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A collective name for the Indians of several tribes formerly living along the Klamath river, in California and Oregon, but now restricted to a reservation at Klamath Lake; -- called also Clamets and Hamati.

A thick mass or collection of hairs on the legs of bees, by aid of which they carry the collected pollen to the hive or nest; -- usually in the plural.

A collection of knickknacks. Richardson.

To body of knights, taken collectively.

A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians. "Knots of talk." Tennyson. His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries. Shak. Palms in cluster, knots of Paradise. Tennyson. As they sat together in small, separate knots, they discussed doctrinal and metaphysical points o…

A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut. [South Africa]

s; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.

Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib to another in the centering of arches.

f a rifled gun between the grooves. Land agent, a person employed to sell or let land, to collect rents, and to attend to other money matters connected with land. -- Land boat, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails. -- Land blink, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea over distant snow-covered land in arct…

The act or process of covering with laths; laths, collectively; a covering of laths.

Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one subject, or emanating from one source; -- including usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman law; the law of real property; insurance law.

f the plant is elaborated under the influence of light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage.

Leaves, collectively; foliage.

some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively.

A body of legions; legions, collectively. [R.] Pollok.

A single type; type, collectively; a style of type. Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing house, and that famous letter so much esteemed. Evelyn.

Fit to be levied; capable of being assessed and collected; as, sums leviable by course of law. Bacon.

The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. A levy of all the men left under sixty. Thirlwall.

A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library.

nces, character, conduct, occupation, etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives, considered collectively, as a distinct class or type; as, low life; a good or evil life; the life of Indians, or of miners. That which before us lies in daily life. Milton. By experience of life abroad in the world. Ascham. Lives of great me…