Definition of kite

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Kite (n.) Fig. : One who is rapacious.

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Gieseckite :: Gieseckite (n.) A mineral occurring in greenish gray six-sided prisms, having a greasy luster. It is probably a pseudomorph after elaeolite..
Fly :: Fly (v. t.) To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc..
Kite :: Kite (n.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light..
Milvine :: Milvine (n.) A bird related to the kite.
Carrancha :: Carrancha (n.) The Brazilian kite (Polyborus Brasiliensis); -- so called in imitation of its notes.
Terbium :: Terbium (n.) A rare metallic element, of uncertain identification, supposed to exist in certain minerals, as gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare ytterbium earth. Symbol Tr or Tb. Atomic weight 150..
Zietrisikite :: Zietrisikite (n.) A mineral wax, vert similar to ozocerite. It is found at Zietrisika, Moldavia, whence its name..
Lanarkite :: Lanarkite (n.) A mineral consisting of sulphate of lead, occurring either massive or in long slender prisms, of a greenish white or gray color..
Condurrite :: Condurrite (n.) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England..
Brookite :: Brookite (n.) A mineral consisting of titanic oxide, and hence identical with rutile and octahedrite in composition, but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system..
Domeykite :: Domeykite (n.) A massive mineral of tin-white or steel-gray color, an arsenide of copper..
Samarskite :: Samarskite (a.) A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and cerium metals..
Milvine :: Milvine (a.) Of or resembling birds of the kite kind.
Hellkite :: Hellkite (n.) A kite of infernal breed.
Elanet :: Elanet (n.) A kite of the genus Elanus.
Decipium :: Decipium (n.) A supposed rare element, said to be associated with cerium, yttrium, etc., in the mineral samarskite, and more recently called samarium. Symbol Dp. See Samarium..
Kite :: Kite (n.) The brill.
Kiteflying :: Kiteflying (n.) A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also kiting..
Kite :: Kite (n.) Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill..
Kite :: Kite (n.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinae, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail..
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