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Y (?). Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the
beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see Y-), is
usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and usually in the
middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a vowel. See Guide to
Pronunciation, §§ 145, 178-9, 272.
NOTE: It derives its form from the Latin Y, which is from the Greek
u, i, o, and j. g; as in full, fill, AS. fyllan; E. crypt, grotto;
young, juvenile; day, AS. d\'91g. See U, I, and J, G.
NOTE: &hand; Y has been called the Pythagorean letter, because the
Greek letter was taken represent the sacred triad, formed by the
duad proceeding from the monad; and also because it represents the
dividing of the paths of vice and virtue in the development of
human life.
Y
Y (?), n.; pl. Y's ( or Ys. Something shaped like the letter Y; a
forked piece resembling in form the letter Y. Specifically: (a) One of
the forked holders for supporting the telescope of a leveling
instrument, or the axis of a theodolite; a wye. (b) A forked or
bifurcated pipe fitting. (c) (Railroads) A portion of track consisting
of two diverging tracks connected by a cross track. Y level (Surv.),
an instrument for measuring differences of level by means of a
telescope resting in Y's. -- Y moth (Zo\'94l.), a handsome European
noctuid moth Plusia gamma) which has a bright, silvery mark, shaped
like the letter Y, on each of the fore wings. Its larva, which is
green with five dorsal white species, feeds on the cabbage, turnip,
bean, etc. Called also gamma moth, and silver Y.
Y
Y (?), pron. I. [Obs.] King Horn. Wyclif.
Y-, OR I-
Y- (?), OR I-. [OE. y-, i-, AS. ge-, akin to D. & G. ge-, OHG. gi-,
ga-, Goth. ga-, and perhaps to Latin con-; originally meaning,
together. Cf. Com-, Aware, Enough, Handiwork, Ywis.] A prefix of
obscure meaning, originally used with verbs, adverbs, adjectives,
nouns, and pronouns. In the Middle English period, it was little
employed except with verbs, being chiefly used with past participles,
though occasionally with the infinitive Ycleped, or yclept, is perhaps
the only word not entirely obsolete which shows this use.
That no wight mighte it see neither yheere. Chaucer.
Neither to ben yburied nor ybrent. Chaucer.
NOTE: &hand; So me ex amples of Ch aucer's use of this prefix are;
ibe, ibeen, icaught, ycome, ydo, idoon, ygo, iproved, ywrought. It
inough, enough, it is combined with an adjective. Other examples
are in the Vocabulary. Spenser and later writers frequently
employed this prefix when affecting an archaic style, and sometimes
used it incorrectly.
Ya
Ya (?), adv. Yea. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yacare
Yac"a*re` (?), n. [See Jacare.] (Zo\'94l.) A South American
crocodilian (Jacare sclerops) resembling the alligator in size and
habits. The eye orbits are connected together, and surrounded by
prominent bony ridges. Called also spectacled alligator, and
spectacled cayman. [Written also jacare.]
NOTE: &hand; The name is also applied to allied species.
Yacca
Yac"ca (?), n. (Bot.) A West Indian name for two large timber trees
(Podocarpus coriaceus, and P. Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood,
which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks.
Yacht
Yacht (?), n. [D. jagt, jacht; perhaps properly, a jagen to chase,
hunt, akin to G. jagen, OHG. jag, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin
to OHG. g\'behi quick, sudden (cf. Gay).] (Naut.) A light and
elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of
pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from
one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips,
racing, etc. Yacht measurement. See the Note under Tonnage, 4.
Yacht
Yacht, v. i. To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.
Yachter
Yacht"er (?), n. One engaged in sailing a jacht.
Yachting
Yacht"ing, n. Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.
Yachtman
Yacht"man (?), n. See Yachtsman.
Yachtsman
Yachts"man (?), n.; pl. Yachtsmen (. One who owns or sails a yacht; a
yachter.
Yaf
Yaf (?), obs. imp. of Give. [AS. geaf, imp. of giefan to give. See
Give] Gave. See Give. Chaucer.
Yaffingale
Yaf"fin*gale (?), n. [See Yaffle, and cf. Nightingale.] (Zo\'94l.) The
yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]
Yaffle
Yaf"fle (?), n. [Probably imitative of its call or cry.] (Zo\'94l.)
The European green woodpecker (Picus, OR Genius, viridis). It is noted
for its loud laughlike note. Called also eccle, hewhole, highhoe,
laughing bird, popinjay, rain bird, yaffil, yaffler, yaffingale,
yappingale, yackel, and woodhack.
Yager
Ya"ger (?; 277), n. [G. j\'84ger a hunter, from jagen to chase, hunt.]
(Mil.) In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry
armed with rifles, resembling the chasseur of the French army.
[Written also jager.]
Yaguarundi
Ya`gua*run"di (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Jaguarondi. [Written also
yaguarondi, and yagouarondi.]
Yajur-Veda
Yaj"ur-Ve"da (?), n. [Skr. yajur-v.] See Veda.
Yak
Yak (?), n. [Thibetan gyag.] (Zo\'94l.) A bovine mammal (Po\'89phagus
grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the
outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long,
flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is
valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There
are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and
the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow,
grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc. Yak lace, a coarse pillow
lace made from the silky hair of the yak.
Yakamilk
Yak"a*milk (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Trumpeter, 3 (a).
Yakare
Yak"a*re` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Yacare.
Yakin
Ya"kin (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas
taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty
mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is
like that of the goat. Called also budorcas.
Yakoots
Ya*koots" (?), n. pl.; sing. Yakoot (. (Ethnol.) A nomadic Mongolian
tribe native of Northern Siberia, and supposed to be of Turkish stock.
They are mainly pastoral in their habits. [Written also Yakuts.]
Yaksha
Yak"sha (?), n. [Skr.] (Hindoo Myth.) A kind of demigod attendant on
Kuvera, the god of wealth.
Yalah
Ya"lah (?), n. The oil of the mahwa tree.
Yam
Yam (?), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native name.] (Bot.) A
large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the
genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm
climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods
with three broad wings. The commonest species is D. sativa, but
several others are cultivated. Chinese yam, a plant (Dioscorea
Batatas) with a long and slender tuber, hardier than most of the other
species. -- Wild yam. (a) A common plant (Dioscorea villosa) of the
Eastern United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock. (b) An
orchidaceous plant (Gastrodia sesamoides) of Australia and Tasmania.
Yama
Ya"ma (?), n. [Skr. yama a twin.] (Hindoo Myth.) The king of the
infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge
of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered
the dire judge of all, and the tormentor of the wicked. He is
represented as of a green color, with red garments, having a crown on
his head, his eyes inflamed, and sitting on a buffalo, with a club and
noose in his hands.
Yamma
Yam"ma (?), n. [See Llama.] (Zo\'94l.) The llama.
Yamp
Yamp (?), n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Carum Gairdneri); also,
its small fleshy roots, which are eaten by the Indians from Idaho to
California.
Yang
Yang (?), n. [Of imitative origin.] The cry of the wild goose; a honk.
Yang
Yang, v. i. To make the cry of the wild goose.
Yank
Yank (?), n. [Cf. Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.] A jerk or
twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]
Yank
Yank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yanked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yanking.] To
twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.]
Yank
Yank, n. An abbreviation of Yankee. [Slang]
Yankee
Yan"kee (?), n. [Commonly considered to be a corrupt pronunciation of
the word English, or of the French word Anglais, by the native Indians
of America. According to Thierry, a corruption of Jankin, a diminutive
of John, and a nickname given to the English colonists of Connecticut
by the Dutch settlers of New York. Dr. W. Gordon ("Hist. of the Amer.
War," ed, 1789, vol. i., pp. 324, 325) says it was a favorite cant
word in Cambridge, Mass., as early as 1713, and that it meant
excellent; as, a yankee good horse, yankee good cider, etc. Cf. Scot
yankie a sharp, clever, and rather bold woman, and Prov. E.
bow-yankees a kind of leggins worn by agricultural laborers.] A
nickname for a native of citizen of New England, especially one
descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of
the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied
sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States.
From meanness first this Portsmouth Yankey rose, And still to
meanness all his conduct flows. Oppression, A poem by an American
(Boston, 1765).
Yankee
Yan"kee, a. Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the
Yankees.
The alertness of the Yankee aspect. Hawthorne.
Yankee clover. (Bot.) See Japan clover, under Japan.
Yankee-Doodle
Yan`kee-Doo"dle (?), n.
1. The name of a tune adopted popularly as one of the national airs of
the United States.
2. Humorously, a Yankee.
We might have withheld our political noodles From knocking their
heads against hot Yankee-Doodles. Moore.
Yankeeism
Yan"kee*ism (?), n. A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like. Lowell.
Yaourt
Yaourt (?), n. [Turk. yoghurt.] A fermented drink, or milk beer, made
by the Turks.<-- now yoghurt-->
Yap
Yap (?), v. i. [Icel. gj\'belpa; akin to yelp. Cf. Yaup.] To bark; to
yelp. L'Estrange.
Yap
Yap (?), n. A bark; a yelp.
Yapock
Ya"pock (?; 277), n. [Probably from the river Oyapok, between French
Guiana and Brazil.] (Zo\'94l.) A South American aquatic opossum
(Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are
webbed, and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing.
Called also water opossum. [Written also yapack.]
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Yapon
Ya"pon (?; 277), n. (Bot.) Same as Yaupon.
Yarage
Yar"age (?; 48), n. [See Yare, a.] (Naut.) The power of moving, or
being managed, at sea; -- said with reference to a ship. Sir T. North.
Yard
Yard (?), n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, ierde, OS. gerda, D.
garde, G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad, sting,
Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf. Gad, n., Gird, n.,
Gride, v. i., Hastate.]
1. A rod; a stick; a staff. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
If men smote it with a yerde. Chaucer.
2. A branch; a twig. [Obs.]
The bitter frosts with the sleet and rain Destroyed hath the green
in every yerd. Chaucer.
3. A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc. [Obs.]
4. A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches,
being the standard of English and American measure.
5. The penis.
6. (Naut.) A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward
the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is
usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship.
