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A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flaskike capsules which contain the spores of mosses; also, any similar covering body.

A hood of other material than mail; esp. (Eccl.), a hood worn in church services, -- the amice, or the like.

r riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous. The dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) has one bunch on the back, while the Bactrian camel (C. Bactrianus) has two. The…

etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner. Forming a camp in the neighborhood of Boston. W. Irving.

The principal grounds of a college or school, between the buildings or within the main inclosure; as, the college campus.

To know; to understand. [Obs.] I can rimes of Rodin Hood. Piers Plowman. I can no Latin, quod she. Piers Plowman. Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can. Shak.

saints was not known to the Christian church titl toward the middle of the tenth century. Hoock.

The quality of being musical. He chooses his language for its rich canorousness. Lowell.

A hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb.

Hooded; cowled.

A hood; especialy, the hood attached to the gown of a monk.

A long cloak or overcoat, especially one with a hood.

A hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb.

A capoch or hood. [Obs.] Spenser.

Cover with, or as with, a hood. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

A garment for women, consisting of a cloak and hood, resembling, or supposed to resemble, that of capuchin monks.

A woman's short cloak with a hood. Where's your cardinal! Make haste. Lloyd.

A barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops, usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. It may be larger or smaller than a barrel.

To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook.

g life of it." Coleridge. -- Cat block (Naut.), a heavy iron-strapped block with a large hook, part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to the cathead. -- Cat hook (Naut.), a strong hook attached to a cat block. -- Cat nap, a very short sleep. [Colloq.] -- Cat o' nine tails, an instrument of punishment consis…