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yronne

run.

ys

of y

ysame

together.

yt

alt. of yt-an old method of printing that (as. /aet, /aet) the "y" taking the place of the old letter "thorn" (/). cf. ye, the.

ythrowe

p. p. of throw.

ytterbic

pertaining to, or derived from, ytterbium; containing ytterbium.

ytterbium

a rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. symbol yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. cf. yttrium.

yttria

the oxide, y2o3, or earth, of yttrium.

yttric

pertaining to, derived from, or containing, yttrium.

yttriferous

bearing or containing yttrium or the allied elements; as, gadolinite is one of the yttriferous minerals.

yttrious

same as yttric.

yttrium

a rare metallic element of the boron-aluminium group, found in gadolinite and other rare minerals, and extracted as a dark gray powder. symbol y. atomic weight, 89.

yttro-cerite

a mineral of a violet-blue color, inclining to gray and white. it is a hydrous fluoride of cerium, yttrium, and calcium.

yttro-columbite

alt. of yttro-tantalite

yttro-tantalite

a tantalate of uranium, yttrium, and calcium, of a brown or black color.

yu

jade.

yucca

see flicker, n., 2.-a genus of american liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a more or less woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.

yuck

to itch.-to scratch.

yuckel

same as yockel.

yuen

the crowned gibbon (hylobates pileatus), native of siam, southern china, and the island of hainan. it is entirely arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark hair, and usually with a white band around the face. the females are yellowish white, with a dark spot on the breast and another on the crown. called also wooyen, and wooyen ape.

yufts

russia leather.

yug

alt. of yuga

yuga

any one of the four ages, krita, or satya, treta, dwapara, and kali, into which the hindoos divide the duration or existence of the world.

yuke

same as yuck.

yulan

a species of magnolia (m. conspicua) with large white blossoms that open before the leaves. see the note under magnolia.

yule

christmas or christmastide; the feast of the nativity of our savior.

yuletide

christmas time; christmastide; the season of christmas.

yumas

a tribe of indians native of arizona and the adjacent parts of mexico and california. they are agricultural, and cultivate corn, wheat, barley, melons, etc.

yunx

a genus of birds comprising the wrynecks.

yupon

same as yaupon.

yux

see yex, n.

yvel

evil; ill.

ywar

aware; wary.

ywis

certainly; most likely; truly; probably.

z

z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the english alphabet, is a vocal consonant. it is taken from the latin letter z, which came from the greek alphabet, this having it from a semitic source. the ultimate origin is probably egyptian. etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as in glass, glaze; e. yoke, gr. /, l. yugum; e. zealous, jealous. see guide to pronunciation, // 273, 274.

za

an old solfeggio name for b flat; the seventh harmonic, as heard in the or aeolian string; -- so called by tartini. it was long considered a false, but is the true note of the chord of the flat seventh.

zabaism

alt. of zabism

zabian

see sabian.

zabism

see sabianism.

zacco

see zocco.

zachun

an oil pressed by the arabs from the fruit of a small thorny tree (balanites aegyptiaca), and sold to piligrims for a healing ointment.

zaerthe

same as z/rthe.

zaffer

a pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. it consists of crude cobalt oxide, or of an impure cobalt arseniate. it is used in porcelain painting, and in enameling pottery, to produce a blue color, and is often confounded with smalt, from which, however, it is distinct, as it contains no potash. the name is often loosely applied to mixtures of zaffer proper with silica, or oxides of iron, manganese, etc.

zaim

a turkish chief who supports a mounted militia bearing the same name.

zaimet

a district from which a zaim draws his revenue.

zain

a horse of a dark color, neither gray nor white, and having no spots.

zalambdodont

of or pertaining to a tribe (zalambdodonta) of insectivora in which the molar teeth have but one v-shaped ridge.-one of the zalambdodonta. the tenrec, solenodon, and golden moles are examples.

zamang

an immense leguminous tree (pithecolobium saman) of venezuela. its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one hundred and eighty feet across. the sweet pulpy pods are used commonly for feeding cattle. also called rain tree.