Golden Yard, OR Yard and Ell (Astron.), a popular name the three stars
in the belt of Orion. -- Under yard [i. e., under the rod], under
contract. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yard
Yard, n. [OE. yard, yerd, AS. geard; akin to OFries. garda garden, OS.
gardo garden, gard yard, D. gaard garden, G. garten, OHG. garto
garden, gari inclosure, Icel. gar yard, house, Sw. g\'86rd, Dan. g,
Goth. gards a house, garda sheepfold, L. hortus garden, Gr. Court,
Garden, Garth, Horticulture, Orchard.]
1. An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or
around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard.
A yard . . . inclosed all about with sticks In which she had a
cock, hight chanticleer. Chaucer.
2. An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a
dockyard; a shipyard.
Liberty of the yard, a liberty, granted to persons imprisoned for
debt, of walking in the yard, or within any other limits prescribed by
law, on their giving bond not to go beyond those limits. -- Prison
yard, an inclosure about a prison, or attached to it. -- Yard grass
(Bot.), a low-growing grass (Eleusine Indica) having digitate spikes.
It is common in dooryards, and like places, especially in the Southern
United States. Called also crab grass. -- Yard of land. See Yardland.
Yard
Yard, v. t. To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a
yard; as, to yard cows.
Yardarm
Yard"arm` (?), n. (Naut.) Either half of a square-rigged vessel's
yard, from the center or mast to the end.
NOTE: &hand; Sh ips are said to be yardarm and yardarm when so near
as to touch, or interlock yards.
Yardful
Yard"ful (?), n.; pl. Yardfuls (. As much as a yard will contain;
enough to fill a yard.
Yardland
Yard"land` (?), n. (O. Eng. Law) A measure of land of uncertain
quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate. [Obs.]
Yardstick
Yard"stick` (?), n. A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as
a measure of cloth, etc.
Yardwand
Yard"wand` (?), n. A yardstick. Tennyson.
Yare
Yare (?), a. [OE. yare, \'f4aru, AS. gearu; akin to OS. garu, OHG.
garo, G. gar, Icel. gerr perfect, g\'94rva quite, G. gerben to tan, to
curry, OHG. garawen, garwen, to make ready. Cf. Carouse, Garb
clothing, Gear, n.] Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move.
[Obs.] "Be yare in thy preparation." Shak.
The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and is yare;
whereas the greater is slow. Sir W. Raleigh.
Yare
Yare, adv. Soon. [Obs.] Cursor Mundi.
Yarely
Yare"ly, adv. In a yare manner. [Obs.] Shak.
Yark
Yark (?), v. t. & i. To yerk. [Prov. Eng.]
Yarke
Yar"ke (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Saki.
Yarn
Yarn (?), n. [OE. yarn, \'f4arn, AS. gearn; akin to D. garen, G.,
OHG., Icel., Sw., & Dan. garn; of uncertain origin. Cf. Cord.]
1. Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of
cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in
weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.
2. (Rope Making) One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are
composed.
3. A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a
story or tale; as, to spin a yarn. [Colloq.]
Yarnen
Yarn"en (?), a. Made of yarn; consisting of yarn. [Obs.] "A pair of
yarnen stocks." Turbervile.
Yarnut
Yar"nut` (?), n. (Bot.) See Yernut.
Yarr
Yarr (?), v. i. [OE. \'f4arren.] To growl or snarl as a dog. [Obs.]
Ainsworth.
Yarrish
Yar"rish (?), a. [Prov. E. yar sour, yare brackish.] Having a rough,
dry taste. [Prov. Eng.]
Yarrow
Yar"row (?), n. [OE. yarowe, yarwe, \'f4arowe, AS. gearwe; akin to D.
gerw, OHG. garwa, garawa, G. garbe, schafgarbe, and perhaps to E.
yare.] (Bot.) An American and European composite plant (Achillea
Millefolium) with very finely dissected leaves and small white
corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and
taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking.
Called also milfoil, and nosebleed.
Yarwhip
Yar"whip` (?), n. [So called from its sharp cry uttered when taking
wing.] (Zo\'94l.) The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also
yardkeep, and yarwhelp. See Godwit. [Prov. Eng.]
Yataghan
Yat"a*ghan (?), n. [Turk. y\'bet\'begh\'ben.] A long knife, or short
saber, common among Mohammedan nations, usually having a double curve,
sometimes nearly straight. [Written also ataghan, attaghan.] Chaucer.
Yate
Yate (?), n. A gate. See 1st Gate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Spenser.
Yaud
Yaud (?), n. See Yawd. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Yaul
Yaul (?), n. (Naut.) See Yawl.
Yaulp
Yaulp (?), v. i. To yaup.
Yaup
Yaup (?), v. i. [See Yap, and Yelp.] To cry out like a child; to yelp.
[Scot. & Colloq. U. S.] [Written also yawp.]
Yaup
Yaup, n. [Written also yawp.]
1. A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a sickly bird,
or of a child in pain. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
2. (Zo\'94l.) The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]
Yauper
Yaup"er (?), n. One who, or that which, yaups.
Yaupon
Yau"pon (?), n. (Bot.) A shrub (Ilex Cassine) of the Holly family,
native from Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used
as a substitute for tea, and were formerly used in preparing the black
drink of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also South-Sea tea.
[Written also yapon, youpon, and yupon.]
Yaw
Yaw (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Yawed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yawing.] [Cf.
Yew, v. i.] To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane
juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
Yaw
Yaw, v. i. & t. [Cf. Prov. G. gagen to rock, gageln to totter, shake,
Norw. gaga to bend backward, Icel. gagr bent back, gaga to throw the
neck back.] (Naut.) To steer wild, or out of the line of her course;
to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of
a ship.
Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the
question. Lowell.
Yaw
Yaw, n. (Naut.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters
her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
Yawd
Yawd (?), n. [Cf. Icel. jalda a mare, E. jade a nag.] A jade; an old
horse or mare. [Written also yaud.] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Grose.
Yawl
Yawl (?), n. [D. jol; akin to LG. & Dan. jolle, Sw. julle. Cf.
Jolly-boat.] (Naut.) A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six
oars. [Written also yaul.]
Yawl
Yawl, v. i. [OE. \'f4aulen, \'f4oulen, gaulen, goulen, Icel. gaula to
low, bellow. Cf. Gowl.] To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to
yell. Tennyson.
There howling Scyllas yawling round about. Fairfax.
Yawl-rigged
Yawl"-rigged" (?), a. (Naut.) Having two masts with fore-and-aft
sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very
small, and stepped as far aft as possible. See Illustration in
Appendix.
Yawn
Yawn (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Yawned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yawning.]
[OE. yanien, \'f4anien, ganien, gonien, AS. g\'benian; akin to ginian
to yawn, g\'c6nan to yawn, open wide, G. g\'84hnen to yawn, OHG.
gin&emac;n, gein&omac;n, Icel. g\'c6na to yawn, gin the mouth, OSlav.
zijati to yawn, L. hiare to gape, yawn; and perhaps to E. begin, cf.
Gr. b. Cf. Begin, Gin to begin, Hiatus.]
1. To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or
fatigue; to gape; to oscitate. "The lazy, yawning drone." Shak.
And while above he spends his breath, The yawning audience nod
beneath. Trumbull.
2. To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit of
anything.
't is now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn.
Shak.
3. To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or bewilderment.
Shak.
4. To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express desire by
yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings. "One long, yawning gaze."
Landor.
Yawn
Yawn, n.
1. An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc., consisting of a
deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at
inspiration, the mouth, fauces, etc., being wide open.
One person yawning in company will produce a spontaneous yawn in
all present. N. Chipman.
2. The act of opening wide, or of gaping. Addison.
3. A chasm, mouth, or passageway. [R.]
Now gape the graves, and trough their yawns let loose Imprisoned
spirits. Marston.
Yawningly
Yawn"ing*ly, adv. In a yawning manner.
Yawp
Yawp (?), v. & n. See Yaup.
Yaws
Yaws (?), n. [African yaw a raspberry.] (Med.) A disease, occurring in
the Antilles and in Africa, characterized by yellowish or reddish
tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance,
often resemble currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are
several varieties of this disease, variously known as framb\'d2sia,
pian, verrugas, and crab-yaws.
Yaw-weed
Yaw"-weed` (?), n. (Bot.) A low, shrubby, rubiaceous plant (Morinda
Royoc) growing along the seacoast of the West Indies. It has small,
white, odorous flowers.
Ybe
Y*be" (?), obs. p. p. of Be. Been. Chaucer.
Ycleped
Y*cleped" (?), p. p. [AS. geclipod, p. p. of clipian, cleopian,
cliopian, to call. See Clepe, and also the Note under Y-.] Called;
named; -- obsolete, except in archaic or humorous writings. [Spelt
also yclept.]
It is full fair to ben yclept madame. Chaucer.
But come, thou goddess fair and free. In heaven ycleped Euphrosyne.
Milton.
Those charming little missives ycleped valentines. Lamb.
Ydo
Y*do" (?), obs. p. p. of Do. Done. Chaucer.
Ydrad
Y*drad" (?), obs. p. p. of Dread. Dreaded.
Yet nothing did he dread, but ever was ydrad. Spenser.
Ye, Ye
Ye, Ye (?), an old method of printing the article the (AS. þe), the
"y" being used in place of the Anglo-Saxon thorn (þ). It is sometimes
incorrectly pronounced y\'c7. See The, and Thorn, n., 4.
Y\'89
Y"\'89 (&emac;"e), n.; pl. Y\'89n (. An eye. [Obs.]
From his y\'89n ran the water down. Chaucer.
Ye
Ye (y&emac;), pron. [OE. ye, \'f4e, nom. pl., AS. ge, g&imac;; cf. OS.
ge, g\'c6, OFries. g\'c6, \'c6, D. gij, Dan. & Sw. i, Icel. &emac;r,
OHG. ir, G. ihr, Goth. jus, Lith. jus, Gr. yuyam. The plural of the
pronoun of the second person in the nominative case.
Ye ben to me right welcome heartily. Chaucer.
But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified. 1 Cor. vi. 11.
This would cost you your life in case ye were a man. Udall.
NOTE: &hand; In Ol d English ye was used only as a nominative, and
you only as a dative or objective. In the 16th century, however, ye
and you became confused and were often used interchangeably, both
as nominatives and objectives, and you has now superseded ye except
in solemn or poetic use. See You, and also the first Note under
Thou.
Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye. Shak.
I come, kind gentlemen, strange news to tell ye. Dryden.
