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The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil, rests; subsoil.

nd also to deposits of loose material, as the glacial till, which occur in masses without layers or strata.

The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.

To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively. As a rogue in grain Veneered with sanctimonious theory. Tennyson.

ylloxera. -- Vine mildew (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white, delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the vitality of the surface. The plant has been called Oidium Tuckeri, but is now tho…

A game at cards, played by two or more persons. The fortune of each player depends upon obtaining from the dealer such cards that the sum of their pips, or spots, is twenty-one, or a number near to it.

A player on the violin.

A player on the viol.

A player on the violoncello.

he violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player.

Appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different color; -- said of the colors of certain birds and insects.

ho sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and the cards are again shuffled and distributed.

A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players.

mall door or gate; a wicket. See def. 1, above. Bunyan. -- Wicket keeper (Cricket), the player who stands behind the wicket to catch the balls and endeavor to put the batsman out.

er. Woolen scribbler, a machine for combing or preparing wool in thin, downy, translucent layers.

A zone or band; a layer. Zona pellucida. Etym: [NL.] (Biol.)

ed by the arrangements of color, inclusions, etc., of a crystal in parallel or concentric layers, which usually follow the outline of the crystal, and mark the changes that have taken place during its growth. -- Zonal symmetry. (Biol.) See the Note under Symmetry.