`di*as"ter, n.
Defn: A Turkish judge. See Cadi.
KAFALKa*fal", n. (Bot.)
Defn: The Arabian name of two trees of the genus Balsamodendron, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.
KAFFIR; KAFIR Kaf"fir, Ka"fir, n. Etym: [Ar. k infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; — a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. Giaour.] (Ethnol.) (a) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. (b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [Spelt also Caffre.] Kaffir corn (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet.
KAFFLEKaf"fle, n.
Defn: See Coffle.
KAFILAHKa"fi*lah, n.
Defn: See Cafila.
KAFTANKaf"tan, n & v.
Defn: See Caftan.
KAGEKage, n.
Defn: A chantry chapel inclosed with lattice or screen work.
KAGUKa"gu, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus), native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler beneath, and the feathers of the wings and tail are handsomely barred with brown, black, and gray. It is allied to the sun bittern.
KAGUANKa`gu*an", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The colugo.
KAHANIKa"ha"ni, n.
Defn: A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant.
KAHAUKa*hau", n. Etym: [Native name, from its cry.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A long-nosed monkey (Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo. The general color of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts, shoulders, and sides of the head, golden yellow, and the top of the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also proboscis monkey. [Written also kaha.]
KAILKail, n.
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A kind of headless cabbage. Same as Kale, 1.
2. Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables. [OE. or Scot.]
3. A broth made with kail or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a dinner. [Scot.] Kail yard, a kitchen garden. [Scot.]
KAIMACAMKai`ma*cam", n.
Defn: Same as Caimacam.
KAINKain, n. (Scots Law)
Defn: Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord. Wharton (Law Dict.).
KAINITKai"nit, n. Etym: [Trade name, fr. kainite.]
Defn: Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers.
KAINITEKai"nite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.
KAINOZOICKai`no*zo"ic, a.
Defn: See Cenozoic.
KAIQUEKa*ique", n. (Naut.)
Defn: See Caique.
KAIRINEKai"rine, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A pale buff or white crystalline alkaloid derived from quinoline, and used as an antipyretic in medicine.
KAIROLINEKai`ro*line, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An organic base obtained from quinoline. It is used as a febrifuge, and resembles kairine.
KAISERKai"ser, n. Etym: [Gr., fr. L. Caesar. Cf. Kesar, and Czar.]
Defn: The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871.
KAKAKa"ka, n. Etym: [Maori kaka a parrot; — so named from its note.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot (Nestor meridionalis).
Note: The mountain kaka, or kea (N. notabilis), is remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes doing great damage. Night kaka. (Zoöl.) The kakapo.
KAKAPOKa`ka*po", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A singular nocturnal parrot (Strigops habroptilus), native of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is active at night. It resembles an owl in its colors and general appearance. It has large wings, but can fly only a short distance. Called also owl parrot, night parrot, and night kaka.
KAKARALLIKak`a*ral"li, n.
Defn: A kind of wood common in Demerara, durable in salt water, because not subject to the depredations of the sea worm and barnacle.
KAKISTOCRACYKak`is*toc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Government by the worst men.
KAKOXENEKa*kox"ene, n.
Defn: See Cacoxene.
KALANKa*lan", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The sea otter.
KALASIEKa`la*sie", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A long-tailed monkey of Borneo (Semnopithecus rubicundus). It has a tuft of long hair on the head.
KALEKale, n. Etym: [Scot. kale, kail, cale, colewort, Gael. cael; akin toIr. cal, W. cawl, Armor. kaol. See Cole.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species. [Written also kail, and cale.]
2. See Kail, 2. Sea kale (Bot.), a European cruciferous herb (Crambe maritima), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage.
KALEEGEKa*leege", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of several species of large, crested, Asiatic pheasants, belonging to the genus Euplocamus, and allied to the firebacks.
KALEIDOPHON; KALEIDOPHONEKa*lei"do*phon, Ka*lei"do*phone, Etym: [Gr. (Physics.)
Defn: An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations.
KALEIDOSCOPEKa*lei"do*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]
Defn: An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design. Shifting like the fragments of colored glass in the kaleidoscope. G. W. Cable.
KALEIDOSCOPIC; KALEIDOSCOPICALKa*lei`do*scop"ic, Ka*lei`do*scop"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a kaleidoscope; variegated.