Ye
Ye (?), adv. [See Yea.] Yea; yes. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yea
Yea (y&amac; OR y&emac;; 277), adv. [OE. ye, ya, \'f4e, \'f4a, AS.
ge\'a0; akin to OFries. g, i, OS., D., OHG., G., Dan. & Sw. ja, Icel,
j\'be, Goth. ja, jai, and probably to Gr. Yes.]
1. Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an
affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. See Yes.
Let your communication be yea, yea; nay, nay. Matt. v. 37.
2. More than this; not only so, but; -- used to mark the addition of a
more specific or more emphatic clause. Cf. Nay, adv., 2.
I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. Phil. i. 18.
NOTE: &hand; Ye a so metimes introduces a clause, with the sense of
indeed, verily, truly. "Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of
every tree of the garden?"
Gen. iii. 1.
Yea
Yea, n. An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, a
vote by yeas and nays.
NOTE: &hand; In the Scriptures, yea is used as a sign of certainty
or stability. "All the promises of God in him are yea, and in him
Amen."
2 Cor. i. 20.
Yead
Yead (?), v. i. Properly, a variant of the defective imperfect yode,
but sometimes mistaken for a present. See the Note under Yede. [Obs.]
Years yead away and faces fair deflower. Drant.
Yean
Yean (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Yeaned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Yeaning.] [AS. e\'a0nian, or gee\'a0nian; perhaps akin to E. ewe, or
perhaps to L. agnus, Gr. Ean.] To bring forth young, as a goat or a
sheep; to ean. Shak.
Yeanling
Yean"ling (?), n. [Yean + -ling. Cf. Eanling.] A lamb or a kid; an
eanling. Shak.
Year
Year (?), n. [OE. yer, yeer, \'f4er, AS. ge\'a0r; akin to OFries. i,
g, D. jaar, OHG. j\'ber, G. jahr, Icel. \'ber, Dan. aar, Sw. \'86r,
Goth. j, Gr. y\'bere year. &root;4, 279. Cf. Hour, Yore.]
1. The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic;
the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the
sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly
agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time,
and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days,
still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In
common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year
(called bissextile, or leap year) of 366 days, a day being added to
February on that year, on account of the excess above 365 days (see
Bissextile).
Of twenty year of age he was, I guess. Chaucer.
NOTE: &hand; Th e ci vil, or le gal, ye ar, in En gland, formerly
commenced on the 25th of March. This practice continued throughout
the British dominions till the year 1752.
2. The time in which any planet completes a revolution about the sun;
as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn.
3. pl. Age, or old age; as, a man in years. Shak.
Anomalistic year, the time of the earth's revolution from perihelion
to perihelion again, which is 365 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes, and 48
seconds. -- A year's mind (Eccl.), a commemoration of a deceased
person, as by a Mass, a year after his death. Cf. A month's mind,
under Month. -- Bissextile year. See Bissextile. -- Canicular year.
See under Canicular. -- Civil year, the year adopted by any nation for
the computation of time. -- Common lunar year, the period of 12 lunar
months, or 354 days. -- Common year, each year of 365 days, as
distinguished from leap year. -- Embolismic year, OR Intercalary lunar
year, the period of 13 lunar months, or 384 days. -- Fiscal year
(Com.), the year by which accounts are reckoned, or the year between
one annual time of settlement, or balancing of accounts, and another.
-- Great year. See Platonic year, under Platonic. -- Gregorian year,
Julian year. See under Gregorian, and Julian. -- Leap year. See Leap
year, in the Vocabulary. -- Lunar astronomical year, the period of 12
lunar synodical months, or 354 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, 36 seconds.
-- Lunisolar year. See under Lunisolar. -- Periodical year. See
Anomalistic year, above. -- Platonic year, Sabbatical year. See under
Platonic, and Sabbatical. -- Sidereal year, the time in which the sun,
departing from any fixed star, returns to the same. This is 365 days,
6 hours, 9 minutes, and 9.3 seconds. -- Tropical year. See under
Tropical. -- Year and a day (O. Eng. Law), a time to be allowed for an
act or an event, in order that an entire year might be secured beyond
all question. Abbott. -- Year of grace, any year of the Christian era;
Anno Domini; A. D. or a. d.
Yeara
Ye*a"ra (?), n. (Bot.) The California poison oak (Rhus diversiloba).
See under Poison, a.
Yearbook
Year"book` (?), n.
1. A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the
statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference
book; as, the Congregational Yearbook.
2. (Eng. Law) A book containing annual reports of cases adjudged in
the courts of England.
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NOTE: &hand; Th e Ye arbooks are the oldest English reports extant,
beginning with the reign of Edward II., and ending with the reign
of Henry VIII. They were published annually, and derive their name
from that fact. They consist of eleven parts, or volumes, are
written in Law French, and extend over nearly two hundred years.
There are, however, several hiatuses, or chasms, in the series.
Kent. Bouvier.
Yeared
Yeared (?), a. Containing years; having existed or continued many
years; aged. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Yearling
Year"ling (?), n. [Year + -ling.] An animal one year old, or in the
second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and
horses.
Yearling
Year"ling, a. Being a year old. "A yearling bullock to thy name small
smoke." Pope.
Yearly
Year"ly (?), a. [AS. ge\'a0rlic.]
1. Happening, accruing, or coming every year; annual; as, a yearly
income; a yearly feast.
2. Lasting a year; as, a yearly plant.
3. Accomplished in a year; as, the yearly circuit, or revolution, of
the earth. Shak.
Yearly
Year"ly, adv. [AS. ge\'a0rlice.] Annually; once a year to year; as,
blessings yearly bestowed.
Yearly will I do this rite. Shak.
Yearn
Yearn (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yearned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yearning.]
[Also earn, ern; probably a corruption of OE. ermen to grieve, AS.
ierman, yrman, or geierman, geyrman, fr. earm wretched, poor; akin to
D. & G. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms. The y- in English is perhaps due
to the AS. ge (see Y-).] To pain; to grieve; to vex. [Obs.] "She
laments, sir, for it, that it would yearn your heart to see it." Shak.
It yearns me not if men my garments wear. Shak.
Yearn
Yearn, v. i. To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn. [Obs.]
"Falstaff he is dead, and we must yearn therefore." Shak.
Yearn
Yearn, v. i. & t. [See Yearnings.] To curdle, as milk. [Scot.]
Yearn
Yearn, v. i. [OE. yernen, , , AS. geornian, gyrnan, fr. georn
desirous, eager; akin to OS. gern desirous, girnean, gernean, to
desire, D. gaarne gladly, willingly, G. gern, OHG. gerno, adv., gern,
a., G. gier greed, OHG. gir\'c6 greed, ger desirous, ger to desire, G.
begehren, Icel. girna to desire, gjarn eager, Goth. fa\'a1huga\'a1rns
covetous, ga\'a1rnjan to desire, and perhaps to Gr. hary to desire, to
like. To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered
uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to strain with
emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to be eager.
Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother; and
he sought where to weep. Gen. xliii. 30.
Your mother's heart yearns towards you. Addison.
Yearnful
Yearn"ful (?), a. [OE. , AS. geornfull.] Desirous. [Obs.] Ormulum. P.
Fletcher.
Yearningly
Yearn"ing*ly, adv. With yearning.
Yearnings
Yearn"ings (?), n. pl. [Cf. AS. geirnan, geyrnan, to rum. See 4th
Earn.] The maws, or stomachs, of young calves, used a rennet for
curdling milk. [Scot.]
Yearth
Yearth (?), n. The earth. [Obs.] "Is my son dead or hurt or on the
yerthe felled?" Ld. Berners.
Yeast
Yeast (?), n. [OE. \'f4eest, \'f4est, AS. gist; akin to D. gest, gist,
G. gischt, g\'84scht, OHG. jesan, jerian, to ferment, G. gischen,
g\'84schen, g\'84hren, Gr. zei^n to boil, Skr. yas. &root;111.]
1. The foam, or troth (top yeast), or the sediment (bottom yeast), of
beer or other in fermentation, which contains the yeast plant or its
spores, and under certain conditions produces fermentation in
saccharine or farinaceous substances; a preparation used for raising
dough for bread or cakes, and making it light and puffy; barm;
ferment.
2. Spume, or foam, of water.
They melt thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride,
or spoils of Trafalgar. Byron.
<-- 3. A form of fungus which grows as indvidual rounded cells, rather
than in a mycelium, and reproduces by budding; esp. members of the
orders Endomycetales and Moniliales. Some fungi may grow both as a
yeast or as a mycelium, depending on the conditions of growth. -->
Yeast cake, a mealy cake impregnated with the live germs of the yeast
plant, and used as a conveniently transportable substitute for yeast.
-- Yeast plant (Bot.), the vegetable organism, or fungus, of which
beer yeast consists. The yeast plant is composed of simple cells, or
granules, about one three-thousandth of an inch in diameter, often
united into filaments which reproduce by budding, and under certain
circumstances by the formation of spores. The name is extended to
other ferments of the same genus. See Saccharomyces. -- Yeast powder,
a baling powder, -- used instead of yeast in leavening bread.
Yeast-bitten
Yeast"-bit`ten (?), a. (Brewing) A term used of beer when the froth of
the yeast has re\'89ntered the body of the beer.
Yeastiness
Yeast"i*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being yeasty, or frothy.
Yeasty
Yeast"y (?), a. Frothy; foamy; spumy, like yeast.
Yedding
Yed"ding (?), n. [AS. geddung, gidding, giedding, from gieddian,
giddian, to sing, speak.] The song of a minstrel; hence, any song.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Yede
Yede (?), obs. imp. Went. See Yode.
All as he bade fulfilled was indeed This ilke servant anon right
out yede. Chaucer.
NOTE: &hand; Sp enser an d so me la ter wr iters mistook this for a
present of the defective imperfect yode. It is, however, only a
variant of yode. See Yode, and cf. Yead.
[He] on foot was forced for to yeed. Spenser
Yeel
Yeel (?), n. An eel. [Obs.] Holland.
Yeldhall
Yeld"hall` (?), n. Guildhall. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yeldrin OR Yeldrine
Yel"drin (?) OR Yel"drine, n. [Cf. Yellow.] (Zo\'94l.) The
yellow-hammer; -- called also yeldrock, and yoldrin. [Prov. Eng.]
