Webster's Dictionary 1828

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ZEPHYR

ZEPHYR, noun [Latin, Gr.] The west wind; and peotically, any soft, mild, gentle breeze. The poets personify Zephyrus, and make him the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan dei...

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ZERDA

ZERDA, noun An animal of the canine genus, found in the desert of Zaara, beyond mount Atlas. It is about ten inches in length, with a pointed nose, long whiskers, large black vi...

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ZERO

ZERO, noun Cipher; nothing. The point of a thermometer from which it is graduated. zero in the thermometers of Celsius and Reaumur, is at the point at which water congeals. The ...

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ZEST

ZEST, noun1. A piece of orange or lemon peel, used to give flavor to liquor; or the fine thin oil that spurts out of it when squeezed; also, the woody thick skin quartering the ...

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ZETA

ZETA, noun1. A Greek letter.2. A little closet or chamber, with pipes running along the walls, to convey into it fresh air, or warm vapor from below.

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ZETETIC

ZETETIC, adjective [Gr., to seek.] That seeks; that proceeds by inquiry. The zetetic method in mathematics, is that used in investigation, or the solution of problems.

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ZEUGMA

ZEUGMA, noun [Gr., to join. See Yoke.] A figure in grammar by which an adjective or verb which agrees with a nearer word, is by way of supplement, referred to another more remot...

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ZIBET

ZIBET, noun [See Civet.] AN animal of the genus Viverra; the ash-gray weasel, striated with black undulations, and an annulated tail. It may be called the Indian civet, as it re...

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ZIGZAG

ZIGZAG, adjective Having short turns.ZIGZAG, noun Something that has short turns or angles.ZIGZAG, verb transitive To form with short turns.Ziment water, or copper water, is a n...

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ZIMOME

ZIMOME, ZYMOME, noun [Gr.] One of the constituents of gluten.

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ZINK

ZINK, noun [G. The common orthography, zine, is erroneous.] A metal of a brilliant white color, with a shade of blue, and appearing as if composed of plates adhering together. I...

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ZINKIFEROUS

ZINKIFEROUS, adjective [zink and Latin Fero.] Producing zink; as zinkiferous ore.

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ZINKY

ZINKY, adjective Pertaining to zink, or having its appearance.Some effervesce with acids, some not, though soluble therein, as to the zinky part.The zinky ores are said to be gr...

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ZIRCON

ZIRCON, noun Called also jargon of Ceylon, a mineral originally found in Ceylon, in the sands of rivers, along with spinel, sapphire, tourmalin, and iron sand. zircon hyacinth, ...

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ZIRCONIA

ZIRCONIA, noun A peculiar earth obtained from the gem zircon; a fine white powder.

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ZIRCONITE

ZIRCONITE, noun A variety of the zircon.

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ZIRCONIUM

ZIRCONIUM, noun The metallic basis of zirconia.

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ZIVOLO

ZIVOLO, noun A bird resembling the yellow hammer, and by some considered as the same species.

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ZIZEL

ZIZEL, noun The suslik or earless marmot, a small quadruped found in Poland and the south of Russia.

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ZOCCO

ZOCCO, ZOCLE, ZOCCOLO, noun [Latin, a sock.] A square body under the base of a pedestal, etc. Serving for the support of a bust, statue or column.

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ZOCCOLO

ZOCCO, ZOCLE, ZOCCOLOnoun [Latin, a sock.] A square body under the base of a pedestal, etc. Serving for the support of a bust, statue or column.

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ZOCLE

ZOCCO, ZOCLEZOCCOLO, noun [Latin, a sock.] A square body under the base of a pedestal, etc. Serving for the support of a bust, statue or column.

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ZODIAC

ZODIAC, noun [L, Gr., an animal.] A broad circle in the heavens, containing the twelve signs through which the sun passes in its annual course. The center of this belt is the ec...

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ZODIACAL

ZODIACAL, adjective Pertaining to the zodiac.ZODIACAL light, a luminous track or space in the heavens, resembling that of the milky way, sometimes appearing after sunset and bef...

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ZOISITE

ZOISITE, noun [from Van Zois, its discoverer.] A mineral regarded as a variety of epidote. It occurs in deeply striated rhomboidal prisms, much compressed and rounded; its color...

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ZONE

ZONE, noun [Latin, Gr.]1. A girdle.An embroiderd zone surrounds her waist.2. In geography, a division of the earth, with respect to the temperature of different latitudes. The z...

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ZONED

ZONED, adjective Wearing a zone.