KALENDARKal"en*dar, n.
Defn: See Calendar.
KALENDARIALKal`en*da"ri*al, a.
Defn: See Calendarial.
KALENDERKal"en*der, n.
Defn: See 3d Calender.
KALENDSKal"ends, n.
Defn: Same as Calends.
KALIKa"li, n. Etym: [Skr. kali.] (Hind. Cosmog.)
Defn: The last and worst of the four ages of the world; — considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000 years.
KALIKa"li, n. Etym: [Skr. kali.] (Hind. Myth.)
Defn: The black, destroying goddess; — called also Doorga, AnnaPurna.
KALIKa"li, n. Etym: [Ar. qali. See Alkali.] (Bot.)
Defn: The glasswort (Salsola Kali).
KALIFKa"lif, n.
Defn: See Caliph.
KALIFORMKa"li*form, a. Etym: [Kali + -form.]
Defn: Formed like kali, or glasswort.
KALIGENOUSKa*lig"e*nous, a. Etym: [Kali + -genous. See Alkali.]
Defn: Forming alkalies with oxygen, as some metals.
KALIUMKa"li*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Kali.] (Chem.)
Defn: Potassium; — so called by the German chemists.
KALKIKal"ki, n. Etym: [Skr.]
Defn: The name of Vishnu in his tenth and last avatar. Whitworth.
KALMIA Kal"mi*a, n. Etym: [NL. Named in honor of Peter Kalm, a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also mountain laurel, ivy bush, lamb kill, calico bush, etc.
KALMUCKKal"muck, n.
1. pl. (Ethnol.)
Defn: See Calmucks.
2. A kind of shaggy cloth, resembling bearskin.
3. A coarse, dyed, cotton cloth, made in Prussia.
KALONGKa*long", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A fruit bat, esp. the Indian edible fruit bat (Pteropus edulis).
KALOYERKa*loy"er, n.
Defn: See Caloyer.
KALPAKal"pa, n. Etym: [Skr.] (Hind. Myth.)
Defn: One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years. At the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated.
KALSOMINEKal"so*mine, n. & v. t.
Defn: Same as Calcimine.
KAMKam, a. Etym: [From Celtic; cf. Gael., Ir., & W. cam. Cf. Jamb, n.]
Defn: Crooked; awry. [Obs.] "This is clean kam." Shak.
KAMAKa"ma, n. Etym: [Skr. kama love, the god of love.]
Defn: The Hindoo Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth, with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.
KAMALAKa*ma"la, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree (Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm. [Written also kameela.]
KAMEKame, n.
Defn: A low ridge. [Scot.] See Eschar.
KAMIKa"mi, n. pl. Etym: [Japanese.]
Defn: A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado.
KAMICHIKa"mi*chi, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A curious South American bird (Anhima, or 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.
KAMPTULICONKamp*tu"li*con, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta- percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
KAMPYLITEKam"py*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal prisms of a fine orange yellow. [Written also campylite.]
KAMSIN; KHAMSIN Kam*sin", Kham*sin", n. Etym: [Ar. khamsin, fr. khamsun, oblique case khamsin, fifty; — so called because it blows for about fifty days, from April till June.]
Defn: A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara.[Written also Khamseen.]
KAMTSCHADALESKam"tscha*dales, n. pl. (Ethnol.)
Defn: An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part ofKamtschatka.
KANKan, v. t.
Defn: To know; to ken. [Obs.] See Ken.
KANKan, n.
Defn: See Khan.
KANACKA; KANAKAKa*nack"a, Ka*na"ka, n. Etym: [Native name, prop., a man.]
Defn: A native of the Sandwich Islands.
KANCHILKan"chil, n. Etym: [Malay canchil.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, esp. T. pygmæus, or T. kanchil, inhabiting Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility and cunning.
KANDKand, n. (Mining)
Defn: Fluor spar; — so called by Cornish miners.
KANGAROOKan"ga*roo", n. Etym: [Said to be the native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidæ. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts. See Wallaby.
Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian plantSolanum aviculare.— Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass(Anthistiria australis).— Kangaroo hare (Zoöl.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under Jerboa.— Kangaroo mouse. (Zoöl.) See Jumping mouse, under Jumping.— Kangaroo rat (Zoöl.), the potoroo.
KANSASKan"sas, n. pl. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory.
KANTIANKant"i*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher; conformed or relating to any or all of the philosophical doctrines of Immanuel Kant.
KANTIANKant"i*an, n.
Defn: A follower of Kant; a Kantist.
KANTIANISM; KANTISMKant"i*an*ism, Kant"ism, n.
Defn: The doctrine or theory of Kant; the Kantian philosophy.
KANTISTKant"ist n.
Defn: A disciple or follower of Kant.
KANTTRYKant"try, n.
Defn: Same as Cantred.
KAOLIN; KAOLINEKa"o*lin, Ka"o*line, n. Etym: [Chin. kao-ling.] (Min.)
Defn: A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain; China clay; porcelain clay. It is chiefly derived from the decomposition of common feldspar.
Note: The name is now applied to all porcelain clays which endure the fire without discoloration.
KAOLINIZATIONKa`o*lin`i*za"tion, n.
Defn: The process by which feldspar is changed into kaolin.
KAOLINIZEKa"o*lin*ize, v. t.
Defn: To convert into kaolin.
KAPELLEKa*pel"le, n. Etym: [G.] (Mus.)
Defn: A chapel; hence, the choir or orchestra of a prince's chapel; now, a musical establishment, usually orchestral. Grove.
KAPELLMEISTERKa*pell"meis`ter, n. Etym: [G.] (Mus.)
Defn: See Capellmeister.
KAPIAKa"pi*a, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Min.)
Defn: The fossil resin of the kauri tree of New Zealand.
KAPNOMARKap"no*mar, n. Chem.
Defn: ) See Capnomor.
KAPOKKa*pok", n. [Prob. fr. the native name.] (Bot.)
Defn: A silky wool derived from the seeds of Ceiba pentandra (syn.Eriodendron anfractuosum), a bombaceous tree of the East and WestIndies.
KARAGANEKar"a*gane, n. Etym: [Russ. karagan'] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of gray fox found in Russia.
KARAISMKa"ra*ism, n.
Defn: Doctrines of the Karaites.
KARAITEKa"ra*ite, n. Etym: [Heb.qara to read.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A sect of Jews who adhere closely to the letter of the Scriptures, rejecting the oral law, and allowing the Talmud no binding authority; — opposed to the Rabbinists.
KARAKUL Ka`ra*kul", n. [Russ. karakul' curly fleece of Bokhara and Khiva sheep.]
Defn: Astrakhan, esp. in fine grades. Cf. Caracul.
KARATASKa*ra"tas, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A West Indian plant of the Pineapple family (NidulariumKaratas).
KARMAKar"ma, n. Etym: [Skr.] (Buddhism)
Defn: One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect; the theory of inevitable consequence.
KARMATHIANKar*ma"thi*an, n.
Defn: One of a Mohammedan sect founded in the ninth century byKarmat.
KARNKarn, n. Etym: [Cornish. Cf. Cairn.] (Mining)
Defn: A pile of rocks; sometimes, the solid rock. See Cairn.
KAROBKa"rob, n. Etym: [Cf. Carat.]
Defn: The twenty-fourth part of a grain; — a weight used by goldsmiths. Crabb.
KAROSSKa*ross", n. [Native name.]
Defn: A native garment or rug of skin sewed together in the form of a square. [South Africa]
The wants of a native . . . are confined to a kaross (skin cloak) or some pieces of cotton cloth. James Bryce.
KARPHOLITEKar"pho*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite: cf. F. carpholithe.] (Min.)
Defn: A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color.It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese.
KARROOKar*roo", n.; pl. Karroos (.
Defn: One of the dry table-lands of South Africa, which often rise terracelike to considerable elevations. [Also karoo.] The Great Karroo, or The Karroo, a vast plateau, in Cape Colony, stretching through five degrees of longitude, at an elevation of about 3,000 feet.
KARSTENITEKar"sten*ite, n.
Defn: Same as Anhydrite.
KARVELKar"vel, n. [Obs.]
Defn: See Carvel, and Caravel.
KARYOKINESISKar"y*o*ki*ne`sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: The indirect division of cells in which, prior to division of the cell protoplasm, complicated changes take place in the nucleus, attended with movement of the nuclear fibrils; — opposed to karyostenosis. The nucleus becomes enlarged and convoluted, and finally the threads are separated into two groups which ultimately become disconnected and constitute the daughter nuclei. Called also mitosis. See Cell development, under Cell.
