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Ice
·noun Concreted sugar.
II. Ice ·noun Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor ice.
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Ice
Frequently mentioned (Job 6:16; 38:29; Ps. 147:17, etc.). (See Crystal.)
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Light
·noun Life; existence.
II. Light ·adv Lightly; cheaply.
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Light
The offspring of the divine command (Gen. 1:3). "All the more joyous emotions of the mind, all the p...
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light
1) adj. To make light of; to treat as of little consequence; to disregard.-- Webster.
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Bay ice
·- ·see under <<Ice>>.
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Ice plant
·- A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten ...
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Ice-built
·adj Loaded with ice.
II. Ice-built ·adj Composed of ice.
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Neapolitan ice
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Neapolitan ice cream.
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Water ice
·- Water flavored, sweetened, and frozen, to be eaten as a confection.
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ice-plant
n.
Tasmanian name for Tetragoniaimplexicoma, Hook., N.O. Ficoideae, B. Fl. Variousspecies of Tetrag...
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ice-candles
icicles. Kent.
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ice-bone
a rump of beef. Norf.
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anchor-ice
The ice which is formed on and incrustates the beds of lakes and rivers: the ground-gru of the easte...
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bay-ice
Ice newly formed on the surface of the sea, and having the colour of the water; it is then in the fi...
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cake-ice
Ice formed in the early part of the season.
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drift-ice
The debris of the main pack. (See open ice.)
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field-ice
A sheet of smooth frozen water of a general thickness, and of an extent too large for its boundaries...
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ground-ice
See anchor-ice.
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ice-anchor
A bar of round iron tapered to a point, and bent as a pot-hook; a hole is cut in the ice, the point ...
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ice-beams
Strengtheners for whalers. (See fortifying.)
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ice-birds
Small sea-fowl in the polar regions.
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ice-blink
A streak or stratum of lucid whiteness which appears over the ice in that part of the atmosphere adj...
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ice-boat
A peculiar track-schuyt for the Dutch canals in winter.
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ice-bound
A vessel so surrounded by ice as to be prevented from proceeding on her voyage.
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ice-chisel
A large socket-chisel into which a pole is inserted, used to cut holes in the ice.
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ice-claws
A flat claw with two prongs spread like a can-hook; the same as a single span or claw-dog.
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ice-fenders
Fenders of any kind, used to protect a vessel from injury by ice; usually broken spars hanging verti...
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ice vein
A narrow temporary channel of water in the packs or other large collections of ice.
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ice lane or vein
A narrow temporary channel of water in the packs or other large collections of ice.
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ice-master
A pilot, or man of experience, for the Arctic Sea.
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ice-plank
See spike-plank.
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ice-quake
The rending crash which accompanies the breaking of floes of ice.
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ice-saw
A huge saw for cutting through ice; it is made of 2/8 to 3/8 inch plates of iron, and varies in leng...
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ice-sludge
Small comminuted ice, or bay-ice broken up by the wind.
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ice-tongue
See tongue.
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land-ice
Flat ice connected with the shore, within which there is no channel.
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loose ice
A number of pieces near each other, but through which the ship can make her way.
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main-ice
A body of impenetrable ice apparently detached from the land, but immovable; between which and the l...
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old ice
In polar parlance, that of previous seasons.
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open ice
Fragments of ice sufficiently separate to admit of a ship forcing or boring through them under sail....
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pack-ice
A large collection of broken floe huddled together, but constantly varying its position; said to be ...
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penknife ice
A name given by Parry to ice, the surface of which is composed of numberless irregular vertical crys...
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piling ice
In Arctic parlance, where from pressure the ice is raised, slab over slab, into a high mass, which c...
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sailing ice
A number of loose pieces floating at a sufficient distance from each other, for a ship to be able to...
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sea-ice
Ice within which there is a separation from the land.
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slush-ice
The first layer which forms when the surface is freezing.
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stream-ice
A collection of pieces of drift or bay ice, joining each other in a ridge following in the line of c...
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young ice
Nearly the same as bay-ice, except that it is only applied to ice very recently formed, or of the pr...
