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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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X p. 1531the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, is borrowed, as to its form, from the Greek X. At the end of words, it has the sound of ks, as in wax, lax; in the middle, the sound of ks, or…Xăn’the-īne, n. p. 1531(Chem.) A yellow substance, soluble in water, which forms the coloring matter of some yellow flowers. Miller.Xăn’thi-an, a. p. 1531(Anc. Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Xanthus, an ancient town of Asia Minor;—applied especially to certain marbles found near that place. P. Cyc.Xăn’thic, a. p. 1531Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange, and the like. 2. (Chem.) (a.) Of, or pertaining to, a certain…Xăn’thīd, n. p. 1531(Chem.) A supposed compound of xanthogen with some basifiable or acidifiable element. [Obs.] See XANTHOGEN.Xan-thīd'i-ūm, n. p. 1531(Zoöl.) A microscopic plant or proto-phyte, having a globular, flattened shape, and bristled with spiracules. It is found fossil in flint or hornstone, and is common, also, as a living creature.Xăn’thīne, n. p. 1531(Chem.) The yellow, insoluble coloring matter contained in certain plants and the petals of certain flowers, as those of the sunflower.Xăn’thīte, n. p. 1531(Min.) A mineral occurring in rounded grains and foliated masses, of a yellow color, and translucent, consisting chiefly of silica, alumina, lime, oxide of iron, oxide of manganese, and magnesia.…Xăn’thi-ŭm, n. p. 1531(Bot.) A genus of plants, of which one species (X. spinosum) yields a yellow dye.Xăn’tho, n. p. 1531(Zoöl.) A genus of crustaceans, including many species, distributed through most seas. Baird.Xăn’tho-cōne, n. p. 1531(Min.) A mineral of a dull red or brownish color, consisting chiefly of sulphur, arsenic, and silver;—so called from the color of its powder. Dana.Xăn’tho-gēn, n. p. 1531(Chem.) A supposed basifying and acidifying compound principle, formerly considered to be analogous to cyanogen, and believed to consist of sulphur and carbon, which, with certain metals, forms…Xăn’tho-phÿll, n. p. 1531(Chem.) Yellow coloring matter contained in the leaves of trees in autumn.Xăn’tho-rhē’ia, n. p. 1531(Bot.) A genus of plants found in Australia, having numerous long, linear leaves, very closely set, and exuding from the stem a reddish-yellow, inodorous resin, which is sometimes employed in…Xăn’tho-rhī’zā, n. p. 1531(Bot.) A genus of North American plants, including but one species (X. apiifolia), having roots of a deep-yellow color; yellow-root. The bark is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic.…Xän’thor-thite, n. p. 1531(Min.) A variety of allanite, of a yellowish color, and containing much water. Dana.Xăn′thous, a. p. 1531Yellow; yellow-haired; as, the xanthous races. [Rare.] Prichard.Xan-thŏx'y-lŭm, n. p. 1531(Bot.) A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is of a yellow color; prickly-ash. All parts of the plant, which is sometimes used in medicine, are pungent and aromatic. Gray.Xē′bec, n. p. 1531(Naut.) A small, three-masted vessel, used in the Mediterranean Sea. With a fair wind, in good weather, it carries two large square sails; when close hauled, it carries large lateen sails. Mar. Dict.Xēn'e·lā'zhi-ä, n. p. 1531(Gr. Antiq.) A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from dwelling in Sparta beyond a stated time, and also from entering the city except on certain days, its object being to preserve the…Xēnĭ-ŭm, n. p. 1531(Antiq.) (a.) A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign ambassador. (b.) (pl.) Pictures of still-life, fruit, fish, and the like, many of which have been found as decorations on the…Xē'no-dō'chi-ūm, n. p. 1531A room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. Weale.Xe-nŏd'o-chy, n. p. 1531Reception of strangers; hospitality. [Obs.]Xēn'o-tīme, n. p. 1531A native phosphate of yttria, having a yellowish-brown color. Dana.Xĕr'a-phīm, n. p. 1531An old money of account in Bombay, equal to three fifths of a rupee.Xe-rā'gi-a, n. p. 1531(Med.) A disease of the hair, which becomes dry, ceases to grow, and resembles down covered with dust. Dunglison.Xēr'es, n. p. 1531Sherry; — so called from the district of Spain where it is made. Simmonds.Xē'rīff, n. p. 1531A gold coin formerly current in Egypt and Turkey, of the value of about 9s. 6d., or about $2.30; — applied also, in Morocco, to the ducat. Simmonds.Xē'ro-col-lŷr'i-ūm, n. p. 1531(Med.) A dry collyrium or eye-salve. Coxe.Xe-rō'dēs, n. p. 1531(Med.) Any tumor attended with dryness.Xē'ro-mȳ'rum, n. p. 1531A dry ointment. Coxe.Xe-rŏph'a-gy, n. p. 1531The eating of dry meats, — a sort of fast among the primitive Christians.Xe-rŏph’thal-my, n. p. 1531(Med.) A dry, red soreness or itching of the eyes, without swelling or a discharge of humors.Xe-rō'tēs, n. p. 1531(Med.) A dry habit or disposition of body.Xĭph'i-as, n. p. 1531(Ichth.) A genus of fishes, to which the Xiphias gladius, or common sword-fish, belongs. 2. (Astron.) (a.) A constellation in the southern hemisphere. (b.) A comet-shaped like a sword.Xi-phid'i-üm, n. p. 1531(Bot.) A genus of plants having stiff, sword-shaped leaves. Loudon.Xiph'oid, a. p. 1531(Anat.) Resembling a sword; ensiform. Xiphoid or ensiform cartilage (Anat.), a small, pointed cartilage placed at the bottom of the breast-bone.Xĭ-phoid'ēs, n. p. 1531(Anat.) The xiphoid cartilage. Dunglison.Xy-lăn’thrax, n. p. 1531Wood-coal or charcoal;—so called in distinction from mineral coal.Xÿ'lite, n. p. 1531(Min.) A mineral resembling xylotile, of a brown color and asbestiform structure, and consisting chiefly of silica, sesquioxide of iron, lime, magnesia, and water. Dana. 2. (Chem.) A volatile…Xy'lo-bāl'sa-mūm, n. p. 1531(Med.) A resinous juice obtained from the wood and branches of Amyris opobalsamum, and A. Gileadensis of Linnaeus. Dunglison.Xÿ'lo-grāph, n. p. 1531An engraving on wood, or the impression from such an engraving.Xÿ-lŏg'ra-pher, n. p. 1531One who practices xylography.Xÿ'lo-grāph'ic or Xÿ'lo-grāph'ic-al, a. p. 1531Belonging to xylography, or wood-engraving.Xy-lŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 1531Wood-engraving; the act or art of cutting figures in wood, in representation of natural objects.Xÿ-loid'ine, n. p. 1531A white explosive compound made by the action of strong nitric acid in starch, or woody fiber. It is related to gun-cotton, but explodes with less violence. Gregory.Xÿ-lŏph'a-gan, n. p. 1531(Entom.) One of a tribe of coleopterous insects, comprehending those of which the larves devour the wood of trees in which they are developed; — applied also to a family of dipterous insects, the…Xȳ-lŏph'a-goŭs, a. p. 1531Eating or feeding on wood.Xy-löph'i-lan, n. p. 1531(Entom.) One of a tribe of beetles, comprehending those which live on decayed wood. Brande.Xy'lo-tīle, n. p. 1531(Min.) An opaque, glimmering, delicately fibrous mineral, of a light or dark wood-brown, or sometimes green, color, consisting chiefly of silica, sesquioxide of iron, magnesia, and water. Dana.Xyst (zĭst) or Xys'tus (zĭs'-), n. p. 1531(Anc. Arch.) A long and open, or sometimes covered, court, with porticoes, for athletic exercises, as wrestling, running, and the like.Xyst'ärch, n. p. 1531An officer having the superintendence of the xystos. W. Smith.Xy̆s'ter, n. p. 1531A surgeon’s instrument for scraping bones.Y p. 1532the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, derives its form from the Greek Υ, whence it is called, in French and Spanish, the “Greek I.” At the beginning of words or syllables, except when used…Y, n. p. 1532One of the forked pieces which support the pivots of a transit instrument, of the telescope of a theodolite, and the like; a wye;—so called from its form. See WYE. 2. (Railways.) A portion of track…Yäc'cä-wood, n. p. 1532An ornamental wood from Jamaica, of a pale brown color, with streaks of hazel-brown.Yacht, n. p. 1532(Naut.) A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey princes, &c., from one place to another; a sea-going vessel used only…Yacht'er, n. p. 1532One engaged in sailing a yacht.Yacht'ing, n. p. 1532Sailing on pleasure excursions in a yacht.Yacht'ing, a. p. 1532Relating to yachts and their use; as, a yachting excursion.