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.), any one of several species of Cypræa (esp. C. moneta) formerly much used as money by savage tribes. See Cowrie. -- Money of account, a denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin; e.g., the mill is a money of account in the United States, but not a coin.…

A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery. Totten.

Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.

The process of cleavage, or segmentation, of the ovum, by which a morula is formed.

A pithy or witty saying; a witticism. [A Gallicism] Here and there turns up a ... savage mot. N. Brit. Rev.

e by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work.

A rude, fierce person. [Obs.] No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. Milton.

Citizen's dress when worn by a naval or military officer; -- a term derived from the British service in India. [Colloq. Eng.]

An extravagant fiction embodying an account of some marvelous exploit or adventure.

A small animal of Java (Paradoxirus fasciatus), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant; hence it is called also coffee rat.

Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination. In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was…

A very small chevrotain (Tragulus Javanicus), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also Java musk deer, pygmy musk deer, and deerlet.

A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight.

A collective term for cravats, collars, etc. [Colloq. or trade name]

Meanly covetous or avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard. Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly. Bp. Hall.

Excessive; extravagant; inordinate. [Obs.]

Not fit or available for duty.

Destitute of vessels; extravascular.

A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.

A sentiment; an opinion. The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves. Addison. A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity. J. H. Newman.