KARYOKINETICKar`y*o*ki*net"ic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to karyokinesis; as, karyokinetic changes of cell division.
KARYOMITONKar`y*om"i*ton, n. Etym: [NL., Gr. ( (Biol.)
Defn: The reticular network of fine fibers, of which the nucleus of a cell is in part composed; — in opposition to kytomiton, or the network in the body of the cell. W. Flemming.
KARYOPLASMAKar`y*o*plas"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. a num + (Biol.)
Defn: The protoplasmic substance of the nucleus of a cell: nucleoplasm; — in opposition to kytoplasma, the protoplasm of the cell.
KARYOSTENOSISKar`y*o*ste*no"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Direct cell division (in which there is first a simple division of the nucleus, without any changes in its structure, followed by division of the protoplasm of the karyostenotic mode of nuclear division.
KARYOSTENOTICKar`y*o*ste*not"ic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or connected with, karyostenosis; as, the karyostenotic mode of nuclear division.
KASACKKa*sack", n. (Ethnol.)
Defn: Same as Cossack.
KATKat, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An Arabian shrub Catha edulis) the leaves of which are used as tea by the Arabs.
KATABOLICKat`a*bol"ic, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to katabolism; as, katabolic processes, which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing complexity and increasing stability.
KATABOLISMKa*tab"o*lism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Defn: Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; — opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation.
KATASTATEKat"a*state, n. Etym: [Gr. (
Defn: (Physiol.) A substance formed by a katabolic process; — opposed to anastate. See Katabolic.
KATEKate, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The brambling finch.
KATHETALKath"e*tal, a. Etym: [Gr. Cathetus.] (Math.)
Defn: Making a right angle; perpendicular, as two lines or two sides of a triangle, which include a right angle.
KATHETOMETERKath`e*tom"e*ter, n.
Defn: Same as Cathetometer.
KATTIMUNDOOKat`ti*mun"doo, n.
Defn: A caoutchouc like substance obtained from the milky juice of the East Indian Euphorbia Kattimundoo. It is used as a cement.
KATYDIDKa"ty*did`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus concavus) of the family Locustidæ, common in the United States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination Katy-did, whence the name.
KAURIKa"u*ri, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Bot.)
Defn: A lofty coniferous tree of New Zealand Agathis, or Dammara, australis), furnishing valuable timber and yielding one kind of dammar resin. [Written also kaudi, cowdie, and cowrie.]
KAURI RESIN; KAURI GUM; KAURI COPALKauri resin, gum, or copal.
Defn: A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.
KAVAKa"va, n. Etym: [Polynesian.] (Bot.)
Defn: A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, fromthe root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by thePolynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself.[Written also kawa, kava, and ava.]
KAVASSKa*vass", n.; pl. Kavasses Etym: [Turk. kavvas]
Defn: An armed constable; also, a government servant or courier.[Turkey]
KAWKaw, v. i. & n.
Defn: See Caw.
KAWAKAKa*wa"ka, n. (Bot.)
Defn: a New Zealand tree, the Cypress cedar (Libocedrus Doniana), having a valuable, fine-grained, reddish wood.
KAWNKawn, n.
Defn: A inn. [Turkey] See Khan.
KAYAKKay"ak, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A light canoe, made of skins stretched over a frame, and usually capable of carrying but one person, who sits amidships and uses a double-bladed paddle. It is peculiar to the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes.
KAYAKERKay"ak*er, n.
Defn: One who uses a kayak.
KAYKOKay"ko, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The dog salmon.
KAYLESKayles, n. pl. Etym: [Akin to Dan. kegle, Sw. kegla, D. & G. kegel,OHG. kegil, whence F. quille.]
Defn: A game; ninepins. [Prov Eng.] Carew.
KAYNARDKay"nard, n. Etym: [F. cagnard.]
Defn: A lazy or cowardly person; a rascal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
KAZOOKa*zoo", n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
Defn: A kind of toy or rude musical instrument, as a tube inside of which is a stretched string made to vibrate by singing or humming into the tube.
KEAKe"a (ka"a; colloq. ke"a), n. [Maori.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large New Zealand parrot (Nestor notabilis), notorious for having acquired the habit of killing sheep; — called also mountain parrot.
