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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
green \green\ gr=en, a. compar. greener gr=en"~er;
superl. greenest. oe. grene, as. gr=ene; akin to d.
groen, os. gr=oni, ohg. gruoni, g. gr"un, dan. sw.
gr"on, icel. graenn; fr. the root of e. grow. see
grow.
1. having the color of grass when fresh and growing;
resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is
between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.
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2. having a sickly color; wan.
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to look so green and pale. --shak.
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3. full of life and vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;
as, a green manhood; a green wound.
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as valid against such an old and beneficent
government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.
--burke.
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4. not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green
fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.
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5. not roasted; half raw. r.
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we say the meat is green when half roasted. --l.
watts.
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6. immature in age, judgment, or experience; inexperienced;
young; raw; not trained; awkward; as, green in years or
judgment.
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i might be angry with the officious zeal which
supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my
gray hairs. --sir w.
scott.
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7. not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,
green wood, timber, etc. --shak.
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8. politics concerned especially with protection of the
enviroment; -- of political parties and political
philosophies; as, the european green parties.
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green brier bot., a thorny climbing shrub emilaz
rotundifolia having a yellowish green stem and thick
leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the
united states; -- called also cat brier.
green con zool., the pollock.
green crab zool., an edible, shore crab carcinus
menas of europe and america; -- in new england locally
named joe-rocker.
green crop, a crop used for food while in a growing or
unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root
crop, etc.
green diallage. min.
a diallage, a variety of pyroxene.
b smaragdite.
green dragon bot., a north american herbaceous plant
arisaema dracontium, resembling the indian turnip;
-- called also dragon root.
green earth min., a variety of glauconite, found in
cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used
as a pigment by artists; -- called also mountain green.
green ebony.
a a south american tree jacaranda ovalifolia, having
a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid
work, and in dyeing.
b the west indian green ebony. see ebony.
green fire pyrotech., a composition which burns with a
green flame. it consists of sulphur and potassium
chlorate, with some salt of barium usually the nitrate,
to which the color of the flame is due.
green fly zool., any green species of plant lice or
aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.
green gage, bot. see greengage, in the vocabulary.
green gland zool., one of a pair of large green glands in
crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. they have their
outlets at the bases of the larger antennae.
green hand, a novice. colloq.
green heart bot., the wood of a lauraceous tree found in
the west indies and in south america, used for
shipbuilding or turnery. the green heart of jamaica and
guiana is the nectandra rodioei, that of martinique is
the colubrina ferruginosa.
green iron ore min. dufrenite.
green laver bot., an edible seaweed ulva latissima;
-- called also green sloke.
green lead ore min., pyromorphite.
green linnet zool., the greenfinch.
green looper zool., the cankerworm.
green marble min., serpentine.
green mineral, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.
see greengill.
green monkey zool. a west african long-tailed monkey
cercopithecus callitrichus, very commonly tamed, and
trained to perform tricks. it was introduced into the west
indies early in the last century, and has become very
abundant there.
green salt of magnus old chem., a dark green crystalline
salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides
of platinum.
green sand founding molding sand used for a mold while
slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.
green sea naut., a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a
vessel's deck.
green sickness med., chlorosis.
green snake zool., one of two harmless american snakes
cyclophis vernalis, and c. aestivus. they are
bright green in color.
green turtle zool., an edible marine turtle. see
turtle.
green vitriol.
a chem. sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline
substance, very extensively used in the preparation of
inks, dyes, mordants, etc.
b min. same as copperas, melanterite and sulphate
of iron.
green ware, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not
yet baked.
green woodpecker zool., a common european woodpecker
picus viridis; -- called also yaffle.
