Definition of kite

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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..

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Catch :: Catch (v. i.) To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches so as not to open..
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..
Brookite :: Brookite (n.) A mineral consisting of titanic oxide, and hence identical with rutile and octahedrite in composition, but crystallizing in the orthorhombic system..
Philippium :: Philippium (n.) A rare and doubtful metallic element said to have been discovered in the mineral samarskite.
Warwickite :: Warwickite (n.) A dark brown or black mineral, occurring in prismatic crystals imbedded in limestone near Warwick, New York. It consists of the borate and titanate of magnesia and iron..
Kiteflier :: Kiteflier (n.) See Kite, n., 6..
Kite :: Kite (n.) A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string..
Glede :: Glede (v. i.) The common European kite (Milvus ictinus). This name is also sometimes applied to the buzzard.
Elanet :: Elanet (n.) A kite of the genus Elanus.
Carrancha :: Carrancha (n.) The Brazilian kite (Polyborus Brasiliensis); -- so called in imitation of its notes.
Greenockite :: Greenockite (n.) Native cadmium sulphide, a mineral occurring in yellow hexagonal crystals, also as an earthy incrustation..
Kite :: Kite (v. i.) To raise money by kites; as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6..
Arkite :: Arkite (a.) Belonging to the ark.
Ascending :: Ascending (a.) Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite..
Kitish :: Kitish (a.) Like or relating to a kite.
Condurrite :: Condurrite (n.) A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England..
Kite :: Kite (n.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light..
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..
Milvine :: Milvine (n.) A bird related to the kite.
Zietrisikite :: Zietrisikite (n.) A mineral wax, vert similar to ozocerite. It is found at Zietrisika, Moldavia, whence its name..
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