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A viverrine animal of Madagascar (Cryptoprocta ferox). It resembles a cat in size and form, and has retractile claws.

belonging to Argynnis and allied genera; -- so called because the coloring of their wings resembles that of the common Fritillaria. See Aphrodite.

A plant, whether recent or fossil, which resembles a seaweed. See Fucoid, a.

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.

s of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

a brittle, silver-white metal, chemically intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, resembles tin, and is in general identical with the predicted ekasilicon. Symbol Ge. Atomic weight 72.3.

laying or covering with gold leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles gold.

Gold, or that which resembles gold, laid on the surface of a thing; gilding. Shak.

An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true, gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and pituitary glands, the functions of which are very imperfectly known.

So as to resemble glass.

It is one of the constituents of wheat gluten, and is a tough, amorphous substance, which resembles animal glue or gelatin.

of a man's beard on the chin or lower lip which is allowed to grow, and trimmed so as to resemble the beard of a goat.

A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose.

th. In some respects its anatomy, more than that of any other ape, except the chimpanzee, resembles that of man.

ew shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.

An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now called a ravelin.

Something which in firm or action resembles the common hammer; as:

That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as: