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A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.

V. Knox. Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal, efficacy. Sir J. Stephen. Ephemeral fly (Zoöl.), one of a group of neuropterous insects, belonging to the genus Ephemera and many allied genera, which live in the adult or winged state only for a short time. The larvæ are aquatic; -- called also day fly and May fly.…

e tip, and for their ability to live in very impure and salt waters; -- also called drone fly.

A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account of the inability of chemical science, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents.

In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree.

Standing, but with the wings spread, as if about to fly; -- said of a bird borne as a charge on an escutcheon.

A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster, consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron, zirconia, and lime.

a mineral, consisting chiefly of the silicate of bismuth, found at Freiberg; -- called also culytine.

An inodorous exudation, usually in the form of yellow tears, produced chiefly by the African Euphorbia resinifrea. It was formerly employed medicinally, but was found so violent in its effects that its use is nearly abandoned.

vangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. (c) A traveling preacher whose efforts are chiefly directed to arouse to immediate repentance. The Apostles, so far as they evangelized, might claim the tittle though there were many evangelists who were not Apistles. Plumptre.

Apt to fly away. [Obs. or R.] Blount.

A flying out or up. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country.

A genus of fishes, including the common flying fishes. See Flying fish.

To burst forth; to fly out with a blast. [Obs.] "The ponderous ball expires." Dryden.

ommodity conveyed from one country or State to another in the way of traffic; -- used chiefly in the plural, exports. The ordinary course of exchange . . . between two places must likewise be an indication of the ordinary course of their exports and imports. A. Smith.

in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presenceof.

The finishing of any face of a wall with material different from that of which it is chiefly composed, or the coating or material so used.

windows or to give symmetry. -- False fire, a combustible carried by vessels of war, chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for decoying a vessel to destruction. -- False galena. See Blende. -- False imprisonment (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of…

ned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate. Famous for a scolding tongue. Shak.