英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
字典
Yarn
(n.)
A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions;
a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn.
Yarnen
(a.)
Made of yarn; consisting of yarn.
Yarnut
(n.)
See Yernut.
Yarr
(v. i.)
To growl or snarl as a dog.
Yarrish
(a.)
Having a rough, dry taste.
Yarrow
(n.)
An American and European composite plant (Achillea
Millefolium) with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed
flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and taste, and is
sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also
milfoil, and nosebleed.
Yarwhip
(n.)
The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also yardkeep,
and yarwhelp. See Godwit.
Yataghan
(n.)
A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan
nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly straight.
Yate
(n.)
A gate. See 1st Gate.
Yaud
(n.)
See Yawd.
Yaul
(n.)
See Yawl.
Yaulp
(v. i.)
To yaup.
Yaup
(v. i.)
To cry out like a child; to yelp.
Yaup
(n.)
A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a sickly
bird, or of a child in pain.
Yaup
(n.)
The blue titmouse.
Yauper
(n.)
One who, or that which, yaups.
Yaupon
(n.)
A shrub (Ilex Cassine) of the Holly family, native from
Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used as a
substitute for tea, and were formerly used in preparing the black drink
of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also South-Sea tea.
Yaw
(v. i.)
To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice
in the clarifiers in sugar works.
Yaw
(v. i. & t.)
To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to
deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a
ship.
Yaw
(n.)
A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her
course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.