Yelk
Yelk (?), n. Same as Yolk.
Yell
Yell (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Yelled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yelling.]
[OE. yellen, , AS. giellan, gillan, gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG.
gellan, G. gellen, Icel. gjalla, Sw. g\'84lla to ring, resound, and to
AS., OS., & OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st Gale, and
Nightingale.] To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or
scream as with agony or horror.
They yelleden as feendes doon in helle. Chaucer.
Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells. Spenser.
Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed thee; some
howled, some yelled. Milton.
Yell
Yell (?), v. t. To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud
tone. Shak.
Yell
Yell, n. A sharp, loud, hideous outcry.
Their hideous yells Rend the dark welkin. J. Philips.
Yellow
Yel"low (?), a. [Compar. Yellower (?); superl. Yellowest.] [OE. yelow,
yelwe, \'f4elow, \'f4eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. &
OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus light
bay, Gr. hari tawny, yellowish. Chlorine, Gall a bitter liquid, Gold,
Yolk.] Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or
brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar
spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.
Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress. Chaucer.
A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits, the green
ear and the yellow sheaf. Milton.
The line of yellow light dies fast away. Keble.
Yellow atrophy (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in which it
undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly smaller and of a
deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms are black vomit, delirium,
convulsions, coma, and jaundice. -- Yellow bark, calisaya bark. --
Yellow bass (Zo\'94l.), a North American fresh-water bass (Morone
interrupta) native of the lower parts of the Mississippi and its
tributaries. It is yellow, with several more or less broken black
stripes or bars. Called also barfish. -- Yellow berry. (Bot.) Same as
Persian berry, under Persian. -- Yellow boy, a gold coin, as a guinea.
[Slang] Arbuthnot. -- Yellow brier. (Bot.) See under Brier. -- Yellow
bugle (Bot.), a European labiate plant (Ajuga Cham\'91pitys). --
Yellow bunting (Zo\'94l.), the European yellow-hammer. -- Yellow cat
(Zo\'94l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the bashaw. -- Yellow
copperas (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; -- called also copiapite.
-- Yellow copper ore, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper pyrites.
See Chalcopyrite. -- Yellow cress (Bot.), a yellow-flowered,
cruciferous plant (Barbarea pr\'91cox), sometimes grown as a salad
plant. -- Yellow dock. (Bot.) See the Note under Dock. -- Yellow
earth, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes used as a yellow
pigment. -- Yellow fever (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile
disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice, producing a yellow
color of the skin, and with the black vomit. See Black vomit, in the
Vocabulary. -- Yellow flag, the quarantine flag. See under Quarantine,
and 3d Flag. -- Yellow jack. (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d Jack.
(b) The quarantine flag. See under Quarantine. -- Yellow jacket
(Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of American social wasps of the
genus Vespa, in which the color of the body is partly bright yellow.
These wasps are noted for their irritability, and for their painful
stings. -- Yellow lead ore (Min.), wulfenite. -- Yellow lemur
(Zo\'94l.), the kinkajou. -- Yellow macauco (Zo\'94l.), the kinkajou.
-- Yellow mackerel (Zo\'94l.), the jurel. -- Yellow metal. Same as
Muntz metal, under Metal. -- Yellow ocher (Min.), an impure, earthy
variety of brown iron ore, which is used as a pigment. -- Yellow oxeye
(Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant (Chrysanthemum segetum) closely
related to the oxeye daisy. -- Yellow perch (Zo\'94l.), the common
American perch. See Perch. -- Yellow pike (Zo\'94l.), the wall-eye. --
Yellow pine (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also, their
yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the most common are
valuable species are Pinus mitis and P. palustris of the Eastern and
Southern States, and P. ponderosa and P. Arizonica of the Rocky
Mountains and Pacific States. -- Yellow plover (Zo\'94l.), the golden
plover. -- Yellow precipitate (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which
is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding corrosive
sublimate to limewater. -- Yellow puccoon. (Bot.) Same as Orangeroot.
-- Yellow rail (Zo\'94l.), a small American rail (Porzana
Noveboracensis) in which the lower parts are dull yellow, darkest on
the breast. The back is streaked with brownish yellow and with black,
and spotted with white. Called also yellow crake. -- Yellow rattle,
Yellow rocket. (Bot.) See under Rattle, and Rocket. -- Yellow Sally
(Zo\'94l.), a greenish or yellowish European stone fly of the genus
Chloroperla; -- so called by anglers. -- Yellow sculpin (Zo\'94l.),
the dragonet. -- Yellow snake (Zo\'94l.), a West Indian boa
(Chilobothrus inornatus) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to
ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed with black,
and anteriorly with black lines. -- Yellow spot. (a) (Anat.) A small
yellowish spot with a central pit, the fovea centralis, in the center
of the retina where vision is most accurate. See Eye. (b) (Zo\'94l.) A
small American butterfly (Polites Peckius) of the Skipper family. Its
wings are brownish, with a large, irregular, bright yellow spot on
each of the hind wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also Peck's
skipper. See Illust. under Skipper, n., 5. -- Yellow tit (Zo\'94l.),
any one of several species of crested titmice of the genus
Machlolophus, native of India. The predominating colors of the plumage
are yellow and green. -- Yellow viper (Zo\'94l.), the fer-de-lance. --
Yellow warbler (Zo\'94l.), any one of several species of American
warblers of the genus Dendroica in which the predominant color is
yellow, especially D. \'91stiva, which is a very abundant and familiar
species; -- called also garden warbler, golden warbler, summer
yellowbird, summer warbler, and yellow-poll warbler. -- Yellow wash
(Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in water, -- a mixture
prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater. -- Yellow wren
(Zo\'94l.) (a) The European willow warbler. (b) The European wood
warbler.
Yellow
Yel"low, n.
1. A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except
white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the
orange and green. "A long motley coat guarded with yellow." Shak.
2. A yellow pigment.
Cadmium yellow, Chrome yellow, Indigo yellow, King's yellow, etc. See
under Cadmium, Chrome, etc. -- Naples yellow, a yellow amorphous
pigment, used in oil, porcelain, and enamel painting, consisting of a
basic lead metantimonate, obtained by fusing together tartar emetic
lead nitrate, and common salt. -- Patent yellow (Old Chem.), a yellow
pigment consisting essentially of a lead oxychloride; -- called also
Turner's yellow.
Yellow
Yel"low (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yellowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Yellowing.] To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color;
to dye yellow.
Yellow
Yel"low, v. i. To become yellow or yellower.
Yellowammer
Yel"low*am`mer (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Yellow-hammer.
Yellowbill
Yel"low*bill` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The American scoter.
Yellowbird
Yel"low*bird` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The American goldfinch, or
thistle bird. See Goldfinch. (b) The common yellow warbler; -- called
also summer yellowbird. See Illust. of Yellow warbler, under Yellow,
a.
Yellow-covered
Yel"low-cov`ered (?), a. Covered or bound in yellow paper.
Yellow-covered literature, cheap sensational novels and trashy
magazines; -- formerly so called from the usual color of their covers.
[Colloq. U. S.] Bartlett.
Yellow-eyed
Yel"low-eyed` (?), a. Having yellow eyes. Yellow-eyed grass (Bot.),
any plant of the genus Xyris.
Yellowfin
Yel"low*fin` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A large squeteague.
Yellowfish
Yel"low*fish` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A rock trout (Pleurogrammus
monopterygius) found on the coast of Alaska; -- called also striped
fish, and Atka mackerel.
Yellow-golds
Yel"low-golds` (?), n. (Bot.) A certain plant, probably the yellow
oxeye. B. Jonson.
Yellowhammer
Yel"low*ham`mer (?), n. [For yellow-ammer, where ammer is fr. AS.
amore a kind of bird; akin to G. ammer a yellow-hammer, OHG. amero.]
(Zo\'94l.) (a) A common European finch (Emberiza citrinella). The
color of the male is bright yellow on the breast, neck, and sides of
the head, with the back yellow and brown, and the top of the head and
the tail quills blackish. Called also yellow bunting, scribbling lark,
and writing lark. [Written also yellow-ammer.] (b) The flicker.
[Local, U. S.]
Yellowing
Yel"low*ing, n. The act or process of making yellow.
Softened . . . by the yellowing which time has given. G. Eliot.
Yellowish
Yel"low*ish, a. Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color. --
Yel"low*ish*ness, n.
Yellowlegs
Yel"low*legs` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of
long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are
bright yellow; -- called also stone snipe, tattler, telltale,
yellowshanks; and yellowshins. See Tattler, 2.
Yellowness
Yel"low*ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being yellow; as, the yellowness of an
orange.
2. Jealousy. [Obs.]
I will possess him with yellowness. Shak.
Yellowroot
Yel"low*root` (?), n. (Bot.) Any one of several plants with yellow
roots. Specifically: (a) See Xanthorhiza. (b) Same as Orangeroot.
Yellows
Yel"lows (?), n.
1. (Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing
yellowness of the eyes; jaundice.
His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows. Shak.
2. (Bot.) A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which the
leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus.
3. (Zo\'94l.) A group of butterflies in which the predominating color
is yellow. It includes the common small yellow butterflies. Called
also redhorns, and sulphurs. See Sulphur.
Yellowseed
Yel"low*seed` (?), n. (Bot.) A kind of pepper grass (Lepidium
campestre).
Yellowshanks, Yellowshins
Yel"low*shanks` (?), Yel"low*shins` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Yellolegs.
Yellowtail
Yel"low*tail` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any one of several species of
marine carangoid fishes of the genus Seriola; especially, the large
California species (S. dorsalis) which sometimes weighs thirty or
forty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food fish; -- called also
cavasina, and white salmon. (b) The mademoiselle, or silver perch. (c)
The menhaden. (d) The runner, 12. (e) A California rockfish
(Sebastodes flavidus). (f) The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides).
NOTE: &hand; Se veral ot her fi shes ar e al so lo cally ca lled
yellowtail.
Yellowthroat
Yel"low*throat` (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of
American ground warblers of the genus Geothlypis, esp. the Maryland
yellowthroat (G. trichas), which is a very common species.
Yellowtop
Yel"low*top` (?), n. (Bot.) A kind of grass, perhaps a species of
Agrostis.
Yellowwood
Yel"low*wood` (?), n. (Bot.) The wood of any one of several different
kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees
so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree;
the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the Australian
Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South
African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East
Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon
Swietenia). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.
