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One of the artificial group of invertebrates of various kinds, which live parasitically upon the exterior of other animals; an ectozoön. Among them are the lice, ticks, many acari, the lerneans, or fish lice, and other crustaceans.

To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.

Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, festoons. Sir J. Herschel.

A border worked with flowers. Wright.

The early part of the day, from morning to meridian, or noon.

A Venetian vessel, with a square stern, having only a mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit; also a sloop of war ship-rigged.

A similar bordering or binding of rich material, such as gold lace. Silver and gold galloons, with the like glittering gewgaws. Addison.

Furnished or adorned with galloon.

A kind of twilled linen cloth for lining. Simmonds.

An ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded molding.

A large, handsome, marine, univalve shell (Triton femorale).

A boy; a servant. [Ireland]

A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.:

The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated.

gular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun. Harpoon fork, a kind of hayfork, consisting of bar with hinged barbs at one end a loop for a rope at the other end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power. -- Harpoon gun, a gun used in the whale fishery for shooting the h…

An harpooner. Grabb.

One who throws the harpoon.

A part of the breastbone. [Obs.] He feeleth through the herte-spon the pricke. Chaucer.

The first month after marriage. Addison.