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The doctrine that matter is sentient. Krauth-Fleming.

One who believes in hylopathism.

Eating green shoots, as certain insects do.

Same as Idiophanous.

To run between parties and intercept without right the advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffic without a proper license; to intrude; to forestall others; to intermeddle.

One who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who unlawfully intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes wrongfully or officiously. The untrained man, . . . the interloper as to the professions. I. Taylor.

The stomach of a calf, prepared for rennet. Halliwell.

See Kleptomania.

Same as Landlouper.

To move heavily; to lounge or idle; to loll. [Law.] Charles Reade.

An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird.

Having a loud voice.

A chief city; a metropolis. [R.]

A larva, in a stage following the zoëa, in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.

Greatness of soul. [Obs. & R.]

A piano having a mechanical attachment which enables the player to prolong the notes at will.

Of or pertaining to meloplasty, or the artificial formation of a new cheek.

The process of restoring a cheek which has been destroyed wholly or in part.

The art of forming melody; melody; -- now often used for a melodic passage, rather than a complete melody.

An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic instead of wooden bars.