Webster's Dictionary 1913

838

Koluschan

{ Ko‐lusch″an, Ko‐lush″an } (?), a. [From Russ. kalyushka piece of wood (worn in the nether lip).] Designating, or pert. to, a linguistic stock of North American Indians compris...

839

Komenic

Ko‐me″nic (?), a. [Prob. G. mekonin (by transposition of letters) + -ic.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from meconic acid. [Written also comenic.]

840

Komtok

Kom″tok (?), n.(Zoöl.) An African freshwater fish (Protopterus annectens), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases ...

841

Kon

Kon (?), v. t. To know. See Can, and Con.Ye konnen thereon as much as any man. Chaucer.

842

Konite

Ko″nite (?), n.(Min.) See Conite.

843

Konseal

Kon‐seal″ (?), n. [Prob. formed from conceal.] (Med.) A form of capsule for inclosing a dose of medicine that is offensive, caustic, or the like.

844

Konze

Konze (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face.

845

Koodoo

Koo″doo (?), n.(Zoöl.) A large South African antelope (Strepsiceros kudu). The males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long. The general color is reddish or grayis...

846

Kookoom

Koo″koom (?), n.(Zoöl.) The oryx or gemsbok. [Written also kookaam.]

847

Koolokamba

Koo′lo‐kam″ba (?), n.(Zoöl.) A west African anthropoid ape (Troglodytes koolokamba, or T. Aubryi), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla, and, in some respects, intermediate betw...

848

Koolslaa

Kool″slaa′ (?), n. See Coleslaw.

849

Koord

Koord (?), n. See Kurd.

850

Koordish

Koord″ish, n. See Kurdish.

851

Koorilian

Koo‐ril″i‐an (?), a & n. Same as Kurilian.

852

Kop

‖Kop (?), n. [South Afr. D., fr. D. kop head, akin to G. kopf and prob. to E. cop top.] Hill; mountain.

853

Kopeck

Ko″peck (?), n. [Russ. kopeika.] A small Russian coin. One hundred kopecks make a rouble, worth about sixty cents. [Written also kopek, copec, and copeck.]

854

Kopje

‖Kop″je (?), n. [South African D., dim. of kop. See Kop.] A hillock; a small kop.☞ The colloqual Dutch pronunciation as here given is the usual one in South Africa.

855

Koran

Ko″ran (kō″ran or kō̍‐rän″; 277), n. [Ar. qorān. See Alcoran.] The Scriptures of the Mohammedans, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; — called also Alcoran. [Writt...

856

Korin

Ko″rin (?), n.(Zoöl.) The gazelle.

857

Korrigum

‖Kor″ri‐gum (?), n.(Zoöl.) A West African antelope (Damalis Senegalensis), allied to the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a black stripe on the outside of the...

858

Kosher

Ko″sher (?), a. [heb. koshër fit, proper.] Ceremonially clean, according to Jewish law; — applied to food, esp. to meat of animals slaughtered according to the requirements of J...

859

Kosher (2)

Ko″sher, n. Kosher food; also, a kosher shop.

860

Kosher (3)

Ko″sher, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Koshered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Koshering.] To prepare in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law, as meat.

861

Kosmos

Kos″mos (?), n. See Cosmos. Gladstone.

862

Kotow

Ko‐tow″ (?), n. The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the ri...

863

Kotow (2)

Ko‐tow″, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Kotowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Kotowing.] To perform the kotow.

864

Koulan

‖Kou″lan (?), n.(Zoöl.) A wild horse (Equus, orAsinus, onager) inhabiting the plains of Central Asia; — called also gour, khur, and onager. [Written also kulan.]☞ It is sometime...