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YUCK, v. i. To itch. [Local.] Grose.

YUG, or YOG, n. In the mythology of India, an age; one of the ages into which the Ilindoos divide the duration or existence of the world.

YOLAN, n. A beautiful flowering tree of China, YOLE, n. [Sax. iule, geohol, gehul, geol; Arm. gouel, gouil. The name anciently given to Christmas.

YUFTS, A. Russia leather, prepared from ox-hides in a pe- YUX, n. A hiccough.

culiar manner. Tooke.

YUX, v. i. To hiccough.

Z.

Z,

the last letter of the English Alphabet, is a sibilant ar,ticulation, and is merely a vocal S. It bears the same relation to s as v does to f. With us it has not a compound sound, nor is it a double consonant, as in the Italian and German. It is as simple in its sound as S.

As a numeral, Z stands for 2000, and, with a dash over it, Z, for 2,000,000.

ZABA-ISM. See SABIANISM.

ΖΑΘΕΠΟ, ». The lowest part of the pedestal of a column ZAF FER, n. The residuum of cobalt, after the sulphur, arsenic, and other volatile matters have been expelled. ZA NY, n. [It. zanni.] A merry-andrew; a buffoon. ZANY, v. t. To mimic. Beaumont. ZAPOTE, n. In Mexico, the generic name of fruits which are roundish and contain a hard stone.

ZAR NICH, n. The name of a genus of fossils.

ZEA, n. The generic name of maize.

ZEAL, n. [Gr. ζηλος ; L. selus.] Passionate ardor in the pursuit of any thing.

ZEAL, .. To entertain zeal. Bacon.
ZEALED, a. Filled with zeal. Fuller.

ZEAL LESS, a. Wanting zeal. Hammond.

ZEALOT, (zel'ut) n. One who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; one whose ardor is intemperate and censurable.

ZEA-LOT I-CAL, a. Ardently zealous. [L. u.] Strype. ZEAL/OT-RY, n. Behavior of a zealot. Bp. Taylor. ZEAL/OUS, (zel'us) a. Warmly engaged or ardent in the pursuit of an object. Law.

ZEAL/OUS-LY, (zel'us-ly) adv. With passionate ardor; with eagerness. Gal. iv

ZEALOUS-NESS, (zelus-nes) n. The quality of being zealous; zeal.

ZEBRA, n. An animal of the genus equus, beautifully marked with stripes; a native of Africa.

ZR BU, A. A variety of the common ox, with a hump on the shoulders.

*ZE CHIN, n. A Venetian gold coin; usually written sequin, which see.

ZED, A. A name of the letter Z. Shak.

ZEDO-A-RY, n. A medicinal root, belonging to a plant growing in the East Indies. It is a warm stomachic.

ZEINE, . A substance of a yellowish color, soft, insipid and elastic, procured from Indian corn. ZE-MIN DAR, n. In India, a feudatory or land-holder, who governs a district of country. ZEMINDARY, a. The jurisdiction of a zemindar. ZEND, n. A language that formerly prevailed in Persia. ZEND A-VES-TA, R. Among the Persees, a sacred book ascribed to Zoroaster, and reverenced as a bible, or sole rule of faith and practice. It is often called Zend, by

contraction.

ZENITH, n. [Fr.; It. tenit; Sp. zenit, or cenit.] That point in the visible celestial hemisphere, which is vertical to the spectator, and from which a direct perpendicular line, passing through the spectator, and extended, would proceed to the centre of the earth. It is opposed to nadır. ZEO-LITE, n. [Gr. ζεω, to boil.) A mineral. ZE O-LITIC, a. Pertaining to zeolite. ZE-O-LITI-FORM, a. Having the form of zeolite. ZEPHYR, n. [L. zephyrus; Gr. ζέφυρος.] The west wind; and, poetically, any soft, mild, gentle breeze. ZER DA, A. An animal of the canine genus.

ZERO, n. [.] Cipher; nothing. The point of a thermometer from which it is graduated

ZEST, . (Pers.) 1. A piece of orange or lemon peel, used to give flavor to liquor; or the fine thin oil that spurts out of it when squeezed; also, the woody, thick skin quar tering the kernel of a walnut. 2. Relish; something that gives a pleasant taste; or the taste itself.

ZEST, E. L. 1. To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten taste or relish. 2. To cut the peel of an orange or lemon from top to bottom into thin slips; or to squeeze the peel over the surface of any thing.

