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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.

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

f 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.

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

The hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles; a townhall.

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:

r pompous speech; declamation; ranting. Gray-headed men and grave, with warriors mixed, Assemble, and harangues are heard. Milton.

under Cotton. Hare's-tail grass (Bot.), a species of grass (Lagurus ovatus) whose head resembles a hare's tail.

An obsolete wind instrument with a keyboard, in which the sound, which resembled the oboe, was produced by the vibration of thin metallic plates, acted upon by blowing through a tube.

ost, or most important part of an inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger, thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge; as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a sa…

That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation, -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart.

That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.; as:

m iron, formed from hematin in old blood stains, and in old hemorrhages in the body. It resembles bilirubin. When present in the corpora lutea it is called hæmolutein.

A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.