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A fossil coral resembling Fungia.

Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament. Funicular action (Mech.), the force or action exerted by a rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a direction transverse to the rope, as in the ar…

Resembling a cord in toughness and flexibility, as the roots of some endogenous trees.

Any coating considered as resembling fur; as:

Resembling fur.

A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; -- named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle.

A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, the English artist (1727- 88).

hous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent.

A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.

Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or pertaining to the Gallinae.

A rare metallic element, found in certain zinc ores. It is white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and remarcable for its low melting point (86

Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, gamboge.

A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot Garibaldi.

Pertaining to, or resembling, garum. Sir T. Browne.

A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze. Gauze dresser, one employed in stiffening gauze.

Pertaining to, or resembling, gauze; thin and slight as gauze.

el of Anam, with two or three masts, lofty triangular sails, and in construction somewhat resembling a Chinese junk.

To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling jelly.

Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly; resembling jelly; viscous.

llow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white crystalline substance resembling esculin.