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A sugarlike body obtained by the decomposition of the nitrogenous non-phosphorized principles of the brain.

Waxen; like wax. [Obs.] Gayton.

A gastropod shell belonging to the family Cerithiïdæ; -- so called from its hornlike form.

A hydrous silicate of magnesium, allied to serpentine, occurring in waxlike masses of a yellow or greenish color.

d; -- used with an infinitive. However, I with thee have fixed my lot, Certain to undergo like doom. Milton.

enish blue pigment prepared in various ways, consisting essentially of cobalt stannate. Unlike other cobalt blues, it does not change color by gaslight.

The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax.

The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.

s (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form.

An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders: (a) The Mysticete or whalebone whales, having n…

An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations.

for coals. -- Chafing gear (Naut.), any material used to protect sails, rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to friction.

n rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When perfect, the calicles show twelve septa. -- Chain coupling. (a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting a chain with an object. (b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars with…

An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; -- used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery.

lline, translucent variety of quartz, having usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax. [Written also calcedony.]

One of a tropical family of snakelike lizards (Chalcidæ), having four small or rudimentary legs.

as a drawing implement; also, by extension, a compound, as of clay and black lead, or the like, used in the same manner. See Crayon. Black chalk, a mineral of a bluish color, of a slaty texture, and soiling the fingers when handled; a variety of argillaceous slate. -- By a long chalk, by a long way; by many degrees. […

A chalklike concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in and about the small joints, in the external ear, and in other situations, in those affected with gout; a tophus.

Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as, chalybeate springs.

An ornamental bordering or framelike decoration around the sides and top of a door, window, or fireplace. The top piece is called the traverse and the side pieces the ascendants.