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des of ferrous and ferric iron; specifically, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, obtained by adding a solution of potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate of potash) to a ferric salt. It is used in dyeing, in ink, etc. Called also Williamson's blue, insoluble Prussian blue, Berlin blue, etc. -- P…

The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food.

Like, or covered with, slabber or slab; slippery; sloppy.

Slippery; smooth; crafty; hypocritical. [Prov. Eng.] Slape ale, plain ale, as opposed to medicated or mixed ale. [Prov. Eng.]

Slippery. [Obs.] Holland.

Slippery. [Obs.] To a drunk man the way is slidder. Chaucer.

Slippery; elusory. [Obs.] That sliding science hath me made so bare. Chaucer. Sliding friction (Mech.), the resistance one body meets with in sliding along the surface of another, as distinguished from rolling friction. -- Sliding gunter (Naut.), a topmast arranged with metallic fittings so as to be hoisted and lowere…

Slippery. [Obs.] O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope Of mortal men. Spenser.

In a slippery manner.

The quality of being slippery.

Slippery.

the pitcher grips the ball between two, or three, fingers on one side (which is made slippery, as by saliva) and the thumb on the other side, and delivers it so that it slips off the fingers with the least possible friction. When pitched directly overhand a spit ball darts downward, when pitched with the arm extended…

A cartilaginous fish with a mouth adapted for suction, as the lampery.

Having or exhibiting good taste; in accordance with good taste; tasty; as, a tasteful drapery. -- Taste"ful*ly, adv. -- Taste"ful*ness, n.

Not in accordance with good taste; as, a tasteless arrangement of drapery. -- Taste"less*ly, adv. -- Taste"less*ness, n.

Uncertain; inconstant; slippery. [Obs. & R.] Beau. & Fl.

ractical religion. The church clergy at that writ the best collection of tracts against popery that ever appeared. Swift. Tracts for the Times. See Tractarian.

he double cyanide of ferrous and ferric iron, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, used in dyeing, calico printing, etc. Cf. Prussian blue, under Prussian.

A genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds called sea lettuce.

To strip of drapery; to uncover or unveil.