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See Uhlan.

and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps.

Walking; moving from place to place. Gayton.

A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, usually in plumose masses, also compact. It is sulphide of antimony and lead.

The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with Gen. Georges Boulanger (d. 1891), whose militarism and advocacy of revenge on Germany attracted to him a miscellaneous party of monarchists and Republican malcontents. -- Bou*lan"gist (#), n.

The fragrant flowers of the Chloranthus inconspicuus, used in China for perfuming tea.

That which produces coagulation.

Rejoicing together; congratulatory. With like joy Congratulant approached him. Milton.

Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants. -- n. (Med.)

See Golding.

A mineral of the Zeolite family, often occurring in amygdaloid, in foliated masses, and also in monoclinic crystals with pearly luster on the cleavage face. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.

Belonging to a garden. [Obs.] Evelyn.

See Uhlan.

Mutually touching or intersecting; as, interosculant circles.

abiting the plants of Central Asia; -- called also gour, khur, and onager. [Written also kulan.]

See Koulan.

Nestling, as a bird in itss nest.

and partaking somewhat of the characters of each, thus forming a connecting link; interosculant; as, the genera by which two families approximate are called osculant genera.

The quality or state of being petulant; temporary peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor. "The petulancy of our words." B. Jonson. Like pride in some, and like petulance in others. Clarendon. The lowering eye, the petulance, the frown. Cowper.

Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable. "Petulant moods." Macaulay.