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Any South American monkey of the genus Brachyurus, especially B. ouakari.

A Brazilian monkey of the genus Mycetes.

A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key is inside.

A variety of the domestic pigeon. Owl monkey (Zoöl.), any one of several species of South American nocturnal monkeys of the genus Nyctipithecus. They have very large eyes. Called also durukuli. -- Owl moth ( (Zoöl.), a very large moth (Erebus strix). The expanse of its wings is over ten inches. -- Owl parrot (Zoöl.),…

Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.

A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap.

An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw. [Written also pacha.]

A master key; a latchkey.

A West African long-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ruber); the red monkey.

Organ point, under Organ. -- Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which is played with the feet.

Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as the opossums and monkeys.

tave, fifth, and fourth; a perfect consonance; a common chord in its original position of keynote, third, fifth, and octave. -- Perfect number (Arith.), a number equal to the sum of all its divisors; as, 28, whose aliquot parts, or divisors, are 14, 7, 4, 2,

sh conquest of the city, became the chief Greek quarter; hence, the Greek officials of Turkey, or phanariots, as a class.

a sreies of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys. Dumb piano. See Digitorium. -- Grand piano. See under Grand. -- Square piano, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong case. -- Upright piano, one with an upright frame and vertical wires.

on. -- Pin lock, a lock having a cylindrical bolt; a lock in which pins, arranged by the key, are used instead of tumblers. -- Pin money, an allowance of money, as that made by a husband to his wife, for private and personal expenditure. -- Pin rail (Naut.), a rail, usually within the bulwarks, to hold belaying pins…

See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.]

See Monkey's puzzle. [Written also pignon.]

The key or sound of the voice. [R.] Shak.

A division of mammals including the apes and monkeys. Sometimes used in the sense of Primates.

subfamily Pithecinæ, which includes the saki, ouakari, and other allied South American monkeys.