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Yellowwort
Yel"low*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) A European yellow-flowered, gentianaceous
(Chlora perfoliata). The whole plant is intensely bitter, and is
sometimes used as a tonic, and also in dyeing yellow.
Yelp
Yelp (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Yelped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yelping.]
[OE. yelpen, , to boast, boast noisily, AS. gielpan, gilpan, gylpan;
akin to OHG. gelph arrogant: cf. Icel. gj\'belpa to yelp. Cf. Yap.]
1. To boast. [Obs.]
I keep [care] not of armes for to yelpe. Chaucer.
2. To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly with
eagerness, pain, or fear; to yaup.
A little herd of England's timorous deer, Mazed with a yelping
kennel of French curs? Shak.
At the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, he would fly to the
door with a yelping precipitation. W. Irving.
Yelp
Yelp, n. A sharp, quick cry; a bark. Chaucer.
Yelper
Yelp"er (?), n. An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise.
Specifically: (Zo\'94l.) (a) The avocet; -- so called from its sharp,
shrill cry. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The tattler. [Local, U. S.]
Yeman
Ye"man (?), n. A yeoman. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yen
Yen (?), n. The unit of value and account in Japan. Since Japan's
adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, the value of the yen has been
about 50 cents. The yen is equal to 100 sen.
Yend
Yend (?), v. t. To throw; to cast. [Prov. Eng.]
Yenite
Ye"nite (?), n. [After Jena, in Germany.] (Min.) A silicate of iron
and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals; -- also called
ilvaite. [Spelt also jenite.]
Yeoman
Yeo"man (?), n.; pl. Yeomen (#). [OE. yoman, \'f4eman, \'f4oman; of
uncertain origin; perhaps the first, syllable is akin to OFries. g\'be
district, region, G. gau, OHG. gewi, gouwi, Goth. gawi. &root;100.]
1. A common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most
respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born.
NOTE: &hand; A yeoman in England is considered as next in order to
the gentry. The word is little used in the United States, unless as
a title in law proceedings and instruments, designating occupation,
and this only in particular States.
2. A servant; a retainer. [Obs.]
A yeman hadde he and servants no mo. Chaucer.
3. A yeoman of the guard; also, a member of the yeomanry cavalry.
[Eng.]
4. (Naut.) An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner, or
carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and distribution of the
stores.
Yeoman of the guard, one of the bodyguard of the English sovereign,
consisting of the hundred yeomen, armed with partisans, and habited in
the costume of the sixteenth century. They are members of the royal
household.
Yeomanlike
Yeo"man*like` (?), a. Resembling, or suitable to, a yeoman; yeomanly.
Yeomanly
Yeo"man*ly, a. Pertaining to a yeoman; becoming or suitable to, a
yeoman; yeomanlike. B. Jonson.
Well could he dress his tackle yeomanly. Chaucer.
Yeomanry
Yeo"man*ry (?), n.
1. The position or rank of a yeoman. [Obs.] "His estate of yeomanry."
Chaucer.
2. The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders.
The enfranchised yeomanry began to feel an instinct for dominion.
Bancroft.
3. The yeomanry cavalry. [Eng.]
Yeomanry cavalry, certain bodies of volunteer cavalry liable to
service in Great Britain only. [Eng.]
Yeorling
Yeor"ling (?), n. [Cf. Yellow.] (Zo\'94l.) The European yellow-hammer.
Yer
Yer (?), prep. Ere; before. [Obs.] Sylvester.
Yerba
Yer"ba (?), n. [Sp.] (Bot.) An herb; a plant.
NOTE: &hand; Th is word is much used in compound names of plants in
Spanish; as, yerba buena [Sp., a good herb], a name applied in
Spain to several kinds of mint (Mentha sativa, viridis, etc.), but
in California universally applied to a common, sweet-scented
labiate plant (Micromeria Douglasii).
Yerba dol osa. [Sp., herb of the she-bear.] A kind of buckthorn
(Rhamnus Californica). -- Yerba mansa. [Sp., a mild herb, soft herb.]
A plant (Anemopsis Californica) with a pungent, aromatic rootstock,
used medicinally by the Mexicans and the Indians. -- Yerba reuma. [Cf.
Sp. reuma rheum, rheumatism.] A low California undershrub (Frankenia
grandifolia).
Yerd
Yerd (?), n. See 1st & 2d Yard. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yerk
Yerk (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yerked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yerking.]
[See Yerk.]
1. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike
suddenly; to jerk.
Their wounded steeds . . . Yerk out their armed heels at their dead
masters. Shak.
2. To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.]
Yerk
Yerk, v. i.
1. To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk.
They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling. Drayton.
2. To move a quick, jerking motion.
Yerk
Yerk, n. A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.
Yern
Yern (?), v. i. See 3d Yearn. [Obs.]
Yern
Yern, a. [OE. \'f4ern, \'f4eorne, AS. georn desirous, eager. See Yearn
to long.] Eager; brisk; quick; active. [Obs.] "Her song . . . loud and
yern." Chaucer.
Yerne
Yerne (?), adv. [OE. \'f4eorne. See Yern, a.] Eagerly; briskly;
quickly. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
My hands and my tongue go so yerne. Chaucer.
Yernut
Yer"nut` (?), n. [Cf. Dan. jordn\'94d, Sw. jordn\'94t, earthnut. Cf.
Jarnut.] An earthnut, or groundnut. See Groundnut (d). [Written also
yarnut.]
Yerst
Yerst (?), adv. See Erst. [Obs.] Sylvester.
Yes
Yes (?), adv. [OE. yis, \'f4is, \'f4es, \'f4ise, AS. gese, gise;
probably fr. ge\'a0 yea + sw\'be so. &root;188. See Yea, and So.] Ay;
yea; -- a word which expresses affirmation or consent; -- opposed to
no.
NOTE: &hand; Ye s is us ed, like yea, to enforce, by repetition or
addition, something which precedes; as, you have done all this --
yes, you have done more. "Yes, you despise the man books confined."
Pope.
NOTE: &hand; "T he fi ne distinction between \'bfyea' and \'bfyes,'
\'bfnay' and \'bfno,' that once existed in English, has quite
disappeared. \'bfYea' and \'bfnay' in Wyclif's time, and a good
deal later, were the answers to questions framed in the
affirmative. \'bfWill he come?' To this it would have been replied,
\'bfYea' or \'bfNay', as the case might be. But, \'bfWill he not
come?' To this the answer would have been \'bfYes' or \'bfNo.' Sir
Thomas More finds fault with Tyndale, that in his translation of
the Bible he had not observed this distinction, which was evidently
therefore going out even then, that is, in the reign of Henry
VIII.; and shortly after it was quite forgotten."
Trench.
Yest
Yest (?), n. See Yeast. Shak.
Yester
Yes"ter (?), a. [See Yesterday.] Last; last past; next before; of or
pertaining to yesterday.
[An enemy] whom yester sun beheld Mustering her charms. Dryden.
NOTE: &hand; Th is wo rd is no w se ldom us ed ex cept in a fe w
compounds; as, yesterday, yesternight, etc.
Yesterday
Yes"ter*day (?), n. [OE. \'f4isterdai, AS. geostran d\'91g, from
geostran, geostra, giestran, gistran, gystran, yesterday (akin to D.
gisteren, G. gestern, OHG. gestaron, Icel. g\'91r yesterday,
to-morrow, Goth. gistradagis to-morrow, L. heri yesterday, Gr. hyas) +
d\'91g day. Cf. Hestern.
1. The day last past; the day next before the present.
All our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Shak.
We are but of yesterday, and know nothing. Job viii. 9.
2. Fig.: A recent time; time not long past.
The proudest royal houses are but of yesterday, when compared with
the line of supreme pontiffs. Macaulay.
Yesterday
Yes"ter*day, adv. On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day;
as, the affair took place yesterday.
Yestereve, Yester-evening
Yes"ter*eve` (?), Yes"ter-e`ven*ing (?), n. The evening of yesterday;
the evening last past.
Yestermorn, Yester-morning
Yes"ter*morn` (?), Yes"ter-morn`ing, n. The morning of yesterday.
Coleridge.
Yestern
Yes"tern (?), a. [See Yester.] Of or pertaining to yesterday; relating
to the day last past.
Yesternight
Yes"ter*night` (?), n. The last night; the night last past.
Yesternight
Yes"ter*night`, adv. [AS. gystran niht. See Yesterday.] On the last
night. B. Jonson.
Yesternoon
Yes"ter*noon` (?), n. The noon of yesterday; the noon last past.
Yesterweek
Yes"ter*week` (?), n. The week last past; last week.
Yesteryear
Yes"ter*year` (?), n. The year last past; last year. <-- now also used
to mean in olden days, not just last year. -->
Yestreen
Yes`treen" (?), n. Yester-evening; yesternight; last night. [R. or
Scot.]
Yestreen I did not know How largely I could live. Bp. Coxe.
Yesty
Yest"y (?), a. See Yeasty. Shak.
Yet
Yet (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of large marine
gastropods belonging to the genus Yetus, or Cymba; a boat shell.
Yet
Yet, adv. [OE. yet, \'f4et, \'f4it, AS. git, gyt, giet, gieta; akin to
OFries. ieta, eta, ita, MHG. iezuo, ieze, now, G. jetzo, jetzt.]
1. In addition; further; besides; over and above; still. "A little
longer; yet a little longer." Dryden.
This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our savior, lays
such a particular stress acts of mercy. Atterbury.
The rapine is made yet blacker by the pretense of piety and
justice. L'Estrange.
2. At the same time; by continuance from a former state; still.
Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens. Addison.
3. Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; -- and with
the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon as now;
as, Is it time to go? Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj.
Ne never yet no villainy ne said. Chaucer.
4. Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in time. "He
'll be hanged yet." Shak.
5. Even; -- used emphatically.
Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of witches, nor yet
the evidence against them. Bacon.
Yet
Yet (?), conj. Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.
Yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these. Matt. vi. 29.
Syn. -- See However.
Yeve
Yeve (?), v. i. To give. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yeven
Yev"en (?), p. p. Given. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yew
Yew (?), v. i. See Yaw.