KECKKeck, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kecked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kecking.] Etym:[Cf. dial. G. köcken, köken.]
Defn: To heave or to retch, as in an effort to vomit. [R.] Swift.
KECKKeck, n.
Defn: An effort to vomit; queasiness. [R.]
KECKLEKec"kle, v. i. & n.
Defn: See Keck, v. i. & n.
KECKLEKec"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Keckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Keckling.](Naut.)
Defn: To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice. Totten.
KECKLINGKec"kling, n.
Defn: Old rope or iron chains wound around a cable. See Keckle, v. t.
KECKLISHKec"klish, a. Etym: [From keck, keckle.]
Defn: Inclined to vomit; squeamish. [R.] Holland.
KECKSYKeck"sy, n.; pl. Kecksies (-sîz). Etym: [Properly pl. of kex. SeeKex.] (Bot.)
Defn: The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cowparsnip or the hemlock. [Written also kex, and in pl., kecks, kaxes.]Nothing teems But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs.Shak.
KECKYKeck"y, a.
Defn: Resembling a kecksy. Grew.
KEDDAHKed"dah, n. [Malay kedah, fr. Ar. qadah hole.]
Defn: An inclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants; an elephant trap. [India]
KEDGE Kedge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kedged; p. pr. & vb. n. Kedging.] Etym: [Cf. dial. Sw. keka to tug, to drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. ked, and kedge, n., for ked anchor, named from the ked or cask fastened to the anchor to show where it lies.] (Naut.)
Defn: To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
KEDGEKedge, n. Etym: [See Kedge, v. t.] (Naut.)
Defn: A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed witch. See Kedge, v. t., and Anchor, n.
KEDGERKedg"er n. (Naut.)
Defn: A small anchor; a kedge.
KEDLOCK Ked"lock, n. Etym: [Cf. dial. G.köddik, küdik, kettich, keek, Dan. kidike, E. charlock, and AS. cedelc the herb mercury.] (Bot.)
Defn: See Charlock.
KEEKee, n. pl. of Cow. Etym: [AS. c, pl. of c cow. See Kine.]
Defn: See Kie, Ky, and Kine. [Prov. Eng.] Gay.
KEECHKeech, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. keech a cake.]
Defn: A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher. [Obs.] Shak.
KEELKeel, v. t. & i. Etym: [AS. c to cool, fr. c cool. See Cool.]
Defn: To cool; to akin or stir [Obs.]While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. Shak.
KEELKeel, n.
Defn: A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.
KEEL Keel, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. ceól ship; akin to D. & G. kiel keel, OHG. chiol ship, Icel. kj, and perh. to Gr. gla ball, round water vessel. But the meaning of the English word seems to come from Icel. kjölr keel, akin to Sw. köl, Dan. kjöl.]
1. (Shipbuilding)
Defn: A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See Illust. of Keelson.
2. Fig.: The whole ship.
3. A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twentyone tons, four cwt. [Eng.]
4. (Bot.)
Defn: The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina.
5. (Nat. Hist.)
Defn: A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface. Bilge keel (Naut.), a keel peculiar to ironclad vessels, extending only a portion of the length of the vessel under the bilges. Ham. Nav. Encyc. — False keel. See under False. — Keel boat. (a) A covered freight boat, with a keel, but no sails, used on Western rivers. [U. S.] (b) A low, flat-bottomed freight boat. See Keel, n., 3. — Keel piece, one of the timbers or sections of which a keel is composed. On even keel, in a level or horizontal position, so that the draught of water at the stern and the bow is the same. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
KEELKeel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Keeled; p. pr. & vb. n. Keeling.]
1. To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
2. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom. To keel over, to upset; to capsize. [Colloq.]
KEELAGEKeel"age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. guillage, fr. guille keel; of German orScand origin. See 3d Keel.]
Defn: The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll. Bouvier. Wharton.
KEELEDKeeled, a.
1. (Bot.)
Defn: Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale.
KEELERKeel"er, n. Etym: [See 3d Keel.]
1. One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; — called also keelman.
2. A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc.
KEELFATKeel"fat`, n. Etym: [Keel to cool + fat a large tub, a vat.](Brewing)
Defn: A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc. [Written also keelvat.]Johnson.