ZESTA, n. 1. A Greek letter. 2. A little closet or chamber, with pipes running along the walls, to convey into it fresh air, or warta vapor from below.

ZE-TETIC, a. [Gr. ζητεω.] That seeks; that proceeds by inquiry. The zetetic method, in mathematics, is that used in investigation.

ZEOG MA, n. [Gr. ζευγμα.] A figure in grammar, by which an adjective or verb which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred to another more

remote.

ZIBET, n. An animal of the genus viverra. Cyc.
ZIG ZAG, a, Having short turns.

ZIG ZAG, n. Something that has short turns or angles.
ZIG ZAG, v. t. To forin with short turns.

ZIMENT WATER, or COPPER WATER, is a name given to water found in copper mines; water impregnated with copper.

ZIMOME, n. [Gr. ζυμη.] One of the constituents of gluZYMOMÉ, ten. Ure.

ZINE, n. [G., Sw., Dan. zink. The latter orthography,
ZINK, zink, is the more correct.] A metal of a brilliant
white color, with a shade of blue.
ZIN-KIFER-OUS, a. [zink, and L. fero.] Producing
zink.

ZINKY, a. Pertaining to zink, or having its appearance.
ZIR CON, n. Called also jargon of Ceylon, a mineral origin-
ally found in Ceylon, in the sands of rivers.
ZIR-CONI-A, n. A peculiar earth obtained from the gem
zircon; a fine, white powder Cyc.
ZIR CO-NITE, n. A variety of the zircon.
ZIR-CONI-UM, w. The metallic basis of zirconia.
ZIVO-LO, n. A bird resembling the yellow-hammer
ZIZEL, n. The suslik or earless marmot. Curier.

ZOCCO, ZOCLE, or ZOOCO-LO, n. [It. zoccolo: from L. soccus. A square body under the base of a pedestal &c., serving for the support of a bust, statue or coluinn.

ZODIAC, n. (Fr. zodiaque; It., Sp. zodiaco; L. todracus.) 1. A broad circle in the heavens, containing the twelvé signs through which the sun passes in its annual course 2. A girdle.

ZO-DIA-CAL, a. Pertaining to the zodiac.-Zodiacal light a luminous track or space in the heavens, resembling thi of the milky-way.

ZOISITE, n. [from Van Zois] A mineral.
ZONE, n. [L. zona: Gr. ζωνη.] 1. A girdle. Dryden.-9
In geography, a division of the earth, with respect to the
temperature of different latitudes. 3. Circuit; circumfer

ence.

ZONED, a. Wearing a zone. Pope.

ZONELESS, 4. Not having a zone. Corper.

ZONINAR, . A belt or girdle, which the Christians and Jews in the Levant are obliged to wear, to disunguish them from the Mohammedans.

ZO-OG/RA-PHER, n. One who describes animals, their forms and habits.

ZO-O-GRAPH 1 CAL, a. Pertaining to the description of animals.

ZO-OG/RA-PHY, n. [Gr. ζωον and γραφω.] A description ef animals, their forms and habits. ZOO-LITE, n. [Gr. ζωον and λίθος.] An animal substance, petrified or fossil. Morin.

ZO-O-LOGI CAL, 4. Pertaining to zoology.

ZO-O-LOGI-CAL-LY, ade. According to the principles of zoology. Lawrence.

ZO OLOGIST, . One who is well versed in the natural history of animals, or who describes animais.

ZOOLOGY, #. (Gr. ζωων and λογος.] A treatise on animals, or the science of animals; that branch of natural history which respects the forms, classification, history and habits of animals.

ZO ONIC, a. [Gr. ζωον.] Pertaining to animals, ZOONOMY, n. (Gr. ζωov and vopos.) The laws of ani mal life, or the science which trests of the phenomena of animal life, their chuses and relationя,

200 ΡΗΓΓΕ, Sce ZOOPHYTE.

ZO-OPHORIC, a. [Gr. ζwcy and poor.] The souphoria column is one which supports the figure of an animal. ZO-OPHO-RUS, n. In ancient architecture, the same with the frieze in modern architecture; a part between the ar

To cry out with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.

YELL, A. A sharp, loud, hideous outcry. Phillips.
YELLING, ppr. Uttering hideous ou.cries; shrieking.
YELLING, n. The act of screaming hideously.