zambo

the child of a mulatto and a negro; also, the child of an indian and a negro; colloquially or humorously, a negro; a sambo.

zambos

of zambo

zamia

a genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low palms, but with exogenous wood. see coontie, and illust. of strobile.

zamindar

a landowner; also, a collector of land revenue; now, usually, a kind of feudatory recognized as an actual proprietor so long as he pays to the government a certain fixed revenue.

zamindari

the jurisdiction of a zamindar; the land possessed by a zamindar.

zamindary

alt. of zamindari

zamite

a fossil cycad of the genus zamia.

zamouse

a west african buffalo (bubalus brachyceros) having short horns depressed at the base, and large ears fringed internally with three rows of long hairs. it is destitute of a dewlap. called also short-horned buffalo, and bush cow.

zampogna

a sort of bagpipe formerly in use among italian peasants. it is now almost obsolete.

zander

a european pike perch (stizostedion lucioperca) allied to the wall-eye; -- called also sandari, sander, sannat, schill, and zant.

zandmole

the sand mole.

zanies

of zany

zante

see zantewood.

zante currant

a kind of seedless grape or raisin; -- so called from zante, one of the ionian islands.

zantewood

a yellow dyewood; fustet; -- called also zante, and zante fustic. see fustet, and the note under fustic.-satinwood (chloroxylon swietenia).

zantiot

a native or inhabitant of zante, one of the ionian islands.

zany

a merry-andrew; a buffoon.-to mimic.

zanyism

state or character of a zany; buffoonery.

zaphara

zaffer.

zaphrentis

an extinct genus of cyathophylloid corals common in the paleozoic formations. it is cup-shaped with numerous septa, and with a deep pit in one side of the cup.

zapotilla

see sapodilla.

zaptiah

a turkish policeman.

zarathustrian

alt. of zarathustric

zarathustric

of or pertaining to zarathustra, or zoroaster; zoroastrian.

zarathustrism

see zoroastrianism.

zaratite

a hydrous carbonate of nickel occurring as an emerald-green incrustation on chromite; -- called also emerald nickel.

zareba

an improvised stockade; especially, one made of thorn bushes, etc.

zarnich

native sulphide of arsenic, including sandarach, or realgar, and orpiment.

zarthe

a european bream (abramis vimba).

zati

a species of macaque (macacus pileatus) native of india and ceylon. it has a crown of long erect hair, and tuft of radiating hairs on the back of the head. called also capped macaque.

zauschneria

a genus of flowering plants. zauschneria californica is a suffrutescent perennial, with showy red flowers much resembling those of the garden fuchsia.

zax

a tool for trimming and puncturing roofing slates.

zayat

a public shed, or portico, for travelers, worshipers, etc.

zea

a genus of large grasses of which the indian corn (zea mays) is the only species known. its origin is not yet ascertained. see maize.

zeal

passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor.-a zealot.-to be zealous.

zealant

one who is zealous; a zealot; an enthusiast.

zealed

full of zeal; characterized by zeal.

zealful

full of zeal.

zealless

wanting zeal.

zealot

one who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan.

zealotical

like, or suitable to, a zealot; ardently zealous.

zealotism

the character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry.

zealotist

a zealot.

zealotry

the character and behavior of a zealot; excess of zeal; fanatical devotion to a cause.

zealous

filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object.-filled with religious zeal.

zebec

see xebec.

zebra

either one of two species of south african wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.

zebrawood

a kind of cabinet wood having beautiful black, brown, and whitish stripes, the timber of a tropical american tree (connarus guianensis).-the wood of a small west indian myrtaceous tree (eugenia fragrans).-the wood of an east indian tree of the genus guettarda.

zebrine

pertaining to, or resembling, the zebra.

zebu

a bovine mammal (ros indicus) extensively domesticated in india, china, the east indies, and east africa. it usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large mastiff.

zebub

a large noxious fly of abyssinia, which like the tsetse fly, is destructive to cattle.

zechin

see sequin.