Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Zany

Za″ny (?), n.; pl.Zanies (#). [It. zanni a buffoon, merry-andrew, orig. same as Giovanni John, i.e., merry John, L. Ioannes, Gr. �, Heb. Yōkhānān, prop., the Lord graciously gav...

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Zany (2)

Za″ny (?), v. t. To mimic.Your part is acted; give me leave at distanceTo zany it. Massinger.

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Zanyism

Za″ny‐ism (?), n. State or character of a zany; buffoonery. Coleridge.H. Morley.

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Zapas

‖Za‐pas″ (?), n. See Army organization, above.

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Zapatera

Za′pa‐te″ra (?), n. [Sp. aceituna zapatera.] (Olive trade) A cured olive which has spoiled or is on the verge of decomposition; loosely, an olive defective because of bruises, w...

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Zaphara

Zaph″a‐ra (?), n. Zaffer.

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Zaphrentis

‖Za‐phren″tis (?), n.(Paleon.) An extinct genus of cyathophylloid corals common in the Paleozoic formations. It is cup-shaped with numerous septa, and with a deep pit in one sid...

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Zapotilla

Zap′o‐til″la (?), n.(Bot.) See Sapodilla.

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Zaptiah

Zap″ti‐ah (?), n. A Turkish policeman. [Written also zaptieh.]

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Zarathustrian

{ Zar′a‐thus″tri‐an (?), Zar′a‐thus″tric (?) }, a. Of or pertaining to Zarathustra, or Zoroaster; Zoroastrian. Tylor.

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Zarathustrism

Zar′a‐thus″trism (?), n. See Zoroastrianism.

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Zaratite

Zar″a‐tite (?), n.(Min.) [Named after Gen. Zarata of Spain.] A hydrous carbonate of nickel occurring as an emerald-green incrustation on chromite; — called also emerald nickel.

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Zareba

‖Za‐re″ba (?), n.(Mil.) An improvised stockade; especially, one made of thorn bushes, etc. [Written also zareeba, and zeriba.]“Ah,” he moralizes, “what wonderful instinct on the...

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Zarf

Zarf (?), n.(Art) A metallic cuplike stand used for holding a finjan.

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Zarnich

Zar″nich (?), n. [F., fr. Ar. az-zernīkh, fr. Gr. �. See Arsenic.] (Min.) Native sulphide of arsenic, including sandarach, or realgar, and orpiment.

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Zärthe

‖Zär″the (?), n.(Zoöl.) A European bream (Abramis vimba). [Written also zaerthe.]

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Zastrugi

Zas‐tru″gi (?), n. pl.; sing. -ga (#). [Russ. zastruga furrow made on the shore by water.] Grooves or furrows formed in snow by the action of the wind, and running parallel with...

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Zati

‖Za″ti (?), n.(Zoöl.) A species of macaque (Macacus pileatus) native of India and Ceylon. It has a crown of long erect hair, and tuft of radiating hairs on the back of the head....

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Zauschneria

‖Zau‐schne″ri‐a (?), n. [NL., named for M. Zauschner, a Bohemian botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of flowering plants. Zauschneria Californica is a suffrutescent perennial, with showy ...

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Zax

Zax (zăks), n. A tool for trimming and puncturing roofing slates. [Written also sax.]

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Zayat

‖Za″yat (?; 277), n. A public shed, or portico, for travelers, worshipers, etc.

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Zea

‖Ze″a (zē″ȧ), n. [L., a kind of grain, fr. Gr. ζέα, ζειά; cf. Skr. yava barley.] (Bot.) A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays) is the only species known. I...

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Zeal

Zeal (zēl), n. [F. zèle; cf. Pg. & It. zelo, Sp. zelo, celo; from L. zelus, Gr. �, probably akin to � to boil. Cf. Yeast, Jealous.]1. Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything...

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Zeal (2)

Zeal, v. i. To be zealous. Bacon.

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Zealant

Zeal″ant (?), n. One who is zealous; a zealot; an enthusiast.To certain zealants, all speech of pacification is odious. Bacon.

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Zealed

Zealed (?), a. Full of zeal; characterized by zeal. “Zealed religion.” Beau. & Fl.

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Zealful

Zeal″ful (?), a. Full of zeal. Sylvester.