YELLOW, a. [Sax. gealew; G. gelb; D. geel.] Being of a bright color; of the color of gold. Newton.

YELLOW, n. A bright color, reflecting the most light of any, after white.

YELLOW-BLOSSOMED, a. Furnished or adorned with yellow flowers. Goldsmith.

YELLOW-BOY, n. A gold coin. [Vulgar.]
YELLOW-EARTH, n. A soft, yellow mineral.
YELLOW-FEVER, n. A malignant disease of warm
cimates, which often suffuses the skin with a yellowish

coor.

YEL/LOW-GOLDS, n. A flower. B. Jonson.

YELLOW-HAMMER, n. A bird of the genus emberiza.
YELLOW-ISH, a. Somewhat yellow. Woodward.
YEL LOW-ISH-NESS, n. The quality of being somewhat
yellow. Boyle.

YELLOW-NESS, n. 1. The quality of being yellow. 2.
Jealousy; [obs.] Shak.

YELLOWS, n. A disease of horses, cattle and sheep.
YELP, v. i. [Sax. gealpan; Dan. gylper.] To bark, as a
beagle-hound after his prey, or as other dogs.
YELPING, ppr. Barking in a particular manner.
YENITE, n. A mineral found in the isle of Elba.

* YEOMAN, n. [Sax. gemane; Sw.gemen; Dan. gemeen.] 1. A common man, or one of the plebeians, of the first or most respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born. 2. An officer in the king's household, of a middle rank between a gentleman and a groom.-3. In ships, an inferior officer under the boatswain, gunner or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account and distribution of the stores. 4. A name or title of certain soldiers; as, yeoman of the guard.

YEOMAN-LY, 4. Pertaining to a yeoman. B. Jonson. * YEOMAN-RY, n. The collective body of yeomen or freeholders.

YERK, v. t. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart spring. Far. Dict.

YERK, n. A sudden or quick thrust or motion.
YERKING, ppr. Thrusting with a quick spring.

YERN. See YEARN.

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salt works. See Yaw. Cyc.

YEW'EN, a. Made of yew. Hubberd.

YEX, n. [Sax. geocsa. A hiccough. [Little used.]

YEX, v. 1. Το hiccough.

Y-FERE', adv. Together. Spenser.

YIELD, v. t. [Sax. gieldan, gildan, gyldan.] 1. To produce, as land, stock or funds; to give in return for labor, or as profit. 2. To produce, in general. 3. To afford; to exhibit. 4. To allow; to concede; to admit to be true. 5. To give, as claimed of right. 6. To permit to grant. 7. To emit; to give up. 8. To resign; to give up; sometimes with up or over. 9. To surrender.

YIELD, v. i. 1. To give up the contest; to submit. 2. Το comply with. 3. To give way; not to oppose. 4. Tο give place, as inferior in rank or excellence. YIELD'A-BLE-NESS, n. Disposition to comply.

YIELD ANCE, n. Act of producing; concession. YIELDED, pp. Produced; afforded; conceded; allowed; resigned; surrendered.

YIELDER, n. One who yields.

YIELDING, ppr. 1. Producing; affording; conceding;

resigning; surrendering; allowing. 2. 4. Inclined to give way or comply; flexible; accommodating. YIELDING, 2. Act of producing; act of surrendering. subinission. Shak.

YIELDING-LY, adv. With compliance. YIELDING-NESS, n. Disposition to comply; quality ot yielding. Paley.

YOJAN, 2. In the East Indics, a measure or distance of five miles. Asiat. Res.

YOKE, n. [Sax. geoc, or ioc; D. juk; G. joch; Fr. joug. 1. A piece of timber, hollowed or made curving near each end, and fitted with bows for receiving the necka of oxen; by which means two are connected for drawing. A mark of servitude; slavery; bondage. 3. A claim, a link; a bond of connection. 4. A couple; a pair; as, a yoke of oxen. 5. Service. Matt. xi.

YOKE, v. t. 1. To put a yoke on; to join in a yoke. 2. Το couple; to join with another. 3. To enslave; to bring into bondage. 4. To restrain; to confine.

YÖKED, pp. Confined in a yoke; joined; coupled.
YOKE-ELM, n. A tree.

YOKE-FEL-LOW, or YOKE-MATE, n. [yoke and follow or mate.] 1. An associate or companion. 2. A mate; a fellow. Spectator.

