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Love of Greece.

arly, one who supported them in their struggle for independence against the Turks; a philhellene.

A philhellenist.

A cell (as one of two electrodes embedded in selenium) which by exposure to light generates an electric current.

A small European bat (Vesperugo pipistrellus); -- called also flittermouse.

A companion in amusements or sports; a playmate. Shak.

Composed of several or numerous carpels; -- said of such fruits as the orange.

Of or pertaining to porcelain; resembling porcelain; as, porcelaneous shells.

Porcelaneous. Ure.

The hindermost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum.

Having a protuberant belly, like the bottom of a pot.

A protuberant belly.

A small British and American pond snail (Bulinus hypnorum).

Excellence; superiority. [Obs.] Sheldon.

Excellent; surpassing. [Obs.] Holland.

The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border or frame at the foot of an altarpiece.

One of a family of oceanic birds (Procellaridæ) including the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters. They are often seen in great abundance in stormy weather.

Stormy. [Obs.] Bailey.

A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel.

Thrush. Prunella salt (Old Chem.), niter fused and cast into little balls.