Webster's Dictionary 1913

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K

K, (kā), the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the Latin, which used the letter but little except in th...

02

Kaama

Kaa″ma (?), n.(Zoöl.) The hartbeest.

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Kabala

Kab″a‐la (?), n. See Cabala.

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Kabassou

Ka‐bas″sou (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Cabassou.

05

Kabob

Ka‐bob″ (?), n. & v. t. See Cabob, n. & v. t.

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Kabook

Ka‐book″ (?), n.(min.) A clay ironstone found in Ceylon.

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Kabyle

Ka‐byle″ (?), n. [Ar. qabīla.] (Ethnol.) A Berber, as in Algiers or Tunis. See Berber.

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Kadder

Kad″der (?), n. [Cf. Caddow.] (Zoöl.) The jackdaw.

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Kadi

{ Ka″di (?), Ka′di‐as″ter (?), } n. A Turkish judge. See Cadi.

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Kafal

Ka‐fal″ (?), n.(Bot.) The Arabian name of two trees of the genus Balsamodendron, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.

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Kaffir

{ Kaf″fir (kăf″fẽr), Ka″fir (kä″fẽr), } n. [Ar. kāfir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; — a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans...

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Kaffle

Kaf″fle (?), n. See Coffle.

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Kafilah

‖Ka″fi‐lah (?), n. See Cafila.

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Kaftan

Kaf″tan (?), n. & v. See Caftan.

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Kage

Kage (?), n. A chantry chapel inclosed with lattice or screen work.

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Kagu

‖Ka″gu (?), n.(Zoöl.) A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus), native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler beneath, and the feathers of the wings and t...

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Kaguan

Ka′gu‐an″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The colugo.

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Kahani

‖Ka″ha″ni (?), n. A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant.

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Kahau

Ka‐hau″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A long-nosed monkey (Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo. The general color of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts, shoulders, and side...

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Kail

Kail (?), n. 1. (Bot.) A kind of headless cabbage. Same as Kale, 1.2. Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables.3. A broth made with kail or other vegetables; hence, any broth; also, a...

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Kaimacam

‖Kai′ma‐cam″ (?), n. Same as Caimacam.

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Kain

Kain (?), n.(Scots Law) Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to his landlord. Wharton (Law Dict.).

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Kainit

Kai″nit (?), n. [Trade name, fr. kainite.] Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers.

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Kainite

Kai″nite (?), n.(Min.) A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.

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Kainozoic

Kai′no‐zo″ic (?), a. See Cenozoic.

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Kaique

Ka‐ique″ (?), n.(Naut.) See Caique.

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Kairine

Kai″rine (?), n.(Chem.) A pale buff or white crystalline alkaloid derived from quinoline, and used as an antipyretic in medicine.