YOKING, ppr. Putting a yoke on; joining; coupling. † YOLD, for yielded. Spenser.

* YOLK, n. 1 The yelk of an egg; (see YELK.] 2. The unctuous secretion from the skin of sheep, which renders the pile soft and pliable. 3. The vitellus, a part of the seed of plants, so named by Gærtner, from its supposed analogy with the yelk of an egg.

YOLP. See YELP.

YON, YOND, or YONDER, a. [Sax. geond.] Being at a distance within view. Bacon.

YON, YOND, or YON'DER, adv. At a distance within view.

† YOND, a. Mad; furious, or alienated in mind. Spenser. YORE, adv. [Sax. geara.] Long. Spenser.-Of yurt, d old time; long ago; as, in times or days of yore.

YOU, (yu) [Sax. cow, iu, iuch; G. euch Arm. chuy, D. gu, or yu, thou.] 1. The pronoun of the second per son, in the nominative or objective case. In fem language, it is applied to an individual, as thou is in the solemn style. In the plural, it is used in the solemn style in the objective case. 2. You is used, like on in French. for any one; as, "this at a distance looks like a rock; bui as you approach it, you see a little cabin.”

YOUNG, (yung) a. Sax. iong, geong; G. jung: D. jong; Sw., Dan. ung.) 1. Not having been long born; being in the first part of life; not old; used of animals; as, t young child. 2. Being in the first part of growth; as, a young plant. 3. Ignorant; weak; or, rather, having live experience.

YOUNG, n. The offspring of animals, either a single an
imal, or offspring collectively.
YOUNGER, (yung'ger) a. comp. Not so old as another.
YOUNGEST, (yung'gest) a. superl. Having the least

age.

YOUNGISH, (yung'ish) a. Somewhat young Tatler. YOUNG LING, (yung ling) n. [Sax. geonging.] Any ani mal in the first part of life. Dryden.

+ YOUNG LY, a. Youthful. Gower.

YOUNG LY, (yung ly) adv. 1. Early in life Shak. 2. Ig norantly; weakly; [little used.]

YOUNGSTER, (yung ster) n. A young person; a lad; a colloquial word. Shak.

† YOUNGTH, for youth. Spenser. YOUNKER, n. Among seamen, a stripling in the service. YOUR, (yüre) a. pronom. [from you; Sax.cower; G. emer.] 1. Belonging to you. 2. It is used indefinitely. 3. Four

is used as a substitute for a noun in the nominative objective.

YOUR-SELF', pron.; plu. YOURSELVES. [your and self. L. A word added to you, to express distinction emphatirally between you and other persons; as, this work you must do yourself. 2. It is used as the reciprocal pronoun. YOUTH, (ynth) n. [Sax. iuguth, ingoth, ingoth, gregth: G. jugend; D. jougd.] 1. The part of life that succeeds to childhood. In a general sense, youth denotes the whole early part of life, from infancy to manhood; but it is not unusual to divide the stages of life into infancy, chal.lhood, youth, and manhood. 2. A young man. 3. A young per son, male or female. 4. Young persons collectively. YOUTH FUL, a. 1. Young. 2. Pertaining to the early part of life. 3. Suitable to the first part of life. 4. Fresh, vigorous, as in youth.

YOUTH FUL-LY, ade. In a youthful manner. + YOUTH HOOD, n. The state of youth. Cheyne. YOUTH LÝ, a. Young; early in life. Spenser. ↑ YOUTHY, a. Young. [Bad, and not used.] Spectator. Y-PIGHT', a. Fixed, that is, pitched. Spenser. YT/TRI-A, n. [so called from Ytterby, a quarry in Sweden. One of the earths.

YT TRI-OUS, a. Pertaining to yttria; containing yttris.

YTTRI-UM, n. The base of yttria.
YTTRO-CERITE, n. A mineral.

YTTRO-COLUM-BITE, д. A mineral containing yt

tria.

YTTRO-TANTA-LITE, n. A mineral.

YUCK, 8. L. To itch. [Local.] Grose. YUFTS, . Russia leather, prepared from ox-hides in a peculiar manner. Tooke.

YUG, or YOG, n. In the mythology of India, an age; one of the ages into which the lindoos divide the duration or existence of the world.

YO LAN, n. A beautiful flowering tree of China.

YCLE, n. [Sax. inte, geohol, gehul, geol; Arm. gouel, goud. The name anciently given to Christmas. YUX, n. A hiccough.