Yew
Yew, n. [OE. ew, AS. e\'a2w, \'c6w, eoh; akin to D. ijf, OHG. \'c6wa,
\'c6ha, G. eibe, Icel. ; cf. Ir. iubhar, Gael. iubhar, iughar, W. yw,
ywen, Lith. j\'89va the black alder tree.]
1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the
pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It
frequently grows in British churchyards.
2. The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact,
fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of
wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from
Spain.
NOTE: &hand; The American yew (Taxus baccata, var. Canadensis) is a
low and straggling or prostrate bush, never forming an erect trunk.
The California yew (Taxus brevifolia) is a good-sized tree, and its
wood is used for bows, spear handles, paddles, and other similar
implements. Another yew is found in Florida, and there are species
in Japan and the Himalayas.
3. A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
Yew
Yew (&umac;), a. Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a
yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.
Yewen
Yew"en (?), a. Made of yew; as, yewen bows.
Yex
Yex (?), v. i. [OE. \'f4exen, yesken, AS. giscian to sob.] To
hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. Chaucer.
Yex
Yex, n. [AS. geocsa a sobbing, hiccough. Cf. Yex, v. i.] A hiccough.
[Written also yox, and yux.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "The excessive yex."
Holland.
Yezdegerdian
Yez`de*ger"di*an (?; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Yezdegerd, the last
Sassanian monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans;
as, the Yezdegerdian era, which began on the 16th of June, a. d. 632.
The era is still used by the Parsees.
Yezdi
Yez"di (?), n. Same as Izedi. Taylor.
Yezidee, Yezidi
Yez"i*dee (?), Yez"i*di (?), n. Same as Izedi.
Yfere
Y*fere" (?), adv. Together. See Ifere. [Obs.]
As friends do when they be met yfere. Chaucer.
Ygdrasyl
Yg"dra*syl (?), n. (Scand. Myth.) See in the Dictionary of Noted Names
in Fiction.
Yghe
Y"ghe (?), n. Eye. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ygo
Y*go" (?), obs. p. p. of Go. Gone. Chaucer.
Yground
Y*ground" (?), obs. p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.
Yholde
Y*hold"e (?), obs. p. p. of Hold. Chaucer.
Yield
Yield (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yielded; obs. p. p. Yold (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Yielding.] [OE. yelden, \'f4elden, \'f4ilden, AS. gieldan,
gildan, to pay, give, restore, make an offering; akin to OFries.
jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG.
geltan to pay, restore, make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to
pay, give up, Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g\'84lla to be worth,
g\'84lda to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st Geld,
Guild.]
1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or
interest on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at
interest yields six or seven per cent.
To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. Chaucer.
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto
thee her strength. Gen. iv. 12.
2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. "Vines yield
nectar." Milton.
[He] makes milch kine yield blood. Shak.
The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. Job
xxiv. 5.
3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to make over
to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to surrender; to
relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.
And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown. Shak.
Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame. Milton.
4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. Milton.
5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.
6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more, And the gods yield you
for 't. Shak.
God yield thee, and God thank ye. Beau. & Fl.
To yield the breath, the ghost, OR the life, to die; to expire; --
often followed by up.
One calmly yields his willing breath. Keble.
Yield
Yield, v. i.
1. To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to succumb.
He saw the fainting Grecians yield. Dryden.
2. To comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request.
3. To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an
obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to
customs; the door yielded.
Will ye relent, And yield to mercy while 't is offered you? Shak.
4. To give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they will
yield to us in nothing.
Nay tell me first, in what more happy fields The thistle springs,
to which the lily yields? Pope.
Yield
Yield (?), n. Amount yielded; product; -- applied especially to
products resulting from growth or cultivation. "A goodly yield of
fruit doth bring." Bacon.
Yieldable
Yield"a*ble (?), a. Disposed to yield or comply. [R.] --
Yield"a*ble*ness, n. [R.] Bp. Hall.
Yieldance
Yield"ance (?), n.
1. The act of producing; yield; as, the yieldance of the earth. [R.]
Bp. Hall.
2. The act of yielding; concession. [R.] South.
Yielder
Yield"er (?), n. One who yields. Shak.
Yielding
Yield"ing, a. Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant;
accommodating; as, a yielding temper. Yielding and paying (Law), the
initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by
the lessee is mentioned and reserved. Burrill. Syn. -- Obsequious;
attentive. -- Yielding, Obsequious, Attentive. In many cases a man may
be attentive or yielding in a high degree without any sacrifice of his
dignity; but he who is obsequious seeks to gain favor by excessive and
mean compliances for some selfish end. -- Yield"ing*ly, adv. --
Yield"ing*ness, n.
Yieldless
Yield"less, a. Without yielding; unyielding. [Obs.]
Yift
Yift (?), n. Gift. [Obs.] "Great yiftes." Chaucer.
Yin
Yin (?), n. A Chinese weight of 2 pounds.
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Yis
Yis (?), adv. Yes. [Obs.]
"Yis, sir," quod he, "yis, host." Chaucer.
Yit
Yit (?), conj. Yet. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yite
Yite (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The European yellow-hammer.
Yive
Yive (?), v. t. & i. To give. [Obs.] Chaucer.
-yl
-yl (?). [Gr. (Chem.) A suffix used as a characteristic termination of
chemical radicals; as in ethyl, carbonyl, hydroxyl, etc.
NOTE: &hand; -y l was first used in 1832 by Liebig and W\'94hler in
naming benzoyl, in the sense of stuff, or fundamental material,
then in 1834 by Dumas and Peligot in naming methyl, in the sense of
wood. After this -yl was generally used as in benzoyl, in the sense
of stuff, characteristic ground, fundamental material.
Yie
Yie (?), n. Isle. [Obs.] "The barren yle." Chaucer.
Y level
Y" lev`el (?). (Surv.) See under Y, n.
Yliche, Ylike
Y*liche" (?), Y*like" (?), a. & adv. Like; alike. [Obs.] "All . . .
yliche good." Chaucer.
Yllanraton
Yl`lan*ra*ton" (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zo\'94l.) The agouara.
Ymaked
Y*mak"ed (?), obs. p. p. of Make. Made.
Ymel
Y*mel" (?), prep. [OE. ymel, imelle, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
&imac; milli, &imac; millum (properly, in the middle, fr. mi, me,
middle, akin to E. middle), Dan. imellem, Sw. emellan. See In, and
Middle.] Among. [Obs.] "Ymel them all." Chaucer.
Ynambu
Y*nam"bu (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) A South American tinamou (Rhynchotus
rufescens); -- called also perdiz grande, and rufous tinamou. See
Illust. of Tinamou.
Ynough, Ynow
Y*nough" (?), Y*now" (?), a. [See Enough.] Enough. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yockel
Yock"el (?), n. [Cf. Yokel.] (Zo\'94l.) The yaffle.
Yode
Yode (?), obs. imp. of Go. [OE. yode, yede, , , eode, AS. e\'a2de,
used as the imp. of g\'ben to go; akin to Goth. iddja I, he, went, L.
ire to go, Gr. i, y\'be. Issue.] Went; walked; proceeded. [Written
also yede.] See Yede.
Quer [whether] they rade [rode] or yoke. Cursor Mundi.
Then into Cornhill anon I yode. Lydgate.
Yodel, Yodle
Yo"del (?), Yo"dle (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Yodeled, Yodled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Yodeling, Yodling.] [G. jodeln.] To sing in a manner
common among the Swiss and Tyrolese mountaineers, by suddenly changing
from the head voice, or falsetto, to the chest voice, and the
contrary; to warble.
Yodel, Yodle
Yo"del, Yo"dle, n. A song sung by yodeling, as by the Swiss
mountaineers.
Yodler
Yo"dler (?), n. One who yodels.
Yoga
Yo"ga (?), n. [Skr. y\'d3ga union.] A species of asceticism among the
Hindoos, which consists in a complete abstraction from all worldly
objects, by which the votary expects to obtain union with the
universal spirit, and to acquire superhuman faculties.
Yogi
Yo"gi (?), n. [Skr. y\'d3gin.] A follower of the yoga philosophy; an
ascetic. [Spelt also yokin.] Whitworth.
Yoicks
Yo"icks (?), interj. (Hunting) A cry of encouragement to foxhounds.
Yoit
Yoit (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The European yellow-hammer. [Prov. Eng.]
Yojan
Yo"jan (?), n. [Skr. y.] A measure of distance, varying from four to
ten miles, but usually about five. [India] [Written also yojana.]
Yoke
Yoke (?), n. [OE. yok, , AS. geoc; akin to D. juk, OHG. joh, G. joch,
Icel. & Sw. ok, Dan. aag, Goth. juk, Lith. jungas, Russ. igo, L.
jugum, Gr. yuga, and to L. jungere to join, Gr. yui. Join, Jougs,
Joust, Jugular, Subjugate, Syzycy, Yuga, Zeugma.]
1. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or
necks for working together.
A yearling bullock to thy name shall smoke, Untamed, unconscious of
the galling yoke. Pope.
NOTE: &hand; Th e modern yoke for oxen is usually a piece of timber
hollowed, or made curving, near each end, and laid on the necks of
the oxen, being secured in place by two bows, one inclosing each
neck, and fastened through the timber. In some countries the yoke
consists of a flat piece of wood fastened to the foreheads of the
oxen by thongs about the horns.
2. A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.
Specifically: (a) A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for
carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a milkmaid's yoke.
(b) A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose,
to prevent passage through a fence. (c) A frame or convex piece by
which a bell is hung for ringing it. See Illust. of Bell. (d) A
crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are
attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from
amidships. (e) (Mach.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.
(f) (Arch.) A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of
a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide
against unusual strain. (g) (Dressmaking) A band shaped to fit the
shoulders or the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the waist
or the skirt.
3. Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a bond
connection.
Boweth your neck under that blissful yoke . . . Which that men
clepeth spousal or wedlock. Chaucer.
This yoke of marriage from us both remove. Dryden.
4. A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage; service.
Our country sinks beneath the yoke. Shak.
My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matt. xi. 30.
5. Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work together.
I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them. Luke xiv.
19.
6. The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen. [Obs.]
Gardner.
7. A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that is, to
work both portions of the day, or morning and afternoon. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Neck yoke, Pig yoke. See under Neck, and Pig. -- Yoke elm (Bot.), the
European hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus), a small tree with tough white
wood, often used for making yokes for cattle.
Yoke
Yoke (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yoked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Yoking.]
