Webster's Dictionary 1828

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KIDNEY

KID'NEY, noun [I have not found this word in any other language.]1. The kidneys are two oblong flattened bodies, extending from the eleventh and twelfth ribs to the fourth lumba...

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KIDNEY-BEAN

KID'NEY-BEAN, noun A sort of bean so named from its resemblance to the kidney. It is of the genus Phaseolus.

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KIDNEY-FORM

KID'NEY-FORMKID'NEY-SHAPED adjective Having the form or shape of a kidney.

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KIDNEY-VETCH

KID'NEY-VETCH, noun A plant of the genus Anthyllis.

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KIDNEY-WORT

KID'NEY-WORT, noun A plant of the genus Saxifraga.

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KIFFEKILL

KIF'FEKILLKIL, noun A Dutch word, signifying a channel or bed of a river, and hence a stream.

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KIL

KIL, n. A Dutch word, signifying a channel or bed of a river, and hence a stream.

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KILDERKIN

KIL'DERKIN, noun A small barrel; a liquid measure containing two firkins, or 16 or 18 gallons.

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KILL

KILL, verb transitive1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means. To kill an animal or a plant, is to put an end to the vital functions, either by ...

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KILLAS

KIL'LAS, noun An argillaceous stone of a pale gray or greenish gray, of a lamellar or coarsely granular texture, found in Cornwall, England.

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KILLDEE

KILL'DEE, noun A small bird in America, so called from its voice or note; a species of plover.

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KILLED

KILL'ED, participle passive Deprived of life; quelled; calmed.

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KILLER

KILL'ER, noun One who deprives of life; he or that which kills.

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KILLING

KILL'ING, participle present tense Depriving of life; quelling.

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KILLINITE

KIL'LINITE, noun A mineral, a variety of spodumene, found at Killeney, in Ireland.

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KILLOW

KIL'LOW, noun An earth of a blackish or deep blue color.

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KILN

KILN, noun kil.1. A large stove or oven; a fabric of brick or stone which may be heated for the purpose of hardening, burning or drying any thing; as a kiln for baking or harden...

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KILN-DRIED

KIL'N-DRIED, participle passive Dried in a kiln.

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KILN-DRY

KIL'N-DRY, verb transitive kil-dry. To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry or grain.

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KILN-DRYING

KIL'N-DRYING, participle present tense Drying in a kiln.

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KILOGRAM

KIL'OGRAM, noun In the new system of French weights and measures, a thousand grams. According to Lunier, the kilogram is equal in weight to a cubic decimeter of water, or two po...

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KILOLITER

KIL'OLITER, noun [Gr. a thousand, and a Greek measure. See Liter.]In the new French measures, a thousand liters; or 264 gallons and 44, 231 cubic inches. According to Lunier, it...

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KILOMETER

KILOM'ETER, noun [Gr. a thousand, and a meter.] In the French system of measures, a thousand meters; the meter being the unit of linear measure. The kilometer is nearly equal to...

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KILT

KILT, noun A kind of short petticoat worn by the highlanders of Scotland.KILT, participle passive Killed.

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KIMBO

KIM'BOKIN, noun [Latin genus; Gr. connected with Latin gigno, geno.]1. Relation, properly by consanguinity or blood, but perhaps sometimes used for relation by affinity or marri...

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KIN

KIN, n. [L. genus; Gr. connected with L. gigno, geno.]1. Relation, properly by consanguinity or blood, but perhaps sometimes used for relation by affinity or marriage. This man ...

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KINATE

KIN'ATE, noun A salt formed by the union of kinic acid with a base.