Search the Dictionary

A halt; the act of limping.

One who limps.

Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.

Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream. Springs which were clear, fresh, and limpid. Woodward.

The quality or state of being limpid.

Quality of being limpid; limpidity.

A limpet. [Obs.] Holland.

In a limping manner.

Limpidity. [Obs.]

ecies of wading birds of the genus Aramus, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species (A. giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other (A. scolopaceus) is found in South America. Called also courlan, and crying bird.…

The quality or state of being limp.

Limp; flexible; flimsy. [Local, U. S.]

A sudden flash; transient luster. LIght as the lightning glimpse they ran. Milton.

A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first writing having been erased to make place for the second. Longfellow.

A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.

A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating. Watts.

ubstance by steeping it in water. -- Aqueous humor (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See Eye.) -- Aqueous rocks (Geol.), those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which are of igneous origin;…

A group of Gastropoda, with limpetlike shells, including the abalone shells and keyhole limpets.

A glimpse or glance. This is the first blink that ever I had of him. Bp. Hall.

öl.), a shark (Sphyrna tiburio) of the southern United States and West Indies. -- Bonnet limpet (Zoöl.), a name given, from their shape, to various species of shells (family Calyptræidæ). -- Bonnet monkey (Zoöl.), an East Indian monkey (Macacus sinicus), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga. -- Bonnet piece, a…