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Shillelah :: Shillelah (n.) An oaken sapling or cudgel; any cudgel; -- so called from Shillelagh, a place in Ireland of that name famous for its oaks..

Allonym :: Allonym (n.) The name of another person assumed by the author of a work.

Day :: Day (n.) The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a specific name from that of the body. Thus, if this is the sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits of the sun's center over the same meridian) is called a solar day; if it is a star, a sidereal day; if it is the moon, a lunar day. See Civil day, Sidereal day

Polly :: Polly (n.) A woman's name; also, a popular name for a parrot..

Cross :: Cross (n.) An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a cross; a badge or ornamental device of the general shape of a cross; hence, such an ornament, even when varying considerably from that form; thus, the Cross of the British Order of St. George and St. Michael consists of a central medallion with seven arms radiating from it..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John..

Glenlivet :: Glenlivet (n.) A kind of Scotch whisky, named from the district in which it was first made..

Leopard''s Bane :: Leopard's bane () A name of several harmless plants, as Arnica montana, Senecio Doronicum, and Paris quadrifolia..

Direct :: Direct (v. t.) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to superscribe; as, to direct a letter..

Reedwork :: Reedwork (n.) A collective name for the reed stops of an organ.

Still :: Still (v.) A vessel, boiler, or copper used in the distillation of liquids; specifically, one used for the distillation of alcoholic liquors; a retort. The name is sometimes applied to the whole apparatus used in in vaporization and condensation..

Set-off :: Set-off (n.) That which is used to improve the appearance of anything; a decoration; an ornament.

Beverage :: Beverage (v. t.) Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink..

Catherine Wheel :: Catherine wheel () A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name.

Oxalyl :: Oxalyl (n.) An old name for carboxyl.

Philatory :: Philatory (n.) A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top.

Do :: Do (n.) A syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic scale for the purpose of solmization, or solfeggio. It is the first of the seven syllables used by the Italians as manes of musical tones, and replaced, for the sake of euphony, the syllable Ut, applied to the note C. In England and America the same syllables are used by mane as a scale pattern, while the tones in respect to absolute pitch are named from the first seven letters of the alphabet..

Reynard :: Reynard (n.) An appelation applied after the manner of a proper name to the fox. Same as Renard.

Surnaming :: Surnamed (imp. & p. p.) of Surnam.

Cnidaria :: Cnidaria (n. pl.) A comprehensive group equivalent to the true Coelenterata, i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from presence of stinging cells (cnidae) in the tissues. See Coelenterata..

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