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Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of Cuba; as, an Havana cigar; -- formerly sometimes written Havannah. -- n.

Anæsthesia upon one side of the body.

The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year, on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor, or the gift given to an applicant. [Scot.]

See Guanaco.

Indued with humanity. [Obs.] Cranmer.

See Hydrocyanide.

Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidæ. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.

To manacle; to fetter; hence; to confine; to restrain from free action. Although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled. Milton.

A flowing or entering in; -- opposed to emanation. [R.] Good.

Embodied in bread, esp. in the bread of the eucharist. [Obs.] Cranmer.

Embodiment in bread; the supposed real presence and union of Christ's material body and blood with the substance of the elements of the eucharist without a change in their nature; -- distinguished from transubstantiation, which supposes a miraculous change of the substance of the elements. It is akin to consubstantiati…

One who holds the doctrine of impanation.

The state of being insanable or incurable; insanableness.

Not capable of being healed; incurable; irremediable.

The state of being insanable; insanability; incurableness.

In an incurable manner.

A salt of isosulphocyanic acid.

Italianized; Italianated. "Apish, childish, and Italianate." Marlowe.

Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird.

A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow. A young upstart jackanapes. Arbuthnot.