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One guilty of a misdemeanor. Sydney Smith.

An erroneous explanation.

To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.

Wrong or bad management; as, he failed through mismagement.

One who manages ill.

Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of marriage, called also left-handed marriage, between a man of superior rank and a woman of inferior, in which it is stipulated that neither the latter nor her children shall enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of her husband. Brande & C. -- Mor`ga*nat"ic*…

The disease caused by the tsetse fly. [South Africa]

A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See Tobacco.

In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of wordly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See Buddhism.

Of or pertaining to the olecranon.

The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic…

The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively.

mall landlocked variety of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar ounaniche) of Lake St. John, Canada, and neighboring waters, noted for its vigor and activity, and habit of leaping from the water when hooked.

Same as Tetrahedrite.

A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction.

Having the properties of a panacea. [R.] "Panacean dews." Whitehead.

such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers. A panache of variegated plumes. Prescott.

ead boiled in water to the consistence of pulp, and sweetened or flavored. [Written also panado.]

A dagger. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata).