Kibble
Kib´ble, v. t. To bruise; to grind coarsely; as kibbled oats. [Prov.Eng.] Halliwell.

Kibble
Kib´ble, n. A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising ore out of mines. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also kibbal.]

Kibblings
Kib´blings, n. pl. Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of Newfoundland.

Kibe, n. [W. cib + gwst pain, sickness.] A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain. "He galls his kibe." Shak.

Kibed, a. Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; as kibed heels. Beau. & Fl.

Kibitka
Ki•bit´ka, n. ; pl. Kibitkas . [Russ.]
1. A tent used by the Kirghiz Tartars.
2. A rude kind of Russian vehicle, on wheels or on runners, sometimes covered with cloth or leather, and often used as a movable habitation.

Kiblah
Kib´lah, n. See Keblah.

Kiby
Kib´y, a. Affected with kibes. Skelton.

Kichil
Kich´il, n. [Obs.] See Kechil. Chaucer.

Kickapoos
Kick•a•poos´, n. pl.; sing. Kickapoo . (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region of Northern Illinois, allied in language to the Sacs and Foxes.

Kicker
Kick´er, n. One who, or that which, kicks.

Kickshaw
Kick´shaw, n. See Kickshaws, the correct singular.

Kicksy-wicksy
Kick´sy-wick•sy, a. Fantastic; restless; as kicksy-wicksy flames. Nares.

Kickup
Kick´up, n. (Zoöl.) The water thrush or accentor. [Local, West Indies]

Kid (kid), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. kið, Dan. & Sw. kid; akin to OHG. kizzi, G. kitz, kitzchen, kitzlein.]
1. (Zoöl.) A young goat.
"The … leopard shall lie down with the kid." Is. xi. 6.
2. A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on. [Slang] Charles Reade.
3. A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc.
4. pl. Gloves made of kid. [Colloq. & Low]
5. A small wooden mess tub; — a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food. Cooper.

Kid, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Kidded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidding.] To bring forth a young goat.

Kid, n. [Cf. W. cidysen.] A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

Kid, p. p. of Kythe. [Obs.] Gower. Chaucer.

Kid, v. t. See Kiddy, v. t. [Slang]

Kid, n. Among pugilists, thieves, etc., a youthful expert; — chiefly used attributively; as kid Jones. [Cant]

Kid fox
Kid" fox (Zoöl.) A young fox. Shak.

Kidde
Kid´de, imp. of Kythe. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Kiddier
Kid´di•er, n. [Cf. OSw. kyta to truck.] A huckster; a cadger. [Obs.] Halliwell.

Kiddle
Kid´dle, n. [Cf. LL. kidellus, Armor. kiael] A kind of basketwork wear in a river, for catching fish. [Improperly spelled kittle.]

Kiddow
Kid´dow, n. (Zoöl.) The guillemot. [Written also kiddaw.] [Prov. Eng.]

Kiddy
Kid´dy, v. t. To deceive; to outwit; to hoax. [Slang] Dickens.

Kiddy
Kid´dy, n. A young fellow; formerly, a low thief. [Slang, Eng.]

Kiddyish
Kid´dy•ish, a. Frolicsome; sportive. [Slang]

Kidling
Kid´ling, n. [ Kid + - ling: cf. Sw. kidling.] A young kid.

Kidnap
Kid´nap (kid"nap•), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Kidnaped (- napt•) or Kidnapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidnaping or Kidnapping.] [ Kid a child + Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. Knab, Knap, Nab.] To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one’s will, with intent to carry to another place. Abbott.
"You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt to kidnap their children, and to make proselytes of them." Whately. Originally used only of stealing children, but now extended in application to any human being, involuntarily abducted. { Kid´nap•er, or Kid´nap•per }, n. One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.

Kie, n. pl. [Cf. Kee.] Kine; cows. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Kier, n. [Icel. ker a tub.] (Bleaching) A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; — also called keeve.

Kieselguhr
Kie´sel•guhr, n. [G., fr. kiesel flint + guhr an earthy deposit or sediment in water.] Siliceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite.

Kieserite
Kie´ser•ite n. [Named after Prof. Kieser, of Jena.] (Min.) Hydrous sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of Stassfurt, Prussian Saxony.

Kieve, n. See Keeve, n.

Kilderkin
Kil´der•kin, n. [OD. kindeken, kinneken, a small barrel, orig., a little child, fr. kind child; akin to G. kind, and to E. kin.] A small barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons, or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure. [Written also kinderkin.]

Kilerg
Kil´erg, n. [ Kilo- + erg.] (Physics) A unit of work equal to one thousand ergs.

