- napu
- thru
- pacu
- beau
- babu
- tolu
- susu
- tatu
- urdu
- jehu
- degu
- genu
- emeu
- ecru
- zebu
- pulu
- guru
- tabu
- unau
- pudu
- manu
- menu
- limu
- thou
- lieu
- kudu
- mitu
- kagu
(n.) A very small chevrotain (Tragulus Javanicus), native of Java.
It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in
leaping. Called also Java musk deer, pygmy musk deer, and deerlet.
(prep., adv. & a.) Through.
(n.) A South American freah-water fish (Myleies pacu), of the
family Characinidae. It is highly esteemed as food.
(n.) A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a
dandy.
(n.) A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort;
a lover.
(n.) A Hindoo gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also,
a Hindoo title answering to Mr. or Esquire.
(n.) A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from
Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under Balsam.
(n.) See Soosoo.
(n.) Same as Tatou.
(n.) The language more generally called Hindustanee.
(n.) A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.
(n.) A small South American rodent (Octodon Cumingii), of the
family Octodontidae.
(n.) The knee.
(n.) The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum of
the brain.
(n.) Alt. of Emew
(a.) Having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk,
linen, or the like.
(n.) A bovine mammal (Ros Indicus) extensively domesticated in
India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short
horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a large,
prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in
different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common
ox to that of a large mastiff.
(n.) A vegetable substance consisting of soft, elastic, yellowish
brown chaff, gathered in the Hawaiian Islands from the young fronds of
free ferns of the genus Cibotium, chiefly C. Menziesii; -- used for
stuffing mattresses, cushions, etc., and as an absorbent.
(n.) A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor amoung the Hindoos.
(n. & v.) See Taboo.
(n.) The two-toed sloth (Cholopus didactylus), native of South
America. It is about two feet long. Its color is a uniform grayish
brown, sometimes with a reddish tint.
(n.) A very small deer (Pudua humilis), native of the Chilian
Andes. It has simple spikelike antlers, only two or three inches long.
(n.) One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors
of human wisdom.
(n.) The details of a banquet; a bill of fare.
(n.) The Hawaiian name for seaweeds. Over sixty kinds are used as
food, and have species names, as Limu Lipoa, Limu palawai, etc.
(obj.) The second personal pronoun, in the singular number,
denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in
addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.
(v. t.) To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with
insolent familiarity or contempt.
(v. i.) To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the
manner of the Friends.
(n.) Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of,
that is, instead of.
(n.) See Koodoo.
(n.) A South American curassow of the genus Mitua.
(n.) A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus),
native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler beneath, and the
feathers of the wings and tail are handsomely barred with brown, black,
and gray. It is allied to the sun bittern.