Webster's Dictionary 1913

892

Krooman

Kroo″man (kro͞o″man), n.; pl.Kroomen (–men). One of a negro tribe of Liberia and the adjacent coast, whose members are much employed on shipboard.

893

Kruller

Krul″ler (krŭl″lẽr), n. See Cruller.

894

Krummhorn

{ Krumm″horn′, Krum″horn′ } (kro͞om″hôrn′), n. [G. krummhorn cornet; krumm crooked + horn horn.] (Mus.) (a) A reed instrument of music of the cornet kind, now obsolete (see Corn...

895

Krupp gun

Krupp″ gun″ (?). A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of Friedrich Krupp, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch bore are made up of several concentric ...

896

Krupp process

Krupp process (?). (Iron Metal.) (a) A process practiced by Friedrich Krupp, Essen, Germany, for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as ...

897

Kruppize

Krupp″ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Kruppized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Kruppizing.] (Metal.) To treat by, or subject to, the Krupp process.

898

Kryolite

Kry″o‐lite (?), n.(Min.) See Cryolite.

899

Krypton

Kryp″ton (?), n.(Chem.) An inert gaseous element of the argon group, occurring in air to the extent of about one volume in a million. It was discovered by Ramsay and Travers in ...

900

Ksar

Ksar (zär), n. See Czar.

901

Kshatriya

{ Ksha″tri‐ya (kshȧ″trē̍‐yȧ), Ksha″tru‐ya (?), } n. [Skr. kshatriya one belonging to the military caste.] The military caste, the second of the four great Hindoo castes; also, a...

902

Kuda

‖Ku″da (ko͞o″dȧ), n.(Zoöl.) The East Indian tapir. See Tapir.

903

Kudos

‖Ku″dos (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. κυ̑δοσ glory.] Glory; fame; renown; praise. W. H. Russel.

904

Kudos (2)

Ku″dos, v. t. To praise; to extol; to glorify. “Kudos'd egregiously.” Southey.

905

Kudu

‖Ku″du (ko͞o″do͞o), n.(Zoöl.) See Koodoo.

906

Kufic

Ku″fic (?), a. See Cufic.

907

Kukang

‖Ku‐kang″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The slow lemur. See Lemur.

908

Kuklux

Ku′klux″ (?), n. The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and ha...

909

Kulan

Ku″lan (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Koulan.

910

Kulturkampf

Kul‐tur″kampf′ (?), n. [G., fr. kultur, cultur, culture + kampf fight.] (Ger. Hist.) Lit., culture war; — a name, originating with Virchow (1821 — 1902), given to a struggle bet...

911

Kumish

{ Ku″mish (?), Ku″miss (?), } n. See Koumiss.

912

Kummel

Kum″mel (?), n. [G. kümmel cumin, caraway seed, L. cuminum. Cf. Cumin.] A Russian and German liqueur, consisting of a sweetened spirit flavored with caraway seeds.

913

Kumquat

Kum″quat (?), n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.) A small tree of the genus Citrus (C. Japonica) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves.

914

Kupfernickel

‖Kup″fer‐nick″el (?), n. [G. See Copper, and Nickel.] (Min.) Copper-nickel; niccolite. See Niccolite.

915

Kurd

Kurd (?), n. A native or inhabitant of a mountainous region of Western Asia belonging to the Turkish and Persian monarchies. [Written also Koord.]

916

Kurdish

Kurd″ish, a. Of or pertaining to the Kurds. [Written also Koordish.]

917

Kurilian

Ku‐ril″i‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of Kamschatka to Yesso. — n. A native ...

918

Kuro-Siwo

‖Ku″ro–Siwo (?), n. [Jap. kuroshio; kuro black + shio tide.] See Japan Current, above.