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An appearance of Christ, as to his disciples after the crucifixion.

A general name for the several coloring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.

Composed of, or adorned with, gold and ivory.

oside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.

Pertaining to, or derived from, or resembling, chrysophane. Chrysophanic acid (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance extracted from rhubarb, yellow dock, sienna, chrysarobin, etc., and shown to be a derivative of an anthracene. It is used in the treatment of skin diseases; -- called also rhein, rheic acid, rhubarbarin…

On the Austrian side of the river Leitha; Austrian.

A small village containing a church. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott Sitting at the clachon alehouse. R. L. Stevenson.

Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted. -- Close"hand`ed*ness, n.

A short, distorted hand; also, the deformity of having such a hand.

See Colophony.

State of lying down for repose. [R.]

Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; -- said of a lion or other beast. Couchant and levant (Law), rising up and lying down; -- said of beasts, and indicating that they have been long enough on land, not belonging to their owner, to lie down and…

Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coat of arms.

To give and receive; to cause to change places; to exchange.

Exchanged.

See Chrysoberyl.

Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.

A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures; diaper work.

Transparent or translucent. [R.]

The quality of being diaphanous; transparency; pellucidness.