YUX, τ. ί. Τo hiccough.

Z,

Z.

the last letter of the English Alphabet, is a sibilant ar, ticulation, and is merely a vocal S. It hears the same relation to sase does to f. With us it has not a compound sound, nor is it a double consonant, as in the Ital lau and German. It is as simple in its sound as S.

As a numeral, Z stands for 2000, and, with a dash over it, Z, for 2,000,000.

ZABA ISM. See SABIANISM.

ZACCIO, w. The lowest part of the pedestal of a column ZAF FER, w. The residuum of cobalt, after the sulphur, arsenic, and other volatile matters have been expelled. ZA NY, n. [It. zanmi.) A merry andrew; a buffoon. ZAINY, D. t. To mimic. Beaumont,

ΖΑΡΌΤΕ, ». In Mezice, the generic name of fruits which are roundish and contain a hard stone. ZAR NICH, a. The name of a genus of fossils.

ZEA, n. The generic name of maize.

ZEAL, n. [Gr. ζηλος; Ι. τείας.] Passionate ardor in the pursuit of any thing.

ZEAL, U. L. To entertain zeal. Bacon.
ZEALED, a. Filled with zeal. Fuller.

ZEAL-LESS, 4. Wanting zeal. Hammond.

ZEALOT, (zel ut) n. One who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; one whose ardor is intemperate and censurable. ZEA-LOTI-CAL, a. Ardently zealous. [L. u. Strype. ZEAL/OT-RY, n. Behavior of a zealot. Bp. Taylor. ZEAL/OUS, (zel'us) 4. Warmly engaged or ardent in the pursuit of an object. Law.

•ZEALOUS-LY, (zel'us-ly) ade. With passionate ardor ; with eagerness. Gal. iv ZEALOUS-NESS, (zelus-nes) n. The quality of being zealous; zeal.

ZEBRA, R. An animal of the genus equus, beautifully marked with stripes; a native of Africa.

ZR BU, A. A variety of the common ox, with a hump on the shoulders.

*ZE CHIN, n. A Venetian gold coin; usually written sequin, which see.

ZED, n. A name of the letter Z. Shak.

ZEDO-A-RY, . A medicinal root, belonging to a plant growing in the East Indies. It is a warm stomachic.

ZEINE, n. A substance of a yellowish color, soft, insipid and elastic, procured from Indian corn. ZE-MIN DAR, n. In India, a feudatory or land-holder, who governs a district of country. ZEMINDARY, n. The jurisdiction of a zemindar. ZEND, n. A language that formerly prevailed in Persia. ZEND A-VES-TA, . Among the Persees, a sacred book ascribed to Zoroaster, and reverenced as a bible, or sole rule of faith and practice. It is often called Zend, by

contraction.

ZENITH, n. [Fr.; It. zenit; Sp. zenit, or cenit.] That point in the visible celestial hemisphere, which is vertical to the spectator, and from which a direct perpendicular line, passing through the spectator, and extended, would proceed to the centre of the earth. It is opposed to nadır. ZOO LITE, N. [Gr. ζεω, to boil.] A mineral. ZE-O-LITIC, a. Pertaining to zeolite. ZE-O-LITY-FORM, a. Having the form of zeolite. ZEPHYR, n. [L. zephyrus; Gr. ζέφυρος.] The west wind; and, poetically, any soft, mild, gentle breeze.

ZER DA, n. An animal of the canine genus. ZERO, R. [It.] Cipher; nothing. The point of a thermometer from which it is graduated

ZEST, . [Pers.] 1. A piece of orange or lemon peel, used to give flavor to liquor; or the fine thin oil that spurts out of it when squeezed; also, the woody, thick skin quartering the kernel of a walnut. 2. Relish, something that gives a pleasant taste; or the taste itself.

ZEST, B. &. 1. To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten taste or relish. 2. To cut the peel of an orange or lemon from top to bottom into thin slips; or to squeeze the peel over the surface of any thing.

ZETA, 8. 1. A Greek letter. 2. A little closet or chamber, with pipes running along the walls, to convey into it fresh air, or warm vapor from below.

ZE-TETIC, a. [Gr. ζητεω.] That seeks; that proceeds by inquiry. The setetic method, in mathematics, is that used in investigation.

