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To know; to ken. [Obs.] See Ken.

A native of the Sandwich Islands.

A small chevrotain of the genus Tragulus, esp. T. pygmæus, or T. kanchil, inhabiting Java, Sumatra, and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility and cunning.

Fluor spar; -- so called by Cornish miners.

legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhab…

the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory.

Of or pertaining to Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher; conformed or relating to any or all of the philosophical doctrines of Immanuel Kant.

The doctrine or theory of Kant; the Kantian philosophy.

A disciple or follower of Kant.

Same as Cantred.

A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color.

rn aside. [Poet.] O, how are they wrapped in with infamies That from their own misdeeds askance their eyes! Shak.

quely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion. They dart away; they wheel askance. Beattie. My palfrey eyed them askance. Landor. Both . . . were viewed askance by authority. Gladstone.

Same as Barkentine.

A carcanet. Southey.

See Clnquant.

See Flucan.

Flucan.

A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow. A young upstart jackanapes. Arbuthnot.

The slow lemur. See Lemur.