Kilkenny cats
Kil•ken"ny cats Two cats fabled, in an Irish story, to have fought till nothing was left but their tails. It is probably a parable of a local contest between Kilkenny and Irishtown, which impoverished both towns.

Kill, n. A kiln. [Obs.] Fuller.

Kill, n. [D. kil.] A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; — used also in composition; as Schuyl kill, Cats kill, etc.

Kill, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Killed p. pr. & vb. n. Killing.] [OE. killen, kellen, cullen, to kill, strike; perh. the same word as cwellen, quellen, to kill (cf. Quell), or perh. rather akin to Icel. kolla to hit in the head, harm, kollr top, summit, head, Sw. kulle, D. kollen to kill with the ax.]
1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.
"Ah, kill me with thy weapon, not with words !" Shak.
2. To destroy; to ruin; as to kill one’s chances; to kill the sale of a book. "To kill thine honor." Shak.
"Her lively color kill’d with deadly cares." Shak.
3. To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as in seamen’s language, a shower of rain kills the wind.
"Be comforted, good madam; the great rage, You see, is killed in him." Shak.
4. To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as alkali kills acid. To kill time, to busy one’s self with something which occupies the attention, or makes the time pass without tediousness.
Syn. — To murder; assassinate; slay; butcher; destroy. — To Kill, Murder, Assassinate. To kill does not necessarily mean any more than to deprive of life. A man may kill another by accident or in self-defense, without the imputation of guilt. To murder is to kill with malicious forethought and intention. To assassinate is to murder suddenly and by stealth. The sheriff may kill without murdering; the duelist murders, but does not assassinate his antagonist; the assassin kills and murders. { Kill´dee•, Kill´deer• } n. [So named from its notes.] (Zoöl.) A small American plover ( AEgialitis vocifera). It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.

Kill, n.
1. The act of killing.
""There is none like to me!" says the cub in the pride of his earliest kill." Kipling.
2. An animal killed in the hunt, as by a beast of prey.
"If ye plunder his kill from a weaker, devour not all in thy pride." Kipling.

Killer
Kill´er, n.
1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.
2. (Zoöl.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of which several species are known. The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large, sharp teeth. They capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals, porpoises, and dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species ( Orca gladiator), is found both on the European and the American coast. Two species ( Orca ater and O. rectipinna) occur on the Pacific coast.

Killesse
Kil•lesse´, n. [Cf. Coulisse.] (Arch.) (a) A gutter, groove, or channel. (b) A hipped roof. [Prov. Eng.] Parker.

Kill-joy
Kill´-joy, n. One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person. W. Black.

Killock
Kil´lock, n. [Cf. Scot. killick "the flue [fluke] of an anchor." Jamieson. ] A small anchor; also a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. [Written also killick.]

Killow
Kil´low, n. [Prov. E. kollow the smut or grime on the backs of chimneys.] An earth of a blackish or deep blue color. Woodward.

Kiln (kil), n. [OE. kilne, kulne, AS. cyln, cylen; akin to Icel. kylna; prob. from the same source as coal. See Coal.]
1. A large stove or oven; a furnace of brick or stone, or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, or drying anything; as a kiln for baking or hardening earthen vessels; a kiln for drying grain, meal, lumber, etc.; a kiln for calcining limestone.
2. A furnace for burning bricks; a brickkiln.

Kilnhole
Kiln´hole, n. The mouth or opening of an oven or kiln. Shak.

Kilo
Ki´lo, n. ; pl. Kilos (#). [F.] An abbreviation of Kilogram. { Kil´o•gram, Kil´o•gramme }, n. [F. kilogramme; pref. kilo- (fr. Gr. chi•lioi a thousand ) + gramme. See 3d Gram.] A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39° Fahrenheit. { Kil´o•gram•me•ter, Kil´o•gram•me•tre }, n. (Mech.) A measure of energy or work done, being the amount expended in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in the latitude of Paris. { Kil´o•li•ter, Kil´o•li•tre }, n. [F. kilolitre. See Kilogram, and Liter.] A measure of capacity equal to a cubic meter, or a thousand liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04 imperial gallons, or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic inches. { Kil´o•me•ter, Kil´o•me•tre }, n. [F. kilometre. See Kilogram, and Meter.] A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or .62137 of a mile.

Kilowatt
Kil´o•watt, n. [See Kilogram and Watt.] (Elec.) One thousand watts.

Kilt, p. p. from Kill. [Obs.] Spenser.

Kilt, n. [OGael. cealt clothes, or rather perh. fr. Dan. kilte op to truss, tie up, tuck up.] A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg. [Written also kelt.]

Kilt, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Kilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Kilting.] To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Kilter
Kil´ter, n. See Kelter.

Kimbo
Kim´bo, a. [Cf. Akimbo.] Crooked; arched; bent. [Written also kimbow.] Dryden.

Kimry
Kim´ry, n. See Cymry.

Kinaesodic
Kin•ae•sod´ic, a. (Physiol.) Kinesodic.

Kinaesthesis
Kin•aes•the´sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kinei^n to move + perception.] (Physiol.) The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles. Bastian.

Kinate
Ki´nate, n. [Cf. F. kinate. ] (Chem.) See Quinate. [Obsolescent]

Kind, a. [ Compar. Kinder superl. Kindest.] [AS. cynde, gecynde, natural, innate, prop. an old p. p. from the root of E. kin. See Kin kindred.]
1. Characteristic of the species; belonging to one’s nature; natural; native. [Obs.] Chaucer.
"It becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth the kind taste." Holland.
2. Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial; sympathetic; as a kind man; a kind heart.
"Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was his fault." Goldsmith.
3. Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining; benevolent; benignant; gracious.
"He is kind unto the unthankful and to evil." Luke vi 35.
"O cruel Death, to those you take more kind Than to the wretched mortals left behind." Waller.
"A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind." Garrick.
4. Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness, gentleness, or benevolence; as a kind act. "Manners so kind, yet stately." Tennyson.
5. Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as a horse kind in harness.
Syn. — Benevolent; benign; beneficent; bounteous; gracious; propitious; generous; forbearing; indulgent; tender; humane; compassionate; good; lenient; clement; mild; gentle; bland; obliging; friendly; amicable. See Obliging.

Kind, n. [OE. kinde, cunde, AS. cynd. See Kind, a. ]
1. Nature; natural instinct or disposition. [Obs.]
"He knew by kind and by no other lore." Chaucer.
"Some of you, on pure instinct of nature, Are led by kind t’admire your fellow-creature." Dryden.
2. Race; genus; species; generic class; as in man kind or human kind. "Come of so low a kind." Chaucer.
"Every kind of beasts, and of birds." James iii.7.
"She follows the law of her kind." Wordsworth.
"Here to sow the seed of bread, That man and all the kinds be fed." Emerson.
3. Nature; style; character; sort; fashion; manner; variety; description; class; as there are several kinds of eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of government; various kinds of soil, etc.
"How diversely Love doth his pageants play, And snows his power in variable kinds !" Spenser.
"There is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds." I Cor. xv. 39.
"Diogenes was asked in a kind of scorn: What was the matter that philosophers haunted rich men, and not rich men philosophers ?" Bacon. A kind of, something belonging to the class of; something like to; — said loosely or slightingly. In kind, in the produce or designated commodity itself, as distinguished from its value in money.
"Tax on tillage was often levied in kind upon corn." Arbuthnot.
Syn. — Sort; species; class; genus; nature; style; character; breed; set.

Kind, v. t. [See Kin.] To beget. [Obs.] Spenser.

Kindergartner
Kin´der•gart•ner, n. One who teaches in a kindergarten.

Kind-hearted
Kind´-heart•ed, a. Having kindness of nature; sympathetic; characterized by a humane disposition; as a kind-hearted landlord.
"To thy self at least kind-hearted prove." Shak.

Kind-heartedness
Kind´-heart•ed•ness, n. The state or quality of being kind-hearted; benevolence.

Kindle
Kin´dle, v. t. & i. [OE. kindlen, cundlen. See Kind.] To bring forth young. [Obs.] Shak.
"The poor beast had but lately kindled." Holland.

Kindle
Kin•dle, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Kindled p. pr. & vb. n. Kindling ] [Icel. kyndill candle, torch; prob. fr. L. candela; cf. also Icel. kynda to kindle. Cf. Candle.]
1. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light; as to kindle a match, or shavings.
"His breath kindleth coals." Job xii. 21.
2. Fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to incite; as to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle the flame of love, or love into a flame.
"So is a contentious man to kindle strife." Prov. xxvi. 21.
"Nothing remains but that I kindle the boy thither." Shak.
"Kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam." Milton.
"Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire." Dryden.
Syn. — Enkindle; light; ignite; inflame; provoke; excite; arouse; stir up.

Kindle
Kin´dle (kin"d’l), v. i.
1. To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.
"When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee." Is. xliii. 2.
2. Fig.: To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated; to be roused or exasperated.
"On all occasions where forbearance might be called for, the Briton kindles, and the Christian gives way." I. Taylor.

