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A knight or cavalier; hence, a gentleman.

a draughtsman's or mechanic's square, having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws. Knight. -- Vernier calipers. See Vernier.

A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask. Knight.

The saturation of defecated beet juice with carbonic acid gas. Knight.

d hydrocarbon; to carbonize or carburize. By carbureting the gas you may use poorer coal. Knight.

es great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; -- also called buffalo bug. -- Carpet knight. (a) A knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of the drawing room; an effeminate person. Shak. (b) One made a knight, for some other than military distinction or…

ard box. Carton pierre (, a species of papier-maché, imitating stone or bronze sculpture. Knight.

A small fissure which admits water to the workings. Knight.

idney Smith for destroying the French flotilla at Boulogne, 1804, were called catamarans. Knight.

rges into a sewer, to oatch bulky matters which would not pass readly throught the sewer. Knight.

A military man serving on horseback; a knight.

Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc. Knight.

A writing on wax. Knight.

A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or cesspool. Knight.

The warp threads of a web. Knight. Chain belt (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for transmitting power. -- Chain boat, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc. -- Chain bolt (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate, which fastens it to the vessel's side. (b) A bolt with a chai…

The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a scabbard, belt, etc. Knight.

The office or business of a chaplain. The Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship. Milton.

-- Check nut (Mech.), a secondary nut, screwing down upon the primary nut to secure it. Knight. -- Check valve (Mech.), a valve in the feed pipe of a boiler to prevent the return of the feed water. -- To take check, to take offense. [Obs.] Dryden.

The branches of a bridle bit. Knight.

lored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns.