Search the Dictionary

See Haulm, stalk. Smart.

A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called sepiolite.

Worship or undue admiration of wonderful or miraculous things. [R.] The thaumatolatry by which our theology has been debased for more than a century. Hare.

An optical instrument or toy for showing the presistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is withdrawn.

A magician; a wonder worker. Lowell.

Of or pertaining to thaumaturgy; magical; wonderful. Burton.

Feats of legerdemain, or magical performances.

One who deals in wonders, or believes in them; a wonder worker. Carlyle.

A miracle worker; -- a title given by the Roman Catholics to some saints.

The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic; legerdemain. T. Warton.

drawn, but which form to the eye regular figures when the card is rapidly revolved. See Thaumatrope.

A species of clay; meerschaum. [Also written keffekil.]

tinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75. Magnesium sulphate. (Chem.) Same as Epsom salts.

Meerschaum; -- called also sea froth.

Meerschaum. See Meerschaum.

A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the male; -- called also cora humming bird.

posed to have resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form. [Written also shalm, shaum.] Otway. Even from the shrillest shaum unto the cornamute. Drayton.

Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Thaumastura having a long forked tail.