Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Zemstvo

Zem″stvo (?), n. [Russ., fr. zemlya land.] In Russia, an elective local district and provincial administrative assembly. Originally it was composed of representatives elected by...

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Zenana

‖Ze‐na″na (?), n. [Hind. zenāna, zanāna, fr. Per. zanāna, fr. zan woman; akin to E. queen.] The part of a dwelling appropriated to women.

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Zend

Zend (?), n. [See Zend-Avesta.] Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzvâresh, or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian sacred writings; as comm...

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Zend-Avesta

‖Zend′–A‐ves″ta (?), n. [Properly, the Avesta, or sacred text, and its zend, or interpretation, in a more modern and intelligible language. W. D. Whitney.] The sacred writings o...

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Zendik

‖Zen″dik (?), n. [Ar. zandīk.] An atheist or unbeliever; — name given in the East to those charged with disbelief of any revealed religion, or accused of magical heresies.

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Zenick

Ze″nick (?), n.(Zoöl.) A South African burrowing mammal (Suricata tetradactyla), allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish transverse stripes on the back. Called...

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Zenik

Ze″nik (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Zenick.

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Zenith

Ze″nith (?; 277), n. [OE. senyth, OF. cenith, F. zénith, Sp. zenit, cenit, abbrev. fr. Ar. samt-urras way of the head, vertical place; samt way, path + al the + ras head. Cf. Az...

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Zenithal

Ze″nith‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to the zenith. “The deep zenithal blue.” Tyndall.

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Zeolite

Ze″o‐lite (?), n. [Gr. � to boil + -lite: cf. F. zéolithe.] (Min.) A term now used to designate any one of a family of minerals, hydrous silicates of alumina, with lime, soda, p...

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Zeolitic

Ze′o‐lit″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a zeolite; consisting of, or resembling, a zeolite.

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Zeolitiform

Ze′o‐lit″i‐form (?), a. Having the form of a zeolite.

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Zephyr

Zeph″yr (?), n. [L. zephyrus, Gr. �, akin to � darkness, the dark side, west: cf. F. zéphyr.] The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze. “Soft the zephyr blows.” Gray.A...

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Zephyrus

‖Zeph″y‐rus (?), n. [L. See Zephyr.] The west wind, or zephyr; — usually personified, and made the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan deities.Mild as when Zephyrus on Flora ...

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Zeppelin

Zep′pe‐lin″ (tsĕp′pẽ‐lē″; Angl. zĕp″pē̍‐lĭn), n. A dirigible balloon of the rigid type, consisting of a cylindrical trussed and covered frame supported by internal gas cells, an...

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Zequin

Ze″quin (?), n. See Sequin.

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Zerda

‖Zer″da (?), n.(Zoöl.) The fennec.

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Zeriba

‖Ze‐ri″ba (?), n.(Mil.) Same as Zareba.

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Zero

Ze″ro (?), n.; pl.Zeros (#) or Zeroes. [F. zéro, from Ar. çafrun, çifrun, empty, a cipher. Cf. Cipher.]1. (Arith.) A cipher; nothing; naught.2. The point from which the graduati...

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Zest

Zest (?), n. [F. zeste, probably fr. L. schistos split, cleft, divided, Gr. �, from � to split, cleave. Cf. Schism.]1. A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which...

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Zest (2)

Zest, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Zested; p. pr. & vb. n.Zesting.]1. To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon, etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.2. T...

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Zeta

‖Ze″ta (?), n. [L., from Gr. �. Cf. Zed.] A Greek letter corresponding to our z.

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Zetetic

Ze‐tet″ic (?), a. [Gr. �, fr. � to seek: cf. F. zététique.] Seeking; proceeding by inquiry.Zetetic method(Math.), the method used for finding the value of unknown quantities by ...

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Zetetic (2)

Ze‐tet″ic, n. A seeker; — a name adopted by some of the Pyrrhonists.

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Zetetics

Ze‐tet″ics (?), n. [See Zetetic, a.] (Math.) A branch of algebra which relates to the direct search for unknown quantities.

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Zeuglodon

Zeu″glo‐don (?), n.(Paleon.) A genus of extinct Eocene whales, remains of which have been found in the Gulf States. The species had very long and slender bodies and broad serrat...

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Zeuglodont

Zeu″glo‐dont (?), (Zoöl.) Any species of Zeuglodonta.