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Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. "The anguine or snakelike reptiles." Owen.

A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.

To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.

An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof.

Hostile to priests or the priesthood. Waterland.

Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles.

A nonmotile gamete, found in certain lower algæ.

vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.

Fig.: The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power; flavor; as, the subtile aroma of genius.

Diagonally laid, as tiles; ridgewise.

A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.

A European species of lavender (Lavandula spica), which produces a volatile oil. See Spike.

To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery. No rude noise mine ears assailing. Cowper. No storm can now assail The charm he wears within. Keble.

A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.

Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile.

A fragrant essential oil; esp., a volatile and highly fragrant essential oil obtained from the petals of roses. [Also written otto and ottar.]

Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of flowers, etc.

t or roadway. Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from about 4 to 50 H. P. for ordinary vehicles, ranging from the run-about to the t…

Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets.

Pertaining to projection, or to a projectile. Ballistic pendulum, an instrument consisting of a mass of wood or other material suspended as a pendulum, for measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means of the arc through which their impact impels it.