Definition of kite

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Kite (n.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light..

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Brookite :: Brookite (n.) A mineral consisting of titanic oxide, and hence identical with rutile and octahedrite in composition, but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system..
Bob :: Bob (n.) Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail..
Greenockite :: Greenockite (n.) Native cadmium sulphide, a mineral occurring in yellow hexagonal crystals, also as an earthy incrustation..
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..
Kite :: Kite (n.) The belly.
Blatherskite :: Blatherskite (n.) A blustering, talkative fellow..
Kite :: Kite (v. i.) To raise money by kites; as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6..
Kite :: Kite (n.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry..
Tantalum :: Tantalum (n.) A rare nonmetallic element found in certain minerals, as tantalite, samarskite, and fergusonite, and isolated as a dark powder which becomes steel-gray by burnishing. Symbol Ta. Atomic weight 182.0. Formerly called also tantalium..
Trimorphism :: Trimorphism (n.) The property of crystallizing in three forms fundamentally distinct, as is the case with titanium dioxide, which crystallizes in the forms of rutile, octahedrite, and brookite. See Pleomorphism..
Humanistic :: Humanistic (a.) Pertaining to polite kiterature.
Glide :: Glide (n.) The glede or kite.
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..
Ascending :: Ascending (a.) Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite..
Condurrite :: Condurrite (n.) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England..
Philippium :: Philippium (n.) A rare and doubtful metallic element said to have been discovered in the mineral samarskite.
Milvine :: Milvine (a.) Of or resembling birds of the kite kind.
Rutile :: Rutile (n.) A mineral usually of a reddish brown color, and brilliant metallic adamantine luster, occurring in tetragonal crystals. In composition it is titanium dioxide, like octahedrite and brookite..
Glede :: Glede (v. i.) The common European kite (Milvus ictinus). This name is also sometimes applied to the buzzard.
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..
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