1. To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke oxen, or
pair of oxen.
2. To couple; to join with another. "Be ye not unequally yoked with
unbelievers." 2 Cor. vi. 14.
Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb. Shak.
3. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to confine.
Then were they yoked with garrisons. Milton.
The words and promises that yoke The conqueror are quickly broke.
Hudibras.
Yoke
Yoke, v. i. To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to
consort closely; to mate.
We 'll yoke together, like a double shadow. Shak.
Yokeage
Yoke"age (?), n. See Rokeage. [Local, U. S.]
Yokefellow
Yoke"fel`low (?), n. [Yoke + fellow.] An associate or companion in, or
as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage. Phil. iv.
3.
The two languages [English and French] became yokefellows in a
still more intimate manner. Earle.
Those who have most distinguished themselves by railing at the sex,
very often choose one of the most worthless for a companion and
yokefellow. Addison.
Yokel
Yo"kel (?), n. [Perhaps from an AS. word akin to E. gawk.] A country
bumpkin. [Eng.] Dickens.
Yokelet
Yoke"let (?), n. A small farm; -- so called as requiring but one yoke
of oxen to till it. [Prov. Eng.]
Yokemate
Yoke"mate` (?), n. Same as Yokefellow.
Yoke-toed
Yoke"-toed` (?), a. (Zo\'94l.) Having two toes in front and two
behind, as the trogons and woodpeckers.
Yold
Yold (?), obs. p. p. of Yield. Yielded. Spenser.
Yolden
Yold"en (?), obs. p. p. of Yield. Yielded.
Yolk
Yolk (?; 277), n. [OE. yolke, yelke, \'f4olke, \'f4elke, AS. geoloca,
geoleca, fr. geolu yellow. See Yellow.] [Written also yelk.]
1. The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus.
2. (Zo\'94l.) An oily secretion which naturally covers the wool of
sheep.
Yolk cord (Zo\'94l.), a slender cord or duct which connects the yolk
glands with the egg chambers in certain insects, as in the aphids. --
Yolk gland (Zo\'94l.), a special organ which secretes the yolk of the
eggs in many turbellarians, and in some other invertebrates. See
Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Appendix. -- Yolk sack (Anat.), the
umbilical vesicle. See under Unbilical.
Yoll
Yoll (?), v. i. To yell. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yon
Yon (?), a. [OE. yon, , AS. geon; akin to G. jener, OHG. jen, Icel.
enn, inn; cf. Goth. jains. Beyond, Yond, Yonder.] At a distance, but
within view; yonder. [Poetic]
Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. Milton.
Though fast yon shower be fleeting. Keble.
Yon
Yon, adv. Yonder. [Obs. or Poetic]
But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on
golden wing. Milton.
Yoncopin
Yon"co*pin (?), n. [Perhaps corrupted from Illinois micoupena,
Chippewa makopin, the American lotus.] (Bot.) A local name in parts of
the Mississippi Valley for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea).
Yond
Yond (?), a. [Cf. AS. anda, onda, anger, andian to be angry.] Furious;
mad; angry; fierce. [Obs.] "Then wexeth wood and yond." Spenser.
Yond
Yond, adv. & a. [OE. yond, \'f4ond, \'f4eond, through, beyond, over,
AS. geond, adv. & prep.; cf. Goth. jaind thither. &root;188. See Yon,
a.] Yonder. [Obs.] "Yond in the garden." Chaucer.
Yonder
Yon"der (?), adv. [OE. yonder, \'f4onder; cf. OD. ginder, Goth. jaindr
there. Yond, adv.] At a distance, but within view.
Yonder are two apple women scolding. Arbuthnot.
Yonder
Yon"der, a. Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within
view; that or those there; yon. "Yon flowery arbors, yonder alleys
green." Milton. "Yonder sea of light." Keble.
Yonder men are too many for an embassage. Bacon.
Yoni
Yo"ni (?), n. [Skr. y.] (Hindoo Myth.) The symbol under which Sakti,
or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped.
Cf. Lingam.
Yonker
Yon"ker (?), n. [See Younker.] A young fellow; a younker. [Obs. or
Colloq.] Sir W. Scott.
Yore
Yore (?), adv. [OE. , yare, , AS. ge\'a0ra;akin to ge\'a0r a year, E.
year. Year.] In time long past; in old time; long since. [Obs. or
Poetic]
As it hath been of olde times yore. Chaucer.
Which though he hath polluted oft and yore, Yet I to them for
judgment just do fly. Spenser.
Of yore, of old time; long ago; as, in times or days of yore. "But
Satan now is wiser than of yore." Pope.
Where Abraham fed his flock of yore. Keble.
Yorker
York"er (?), n. (Cricket) A tice.
Yorkshire
York"shire (?), n. A county in the north of England. Yorkshire grit, a
kind of stone used for polishing marble, and copperplates for
engravers. Simmonds. -- Yorkshire pudding, a batter pudding baked
under meat.
York use
York" use` (?). (Eccl.) The one of the three printed uses of England
which was followed in the north. It was based on the Sarum use. See
Use, n., 6. Shipley.
Yot
Yot (?), v. t. To unite closely. [Prov. Eng.]
Yote
Yote (?), v. t. [OE. , , to pour, AS. ge\'a2tan. See Found to cast.]
To pour water on; to soak in, or mix with, water. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Grose.
My fowls, which well enough, I, as before, found feeding at their
trough Their yoted wheat. Chapman.
You
You (?), pron. [Possess. Your (?) or Yours (; dat. & obj. You.] [OE.
you, eou, eow, dat. & acc., AS. e\'a2w, used as dat. & acc. of ge, g,
ye; akin to OFries. iu, io, D. u, G. euch, OHG. iu, dat., iuwih, acc.,
Icel. y, dat. & acc., Goth. izwis; of uncertain origin. &root;189. Cf.
Your.] The pronoun of the second person, in the nominative, dative,
and objective case, indicating the person or persons addressed. See
the Note under Ye.
Ye go to Canterbury; God you speed. Chaucer.
Good sir, I do in friendship counsel you To leave this place. Shak.
In vain you tell your parting lover You wish fair winds may waft
him over. Prior.
NOTE: &hand; Though you is properly a plural, it is in all ordinary
discourse used also in addressing a single person, yet properly
always with a plural verb. "Are you he that hangs the verses on the
trees, wherein Rosalind is so admired ?" Shak. You and your are
sometimes used indefinitely, like we, they, one, to express persons
not specified. "The looks at a distance like a new-plowed land; but
as you come near it, you see nothing but a long heap of heavy,
disjointed clods." Addison. "Your medalist and critic are much
nearer related than the world imagine." Addison. "It is always
pleasant to be forced to do what you wish to do, but what, until
pressed, you dare not attempt." Hook. You is often used reflexively
for yourself of yourselves. "Your highness shall repose you at the
tower." Shak.
Youl
Youl (?), v. i. To yell; to yowl. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Young
Young (?), a. [Compar. Younger (?); superl. Youngest (?).] [OE. yung,
yong, , , AS. geong; akin to OFries. iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG.,
& G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. & Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas,
Russ. iunuii, L. juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juva, juven. Junior, Juniper,
Juvenile, Younker, Youth.]
1. Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet arrived at
adolescence, maturity, or age; not old; juvenile; -- said of animals;
as, a young child; a young man; a young fawn.
For he so young and tender was of age. Chaucer.
"Whom the gods love, die young," has been too long carelessly said;
. . . whom the gods love, live young forever. Mrs. H. H. Jackson.
2. Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young plant; a
young tree.
While the fears of the people were young. De Foe.
3. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant;
weak.
Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in this. Shak.
Young
Young, n. The offspring of animals, either a single animal or
offspring collectively.
[The egg] bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed Their
callow young. Milton.
With young, with child; pregnant.
Youngger
Young"ger (?), n. One who is younger; an inferior in age; a junior.
"The elder shall serve the younger." Rom. ix. 12.
Youngish
Young"ish (?), a. Somewhat young. Tatler.
Youngling
Young"ling (?), n. [AS. geongling.] A young person; a youth; also, any
animal in its early life. "More dear . . . than younglings to their
dam." Spenser.
He will not be so willing, I think, to join with you as with us
younglings. Ridley.
Youngling
Young"ling, a. Young; youthful. Wordsworth.
Youngly
Young"ly, a. [AS. geonglic.] Like a young person or thing; young;
youthful. [Obs.] Shak.
Youngly
Young"ly, adv.
1. In a young manner; in the period of youth; early in life. [Obs.]
Shak.
2. Ignorantly; weakly. [R.]
Youngness
Young"ness, n. The quality or state of being young.
Youngster
Young"ster (?), n. A young person; a youngling; a lad. [Colloq.] "He
felt himself quite a youngster, with a long life before him." G.
Eliot.
Youngth
Youngth (?), n. Youth. [Obs.]
Youngth is a bubble blown up with breath. Spenser.
Youngthly
Youngth"ly, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, youth; youthful. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Younker
Youn"ker (?), n. [D. jonker, jonkeer; jong young + heer a lord, sir,
gentleman. See Young, a.] A young person; a stripling; a yonker. [Obs.
or Colloq.]
That same younker soon was overthrown. Spenser.
Youpon
You"pon (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Yaupon.
Your
Your (?), pron. & a. [OE. your, , eowr, eower, AS. e\'a2wer,
originally used as the gen. of ge, g\'c7, ye; akin to OFries. iuwer
your, OS. iuwar, D. uw, OHG. iuw\'c7r, G. euer, Icel. y\'ebar, Goth.
izwara, izwar, and E. you. \'fb189. See You.] The form of the
possessive case of the personal pronoun you.
NOTE: &hand; Th e po ssessive takes the form yours when the noun to
which it refers is not expressed, but implied; as, this book is
yours. "An old fellow of yours."
Chaucer.
ours
ours (?), pron. See the Note under Your.
Yourself
Your*self" (?), pron.; pl. Yourselves (#). [Your + self.] An
emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; --
used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it;
also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective
case; as, you have injured yourself.
Of which right now ye han yourselve heard. Chaucer.
If yourselves are old, make it your cause. Shak.
Why should you be so cruel to yourself ? Milton.
The religious movement which you yourself, as well as I, so
faithfully followed from first to last. J. H. Newman.