Kindler
Kin´dler, n. One who, or that which, kindles, stirs up, or sets on fire. "Kindlers of riot." Gay.

Kindless
Kind´less, a. Destitute of kindness; unnatural.[Obs.] "Kindless villain." Shak.

Kindliness
Kind´li•ness, n.
1. Natural inclination; natural course. [Obs.] Milton.
2. The quality or state of being kindly; benignity; benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as kindliness of disposition, of treatment, or of words.
"In kind a father, but not in kindliness." Sackville.
3. Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as kindliness of weather, or of a season.
"Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the air and kindliness of seasons." Whitlock.

Kindling
Kin´dling (kin"dling), n.
1. The act of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming the passions.
2. pl. Materials, easily lighted, for starting a fire.

Kindly
Kind´ly (kind"ly), a. [ Compar. Kindlier superl. Kindliest.] [AS. cyndelic. See Kind, n. ]
1. According to the kind or nature; natural. [R.]
"The kindly fruits of the earth." Book of Com. Prayer.
"An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting." Spenser.
"Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly for Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men." L. Andrews.
2. Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as kindly affections, words, acts, etc.
"The shade by which my life was crossed, … Has made me kindly with my kind." Tennyson.
3. Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.
"In soft silence shed the kindly shower." Pope.
"Should e’er a kindlier time ensue." Wordsworth. "Nothing ethical was connoted in kindly once: it was simply the adjective of kind. But it is God’s ordinance that kind should be kindly, in our modern sense of the word as well; and thus the word has attained this meaning." Trench.

Kindly
Kind´ly, adv.
1. Naturally; fitly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
"Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix and incorporate with the English language" Addison.
2. In a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a disposition to make others happy, or to oblige.
"Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly love." Rom. xii. 10.

Kindness
Kind´ness, n. [From Kind. a. ]
1. The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence.
"I do fear thy nature; It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way." Shak.
"Unremembered acts Of kindness and of love." Wordsworth.
2. A kind act; an act of good will; as to do a great kindness.
Syn. — Good will; benignity; grace; tenderness; compassion; humanity; clemency; mildness; gentleness; goodness; generosity; beneficence; favor.

Kine, n. pl. [For older kyen, formed like oxen, fr. AS. c, itself pl. of c cow. See Cow, and cf. Kee, Kie.] Cows. "A herd of fifty or sixty kine." Milton. { Kin•e•mat´ic, Kin•e•mat´ic•al } a. Of or pertaining to kinematics. Kinematic curves, curves produced by machinery, or a combination of motions, as distinguished from mathematical curves.

Kinepox
Kine´pox, n. (Med.) See Cowpox. Kin"e•scope, n. See Kinetoscope.

Kinesipathy
Kin•e•sip´a•thy, n. [Gr. motion + pa•qos suffering.] (Med.) See Kinesiatrics.

Kinetic
Ki•net´ic, q. [Gr., from kinei^n to move.] (Physics) Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent. Kinetic energy. See Energy, n. 4.

Kinetograph
Ki•ne´to•graph, n. [Gr. movable + -graph.] (Physics) (a) A camera for making chronophotographs. (b) A machine for the projection of chronophotographs upon a screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an animated picture. (c) A combined animated-picture machine and phonograph in which sounds appropriate to the scene are automatically uttered by the latter instrument.

Kinetophone
Ki•ne´to•phone, n. [See Kinetic, Phone.] A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying sounds.

King (king), n. A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer.

King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. könig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. rad.44. See Kin.]
1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. "Ay, every inch a king." Shak.
"Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle." Burke.
"There was a State without king or nobles." R. Choate.
"But yonder comes the powerful King of Day, Rejoicing in the east" Thomson.
2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank; a chief among competitors; as a railroad king; a money king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.
3. A playing card having the picture of a king; as the king of diamonds.
4. The chief piece in the game of chess.
5. A crowned man in the game of draughts.
6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old Testament. King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote preëminence or superiority in some particular; as kingbird; king crow; king vulture. Apostolic king. See Apostolic. - - King-at-arms, orKing-of- arms, the chief heraldic officer of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of great authority. His business is to direct the heralds, preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of armory. There are three principal kings-at- arms, viz., Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent. — King auk (Zoöl.), the little auk or sea dove. — King bird of paradise. (Zoöl.), See Bird of paradise. — King card, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit; thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the queen is the king card of the suit. — King Cole, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have reigned in the third century. — King conch (Zoöl.), a large and handsome univalve shell ( Cassis cameo), found in the West Indies. It is used for making cameos. See Helmet shell, under Helmet. — King Cotton, a popular personification of the great staple production of the southern United States. — King crab. (Zoöl.) (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See Limulus. (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ( Maia squinado). — King crow. (Zoöl.) (a) A black drongo shrike ( Buchanga atra) of India; — so called because, while breeding, they attack and drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds. (b) The Dicrurus macrocercus of India, a crested bird with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with green and blue reflections. Called also devil bird. — King duck (Zoöl.), a large and handsome eider duck ( Somateria spectabilis), inhabiting the arctic regions of both continents. — King eagle (Zoöl.), an eagle ( Aquila heliaca) found in Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial eagle of Rome. — King hake (Zoöl.), an American hake ( Phycis regius), found in deep water along the Atlantic coast. — King monkey (Zoöl.), an African monkey ( Colobus polycomus), inhabiting Sierra Leone. — King mullet (Zoöl.), a West Indian red mullet ( Upeneus maculatus); — so called on account of its great beauty. Called also goldfish. — King of terrors, death. — King parrakeet (Zoöl.), a handsome Australian parrakeet ( Platycercys scapulatus), often kept in a cage. Its prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings bright green, the rump blue, and tail black. — King penguin (Zoöl.), any large species of penguin of the genus Aptenodytes; esp., A. longirostris, of the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and A. Patagonica, of Patagonia. — King rail (Zoöl.), a small American rail ( Rallus elegans), living in fresh- water marshes. The upper parts are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep cinnamon color. — King salmon (Zoöl.), the quinnat. See Quinnat. — King’s, or Queen’s, counsel (Eng. Law), barristers learned in the law, who have been called within the bar, and selected to be the king’s or queen’s counsel. They answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue ( advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be employed against the crown without special license. Wharton’s Law Dict. — King’s cushion, a temporary seat made by two persons crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. — The king’s English, correct or current language of good speakers; pure English. Shak. — King’s or Queen’s, evidence, testimony in favor of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an accomplice. See under Evidence. [Eng.] — King’s evil, scrofula; — so called because formerly supposed to be healed by the touch of a king. — King snake (Zoöl.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake ( Ophiobolus getulus) of the Southern United States; — so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes, including even the rattlesnake. — King’s spear (Bot.), the white asphodel ( Asphodelus albus). — King’s yellow, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; — called also yellow orpiment. — King tody (Zoöl.), a small fly-catching bird ( Eurylaimus serilophus) of tropical America. The head is adorned with a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red, edged with black. — King vulture (Zoöl.), a large species of vulture ( Sarcorhamphus papa), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay, The general color is white. The wings and tail are black, and the naked carunculated head and the neck are briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue. So called because it drives away other vultures while feeding. — King wood, a wood from Brazil, called also violet wood, beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of Dalbergia. See Jacaranda.

King, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Kinged p. pr. & vb. n. Kinging). ] To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to royalty. [R.] Shak.
"Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in their stead." South.

King’s Bench (Law) Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; — so called because the king used to sit there in person. It consisted of a chief justice and four puisne, or junior, justices. During the reign of a queen it was called the Queen’s Bench. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice created by that legislation.

Kingbird
King´bird (-berd), n. (Zoöl.)
1. A small American bird ( Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright orange basal spot when erected. Called also bee bird, and bee martin. Several Southern and Western species of Tyrannus are also called king birds.
2. The king tody. See under King.

Kingcraft
King´craft, n. The craft of kings; the art of governing as a sovereign; royal policy. Prescott.

Kingcup
King´cup, n. (Bot.) The common buttercup.

Kingdom
King´dom (king"dum), n. [AS. cyningdom. See 2d King, and -dom.]
1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.
"Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom." Ps. cxiv. 13.
"When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself." 2 Chron. xxi. 4.
2. The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control.
"Unto the kingdom of perpetual night." Shak.
"You’re welcome, Most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom." Shak.
3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as the mineral kingdom. "The animal and vegetable kingdoms." Locke. Animal kingdom. See under Animal. — Kingdom of God. (a) The universe. (b) That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged sovereign. (c) The authority or dominion of God. — Mineral kingdom. See under Mineral. — United Kingdom. See under United. — Vegetable kingdom. See under Vegetable.
Syn. — Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.

Kingfish
King´fish (-fish•), n. (Zoöl.) (a) An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus, especially M. saxatilis, or M. nebulosos, of the Atlantic coast; — called also whiting, surf whiting, and barb. (b) The opah. (c) The common cero; also the spotted cero. See Cero. (d) The queenfish.

Kingless
King´less, a. Having no king. F. Lieber.