KEELHAULKeel"haul`, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Keelhauled; p. pr. & vb. n.Keelhauling.] Etym: [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D. kielhalen, G.kielholen. ] [Written also keelhale.] (Naut.)
Defn: To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies. Totten.
KEELINGKee"ling, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. keila, Sw. kolja, Dan. kulle.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A cod.
KEELIVINEKee"li*vine, n. Etym: [Cf. Gael. cil ruddle.]
Defn: A pencil of black or red lead; — called also keelyvine pen.[Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
KEELMANKeel"man, n.; pl. -men (.
Defn: See Keeler,
1.
KEELRAKEKeel"rake`, v. t. (Naut.)
Defn: Same as Keelhaul.
KEELSKeels, n. pl.
Defn: Ninepins. See Kayles.
KEELSON Keel"son, n. Etym: [Akin to Sw. kölsvin, Dan. kjölsviin, G. kielschwein; apparently compounded of the words keel and swine; but cf. Norweg. kjölsvill, where svill is akin to E. sill, n. ] (Shipbuilding)
Defn: A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship. Cross keelson, a similar structure lying athwart the main keelson, to support the engines and boilers.
KEELVATKeel"vat`, n.
Defn: See Keelfat.
KEENKeen, a. [Compar. Keener; superl. Keenest.] Etym: [OE. kene sharp,bold, AS.c bold; akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. kühn, OSw. kyn, kön,Icel. kænn, for koenn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to be able.
1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razorwith a keen edge.A bow he bare and arwes [arrows] bright and kene. Chaucer.That my keen knife see not the wound it makes. Shak.
2. Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features. To make our wits more keen. Shak. Before the keen inquiry of her thought. Cowper.
3. Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm. Good father cardinal, cry thou amen To my keen curses. Shak.
4. Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; — applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen. Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes. Goldsmith.
5. Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. "Of full kene will." Piers Plowman. So keen and greedy to confound a man. Shak.
Note: Keen is often used in the composition of words, most of which are of obvious signification; as, keen-edged, keen-eyed, keen- sighted, keen-witted, etc.
Syn. — Prompt; eager; ardent; sharp; acute; cutting; penetrating; biting; severe; sarcastic; satirical; piercing; shrewd.
KEENKeen, v. t.
Defn: To sharpen; to make cold. [R.]Cold winter keens the brightening flood. Thomson.
KEENKeen, n. Etym: [Ir. caoine.]
Defn: A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach. [Ireland]Froude.
KEENKeen, v. i.
Defn: To wail as a keener does. [Ireland]
KEENERKeen"er, n.
Defn: A professional mourner who wails at a funeral. [Ireland]
KEENLYKeen"ly, adv.
Defn: In a keen manner.
KEENNESSKeen"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being keen.
KEEP Keep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kept; p. pr. & vb. n. Keeping.] Etym: [OE. k, AS.c to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.]
1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] I kepe not of armes for to yelp [boast]. Chaucer.
2. To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose; to retain; to detain. If we lose the field, We can not keep the town. Shak. That I may know what keeps me here with you. Dryden. If we would weigh and keep in our minds what we are considering, that would instruct us. Locke.
3. To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or tenor. His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal. Milton. Keep a stiff rein, and move but gently on. Addison.
Note: In this sense it is often used with prepositions and adverbs, as to keep away, to keep down, to keep from, to keep in, out, or off, etc. "To keep off impertinence and solicitation from his superior." Addison.
4. To have in custody; to have in some place for preservation; to take charge of. The crown of Stephanus, first king of Hungary, was always kept in the castle of Vicegrade. Knolles.
5. To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard. Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee. Gen. xxviii. 15.
6. To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret. Great are thy virtues . . . though kept from man. Milton.
7. To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend. And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it. Gen. ii. 15. In her girlish age, she kept sheep on the moor. Carew.
8. To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to keep books, a journal, etc. ; also, to enter (as accounts, records, etc. ) in a book.
9. To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store. Like a pedant that keeps a school. Shak. Every one of them kept house by himself. Hayward.
10. To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders.
11. To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc. I keep but three men and a boy. Shak.
12. To have habitually in stock for sale.
13. To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession. Both day and night did we keep company. Shak. Within this portal as I kept my watch. Smollett.
