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Palmate, with the divisions separated less than halfway to the common center.

A division of birds, including the cranes, rails, etc.

A division; a distinct piece, limited part, or compartment of any surface; a patch; hence, a square of a checkered or plaided pattern.

One of the divisions of Flagellata, including the monads and allied forms.

The division of Lepidoptera which includes the butterflies.

The division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved in the first term. [Obs.]

A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark

One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea. -- Par`a*phrag"mal, a.

A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called also Siphonostomata.

her cell, under Mother, also Cytula. -- Parent nucleus (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division, divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis, and Cell division, under Division.

In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States.

uantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a constituent. And kept back part of the price, . . . and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles'feet. Acts v. 2. Our ideas of extension and number -- do they not contain a secret relation of the pa…

Division; the act of dividing or sharing. [Obs.] Fuller.

Cleft so that the divisions reach nearly, but not quite, to the midrib, or the base of the blade; -- said of a leaf, and used chiefly in composition; as, three-parted, five-parted, etc. Gray.

Distribution; division into shares. [Obs.] Raleigh.

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation. "The parting of the way." Ezek. xxi. 21.

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. And good from bad find no partition. Shak.

A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or interest. Rome, that ne'er knew three lordly heads before, First fell by fatal partnership of power. Rowe. He does possession keep, And is too wise to hazard partnership. Dryden.

A part; a division. [Obs.] Chaucer. Pass boat (Naut.), a punt, or similar boat. -- Pass book. (a) A book in which a trader enters articles bought on credit, and then passes or sends it to the purchaser. (b) See Bank book. -- Pass box (Mil.), a wooden or metallic box, used to carry cartridges from the service magazine…

An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a chaconne.