Kinglet
King´let (king"let), n.
1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. Carlyle.
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus Regulus and family Sylviidae. The golden-crowned kinglet ( Regulus satrapa), and the rubycrowned kinglet ( R. calendula), are the most common American species. The common English kinglet ( R. cristatus) is also called golden-crested wren, moonie, and marigold finch. The kinglets are often popularly called wrens, both in America and England. [1913 Webster]

Kinglihood
King´li•hood, n. King- liness. Tennyson.

Kingliness
King´li•ness, n. The state or quality of being kingly.

Kingling
King´ling, n. Same as Kinglet, 1. Churchill.

King-post
King´-post, n. (Carp.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown- post.

Kingship
King´ship, n. The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty. Landor. { King´ston, King´stone• } n. (Zoöl.) The black angel fish. See Angel fish, under Angel.

Kingston valve
King"ston valve (Marine Steam Engin.) A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the water line.

Kingtruss
King´truss (Carp.) A truss, framed with a king-post; — used in roofs, bridges, etc.

Kinic
Ki´nic, a. [Cf. F. kinique.] (Chem.) See Quinic.

Kink, n. [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.]
1. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.] Cozzens.

Kink, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Kinked p. pr. & vb. n. Kinking.] To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.

Kink, n. [Cf. Chincough, Kink-haust.] A fit of coughing; also a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]

Kinkhaust
Kink´haust, n. [Prov. E. kink to gasp (cf. Chin cough) + haust a cough (akin to E. wheeze).] Whooping cough. [Obs.or Prov. Eng.]

Kinnikinic
Kin•ni•ki•nic´, n. [Indian, literally, a mixture.] Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; — used by the Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco or as a substitute for it. also a plant so used, as the osier cornel ( Cornus stolonijra), and the bearberry ( Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi). [Spelled also kinnickinnick and killikinick.]

Kino
Ki´no, n. The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine. The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous tree, the Pterocarpus Marsupium. Other sources are the African Pterocarpus erinaceus, the tropical American sea grape ( Coccoloba uvifera), and several Australian Eucalypti. See Botany bay kino, under Botany bay, Gum butea, under Gum, and Eucalyptus.

Kinone
Ki´none, n. (Chem.) See Quinone.

Kinsfolk
Kins´folk, n. Relatives; kindred; kin; persons of the same family or closely related families.
"They sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance." Luke ii. 44.

Kinship
Kin´ship, n. Family relationship.

Kinsman
Kins´man, n. ; pl. Kinsmen . A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.

Kinsmanship
Kins´man•ship, n. Kinship. Thackeray.

Kinswoman
Kins´wom•an, n. ; pl. Kinswomen . A female relative. Shak.

Kintlidge
Kint´lidge, n. (Naut.) See Kentledge.

Kioways
Ki´o•ways, n. pl.; sing. Kioway . (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians distantly related to the Shoshones. They formerly inhabited the region about the head waters of the North Platte.

Kip, n. The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin. Kip leather. See Kipskin.

Kip, n. [Cf. G. kippe.]
1. A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill. [Scot.]
2. (Gymnastics) A method or feat of raising the body when hanging or swinging by the arms, as for the purpose of mounting upon the horizontal bar. The legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.

Kipe, n. [Cf. OE. kipen to catch, Icel. kippa to pull, snatch. Cf. Kipper.] An osier basket used for catching fish. [Prov. Eng.]

Kippernut
Kip´per•nut, n. (Bot.) A name given to earthnuts of several kinds.

Kipskin
Kip´skin, n. [ Kip + skin.] Leather prepared from the skin of young or small cattle, intermediate in grade between calfskin and cowhide.

Kirk, n. [Scot.; cf. Icel. kirkja, of Greek origin. See Church.] A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman Catholic Church. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Kirkman
Kirk´man, n. ; pl. Kirkmen .
1. A clergyman or officer in a kirk. [Scot.]
2. A member of the Church of Scotland, as distinguished from a member of another communion. [Scot.]

Kirkyard
Kirk´yard, n. A churchyard. [Scot.]

Kirmess
Kir´mess, n. [D. kermis; cf. G. kirmes; prop., church mass. See Church, and Mass a religious service.] In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor festival and fair; in the United States, generally an indoor entertainment and fair combined.

Kirsome
Kir´some, a. [Corrupted from chrisom.] Christian; christened. [Obs.]
"I am a true kirsome woman." Beau. & Fl.

