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Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.

Of or relating to cataphonics; catacoustic.

That branch of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds; catacoustics.

Defensive armor used for the whole body and often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale armor of some eastern nations.

A horseman covered with a cataphract.

The armor or plate covering some fishes.

Covered with a cataphract, or armor of plates, scales, etc.; or with that which corresponds to this, as horny or bony plates, hard, callous skin, etc.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cataphract.

Unnatural; contrary to nature.

A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body; a poultice.

Spurge.

An engine somewhat resembling a massive crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.

A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small stones, etc.

A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.

An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight.

A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.

Of the nature of a cataract in the eye; affected with cataract.

An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which there are congestion, swelling, and an altertion in the quantity and quality of mucus secreted; as, catarrh of the stomach; catarrh of the bladder.

Pertaining to, produced by, or attending, catarrh; of the nature of catarrh.

One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward. See Monkey.