English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Zobo
(n.)
A kind of domestic cattle reared in Asia for its flesh and
milk. It is supposed to be a hybrid between the zebu and the yak.
Zocco
(n.)
Alt. of Zoccolo
Zoccolo
(n.)
Same as Socle.
Zocle
(n.)
Same as Socle.
Zodiac
(n.)
An imaginary belt in the heavens, 16¡ or 18¡ broad, in the
middle of which is the ecliptic, or sun's path. It comprises the twelve
constellations, which one constituted, and from which were named, the
twelve signs of the zodiac.
Zodiac
(n.)
A figure representing the signs, symbols, and
constellations of the zodiac.
Zodiac
(n.)
A girdle; a belt.
Zodiacal
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the zodiac; situated within the
zodiac; as, the zodiacal planets.
Zoea
(n.)
A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod Crustacea,
especially of crabs and certain Anomura.
Zoetrope
(n.)
An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the
inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its circumference,
appear like a single figure passing through a series of natural motions
as if animated or mechanically moved.
Zohar
(n.)
A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi
Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century, a. d.
Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.
Zoic
(a.)
Of or pertaining to animals, or animal life.
Zoide
(n.)
See Meride.
Zoilean
(a.)
Having the characteristic of Zoilus, a bitter, envious,
unjust critic, who lived about 270 years before Christ.
Zoilism
(n.)
Resemblance to Zoilus in style or manner; carping
criticism; detraction.
Zoisite
(n.)
A grayish or whitish mineral occurring in orthorhombic,
prismatic crystals, also in columnar masses. It is a silicate of
alumina and lime, and is allied to epidote.
Zokor
(n.)
An Asiatic burrowing rodent (Siphneus aspalax) resembling
the mole rat. It is native of the Altai Mountains.
Zollverein
(n.)
Literally, a customs union; specifically, applied to
the several customs unions successively formed under the leadership of
Prussia among certain German states for establishing liberty of
commerce among themselves and common tariff on imports, exports, and
transit.
Zomboruk
(n.)
See Zumbooruk.
Zona
(n.)
A zone or band; a layer.