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izard (Chlamydosaurus Kingii) about three feet long, which has a large, erectile frill on each side of the neck.

The time at which each species of plants unfolds its leaves.

of a cone, pyramid, etc., between two planes, which may be either parallel or inclined to each other.

hich the theme is often lost and reappears. All parts of the scheme are eternally chasing each other, like the parts of a fugue. Jer. Taylor.

any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is said to be a function of the other. Thus, the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter. If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned, such expressions as x2, 3x, Log. x, and…

-- the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each.

Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell.

Bell gable. See under Bell. -- Gable roof, a double sloping roof which forms a gable at each end. -- Gable wall. Same as Gable (b). -- Gable window, a window in a gable.

An old fellow; an aged rustic. Go to each gaffer and each goody. Fawkes.

me section in all parts, with a lower steeper slope and an upper and flatter one, so that each gable is pentagonal in form.

That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist. Totten. Gangway ladder, a ladder rigged on the side of a vessel at the gangway. -- To bring to the gangway, to punish (a seaman) by flogging him at the gangway.…

A side way or space in a canal to enable vessels to pass each other; a siding.

ivated variety), having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid, pungent taste. Each root is composed of several lesser bulbs, called cloves of garlic, inclosed in a common membranous coat, and easily separable.

o test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock. The vanes nicely gauged on each side. Derham.

e tune, the air of which has two brisk and lively, yet dignified, strains in common time, each played twice over. [Written also gavotte.]

Engagement of parts with each other; as, in gear; out of gear.

Coupled; paired. Bars gemel (Her.), two barrulets placed near and parallel to each other.

The peculiar structure of mind with whoch each individual is endowed by nature; that disposition or aptitude of mind which is peculiar to each man, and which qualifies him for certain kinds of action or special success in any pursuit; special taste, inclination, or disposition; as, a genius for history, for poetry, or…

Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal. Each turned his face with a ghastly pang. Coleridge. His face was so ghastly that it could scarcely be recognized. Macaulay.

antial image; a phantom; a glimmering; as, not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an idea. Each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Poe.