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see also:
greener greenest. grow. green brier emilaz rotundifolia cat brier
green con green crab carcinus menas joe-rocker green crop
green diallage green dragon arisaema dracontium dragon root green earth
mountain green green ebony jacaranda ovalifolia ebony green fire
green fly green gage greengage green gland green hand
green heart nectandra rodioei colubrina ferruginosa green iron ore green laver
ulva latissima green sloke green lead ore green linnet green looper
green marble green mineral greengill green monkey cercopithecus callitrichus
green salt of magnus green sand green sea green sickness green snake
cyclophis vernalis c. aestivus green turtle turtle green vitriol
copperas melanterite sulphate of iron green ware green woodpecker
picus viridis yaffle
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dragon \drag"on\ dra^g"u^n, n. f. dragon, l. draco, fr.
gr. dra`kwn, prob. fr. de`rkesqai, dra`kein, to look akin to
skr. dar,c to see, and so called from its terrible eyes.
cf. drake a dragon, dragoon.
1. myth. a fabulous animal, generally represented as a
monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head
and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and
ferocious.
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the dragons which appear in early paintings and
sculptures are invariably representations of a
winged crocodile. --fairholt.
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note: in scripture the term dragon refers to any great
monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some
kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents
of a powerful and deadly kind. it is also applied
metaphorically to satan.
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thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the
waters. -- ps. lxxiv.
13.
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thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the
young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample
under feet. -- ps. xci.
13.
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he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,
which is the devil and satan, and bound him a
thousand years. --rev. xx. 2.
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2. a fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --johnson.
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3. astron. a constellation of the northern hemisphere
figured as a dragon; draco.
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4. a luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move
through the air as a winged serpent.
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5. mil. antiq. a short musket hooked to a swivel attached
to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of
a dragon's head at the muzzle. --fairholt.
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6. zool. a small arboreal lizard of the genus draco, of
several species, found in the east indies and southern
asia. five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are
prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of
wing. these prolongations aid them in making long leaps
from tree to tree. called also flying lizard.
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7. zool. a variety of carrier pigeon.
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8. her. a fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a
charge in a coat of arms.
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note: dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in
the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic
of, a dragon.
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dragon arum bot., the name of several species of
arisaema, a genus of plants having a spathe and
spadix. see dragon rootbelow.
dragon fish zool., the dragonet.
dragon fly zool., any insect of the family
libellulidae. they have finely formed, large and
strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous
eyes, and a long body; -- called also mosquito hawks.
their larvae are aquatic and insectivorous.
dragon root bot., an american aroid plant arisaema
dracontium; green dragon.
dragon's blood, a resinous substance obtained from the
fruit of several species of calamus, esp. from calamus
rotang and calamus draco, growing in the east indies. a
substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation
from dracaena draco; also from pterocarpus draco, a
tree of the west indies and south america. the color is
red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for
coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. called also cinnabar
graecorum.
dragon's head.
a bot. a plant of several species of the genus
dracocephalum. they are perennial herbs closely
allied to the common catnip.
b astron. the ascending node of a planet, indicated,
chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol ?. the deviation
from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one
node to the other seems, according to the fancy of
some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose
belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the
intersections representing the head and tail; -- from
which resemblance the denomination arises. --encyc.
brit.
dragon shell zool., a species of limpet.
dragon's skin, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat
resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners
and quarrymen. --stormonth.
dragon's tail astron., the descending node of a planet,
indicated by the symbol ?. see dragon's head above.
dragon's wort bot., a plant of the genus artemisia
artemisia dracunculus.
dragon tree bot., a west african liliaceous tree
dracaena draco, yielding one of the resins called
dragon's blood. see dracaena.
dragon water, a medicinal remedy very popular in the
earlier half of the 17th century. "dragon water may do
good upon him." --randolph 1640.
flying dragon, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.
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see also:
drake dragoon flying lizard dragon arum arisaema dragon root
dragon fish dragon fly libellulidae mosquito hawks arisaema dracontium
dragon's blood calamus calamus rotang calamus draco dracaena draco
pterocarpus draco cinnabar graecorum dragon's head dracocephalum dragon shell
dragon's skin dragon's tail dragon's wort artemisia artemisia dracunculus
dragon tree dracaena dragon water flying dragon
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