14. To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to neglect; to be faithful to. I have kept the faith. 2 Tim. iv. 7. Him whom to love is to obey, and keep His great command. Milton.
15. To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as, to keep one's house, room, bed, etc. ; hence, to haunt; to frequent. Shak. 'Tis hallowed ground; Fairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it keep. J. Fletcher.
16. To observe duty, as a festival, etc. ; to celebrate; to solemnize; as, to keep a feast. I went with them to the house of God . . . with a multitude that kept holyday. Ps. xlii. 4. To keep at arm's length. See under Arm, n. — To keep back. (a) To reserve; to withhold. "I will keep nothing back from you." Jer. xlii. 4. (b) To restrain; to hold back. "Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins." Ps. xix. 13. — To keep company with. (a) To frequent the society of; to associate with; as, let youth keep company with the wise and good. (b) To accompany; to go with; as, to keep company with one on a voyage; also, to pay court to, or accept attentions from, with a view to marriage. [Colloq.] — To keep counsel. See under Counsel, n. — To keep down. (a) To hold in subjection; to restrain; to hinder. (b) (Fine Arts) To subdue in tint or tone, as a portion of a picture, so that the spectator's attention may not be diverted from the more important parts of the work. — To keep good (or bad) hours, to be customarily early (or late) in returning home or in retiring to rest. — To keep house. (a) To occupy a separate house or establishment, as with one's family, as distinguished from boarding; to manage domestic affairs. (b) (Eng. Bankrupt Law) To seclude one's self in one's house in order to evade the demands of creditors. — To keep one's hand in, to keep in practice. — To keep open house, to be hospitable. — To keep the peace (Law), to avoid or to prevent a breach of the peace. — To keep school, to govern, manage and instruct or teach a school, as a preceptor. — To keep a stiff upper lip, to keep up one's courage. [Slang] — To keep term. (a) (Eng. Universities) To reside during a term. (b) (Inns of Court) To eat a sufficient number of dinners in hall to make the term count for the purpose of being called to the bar. [Eng.] Mozley & W. — To keep touch. See under Touch, n. — To keep under, to hold in subjection; hence, to oppress. — To keep up. (a) To maintain; to prevent from falling or diminution; as, to keep up the price of goods; to keep up one's credit. (b) To maintain; to continue; to prevent from ceasing. "In joy, that which keeps up the action is the desire to continue it." Locke.
Syn. — To retain; detain; reserve; preserve; hold; restrain; maintain; sustain; support; withhold. — To Keep. Retain, Preserve. Keep is the generic term, and is often used where retain or preserve would too much restrict the meaning; as, to keep silence, etc. Retain denotes that we keep or hold things, as against influences which might deprive us of them, or reasons which might lead us to give them up; as, to retain vivacity in old age; to retain counsel in a lawsuit; to retain one's servant after a reverse of fortune. Preserve denotes that we keep a thing against agencies which might lead to its being destroyed or broken in upon; as, to preserve one's health; to preserve appearances.
KEEPKeep, v. i.
1. To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.
2. To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired. If the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it makes will not keep. Mortimer.
3. To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell. [Now disused except locally or colloquially.] Knock at his study, where, they say, he keeps. Shak.
4. To take care; to be solicitous; to watch. [Obs.] Keep that the lusts choke not the word of God that is in us. Tyndale.
5. To be in session; as, school keeps to-day. [Colloq.] To keep from, to abstain or refrain from. — To keep in with, to keep on good terms with; as, to keep in with an opponent. — To keep on, to go forward; to proceed; to continue to advance. — To keep to, to adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from; as, to keep to old customs; to keep to a rule; to keep to one's word or promise. — To keep up, to remain unsubdued; also, not to be confined to one's bed.
KEEPKeep, n.
1. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge. Chaucer. Pan, thou god of shepherds all, Which of our tender lambkins takest keep. Spenser.
2. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep.
3. The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance; support; as, the keep of a horse. Grass equal to the keep of seven cows. Carlyle. I performed some services to the college in return for my keep. T. Hughes.
4. That which keeps or protects; a stronghold; a fortress; a castle; specifically, the strongest and securest part of a castle, often used as a place of residence by the lord of the castle, especially during a siege; the donjon. See Illust. of Castle. The prison strong, Within whose keep the captive knights were laid. Dryden. The lower chambers of those gloomy keeps. Hallam. I think . . . the keep, or principal part of a castle, was so called because the lord and his domestic circle kept, abode, or lived there. M. A. Lower.
