Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Zoroastrianism

Zo′ro‐as″tri‐an‐ism (?), n. The religious system of Zoroaster, the legislator and prophet of the ancient Persians, which was the national faith of Persia; mazdeism. The system p...

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Zoroastrism

Zo′ro‐as″trism (?), n. Same as Zoroastrianism. Tylor.

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Zoster

‖Zos″ter (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � girdle, zoster. See Zone.] (Med.) Shingles.

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Zostera

‖Zos″te‐ra (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of plants of the Naiadaceæ, or Pondweed family. Zostera marina is commonly known as sea wrack, and eelgrass.

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Zosterops

‖Zos″ter‐ops (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of birds that comprises the white-eyes. See White-eye.

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Zouave

Zouave (?; 277), n. [F., fr. Ar. Zouaoua a tribe of Kabyles living among the Jurjura mountains in Algeria.] (Mil.) (a) One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French ...

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Zounds

Zounds (?), interj. [Contracted from God's wounds.] An exclamation formerly used as an oath, and an expression of anger or wonder.

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Zoutch

Zoutch (?; 277), v. t.(Cookery) To stew, as flounders, eels, etc., with just enough or liquid to cover them. Smart.

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Zubr

Zubr (zo͞obr), n. [Polish żubr.] (Zoöl.) The aurochs.

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Zuche

Zuche (zo͞och), n. A stump of a tree. Cowell.

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Zuchetto

Zu‐chet″to (?), n. [It. zucchetto.] (R. C. Ch.) A skullcap covering the tonsure, worn under the berretta. The pope's is white; a cardinal's red; a bishop's purple; a priest's bl...

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Zufolo

‖Zu″fo‐lo (?; 277), n.(Mus.) A little flute or flageolet, especially that which is used to teach birds. [Written also zuffolo.]

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Zuisin

Zui″sin (?), n.(Zoöl.) The American widgeon.

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Zulu

Zu″lu (?), n. [Also Zooloo.] 1. Any member of the tribe of Zulus; a Zulu-Kaffir. See Zulus.2. (Philol.) One of the most important members of the South African, or Bantu, family ...

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Zulu-Kaffir

Zu″lu–Kaf″fir, n. A member of the Bantu race comprising the Zulus and the Kaffirs.

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Zulus

Zu″lus (zo͞o″lo͞oz), n. pl.; sing.Zulu (–lo͞o). (Ethnol.) The most important tribe belonging to the Kaffir race. They inhabit a region on the southeast coast of Africa, but form...

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Zumbooruk

Zum‐boo″ruk (?), n. [Turk. & Ar. zambūrak, fr. Ar. zambūr a hornet.] (Mil.) A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest on the back of a camel, whence it is fired, — used in the...

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Zumic

Zu″mic (?), a., Zu′mo‐log″ic‐al (�), a., Zu‐mol″o‐gy (�), n., Zu‐mom″e‐ter (�), n., etc. See Zymic, Zymological, etc.

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Zuñian

Zu″ñi‐an (?), a. Of or pert. to the Zuñis, or designating their linguistic stock. — n. A Zuñi.

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Zuñis

Zu″ñis (?), n. pl.; sing. Zuñi (�). (Ethnol.) A tribe of Pueblo Indians occupying a village in New Mexico, on the Zuñi River.

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Zunyite

Zun″yite (?), n.(Min.) A fluosilicate of alumina occurring in tetrahedral crystals at the Zuñi mine in Colorado.

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Zwanziger

‖Zwan″zi‐ger (tsvän″tsē̍‐gẽr), n. An Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers, or about 10 cents.

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Zwieback

‖Zwie″back′ (?), n. [G., fr. zwie- two, twice (see Twice) + backen to bake.] A kind of biscuit or rusk first baked in a loaf and afterwards cut and toasted.

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Zwinglian

Zwing″li‐an (?), a.(Theol.) Of or pertaining to Ulric Zwingli (1481-1531), the reformer of German Switzerland, who maintained that in the Lord's Supper the true body of Christ i...

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Zygantrum

‖Zy‐gan″trum (?), n.; pl.Zygantra (#). [Gr. ζυγόν a yoke + � a cave, hole.] (Anat.) See under Zygosphene.

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Zygapophysis

Zyg′a‐poph″y‐sis (?), n.; pl.Zygapophyses (#). [Gr. ζυγόν a yoke + E. apophysis.] (Anat.) One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two ante...

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Zygenid

Zyg″e‐nid (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of moths of the family Zygænidæ, most of which are bright colored. The wood nymph and the vine forester are examples. Also u...