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A kind of carp (Cyprinus gibelio); -- called also Prussian carp.

brows, also including the corresponding part of the frontal bone; the mesophryon. -- Gla*bel"lar, a.

The median, convex lobe of the head of a trilobite. See Trilobite.

Having no glebe.

Pertaining to tapestry produced in the so-called Gobelin works, which have been maintained by the French Government since 1667.

Bog-bellied. [Obs.]

A prominent belly; a big-bellied person. [Obs.]

Having a great belly, bigbellied; pregnant; teeming. Shak.

See Harebell.

A small, slender, branching plant (Campanula rotundifolia), having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, Scilla nutans, which has similar flowers; -- called also bluebell. [Written also hairbell.] E'en the light harebell raised its head. Sir W. Scott .

Not warlike or martial. [Obs.] R. Junius.

To libel mutually.

See Isabella.

A favorite sweet American grape of a purple color. See Fox grape, under Fox.

A common American moth (Pyrrharctia isabella), of an isabella color. The larva, called woolly bear and hedgehog caterpillar, is densely covered with hairs, which are black at each end of the body, and red in the middle part.

A brownish yellow color.

Of an isabel or isabella color.

A bold, vicious woman; a termagant. Spectator.

A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese.

A blackish gray mineral, a sulphide of antimony, bismuth, and lead.