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Definition of chiefly
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Chiefly
(adv.)
In the first
place;
principally;
preeminently;
above;
especially.
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Twin
::
Twin (n.) One of two
produced
at a
birth,
especially
by an
animal
that
ordinarily
brings
forth but one at a
birth;
-- used
chiefly
in the
plural,
and
applied
to the young of
beasts
as well as to human
young..
Port
::
Port (v. t.) To turn or put to the left or
larboard
side of a ship; -- said of the helm, and used
chiefly
in the
imperative,
as a
command;
as, port your
helm..
Ultra-
::
Ultra-
(a.) A
prefix
from the Latin ultra
beyond
(see
Ulterior),
having
in
composition
the
signification
beyond,
on the other side,
chiefly
when
joined
with words
expressing
relations
of
place;
as,
ultramarine,
ultramontane,
ultramundane,
ultratropical,
etc. In other
relations
it has the sense of
excessively,
exceedingly,
beyond
what is
common,
natural,
right,
or
proper;
as,
ultraconservative;
ultrademocratic,
ultradespotic,
ultraliberal,
ultraradical,
etc..
Distain
::
Distain
(v. t.) To tinge with a
different
color from the
natural
or
proper
one; to
stain;
to
discolor;
to
sully;
to
tarnish;
to
defile;
-- used
chiefly
in
poetry.
Eulytite
::
Eulytite
(n.) A
mineral,
consisting
chiefly
of the
silicate
of
bismuth,
found at
Freiberg;
--
called
also
culytine..
Wis
::
Wis (v. t.) To
think;
to
suppose;
to
imagine;
-- used
chiefly
in the first
person
sing.
present
tense,
I wis. See the Note under
Ywis..
Nondo
::
Nondo (n.) A
coarse
umbelliferous
plant
(Ligusticum
actaeifolium)
with a large
aromatic
root. It is found
chiefly
in the
Alleghany
region.
Also
called
Angelico.
Swainish
::
Swain (n.) A young man
dwelling
in the
country;
a
rustic;
esp., a
cuntry
gallant
or
lover;
--
chiefly
in
poetry..
Rule
::
Rule (n.) To
control
or
direct
by
influence,
counsel,
or
persuasion;
to
guide;
-- used
chiefly
in the
passive..
Tartar
::
Tartar
(n.) A
native
or
inhabitant
of
Tartary
in Asia; a
member
of any one of
numerous
tribes,
chiefly
Moslem,
of
Turkish
origin,
inhabiting
the
Russian
Europe;
--
written
also, more
correctly
but less
usually,
Tatar..
Canopy
::
Canopy
(n.) A
covering
fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or
carried
on poles over an
exalted
personage
or a
sacred
object,
etc.
chiefly
as a mark of
honor..
Gripe
::
Gripe (n.)
Pinching
and
spasmodic
pain in the
intestines;
--
chiefly
used in the
plural.
League
::
League
(n.) A
measure
of
length
or
distance,
varying
in
different
countries
from about 2.4 to 4.6
English
statute
miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land
measure)
chiefly
on the
continent
of
Europe,
and in the
Spanish
parts of
America.
The
marine
league
of
England
and the
United
States
is equal to three
marine,
or
geographical,
miles of 6080 feet
each..
Indebt
::
Indebt
(v. t.) To bring into debt; to place under
obligation;
--
chiefly
used in the
participle
indebted.
Dome
::
Dome (n.) A
building;
a
house;
an
edifice;
-- used
chiefly
in
poetry.
Lead
::
Lead (n.) One of the
elements,
a
heavy,
pliable,
inelastic
metal,
having
a
bright,
bluish
color,
but
easily
tarnished.
It is both
malleable
and
ductile,
though
with
little
tenacity,
and is used for
tubes,
sheets,
bullets,
etc. Its
specific
gravity
is
11.37.
It is
easily
fusible,
forms
alloys
with other
metals,
and is an
ingredient
of
solder
and type
metal.
Atomic
weight,
206.4.
Symbol
Pb (L.
Plumbum).
It is
chiefly
obtained
from the
mineral
galena,
lead
sulphide..
Basil
::
Basil (n.) The name given to
several
aromatic
herbs of the Mint
family,
but
chiefly
to the
common
or sweet basil
(Ocymum
basilicum),
and the bush
basil,
or
lesser
basil (O.
minimum),
the
leaves
of which are used in
cookery.
The name is also given to
several
kinds of
mountain
mint
(Pycnanthemum)..
Necessary
::
Necessary
(n.) A thing that is
necessary
or
indispensable
to some
purpose;
something
that one can not do
without;
a
requisite;
an
essential;
-- used
chiefly
in the
plural;
as, the
necessaries
of
life..
Pyrosmalite
::
Pyrosmalite
(n.) A
mineral,
usually
of a pale brown or of a gray or
grayish
green
color,
consisting
chiefly
of the
hydrous
silicate
of iron and
manganese;
-- so
called
from the odor given off
before
the
blowpipe..
Polyhalite
::
Polyhalite
(n.) A
mineral
usually
occurring
in
fibrous
masses,
of a
brick-red
color,
being
tinged
with iron, and
consisting
chiefly
of the
sulphates
of lime,
magnesia,
and
soda..
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