() A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic.

(n. pl.) See Ascus.

(pl. ) of Agnus

(pl. ) of Focus

(n.) A large war canoe of the Society Islands.

(n.) pl. of Solo.

(pl. ) of Solo

(n.) An inferior magistrate or judge among the Mohammedans, usually the judge of a town or village.

(n.) pl. of Sorus.

(pl. ) of Ramus

(n.) A queen or princess; the wife of a rajah.

(n.) Same as Teetee.

(pl. ) of Talus

(n.) Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile.

(n.) The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice.

(n.) Same as Saree.

(n.) The tenth avatar or incarnation of the god Vishnu.

(n. pl.) See Gyrus.

(pl. ) of Gyrus

(pl. ) of Torus

(n.) ; fem. of Deva. A goddess.

(n.) A clumsy craft, having one mast with a long sail, used for trading purposes on the coasts of Coromandel and Ceylon.

(conj.) Unless; if not.

(pl. ) of Sorus

(n.) See Demy, n.

(pl. ) of Nidus

(pl. ) of Fucus

(n.) A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in which scissors, tweezers, and other articles of toilet or of daily use are carried.

(n.) A title or surname of the king of Persia.

(n.) One of a certain order of religious men in Persia.

(n.) Indian wheat, granulated but not pulverized; a kind of semolina.

(pl. ) of Modus

(n. pl.) A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.

(n.) A follower of the yoga philosophy; an ascetic.

(n.) The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped. Cf. Lingam.

(n.) A species of macaque (Macacus pileatus) native of India and Ceylon. It has a crown of long erect hair, and tuft of radiating hairs on the back of the head. Called also capped macaque.

(pl. ) of Uncus

(n.) An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy, represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from paradise till penance is accomplished.

(n. pl.) A division of birds including the woodpeckers and wrynecks.

(n.) The ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) of Madagascar. Its long tail is annulated with black and white.

(n.) Same as Lory.

(n.) The evil deity, the author of all calamities and mischief, answering to the African of the Persians.

(pl. ) of Locus

(pl. ) of Picus

(n.) A lemur. See Lemur.

(pl. ) of Julus

(n.) Alt. of Kadiaster

(n.) The last and worst of the four ages of the world; -- considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000 years.

(n.) The black, destroying goddess; -- called also Doorga, Anna Purna.

(n.) The glasswort (Salsola Kali).

(n. pl.) A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado.

(pl. ) of Palus

(n.) See Euxanthin.

(n.) pl. of Palus.

(n.) A dialect descended from Sanskrit, and like that, a dead language, except when used as the sacred language of the Buddhist religion in Farther India, etc.