ZEOG/MA, n. [Gr. ζευγμα.] A figure in grammar, by which an adjective or verb which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred to another more

remote.

ΖΙΒΕΤ, π. An animal of the genus viverra. Cyc.
ZIG ZAG, a. Having short turns.

ZIG ZAG, n. Something that has short turns or angles.
ZIG ZAG, v. t. To forin with short turns.
ZIMENT WATER, or COPPER WATER, is a name
given to water found in copper mines; water impregna-
ted with copper.

ZIMOME, (π. [Gr. ζύμη.] One of the constituents of gluZYMOMÉ, ten. Ure.

ZINE, n. [G., Sw., Dan. sink. The latter orthography, ZINK more correct.] A metal of a brilliant

sink, is the white color, with a shade of blue. ZIN KIFER-OUS, a. [Link, and L. fero.) Producing

zink.

ZINK Y, a. Pertaining to zink, or having its appearance. ZIR CON, n. Called also jargon of Ceylon, a mineral originally found in Ceylon, in the sands of rivers. ZIR-CONI-A, 4. A peculiar earth obtained from the gem zircon; a fine, white powder Cye. ZIR CO-NITE, n. A variety of the zircon ZIR-CONIUM, . The metallic basis of zirconia. ZIVO LO, . A bird resembling the yellow-hammer ZIZEL, n. The suslik or earless marmot. Cuvier, ZOCCO, ZOCLE, or ZOOCO-LO, n. [It. seccolo: from L. soccus.] A square body under the base of a pedestal &c., serving for the support of a bust, statue or coluinn. ZODI-AC, n. [Fr. zodiaque, It., Sp. zodiaco; la, todacus.) 1. A broad circle in the heavens, containing the twelve signs through which the sun passes in its annual course 2. A girdle.

ZO-DIA-CAL, 4. Pertaining to the zodiac.-Zodiacal light a luminous track or space in the heavens, resembling tha of the milky way.

ZOISITE, n. [from Van Zous] A mineral.

ZONE, n. [L. zona: Gr. ζωνη.] 1. A girdle. Dryden.-9 In geography, a division of the earth, with respect to the temperature of different latitudes. 3. Circuit; circumfer

ence.

ZONED, a. Wearing a zone. Pope.

ZONE/LESS, a. Not having a zone. Cowper.

ZONINAR, R. A belt or girdle, which the Christians and Jews in the Levant are obliged to wear, to disunguisha them from the Mohammedans.

ZO OGRAPHER, n. One who describes animals, their forms and habits.

ZO-OGRAPH 1-CAL, a. Pertaining to the description of animals.

ZO-OGRA-PHY, n. [Gr. ζωον and γραφω.] A description of animals, their forms and habits.

ZOO LITE, n. (Gr. ζωον and λίθος.] An animal substance, petrifica or fossil. Morun.

ZO-O-LOGI CAL, e. Pertaining to zoology. ZO-O-LOGICAL-LY, ade. According to the principles of zoology. Laurence.

ZO OLOGIST, n. One who is well versed in the natural history of animals, or who describes animals.

ZOOLOGY, n. [Gr. ζωον and Aayos. A treatise on animals, or the science of animals that branch of natural history which respects the forms, classification, history and habits of animals.

ZO-ONIC, a. [Gr. ζωον.] Pertaining to animals,

ZO-ONO-MY, n. (Gr. Zwov and vopos. The laws of ani mal life, or the science which treats of the phenomena of animal bfe, their Cluses and relations,

ZOO PHITE. See ZooPHYTE.

ZO OPHORIC, 4. (Gr. ζωον and descr.] The sosphoric column is one which su; ports the figure of an animal ZO-OPHO-RUS, n. In ancient architecture, the same witង the frieze in modern architecture; a part between the ar

chitrave and cornice; so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.

200-PHYTE, n. [Gr. ζωον and φυτον.] In natural history, a body supposed to partake of the nature both of an animal and a vegetable, such as madrepores. ZO-O-PHY-TO-LOG'I-CAL, a. Pertaining to zoophytology. ZO-O-PHY-TOLIO-GY, n. [zoophyte, and Gr. λογος.] The natural history of zoophytes. Ed. Encyc. ZO-OTO-MIST, n. One who dissects the bodies of brute animals; a comparative anatomist.

ΖΟ-ΟΤΟ-ΜΥ, η. [Gr. ζωον and τεμνω.] Anatomy; particularly, the dissecting of bodies of beasts or brute animals; comparative anatomy.

