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To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc.

That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.

terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of three parts, the cæcum, colon, and rectum. -- Small intestine (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practi…

A deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes; as, a jar of honey; a rose jar. Dryden.

hak. The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall justle one against another in the broad ways. Nahum ii. 4.

A kind of broadcloth of light weight, used for women's dresses, cloaks, etc.

The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower. Gray.

A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See Illust. of Kelp.

A broad-leafed fossil alga.

European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus cristatus, or V. vanellus). It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the "plover's eggs" of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also pe…

Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said of the mind and heart.

A broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn by senators in ancient Rome as an emblem of office.

Broad-ribbed.

Broad-toothed.

Having broad leaves.

Having a broad beak. Sir T. Browne.

The broad-billed singing birds, such as the swallows, and their allies.

Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid apes.

-- Law of nations. See International law, under International. -- Law of nature. (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature. See Law, 4. (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality deducibl…

Having (such) a leaf or (so many) leaves; -- used in composition; as, broad-leafed; four-leafed.