Kirtle
Kir´tle, n. [OE. kirtel, curtel, AS. cyrtel; skin to Icel. kyrtill, Sw. kjortel, Dan. kiortel, kiole.] A garment varying in form and use at different times, and worn both by men and women.
"Wearing her Norman car, and her kirtle of blue." Longfellow. The term is still retained in the provinces, in the sense of " an outer petticoat." Halliwell.

Kirtled
Kir´tled, a. Wearing a kirtle. Byron.

Kirumbo
Ki•rum´bo, n. (Zoöl.) A bird of Madagascar ( Leptosomus discolor), the only living type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black.

Kish, n. [Cf. G. kies gravel, pyrites.] (Min.) A workman’s name for the graphite which forms incidentally in iron smelting.

Kismet
Kis´met, n. [Per. qismat.] Destiny; fate. [Written also kismat.] [Oriental]

Kiss (kis), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Kissed (kist); p. pr. & vb. n. Kissing.] [OE. kissen, cussen, AS. cyssan, fr. coss a kiss; of uncertain origin; akin to D. kus, G. kuss, Icel. koss.]
1. To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection, reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc.
"He … kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack, That at the parting all the church echoed." Shak.
2. To touch gently, as if fondly or caressingly.
"When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees." Shak.

Kiss, v. i.
1. To make or give salutation with the lips in token of love, respect, etc.; as kiss and make friends.
2. To meet; to come in contact; to touch fondly.
"Like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume." Shak.
"Rose, rose and clematis, Trail and twine and clasp and kiss." Tennyson. Kissing comfit, a perfumed sugarplum to sweeten the breath. [Obs or Prov. End.] Shak.

Kiss, n. [OE. kiss, derived under the influence of the verb from the older form coss, AS. coss. See Kiss, v. ]
1. A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect, etc.; as a parting kiss; a kiss of reconciliation.
"Last with a kiss, she took a long farewell." Dryden.
"Dear as remembered kisses after death." Tennyson.
2. A small piece of confectionery.

Kissing bug
Kiss"ing bug. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of blood-sucking, venomous Hemiptera that sometimes bite the lip or other parts of the human body, causing painful sores, as the cone-nose ( Conorhinus sanguisuga). [U. S.]

Kissing strings
Kiss"ing strings Cap or bonnet strings made long to tie under the chin.
"One of her ladyship’s kissing strings, once pink and fluttering and now faded and soiled." Pall Mall Mag.

Kissingcrust
Kiss´ing•crust, n. (Cookery) The portion of the upper crust of a loaf which has touched another loaf in baking. Lamb.
"A massy fragment from the rich kissingcrust that hangs like a fretted cornice from the upper half of the loaf." W. Howitt.

Kist (kist), n. [See Chest.] A chest; hence, a coffin. [Scot. & Prov. End.] Jamieson. Halliwell.

Kist, n. [Ar. gist.] A stated payment, especially a payment of rent for land; hence, the time for such payment. [India]

Kistvaen
Kist´vaen (kist"van), n. [W. cist-faen.] (Archaeol.) A Celtic monument, commonly known as a dolmen.

Kit, (kit), v. t. [ imp. Kitte.] To cut. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Kit, n. [See Kitten.] A kitten. Kit fox (Zoöl.), a small burrowing fox ( Vulpes velox), inhabiting the region of the Rocky Mountains. It is brownish gray, reddish on the breast and flanks, and white below. Called also swift fox.

Kit, n. [Gf. AS. cytere harp, L. cithara. Cf. Guitar.] A small violin. "A dancing master’s kit." Grew.
"Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to dance." Dickens.

Kit, n. [Cf. D. kit a large bottle, OD. kitte beaker, decanter.]
1. A large bottle.
2. A wooden tub or pail, smaller at the top than at the bottom; as a kit of butter, or of mackerel. Wright.
3. A straw or rush basket for fish; also any kind of basket. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
4. A box for working implements; hence, a working outfit, as of a workman, a soldier, and the like.
5. A group of separate parts, things, or individuals; — used with whole, and generally contemptuously; as the whole kit of them.

Kitcat
Kit´cat, a.
1. Designating a club in London, to which Addison and Steele belonged; — so called from Christopher Cat, a pastry cook, who served the club with mutton pies.
2. Designating a canvas used for portraits of a peculiar size, viz., twenty-right or twenty-nine inches by thirty- six; — so called because that size was adopted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for the portraits he painted of the members of the Kitcat Club. Fairholt.

Kitcat
Kit´cat, n. A game played by striking with a stick small piece of wood, called a cat, shaped like two cones united at their bases; tipcat. Cotton. Kitcat roll (Agric.), a roller somewhat in the form of two cones set base to base. [Prov. Eng.]

