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Raphany :: Raphany (n.) A convulsive disease, attended with ravenous hunger, not uncommon in Sweden and Germany. It was so called because supposed to be caused by eating corn with which seeds of jointed charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum) had been mixed, but the condition is now known to be a form of ergotism..

Hoarse :: Hoarse (superl.) Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven..

Corby :: Corby (n.) A raven, crow, or chough, used as a charge..

Raven''s-duck :: Raven's-duck (n.) A fine quality of sailcloth.

Rapacious :: Rapacious (a.) Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite..

Carnal :: Carnal (a.) Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody.

Exarch :: Exarch (n.) A viceroy; in Ravenna, the title of the viceroys of the Byzantine emperors; in the Eastern Church, the superior over several monasteries; in the modern Greek Church, a deputy of the patriarch , who visits the clergy, investigates ecclesiastical cases, etc..

Harpy :: Harpy (n.) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger. Some writers mention two, others three..

Thwart :: Thwart (v. t.) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat..

Contravene :: Contravene (v. t.) To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law..

Engraven :: Engraven () of Engrav.

Circumduct :: Circumduct (v. t.) To contravene; to nullify; as, to circumduct acts of judicature..

Fell :: Fell (a.) Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous.

Graveness :: Graveness (n.) The quality of being grave.

Ravened :: Ravened (imp. & p. p.) of Rave.

Raven :: Raven (n.) A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity..

Ferocious :: Ferocious (a.) Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous; rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion..

Ravenala :: Ravenala (n.) A genus of plants related to the banana.

Lepidomelane :: Lepidomelane (n.) An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See Mica..

Raven :: Raven (v. t.) To devour with great eagerness.

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