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The cross, or church, of St. Antony. See Illust. (6), under Cross, n. Mollett.

It is silent; -- a direction for a vocal or instrumental part to be silent during a whole movement.

Leathery.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type.

Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence.

Black, like ink; inky; atramental. [Obs.] Derham.

Belonging to, or like, the family of plants of which the prickly pear is a common example.

. Another suborder (Zeuglodontia) is extinct. The Sirenia were formerly included in the Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.

One of the Cetacea.

Of or pertaining to the Cetacea.

Resembling paper or parchment; of paper-like texture; papery.

Having the qualities of chalk;abounding with chalk; chalky; as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See Chalk. Cretaceous acid, an old name for carbonic acid. -- Cretaceous formation (Geol.), the series of strata of various kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc., formed in the Cretaceous period; -- called also…

Of, pertaining to, or designating, the period of time following the Jurassic and preceding the Eocene.

In a chalky manner; as chalk.

One of the classes of the arthropods, including lobsters and crabs; -- so called from the crustlike shell with which they are covered.

Of or pertaining to the Crustacea; crustaceous. -- n.

Pertaining to crustaceology.

One versed in crustaceology; a crustalogist.

That branch of Zoölogy which treats of the Crustacea; malacostracology; carcinology.

Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean.