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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Yāte, n. p. 1532A gate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Spenser.Yaulp or Yaup, v. i. p. 1532To cry out like a child; to yelp. [Rare.] [Scot. and U. S.] [Written also yaup. ]Yaup'er, n. p. 1532One who, or that which, yaups.Yau'pon, n. p. 1532See YAPON.Yaw, v. i. p. 1532To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane-juice in the sugar-works. 2. [Prov. Ger. gagen, to rock, gageln, to totter, shake.] (Naut.) To steer wild, or out of the line of her course, as a…Yaw, n. p. 1532(Naut.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; deviation from the right way in steering.Yawd, n. p. 1532A jade; an old horse or mare. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.Yawl, n. p. 1532(Naut.) A small ship's-boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [Written also yaul.]Yăwl, v. i. p. 1532To cry out like a dog; to yell. “There howling Scyllas yawling round about.”Yawn, v. i. p. 1533To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscillate. “The lazy, yawning drone.” Shak. And while above he spends his breath, The yawning audience nod…Yawn, n. p. 1533A deep and involuntary inspiration, with a pretty wide opening of the mouth, followed by a prolonged and more or less sonorous expiration; oscitation; a gaping. One person yawning in company will…Yawn'ing-ly, adv. p. 1533In a yawning manner.Yăwp, v. i. p. 1533To yawp or yelp. See YAUP.Yaws, n. p. 1533(Med.) A disease of the Antilles and of Africa, characterized by tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, resemble strawberries or raspberries. These tumors ulcerate and are…Y̆-cleped′, p. p. p. 1533Called; named;—obsolete, except in burlesque or humorous writings. But come, thou goddess fair and free, In heaven ycleped Euphrosyne. Milton.Yē, pron. p. 1533The nominative plural of the second person;—sometimes inaccurately used as the objective. “I will receive ye.” Milton. But ye are washed; but ye are sanctified. 1 Cor. vi. 11.Yea (yā or yĕ), adv. p. 1533Yes; ay. See YES. Let your communication be yea, yea; nay, nay. Matt. v. 37. Yea sometimes introduces a subject, with the sense of indeed, verily, truly, it is so. “Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not…Yēad, v. i. p. 1533To go; to march; to proceed. [Obs.] In other pace than forth he yode, Returned Lord Marmion. W. Scott. Years yead away and faces fair deflower. Drant.Yēan, v. t. & i. p. 1533To bring forth young, as a goat or sheep; to lamb. Shak.Yeān'ling, n. p. 1533The young of sheep; a lamb. Shak.Year, n. p. 1533The time of the apparent revolution of the sun through the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this…Yēar'-book, n. p. 1533A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congregational Year-book. 2. (Eng. Law.) A book containing…Yēared, a. p. 1533Containing years; having existed or continued many years; full of years; aged. [Obs.]Year'ling, n. p. 1533A young animal one year old, or in the second year of his age.Year'ling, a. p. 1533Being a year old. “A yearling bullock.” Pope.Year'ly, a. p. 1533Happening, accruing, or coming every year; annual; as, a yearly rent or income. 2. Lasting a year; as, a yearly plant. 3. Accomplished in a year; as, the yearly circuit or revolution of the earth.Year'ly, adv. p. 1533Annually; once a year; from year to year; as, blessings yearly bestowed. Yearly will I do this rite. Shak.Yĕarn, v. i. p. 1533To be strained; to be pained or distressed; to suffer. [Obs.] Falstaff, he is dead, And we must yearn therefore. Shak. 2. To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with…Yĕarn, v. t. p. 1533To pain; to grieve; to vex. [Obs.] She laments, sir, for it, that it would yearn your heart to see it. Shak. It yearns me not if men my garments wear. Shak.Yēarn'ful, a. p. 1533Mournful; distressing. [Obs.]Yēarn'ing-ly, adv. p. 1533With yearning.Yēarn'ings, n. pl. p. 1533The maws or stomachs of young calves, used as a rennet for curdling milk. [Scot.] Simmonds.Yēarth, n. p. 1533The earth. [Obs.] Chaucer.Yeast, n. p. 1533The foam or froth of beer or other liquor in fermentation; a preparation used for raising dough for bread or cakes, and making it light and puffy; barm; ferment. 2. Spume or foam of water. [Obs.]…Yeast'-i-ness, n. p. 1533The state of being yeasty or frothy.Yeast'y, a. p. 1533Frothy, foamy; spumy, like yeast.Yēde, v. i. p. 1533To go; to yead. [Obs.]Yeel, n. p. 1533The same as EEL, q. v. [Obs.] Holland.Yĕlk, n. p. 1533The yellow part of an egg; vitellus. ☞ This word is sometimes written yolk, but yelk is more accordant with the etymology.Yĕll, v. i. p. 1533To cry out with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror. “Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells.” Spenser. Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed thee; some…Yĕll, v. t. p. 1533To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone.Yĕll, n. p. 1533A sharp, loud, hideous outcry. Their hideous yells Rend the dark welkin. Philips.Yĕl'lōw, a. p. 1533Being of a bright saffron-like color; of the color of gold or brass. A swarthy reaper from his tillage brought First fruits—the green ear and the yellow sheaf. Milton. Yellow-bird (Ornith.), a small…Yĕl'lōw, n. p. 1533A bright golden color, reflecting the most light of any, after white. It is one of the simple or primitive colors. “A long, motley coat guarded with yellow.” Shak. — Chrome yellow, the chromate of…Yĕl'lōw, v. t. p. 1533To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color.Yĕl'lōw, v. i. p. 1533To become yellow or yellower; to grow yellow.Yĕl'lōw-gōlds, n. p. 1533A certain flower. B. Jonson.Yĕl'lōw-ĭsh, a. p. 1533Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color.Yĕl'lōw-ish-ness, n. p. 1533The state or quality of being somewhat yellow.Yĕl'lōw-ness, n. p. 1533The quality of being yellow; as, the yellowness of an orange. 2. Jealousy. [Obs.] I will possess him with yellowness. Shak.Yĕl'lōw-rōot, n. p. 1533(Bot.) A plant of the genus Xanthorhiza (X. apiifolia), the roots of which are of a deep yellow color. London.Yĕl'lōws, n. p. 1533(Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of eyes; jaundice. “His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows.” Shak. 2. A disease of peach-trees in the…Yĕl'lōw-thrōat, n. p. 1533(Ornith.) A small North American singing-bird, of the genus Sylvia, a species of warbler.Yĕl'lōw-tŏp, n. p. 1533(Bot.) A species of herds-grass.Yĕl'lōw-wood, n. p. 1533(Bot.) (a.) A small tree of the genus Cladrastis, found in America, having yellow wood. Gray. (b.) A species of yew found in South Africa; Podocarpus elongatus. (c.) The Oxleya xanthoxyla, found in…Yĕl'lōw-wort, n. p. 1533(Bot.) A European plant of the genus Chlora (C. perfoliata), having a corolla of a bright yellow color, sometimes used in medicine. Eng. Cyc. Baird.Yĕlp, v. i. p. 1533To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly, with eagerness, pain, or fear; to yelp. A little herd of England's timorous deer Mazed with a yelping kennel of French curs. Shak. At the…Yĕnd, v. t. p. 1534To throw; to cast. [Prov. Eng.]Yĕ'nite, n. p. 1534(Min.) A mineral of a black, or brownish-black, color, and sub-metallic luster, inclining to resinous, occurring massive and in prismatic crystals. It consists of oxide of iron, lime, and silica, and…Yeō'man, n. p. 1534A common man, or one of the plebeians, of the first or most respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born. ☞ A yeoman in England is considered as next in order to the gentry. The word is little…