5. That which is kept in charge; a charge. [Obs.] Often he used of his keep A sacrifice to bring. Spenser.
6. (Mach.)
Defn: A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in place. To take keep, to take care; to heed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
KEEPERKeep"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which, holds or has possession of anything.
2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.
3. One who has the care, custody, or superintendence of anything; as, the keeper of a park, a pound, of sheep, of a gate, etc. ; the keeper of attached property; hence, one who saves from harm; a defender; a preserver. The Lord is thy keeper. Ps. cxxi. 6.
4. One who remains or keeps in a place or position. Discreet; chaste; keepers at home. Titus ii. 5.
5. A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap.
6. A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper. Downing. Keeper of the forest (O. Eng. Law), an officer who had the principal government of all things relating to the forest. — Keeper of the great seal, a high officer of state, who has custody of the great seal. The office is now united with that of lord chancellor. [Eng.] — Keeper of the King's conscience, the lord chancellor; — a name given when the chancellor was an ecclesiastic. [Eng.] — Keeper of the privy seal (styled also lord privy seal), a high officer of state, through whose hands pass all charters, pardons, etc., before they come to the great seal. He is a privy councillor, and was formerly called clerk of the privy seal. [Eng.] - - Keeper of a magnet, a piece of iron which connects the two poles, for the purpose of keeping the magnetic power undiminished; an armature.
KEEPERSHIPKeep"er*ship, n.
Defn: The office or position of a keeper. Carew.
KEEPINGKeep"ing, n.
1. A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation. His happiness is in his own keeping. South.
2. Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping. The work of many hands, which earns my keeping. Milton.
3. Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other.
4. (Paint.)
Defn: Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping. Keeping room, a family sitting room. [New Eng. & Prov. Eng.]
Syn.— Care; guardianship; custody; possession.
KEEPSAKEKeep"sake`, n.
Defn: Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship.
KEESHKeesh, n.
Defn: See Kish.
KEEVEKeeve, n. Etym: [AS. c, fr. L. cupa a tub, cask; also, F. cuve. Cf.Kive, Coop.]
1. (Brewing)
Defn: A vat or tub in which the mash is made; a mash tub. Ure.
2. (Bleaching)
Defn: A bleaching vat; a kier.
3. (Mining)
Defn: A large vat used in dressing ores.
KEEVEKeeve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Keeved; p. pr. & vb. n. Keeving.]
1. To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.
2. To heave; to tilt, as a cart. [Prov. Eng.]
KEEVERKeev"er, n.
Defn: See Keeve, n.
KEFFE-KILKef"fe-kil, n. (Min.)
Defn: See Kiefekil.
KEFIRKef"ir, n.
Defn: An effervescent liquor like kumiss, made from fermented milk, used as a food and as a medicine in the northern Caucasus. — Ke*fir"ic (#), a.
KEFIR GRAINSKefir grains.
Defn: Small hard yellowish aggregations found in the Caucasus region, and containing various yeasts and bacteria. They are used as a ferment in preparing kefir.
KEGKeg, n. Etym: [Earlier cag, Icel. kaggi; akin to Sw. kagge.]
Defn: A small cask or barrel.
KEILHAUITEKeil"hauite, n. (Min.)
Defn: A mineral of a brownish black color, related to titanite in form. It consists chiefly of silica, titanium dioxide, lime, and yttria.
KEIRKeir, n.
Defn: See Kier.
KEITLOAKeit*lo"a, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros (Atelodus keitloa). It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one, or even longer.
KELDKeld, a. Etym: [Cf. Cavl.]
Defn: Having a kell or covering; webbed. [Obs.] Drayton.
KELEKele, v. t. Etym: [See Keel to cool.]
Defn: To cool. [Obs.] Chaucer.
KELLKell, n.
Defn: A kiln. [Obs.]
KELLKell, n. Etym: [A modification of kale.]
Defn: A sort of pottage; kale. See Kale, 2. Ainsworth.
KELLKell, n. Etym: [Cf. Caul.]
1. The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film. [Obs.] I'll have him cut to the kell. Beau. & Fl.
2. The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect. B. Jonson.
KELOIDKe"loid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Med.)