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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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228 words match “WEB”

Same as Peonage. D. Webster.

n. Lace pillow, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace. -- Pillow bier Etym: [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. büre a pillowcase], a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Pillow block (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the frame or foundation of a machine,…

Popular; famous. [Obs.] J. Webster.

tortoise; one of a group of tortoises (Potamites, or Trionychoidea) having a soft shell, webbed feet, and a sharp beak. See Trionyx.

PROCESSIONARY a.

th of the genus Cnethocampa, especially C. processionea of Europe, whose larvæ make large webs on oak trees, and go out to feed in regular order. They are covered with stinging hairs.

PROVISORSHIP n.

The office or position of a provisor. [R.] J. Webster.

r Hamilton] touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprung upon its feet. D. Webster.

o acquire wealth or property. [Obs.] Sure our lawyers Would not purchase half so fast. J. Webster.

To rant; to storm. [Obs.] I wept, . . . and raved, randed, and railed. J. Webster.

being ransacked; pillage. [R.] Even your father's house Shall not be free fromransack. J. Webster.

A second charter; a renewal of a charter. D. Webster.

RELAY CYLINDER n.

ngine for automatically adjusting the steam distribution to the load on the main engine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

RELAY GOVERNOR n.

A speed regulator, as a water-wheel governor, embodying the relay principle. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

RETIARY n. 2 definitions

Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.

A group of spiders which spin irregular webs; -- called also Retitelariæ.

ld-world bat of the genus Rhinopoma. The rhinopomes have a long tail extending beyond the web, and inhabit caves and tombs.

ds way." Shak. Mirth will make us rid ground faster than if thieves were at our tails. J. Webster. To be rid of, to be free or delivered from. -- To get rid of, to get deliverance from; to free one's self from.

Having power; active; nimble. [Obs.] What! I am rife a little yet. J. Webster. -- Rife"ly, adv. -- Rife"ness, n.

To raffle. [Obs.] J. Webster.

ROSSEL CURRENT n.

of the southern equatorial current flowing westward from the Fiji Islands to New Guinea. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]