Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Keramographic

Ker′a‐mo‐graph″ic (?), a. [Gr. κέραμοσ tile + graph + ic.] Suitable to be written upon; capable of being written upon, as a slate; — said especially of a certain kind of globe. ...

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Kerana

Ke‐ra″na (?), n.(Mus.) A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians. Moore (Encyc. of Music).

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Kerargyrite

Ke‐rar″gy‐rite (?), n. See Cerargyrite.

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Kerasin

Ker″a‐sin (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance free from phosphorus, supposed to be present in the brain; a body closely related to cerebrin.

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Kerasine

Ker″a‐sine (?), a. [Gr. κέρασ horn.] Resembling horn; horny; corneous.

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Keratin

Ker″a‐tin (?), n. [Gr. κέρασ, -ατοσ, horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming t...

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Keratitis

‖Ker′a‐ti″tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. κέρασ, -ατοσ, horn + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the cornea.

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Keratode

Ker″a‐tode (?), n. See Keratose.

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Keratogenous

Ker′a‐tog″e‐nous (?), a. [Gr. κέρασ, -ατοσ, horn + -genous.] Producing horn; as, the keratogenous membrane within the horny hoof of the horse.

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Keratoidea

‖Ker′a‐toi″de‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. κέρασ, -ατοσ, horn + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Same as Keratosa.

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Keratome

Ker″a‐tome (?), n. [Gr. κέρασ, horn + � to cut.] (Surg.) An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.

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Keratonyxis

‖Ker′a‐to‐nyx″is (?), n. [Gr. κέρασ, -ατοσ, horn + � puncture.] (Med.) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up ...

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Keratophyte

Ker″a‐to‐phyte (?), n. [Gr. κέρασ, -ατοσ, a horn + � a plant.] (Zoöl.) A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.

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Keratosa

‖Ker′a‐to″sa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. κέρασ, -ατοσ, a horn.] (Zoöl.) An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers. It includes the commercial sponges.

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Keratose

Ker″a‐tose′ (?), n. [Gr. κέρασ, -ατοσ, horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates;...

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Keratose (2)

Ker″a‐tose′, a.(Zoöl.) Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.

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Keraunograph

Ke‐rau″no‐graph (?), n. [Gr. � thunderbolt + graph.] A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere. — Ker′au‐nog″ra‐phy (#), n.

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Kerb

Kerb (?), n. See Curb.

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Kerbstone

Kerb″stone′ (?), n. See Curbstone.

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Kercher

Ker″cher (?), n. A kerchief.He became... white as a kercher. Sir T. North.

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Kerchered

Ker″chered (?), a. Covered, or bound round, with a kercher. G. Fletcher.

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Kerchief

Ker″chief (?), n.; pl.Kerchiefs (#). [OE. coverchef, OF. cuevrechief, couvrechef, F. couvrechef, a head covering, fr. couvrir to cover + OF. chief head, F. chef. See Cover, Chie...

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Kerchiefed

{ Ker″chiefed, Ker″chieft } (?), a. Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief. Milton.

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Kerf

Kerf (?), n. [AS. cyrf a cutting off, fr. ceorfan to cut, carve. See Carve.] A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.

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Kerite

Ke″rite (?), n. [Gr. κέρασ, horn.] A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; —...

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Kerl

Kerl (?), n. See Carl.

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Kermes

Ker″mes (?), n. [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See Crimson, and cf. Alkermes.] 1. (Zoöl.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect,...