Found 2 hits - Term: hollow root, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hollow \hol"low\, a. oe. holow, holgh, holf, as. holh a hollow,
hole. cf. hole.
1. having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial,
within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the
interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere.
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hollow with boards shalt thou make it. --ex. xxvii.
8.
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2. depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.
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with hollow eye and wrinkled brow. --shak.
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3. reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound;
deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar. --dryden.
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4. not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as,
a hollow heart; a hollow friend. --milton.
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hollow newel arch., an opening in the center of a winding
staircase in place of a newel post, the stairs being
supported by the wall; an open newel; also, the
stringpiece or rail winding around the well of such a
staircase.
hollow quoin engin., a pier of stone or brick made behind
the lock gates of a canal, and containing a hollow or
recess to receive the ends of the gates.
hollow root. bot. see moschatel.
hollow square. see square.
hollow ware, hollow vessels; -- a trade name for cast-iron
kitchen utensils, earthenware, etc.
syn: syn.- concave; sunken; low; vacant; empty; void; false;
faithless; deceitful; treacherous.
1913 webster
see also:
hole hollow newel hollow quoin hollow root moschatel hollow square
square hollow ware
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
moschatel \mos"chatel`\, n. gr. ? musk: cf. f. moscatelline.
see muscadel, musk. bot.
a plant of the genus adoxa adoxa moschatellina, the
flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky
smell. it is found in woods in all parts of europe, and is
called also hollow root and musk crowfoot. --loudon.
1913 webster
see also:
muscadel musk adoxa adoxa moschatellina hollow root musk crowfoot
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Root, definition of term: Root
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Hollow, definition of term: Hollow
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