ZORIL, n. A fetid animal of the weasel kind, ZUFFO LO, n. [It. zufolo.] A little flute or flageolet, especially that which is used to teach birds.

ZOMATE, n. A combination of the zumic acid and a salifiable base. Ure.

ΖOΜΙΕ, α. [Gr. ζυμη, ferment.) The rumic acid is procter ed from many acescent vegetable substances. Ure. ZU-MO-LOGI-CAL, a. Pertaining to zumology. ZU-MOL/O-GIST, n. One who is skilled in the fermentation of liquors.

ZU-MOL/O-GY, n. [Gr. ζυμη and λογος.] A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation. ZU-MO-SIM'E-TER, n. [Gr. ζυμωσις and μετρεω.] An instrument proposed by Swammerdam for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of dif ferent liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.

ZUR LITE, n. A Vesuvian mineral. ZYG-O-DACTY-LOUS, a. [Gr. ζεγοw and δακτύλος.] Having the toes disposed in pairs. ZYG-O-MATIC, α. [Gr. ζευγμα.] Pertaining to a bone of the head, called also os jugale, or cheek-bone, or to the bony arch under which the temporal inuscle passer.

APPENDIX.

A-BAN-DON-EE', n. One to whom any thing is abandoned,

[tiful. See ESTHETIC. ES-THETIC, a. Pertaining to the perception of the beauES-THETICS, n. [Gr. αίσθησις.] The science which treats of the beautiful. See ESTHETICS. [praise or dispraise. AG-NOMEN, n. A name given to a person by way of AR-TILL/ER-Y-MAN, n. One who serves the artillery in

war.

AS/TRALL-AMP, n. A lamp surrounded with a semi-transparent shade.

[mythology.

AV-A-TAR', n. The incarnation of the Deity, in the Hindoo

BAR/ET, n. A cardinal's cap.
BAR/O-NET-CY, n. The condition or rank of a baronet.
BATTLE-MENT-ED, a. Having battlements.
[guard.
BLACK GUARD-ISM, n. The state or conduct of a black-
BLACK STRAP, n. A coarse liquor drank by the vulgar.
BLUFFY, a. Abounding in bluffs or bold points of coast.
BOOT-JACK, n. A machine for drawing off boots. [men.
ВОХ-СОАТ, n. An overcoat or surtout used first by coach-
BUGGY, n. A small carriage without a top.
BUNGA-LOW, n. A kind of boat used in Hindostan.

CAL/LIS-THEN-IC, a. Pertaining to callisthenics.
CAL/LIS-THEN-ICS, n. [Gr. καλλος and σθενος.] Exer-
cises designed to promote grace of movement and strength
CA-POTE', n. An outer garment worn in the East. [of body.
CART-WHIP, n. A large whip used in driving animals in

carts.

CHIVAL-RIC, a. Partaking of the character of chivalry. COM-MITTAL, n. The act of committing or state of being

committed to custody. Lord Eldon... CON'STI-TU-TED AU-THOR'I-TIES, n. The magistrates or governors of a people. H. More. CON-TRIBU-TA-BLE, a. That can be contributed. CON-TRO-VER SIAL-LY, adv. In a controversial manner. CON-VER-SATION-AL, a. Belonging to conversation. COUN-TER-ACTIVE, a. Having the quality of counter

acting.

[or rocks.

CRAGS MAN, n. One who is accustomed to traverse crags
CROU PI-ER, n. One who sits at the foot of a table.
CYNI-CISM, n. Austerity; churlish severity of temper.

DONKEY, n. An ass used for the saddle.
[trowsers.
DOOR-WAY, n. The passage of a door.
DRILLING, n. A coarse linen or cotton cloth used for
DYE, n. Color; tinge.

EF-FEN DI, n. A Turkish officer of high rank.
EM BOU-CHURE, n. The mouth of a river.
[subject.
EX-PO-SE', (ex-po-zā) n. An exhibition or statement of a

FEUDAL-IZE, v. t. To reduce to a feudal state.
FORAY, n. An irregular and sudden excursion in border
FRONTAL, a. Belonging to the forehead.

GRAISINGS, n. Pastures.

[warfare.

