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Definition of sponge
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Sponge
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
Spongiae,
or
Porifera.
See
Illust.
and Note under
Spongiae..
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Sponge
::
Sponge
(v. t.) To
cleanse
or wipe with a
sponge;
as, to
sponge
a slate or a
cannon;
to wet with a
sponge;
as, to
sponge
cloth..
Sponginess
::
Spongin
(n.) The
chemical
basis of
sponge
tissue,
a
nitrogenous,
hornlike
substance
which on
decomposition
with
sulphuric
acid
yields
leucin
and
glycocoll..
Imbibe
::
Imbibe
(v. t.) To drink in; to
absorb;
to suck or take in; to
receive
as by
drinking;
as, a
person
imbibes
drink,
or a
sponge
imbibes
moisture..
Potamospongiae
::
Potamospongiae
(n. pl.) The
fresh-water
sponges.
See
Spongilla.
Spongiose
::
Spongiopilin
(n.) A kind of cloth
interwoven
with small
pieces
of
sponge
and
rendered
waterproof
on one side by a
covering
of
rubber.
When
moistend
with hot water it is used as a
poultice.
Spongida
::
Spongiae
(n. pl.) The grand
division
of the
animal
kingdom
which
includes
the
sponges;
--
called
also
Spongida,
Spongiaria,
Spongiozoa,
and
Porifera..
Probang
::
Probang
(n.) A
slender
elastic
rod, as of
whalebone,
with a
sponge
on the end, for
removing
obstructions
from the
esophagus,
etc..
Fibrospongiae
::
Fibrospongiae
(n. pl.) An order of
sponges
having
a
fibrous
skeleton,
including
the
commercial
sponges..
Polymorphosis
::
Polymorphosis
(n.) The
assumption
of
several
structural
forms
without
a
corresponding
difference
in
function;
-- said of
sponges,
etc..
Bummer
::
Bummer
(n.) An idle,
worthless
fellow,
who is
without
any
visible
means of
support;
a
dissipated
sponger..
Sponge
::
Sponge
(v. t.) Fig.: To get by
imposition
or mean arts
without
cost; as, to
sponge
a
breakfast..
Sponge
::
Sponge
(n.) Iron from the
puddling
furnace,
in a pasty
condition..
Sponger
::
Sponger
(n.) One
employed
in
gathering
sponges.
Embrocate
::
Embrocate
(v. t.) To
moisten
and rub (a
diseased
part) with a
liquid
substance,
as with
spirit,
oil, etc., by means of a cloth or
sponge..
Badiaga
::
Badiaga
(n.) A
fresh-water
sponge
(Spongilla),
common
in the north of
Europe,
the
powder
of which is used to take away the livid marks of
bruises..
Scepterellate
::
Scepterellate
(a.)
Having
a
straight
shaft with
whorls
of
spines;
-- said of
certain
sponge
spicules.
See
Illust.
under
Spicule.
Calcispongiae
::
Calcispongiae
(n. pl.) An order of
marine
sponges,
containing
calcareous
spicules.
See
Porifera..
Spongiopilin
::
Spongiolite
(n.) One of the
microsporic
siliceous
spicules
which occur
abundantly
in the
texture
of
sponges,
and are
sometimes
found
fossil,
as in
flints..
Sponger
::
Spongeous
(a.)
Resembling
sponge;
having
the
nature
or
qualities
of
sponge.
Sponge
::
Sponge
(n.) Any
spongelike
substance.
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