English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Yet
(adv.)
Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; --
and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon
as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj.
Yet
(conj.)
Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in
time.
Yet
(conj.)
Even; -- used emphatically.
Yet
(conj.)
Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.
Yeve
(v. i.)
To give.
Yeven
(p. p.)
Given.
Yew
(v. i.)
See Yaw.
Yew
(n.)
An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the
pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It
frequently grows in British churchyards.
Yew
(n.)
The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact,
fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of
wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from
Spain.
Yew
(n.)
A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
Yew
(a.)
Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree;
as, a yew whipstock.
Yewen
(a.)
Made of yew; as, yewen bows.
Yex
(v. i.)
To hiccough.
Yex
(v. i.)
A hiccough.
Yezdegerdian
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Yezdegerd, the last Sassanian
monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans; as, the
Yezdegerdian era, which began on the 16th of June, a. d. 632. The era
is still used by the Parsees.
Yezdi
(n.)
Same as Izedi.
Yezidee
(n.)
Alt. of Yezidi
Yezidi
(n.)
Same as Izedi.
Yfere
(adv.)
Together. See Ifere.
Ygdrasyl
(n.)
See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.