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Gone. Chaucer.

An obtuse-angled figure, esp. and obtuse-angled triangle. [Obs.]

Obtuse-angled. [Obs.] Hutton.

Odd; having no fellow; not one of a pair; single; as, the azygous muscle of the uvula.

Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone.

Past; gone by. "Bygone fooleries." Shak

Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone. -- n.

A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.

A triangle having three acute angles.

Having acute angles. Barlow.

Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull; as, the palatopterygoid cartilage, or rod, from which the palatine and pterygoid bones are developed.

One who frequents playhouses, or attends dramatic performances.

Frequenting playhouses; as, the playgoing public. -- n.

, one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many angles. Polygon of forces (Mech.), a polygonal figure, the sides of which, taken successively, represent, in length and direction, several forces acting simultaneously upon one point, so that the side necessary to complete the figure represe…

Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants (Polygonaceæ), of which the knotweeds (species of Polygonum) are the type, and which includes also the docks (Rumex), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape (Coccoloba), and several other genera.

Having many angles. Polygonal numbers, certain figurate numbers. See under Figurate.

Having two or more broods in a season.

The doctrine of polygons; an extension of some of the principles of trigonometry to the case of polygons.

Polygonal.

A genus of plants embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.