IM-PELLENT, a. Having the quality of Impelling.
IN-DICT-EE', (in-dite-e') n. A person who is indicted.
IN-EX-PLIC/IT, a. Not explicit or clear in statement.
IR/ON-BOUND, a. 1. Bound with iron. 2. Rugged; rocky;
as, an iron-bound coast.

IR'ON-FOUND-ER, n. One who makes iron castings.
IR/ON-FOUND-ER-Y, n. The place where iron casting

are made.

IS-O-LATION, n. The state of being insulated or alone. LAM/MAR-GEER, n. The Alpine vulture.

LAND AM-MAR, n. The chief magistrate of some of the
LAND OWN-ER, n. One who owns land. [Swiss cantons.

MAN'U-AL EX/ER-CISE, n. The exercise of soldiers with
MARKET-A-BLE, a. F'it for market or sale. [their arma
MILL-WRIGHT, n. One who constructs mills.
MOON'SHEE, n. An interpreter in Hindostan.
MO-RALI-TY, n. A kind of old play.
MULE, n. An instrument for spinning.
MULE-SPIN-NER, n. One who spins on a mule.
MYSTER-Y, n. A kind of old play.

PA LIMP-SEST, n. A kind of manuscript which has been written over a second time.

PAN DOOR, n. A kind of soldier.

PAN-O-RAMIC, a. Belonging to or like a panorama.
PAR O-DIST, n. one who makes parodies.
PEAK/ED, a. Pointed; angular.

PLATEAU, (plā tō) n. A broad, flat space

POODLE, n. A kind of small dog.
POST-BILL, n. A bill or return made up at the post-office

RADI-CAL, n. One who would carry changes in govern ment to their extremest limit.

RADI-CAL-ISM, n. The spirit of a radical.

RAIL-ROAD, n. A road constructed with two iron bars or rails for the wheels of carriages, in order to diminish fric tion.

RAIL-WAY, n. A way consisting of two iron bars for the
wheels of carriages, to diminish friction.
RE-DEMP/TIVE, a. Pertaining to redemption.
RE-FIN/ING, n. The act of using too much refinement or
RE-FITMENT, n. Fitting out a second time. [subtlety.
RE-FOR'MA-TO-RY, a. Having a tendency to produce

reformation.

SENS/U-AL-ISM, n. A state of subjection to sensual feel-
ing and appetite.
[of book-binding.

SKIVERS, n. Sheepskins split or divided for the purpose
SHINGLY, a. Abounding with gravel or shingle.
SILT, v. i. To choke with mud.

SŪTURED, a. Knit or united together

TIL/BU-RY, n. A kind of gig or two-wheeled carriage without a top. TOW-BOAT, n. A boat which is drawn or towed.

GROINED (arch), a. Having an angular curve made by TRAPPER, n. One whose occupation it is to entrap wild the intersection of two semi-cylinders or arches.

HEEL/-TAP, n. A small piece of leather for the heel of a boot or shoe.

HOOK AH, n. A Turkish pipe, in which the smoke is made to pass through water, for the sake of being cooled. HUM BUG, v. 1. To deceive for the purpose of ridicule. [A low word.

[images.

animals. United States.

VAN, n. A large covered carriage for the transportation of
goods England.
[cellence of voice
VOCAL-IST, n. A public singer, distinguished for ex

WAY-BILL, n. A list of the passengers in a stage-couch
[United States
WEIRD, n. A spell.
WELL-AP-POINT ED, a. Thoroughly equipped or prες

TO THE

CLASSICAL PRONUNCIATION

OF

GREEK, LATIN, AND SCRIPTURE PROPER NAMES;

IN WHICH

THE WORDS ARE ACCENTED AND DIVIDED INTO SYLLABLES EXACTLY AS THEY OUGHT TO BE PRONOUNCED, ACCORDING TO RULES DRAWN FROM

ANALOGY AND THE BEST USAGE.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED,

TERMINATIONAL VOCABULARIES

OF

HEBREW, GREEK, AND LATIN PROPER NAMES

IN WHICH

THE WORDS ARE ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THEIR FINAL SYLLABLES, AND CLASSED ACCORDING
TO THEIR ACCENTS; BY WHICH THE GENERAL ANALOGY OF PRONUNCIATION
MAY BE SEEN AT ONE VIEW, AND THE ACCENTUATION OF

EACH WORD MORE EASILY REMEMBERED.

BY JOHN WALKER,

AUTHOR OF THE CRITICAL PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY, &c.

NEW YORK:

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