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Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.

ine univalve shell of the genus Phorus; -- so called because it cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell. -- Mason wasp (Zoöl.), any wasp that constructs its nest, or brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and thus provides fo…

A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra.

In the form of an eye; resembling an eye; as, an oculiform pebble.

genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and valuable. The common otter of Europe is Lutra vulgaris; the American otter is L. Canadensis; other species inhabit South America and Asia.

Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most swimming birds; webbed. See Illust. (i) under Aves.

A group of wading birds having the toes webbed, as the avocet.

A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet.

To dabble in water; to splash. "Plashing among bedded pebbles." Keats. Far below him plashed the waters. Longfellow.

, as open drains which are entered by the tide, by stirring up the sediment when the tide ebbs.

tortoise; one of a group of tortoises (Potamites, or Trionychoidea) having a soft shell, webbed feet, and a sharp beak. See Trionyx.

to cast down from a precipice or height. She and her horse had been precipitated to the pebbled region of the river. W. Irving.

A fine, white, somewhat friable clay; also, the ore contained in a mixture of clay and pebbles. [Written also pryan.]

ing sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions. Swift o'er the rolling pebbles, down the hills, Louder and louder purl the falling rills. Pope.

Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides. Sir T. Browne.

Having recurring flow and ebb; moving alternately. [Obs.] Drayton.

Reflux; ebb. [Obs.] Bacon.

To flow back; to ebb.

Flowing back; returning; ebbing. Cowper. And refluent through the pass of fear The battle's tide was poured. Sir W. Scott.