Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Kemps

Kemps (kĕmps), n. pl.(Bot.) The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain (Plantago Lanceolata). Dr. Prior.

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Kempt

Kempt (kĕmt; 215), p. p. of Kemb. B. Jonson.

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Ken

Ken (kĕn), n. [Perh. from kennel.] A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves.

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Ken (2)

Ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Kenned (kĕnd); p. pr. & vb. n.Kenning.] [OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenn...

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Ken (3)

Ken, v. i. To look around. Burton.

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Ken (4)

Ken, n. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. “Beyond his ken.” Longfellow.Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension. South.It was relief to quit the...

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Kendal green

{ Ken″dal green′ (?), orKen″dal. } A cloth colored green by dye obtained from the woad-waxen, formerly used by Flemish weavers at Kendal, in Westmoreland, England. J. Smith (Dic...

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Kennel

Ken″nel (?), n. [See Channel, Canal.] The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle. Bp. Hall.

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Kennel (2)

Ken″nel, n. [OE. kenel, (assumed) OF. kenil, F. chenil, LL. canile, fr. L. canis a dog. Cf. Canine.] 1. A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.A dog sure, if he ...

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Kennel (3)

Ken″nel, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Kenneled (?) or Kennelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Kennelling.] To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.The dog kenneled in a hollow tree. L'Estrange.

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Kennel (4)

Ken″nel, v. t. To put or keep in a kennel. Thomson.

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Kennel coal

Ken″nel coal′ (?). See Cannel coal.

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Kenning

Ken″ning (?), n. [See Ken, v. t.] 1. Range of sight. Bacon.2. The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles.

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Keno

Ke″no (?), n. [F. quine five winning numbers, fr. L. quini five each, quinque five. See Five.] A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbe...

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Kenogenesis

Ken′o‐gen″e‐sis (?), n. [Gr. � new + E. genesis.] (Biol.) Modified evolution, in which nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of ...

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Kenogenetic

Ken′o‐ge‐net″ic (?), a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to kenogenesis; as, kenogenetic processes. — Ken′o‐ge‐net″ic‐al‐ly (#), adv.

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Kenspeckle

Ken″spec′kle (?), a. Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized.

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Kent bugle

Kent″ bu″gle (?). [Probably named after a Duke of Kent.] (Mus.) A curved bugle, having six finger keys or stops, by means of which the performer can play upon every key in the m...

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Kentle

Ken″tle (?), n. [From Quintal.] (Com.) A hundred weight; a quintal.

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Kentledge

Kent″ledge (?), n. [OF. cant edge, corner, D. kant. See Cant edge, angle.] (Naut.) Pigs of iron used for ballast. [Written also kintlidge.]

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Kentucky

Ken‐tuck″y (?), n. One of the United States.Kentucky blue grass(Bot.), a valuable pasture and meadow grass (Poa pratensis), found in both Europe and America. See under Blue gras...

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Kephalin

Keph″a‐lin (kĕf″ȧ‐lĭn), n. [Gr. κεφαλή the head.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a group of nitrogenous phosphorized principles, supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.

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Kepi

Kep″i (?), n. [F. képi, of G. origin.] A military cap having a close-fitting band, a round flat top sloping toward the front, and a visor. As originally worn by the French in Al...

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Kept

Kept (?), imp. & p. p. of Keep.Kept mistress, a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour.

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Képviselöház

‖Kép″vi‐se‐lö‐ház′ (?), n. [Hung., fr. képviselö representative + ház house.] (Hungary) See Legislature.

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Keramic

Ke‐ram″ic (?), a. Same as Ceramic.

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Keramics

Ke‐ram″ics (?), n. Same as Ceramics.