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The gyrfalcon.

One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons, esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of Accipiter. [Written also gerfalcon, gierfalcon, and jerfalcon.]

The gyrfalcon.

Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; ill form; disproportion of parts.

ed; especially, dissatisfied with the government. [Written also malecontent.] The famous malcontent earl of Leicester. Milner.

Malcontent. -- Mal`con*tent"ed*ly, adv. -- Mal`con*tent"ed*ness, n.

Of or pertaining to talc; composed of, or resembling, talc.

ine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether. Watts.

A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol.

Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike. Lowell.

harp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls.

A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.

A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque. [Mexico and Spanish America.]

A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta- percha by the action of alcohol or ether.

A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain of oxidation.

ng lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive. Tremblingly alive to nature's laws. Falconer.

as soda, potash, ammoma, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue. Fixed alkalies, potash and soda. -- Vegetabl…

The Mohammedan Scriptures. Same as Alcoran and Koran.

Same as Alcoranic.