Kitchen
Kitch´en (kich"en), n. [OE. kichen, kichene, kuchene, AS. cycene, L. coquina, equiv. to culina a kitchen, fr. coquinus pertaining to cooking, fr. coquere to cook. See Cook to prepare food, and cf. Cuisine.]
1. A cookroom; the room of a house appropriated to cookery.
"Cool was his kitchen, though his brains were hot." Dryden.
"A fat kitchen makes a lean will." Franklin.
2. A utensil for roasting meat; as a tin kitchen. Kitchen garden. See under Garden. — Kitchen lee, dirty soapsuds. [Obs.] "A brazen tub of kitchen lee." Ford. — Kitchen stuff, fat collected from pots and pans. Donne.

Kitchen
Kitch´en, v. t. To furnish food to; to entertain with the fare of the kitchen. [Obs.] Shak.

Kitchen middens
Kitch"en mid•dens (kich"en mid•d’nz). [Dan. kjök-kenmöddings kitchen leavings; cf. Scot. midden a dunghill.] Relics of neolithic man found on the coast of Denmark, consisting of shell mounds, some of which are ten feet high, one thousand feet long, and two hundred feet wide. The name is applied also to similar mounds found on the American coast from Canada to Florida, made by the North American Indians.

Kitchener
Kitch´en•er, n. A kitchen servant; a cook. Carlyle.

Kitchenette
Kitch•en•ette´, n. [ Kitchen + -ette.] A room combining a very small kitchen and a pantry, with the kitchen conveniences compactly arranged, sometimes so that they fold up out of sight and allow the kitchen to be made a part of the adjoining room by opening folding doors.

Kitchenmaid
Kitch´en•maid, n. A woman employed in the kitchen. Shak.

Kitchen-ry
Kitch´en-ry (-ry), n. The body of servants employed in the kitchen. [Obs.] Holland.

Kite (kit), n. [OE. kyte, AS. cyta; cf. W. cud, cut.]
1. (Zoöl.) 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. The European species are Milvus ictinus and M. migrans; the pariah kite of India is M. govinda; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is Haliastur Indus; the American fork-tailed kite is the Nauclerus furcatus.
2. Fig. : One who is rapacious.
"Detested kite, thou liest." Shak.
3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
4. (Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
5. (Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry. Henrici.
6. 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. [Cant]
7. (Zoöl.) The brill. [Prov. Eng.] Flying kites. (Naut.) See under Flying. — Kite falcon (Zoöl.), an African falcon of the genus Avicida, having some resemblance to a kite.

Kite, v. i. To raise money by "kites;" as kiting transactions. See Kite, 6. [Cant]

Kite, n. The belly. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Kite, n. (Naut.) A form of drag to be towed under water at any depth up to about forty fathoms, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface; — called also sentry.

Kiteflying
Kite´fly•ing n. A mode of raising money or sustaining one’s credit by the use of paper which is merely nominal — called also kiting. — Kite´fli•er n. See Kite n. 6. [Cant] McElrath. Thackeray.

Kitling
Kit´ling, n. [ Kit a kitten + -ling: cf. Icel. ketlingr.] A young kitten; a whelp. [Obs. or Scot.] B. Jonson.

Kitte
Kit´te (k&ict;t"t e), imp. of Kit to cut. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Kittiwake
Kit´ti•wake (-ti•wak), n. (Zoöl.) A northern gull ( Rissa tridactyla), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has but three toes.

Kittle
Kit´tle (-t’l), v. i. [Cf. Kit a kitten.] (Zoöl.) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Kittle
Kit´tle, v. t. [Cf. AS. citelian; akin to D. kittelen, G. kitzeln, Icel. kitla, Sw. kittla, kittsla, Dan. kildre. Cf. Tickle.] To tickle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also kittel.] Halliwell. Jamieson.

Kittle
Kit´tle, a. Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

Kittlish
Kit´tlish, a. Ticklish; kittle. Sir W. Scott.

Kitty
Kit´ty, n.
1. A kitten; also a pet name or calling name for the cat.
2. [Etym. uncertain.] (Gaming) The percentage taken out of a pool to pay for refreshments, or for the expenses of the table. R. F. Foster.

Kittysol
Kit•ty•sol´, n. [Sp. quitasol.] The Chinese paper parasol.

Kiva
Ki´va, n. [Hopi name, sacred chamber.] A large chamber built under, or in, the houses of a Pueblo village, used as an assembly room in religious rites or as a men’s dormitory. It is commonly lighted and entered from an opening in the roof.

Kive, n. A mash vat. See Keeve. [Obs.]