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Between the radii, or rays; -- in zoölogy, said of certain parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates of a starfish.

sp., the inner or lower curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together. See Extrados.

A decree of the Sultan.

The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.

Irradiating or illuminating; as, the irradiant moon. Boyse.

o throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster. Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. Sir W. Jones.

Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

To root deeply. [R.]

A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. Labrador duck (Zoöl.), a sea duck (Camtolaimus Labradorius) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878. -- Labrador feldspar. See…

of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come from Labrador. See Feldspar.

Toward the side; away from the mesial plane; -- opposed to mesiad.

See Megafarad. [R.]

lves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. Pope.

One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.

One of the larger measures of electrical capacity, amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad.

The millionth part of a farad.

Same as Belvedere.

A wrong tradition. "Monsters of mistradition." Tennyson.

Having many rays.

Toward the neural side; -- opposed to hæmad.