Youth
Youth (&umac;th), n.; pl. Youths (&umac;ths; 264) or collectively
Youth. [OE. youthe, youhþe, \'f4uhe\'ebe, \'f4uwe\'ebe,
\'f4eo\'f4e\'ebe, AS. geogu\'eb, geogo\'eb; akin to OS. jug\'eb, D.
jeugd, OHG. jugund, G. jugend, Goth. junda. \'fb281. See Young.]
1. The quality or state of being young; youthfulness; juvenility. "In
my flower of youth." Milton.
Such as in his face Youth smiled celestial. Milton.
2. The part of life that succeeds to childhood; the period of
existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life,
from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to manhood.
He wondered that your lordship Would suffer him to spend his youth
at home. Shak.
Those who pass their youth in vice are justly condemned to spend
their age in folly. Rambler.
3. A young person; especially, a young man.
Seven youths from Athens yearly sent. Dryden.
4. Young persons, collectively.
It is fit to read the best authors to youth first. B. Jonson.
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Youthful
Youth"ful (?), a.
1. Not yet mature or aged; young. "Two youthful knights." Dryden. Also
used figuratively. "The youthful season of the year." Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the early part of life; suitable to early life;
as, youthful days; youthful sports. "Warm, youthful blood." Shak.
"Youthful thoughts." Milton.
3. Fresh; vigorous, as in youth.
After millions of millions of ages . . . still youthful and
flourishing. Bentley.
Syn. -- Puerile; juvenile. -- Youthful, Puerile, Juvenile. Puerile is
always used in a bad sense, or at least in the sense of what is
suitable to a boy only; as, puerile objections, puerile amusements,
etc. Juvenile is sometimes taken in a bad sense, as when speaking of
youth in contrast with manhood; as, juvenile tricks; a juvenile
performance. Youthful is commonly employed in a good sense; as,
youthful aspirations; or at least by way of extenuating; as, youthful
indiscretions. "Some men, imagining themselves possessed with a divine
fury, often fall into toys and trifles, which are only puerilities."
Dryden. "Raw, juvenile writers imagine that, by pouring forth figures
often, they render their compositions warm and animated." Blair. --
Youth"ful*ly, adv. -- Youth"ful*ness, n.
Youthhood
Youth"hood (?), n. [AS. geogu&edh;h\'bed. See Youth, and -hood.] The
quality or state of being a youth; the period of youth. Cheyne.
Youthly
Youth"ly, a. [AS. geogu&edh;lic.] Young; youthful. [Obs.] "All my
youthly days." Spenser.
Youthsome
Youth"some (?), a. Youthful. [Obs.] Pepys.
Youthy
Youth"y (?), a. Young. [Obs.] Spectator.
Youze
Youze (?), n. [From a native East Indian name.] (Zo\'94l.) The
cheetah.
Yow
Yow (?), pron. You. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yowe
Yowe (?), n. [See Ewe.] (Zo\'94l.) A ewe. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] G.
Eliot.
Yowl
Yowl (?), v. i. [See Yawl, v. i.] To utter a loud, long, and mournful
cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.
Yowl
Yowl, n. A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a
howl.
Yowley
Yow"ley (?), n. [Cf. Yellow.] (Zo\'94l.) The European yellow-hammer.
[Prov. Eng.]
Yox
Yox (?), v. i. See Yex. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ypight
Y*pight" (?), obs. p. p. of Pitch. See Pight.
Ypocras
Yp"o*cras (?), n. Hippocras. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ypres lace
Y"pres lace` (?). Fine bobbin lace made at Ypres in Belgium, usually
exactly like Valenciennes lace.
Ypsiliform
Yp*sil"i*form (?), a. [Gr. -form.] (Biol.) Resembling the
Ypsiloid
Yp"si*loid (?), a. (Anat.) In the form of the letter Y; Y-shaped.
Yraft
Y*raft" (?), obs. p. p. of Reave. Bereft. Chaucer.
Yren
Yr"en (?), n. Iron. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Yronne
Y*ron"ne (?), obs. p. p. of Run. Run. Chaucer.
Ysame
Y*same" (?), adv. [See Same.] Together. [Obs.] "And in a bag all sorts
of seeds ysame." Spenser.
Yt, Yt
Yt, Yt (&th;&acr;t), an old method of printing that (AS. þ\'91t,
&edh;\'91t) the "y" taking the place of the old letter "thorn" (þ).
Cf. Ye, the.
Ythrowe
Y*throwe" (?), obs. p. p. of Throw. Chaucer.
Ytterbic
Yt*ter"bic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, ytterbium;
containing ytterbium.
Ytterbium
Yt*ter"bi*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See Erbium.]
(Chem.) A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with
yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite.
Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf. Yttrium.
NOTE: &hand; Yt terbium is associated with other rare elements, and
probably has not been prepared in a pure state.
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Yttria
Yt"tri*a (?), n. [NL. See Yttrium.] (Chem.) The oxide, Y2O3, or earth,
of yttrium.
Yttric
Yt"tric (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing,
yttrium.
Yttriferous
Yt*trif"er*ous (?), a. Bearing or containing yttrium or the allied
elements; as, gadolinite is one of the yttriferous minerals.
Yttrious
Yt"tri*ous (?), a. (Chem.) Same as Yttric.
Yttrium
Yt"tri*um (?), n. [NL., from Ytterby, in Sweden. See Erbium.] (Chem.)
A rare metallic element of the boron-aluminium group, found in
gadolinite and other rare minerals, and extracted as a dark gray
powder. Symbol Y. Atomic weight, 89. [Written also ittrium.]
NOTE: &hand; As sociated with yttrium are certain rare elements, as
erbium, ytterbium, samarium, etc., which are separated in a pure
state with great difficulty. They are studied by means of their
spark or phosphorescent spectra. Yttrium is now regarded as
probably not a simple element, but as a mixture of several
substances.
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Yttro-cerite
Yt`tro-ce"rite (?), n. (Min.) A mineral of a violet-blue color,
inclining to gray and white. It is a hydrous fluoride of cerium,
yttrium, and calcium.
Yttro-columbite, Yttro-tantalite
Yt`tro-co*lum"bite (?), Yt`tro-tan"ta*lite (?), n. (Min.) A tantalate
of uranium, yttrium, and calcium, of a brown or black color.
Yu
Yu (?), n. [Chin.] (Min.) Jade.
Yucca
Yuc"ca (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) See Flicker, n., 2.
Yucca
Yuc"ca (?), n. [NL., from Yuca, its name in St. Domingo.] (Bot.) A
genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having
long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a more or less
woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.
NOTE: &hand; Th e sp ecies wi th mo re ri gid le aves (a s Yu cca
aloifolia, Y. Treculiana, and Y. baccata) are called Spanish
bayonet, and one with softer leaves (Y. filamentosa) is called bear
grass, and Adam's needle.
Yucca moth (Zo\'94l.), a small silvery moth (Pronuba yuccasella) whose
larv\'91 feed on plants of the genus Yucca.
Yuck
Yuck (?), v. i. [Cf. G. jucken, D. yeuken, joken. See Itch.] To itch.
[Prov. Eng.] Grose.
Yuck
Yuck, v. t. To scratch. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Yuckel
Yuck"el (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Yockel.
Yuen
Yu"en (?), n. (Zo\'94l.) The crowned gibbon (Hylobates pileatus),
native of Siam, Southern China, and the Island of Hainan. It is
entirely arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are
dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark hair, and
usually with a white band around the face. The females are yellowish
white, with a dark spot on the breast and another on the crown. Called
also wooyen, and wooyen ape.
Yufts
Yufts (?), n. [Russ. iufte.] Russia leather.
Yug, Yuga
Yug (?), Yu"ga (?), n. [Skr. yuga an age, a yoke. See Yoke.] (Hindoo
Cosmog.) Any one of the four ages, Krita, or Satya, Treta, Dwapara,
and Kali, into which the Hindoos divide the duration or existence of
the world.
Yuke
Yuke (?), v. i. & t. Same as Yuck. [Prov. Eng.]
Yulan
Yu"lan (?), n. (Bot.) A species of Magnolia (M. conspicua) with large
white blossoms that open before the leaves. See the Note under
Magnolia.
Yule
Yule (?), n. [OE. yol, \'f4ol, AS. ge\'a2l; akin to ge\'a2la December
or January, Icel. j\'d3l Yule, Ylir the name of a winter month, Sw.
jul Christmas, Dan. juul, Goth. jiuleis November or December. Cf.
Jolly.] Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our
Savior.
And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule In any place
but here, at bonfire, or at Yule. Drayton.
Yule block, OR Yule log, a large log of wood formerly put on the
hearth of Christmas eve, as the foundation of the fire. It was brought
in with much ceremony. -- Yule clog, the yule log. Halliwell. W.
Irving.
Yuletide
Yule"tide` (?), n. Christmas time; Christmastide; the season of
Christmas.
Yumas
Yu"mas (?), n. pl.; sing. Yuma (. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians native
of Arizona and the adjacent parts of Mexico and California. They are
agricultural, and cultivate corn, wheat, barley, melons, etc.
NOTE: &hand; Th e a wi der se nse, the term sometimes includes the
Mohaves and other allied tribes.
Yunx
Yunx (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of birds comprising the
wrynecks.
Yupon
Yu"pon (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Yaupon.
Yux
Yux (?), n. & v. See Yex, n. [Obs.]
Yvel
Y"vel (?), a. & adv. Evil; ill. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ywar
Y*war" (?), a. [See Aware.] Aware; wary. [Obs.] "Be ywar, and his way
shun." Piers Plowman.
Ywis
Y*wis" (?), adv. [OE. ywis, iwis, AS. gewis certain; akin to D. gewis,
G. gewiss, and E. wit to know. See Wit to know, and Y-.] Certainly;
most likely; truly; probably. [Obs. or Archaic]
"Ywis," quod he, "it is full dear, I say." Chaucer.
She answered me, "I-wisse, all their sport in the park is but a
shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato." Ascham.
A right good knight, and true of word ywis. Spenser.
NOTE: &hand; The common form iwis was often written with the prefix
apart from the rest of the word and capitalized, as, I wis, I
wisse, etc. The prefix was mistaken for the pronoun, I and wis,
wisse, for a form of the verb wit to know. See Wis, and cf. Wit, to
know.
Our ship, I wis, Shall be of another form than this. Longfellow.
Z.