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Having jaws; -- chiefly in composition; as, lantern-jawed. "Jawed like a jetty." Skelton.

To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade.

and gayety. And with his jolly pipe delights the groves. Prior. Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear. Fairfax.

ed, African rhinoceros (Atelodus keitloa). It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one, or even longer.

A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.

(Zoöl.) An antelope (Cerphalopus pygmæus), found in South Africa. It is of very small size, being but one foot high at shoulder. It is remarkable for its activity, and for its mild and timid disposition. Called also guevi, and pygmy antelope.

A small, graceful South African antelope (Nanotragus oreotragus), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag to another with great agility; -- called also kainsi. [Written also klippspringer.]

A tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some species of antelopes and other animals; -- chiefly used in the plural.

Containing knobs; full of knobs; ending in a nob. See Illust of Antenna. The horns of a roe deer of Greenland are pointed at the top, and knobbed or tuberous at the bottom. Grew.

Any one of several species of African antelopes of the genus Kobus, esp. the species Kobus sing-sing.

A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face.

A large South African antelope (Strepsiceros kudu). The males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long. The general color is reddish or grayish brown, with eight or nine white bands on each side, and a pale dorsal stripe. The old males become dark bluish gray, due to the skin showing through the hair. The f…

A West African antelope (Damalis Senegalensis), allied to the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a black stripe on the outside of the legs above the knees.

The lower or apparently anterior petal of an orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.

the middle line, but bearing a pair of palpi in most insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part (ligula or palpiger) and a firmer posterior plate (mentum).

chine belts. -- Lace lizard (Zoöl.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard (Hydrosaurus giganteus), allied to the monitors. -- Lace paper, paper with an openwork design in imitation of lace. -- Lace piece (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a ship. --…

Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennæ.

Having antennæ terminating in a group of flat lamellæ; -- said of certain coleopterous insects.

A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc.

See Lanterloo. [Obs.] Halliwell.