Search the Dictionary

A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches. Gwilt.

Same as Ambo.

A chronic contagious affection of the skin, prevalent in the tropics.

The resiniferous tree Agathis Dammara, of the Moluccas.

tled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc.

A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic life.

To flog with the bamboo.

e senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] Addison. What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you J. H. Newman.

A swindler; one who deceives by trickery. [Colloq.] Arbuthnot.

A species of agalloch, or aloes wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac; -- used by cabinetmakers.

See Gamboge.

See Caboose.

An East Indian tree (Averrhoa Carambola), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry.

saw in one corner . . . a cluster of men and women,diverting themselves with a game at crambo. I heard several double rhymes . . . which raised a great deal of mirth. Addison.

A white crystalline, sugary substance obtained from an African caotchouc.

A crystalline vari ety of fruit sugar obtained from dambonite.

Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.

A name given in the East and West Indies to certain trees with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Cæsalpinia.

trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taking internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic ad emetic. [Written also camboge.]

Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, gamboge.