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Anchor light
·add. ·- The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require v...
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Arc light
·add. ·- The light of an arc lamp.
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Auld light
·add. ·- ·same·as <<Burgher>>, ·noun, 2.
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Bude light
·- A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of com...
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Drummond light
·- A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, ...
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Finsen light
·add. ·- Highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp, used in the...
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Light year
·add. ·- The distance over which light can travel in a year's time;
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Light-armed
·adj Armed with light weapons or accouterments.
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Light-boat
·noun Light-ship.
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Light-fingered
·adj Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering; addicted to petty thefts.
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Light-foot
·adj ·Alt. of Light-footed.
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Light-footed
·adj Having a light, springy step; nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris.
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Light-handed
·adj Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel light-handed.
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Light-headed
·adj Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.
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Light-hearted
·adj Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry.
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Light-heeled
·adj Lively in walking or running; brisk; light-footed.
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Light-horseman
·noun A soldier who serves in the light horse. ·see under 5th Light.
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Light-horsemen
·pl of Light-horseman.
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Light-legged
·adj Nimble; swift of foot.
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Light-minded
·adj Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.
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Light-ship
·noun A vessel carrying at the masthead a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of danger...
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Light-winged
·adj Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting.
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Oxyhydrogen light
·add. ·- A light produced by the incandescence of some substances, ·esp. lime, in the oxyhydrogen fl...
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Pilot light
·add. ·- A small incandescent telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery circuit to show approximately by ...
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Top-light
·noun A lantern or light on the top of a vessel.
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Zircon light
·add. ·- A light, similar to the calcium light, produced by incandescent zirconia.
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light bob
A soldier of the light infantry company.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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light-fingered
Thievish, apt to pilfer.
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light-heeled
Swift in running. A light-heeled wench; one who is apt, by the flying up of her heels, to fall flat ...
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light house
A man with a red fiery nose.
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light troops
Lice; the light troops are in full march; the lice are crawling about.
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new light
One of the new light; a methodist.
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light-horseman
n.
obsolete name for a fish;probably the fish now called a Sweep (q.v.).
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to light on
To fall on; to come to by chance; to happen to find.--Webster.
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bengal light
See blue light.
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binnacle-light
The lamp throwing light upon the compass-card.
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blue light
A pyrotechnical preparation for signals by night. Also called Bengal light.
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floating light
A vessel moored off rocks or sand-banks, hoisting lights at night.
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flying-light
The state of a ship when she has little cargo, provisions, or water on board, and is very crank.
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light, to
To move or lift anything along; as "light over to windward," the cry for helping the man at the weat...
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light airs
Unsteady and faint flaws of wind.
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light along!
Lend assistance in hauling cables, hawsers, or large ropes along, and lifting some parts in a requir...
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light-balls
Are thrown from mortars at night to discover the enemy's working parties, &c. They are composed of s...
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light bobs
The old soubriquet for light infantry (which see).
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light breezes
When light airs have become steady.
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light-handed
Short of the complement of men.
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light-horse
A name formerly given to all mounted men who were not encumbered with armour.
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light-horseman
An old name for the light boat, since called a gig. (See wallmia.)
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light infantry
Troops specially trained to the extended and rapid movements necessary to cover the manœuvres of the...
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light-port
A scuttle made for showing a light through. Also, a port in timber ships kept open until brought dee...
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light-room
In a ship-of-war, a small space parted off from the magazine, having double-glass windows for more s...
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light sails
All above the topgallant-sails; also the studding-sails and flying jib. Men-of-war carry topgallant-...
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light ship
In contradistinction to laden; a ship is said to be light when she has no cargo, or merely in ballas...
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top-light
See top-lantern
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zodiacal light
A pyramidal cone of light, apparently emanating from the rising and setting sun, commonly seen in th...
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Neapolitan ice cream
·add. ·- An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream.
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barrier of ice
Ice stretching from the land-ice to the sea or main ice, or across a channel, so as to render it imp...
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beset in ice
Surrounded with ice, and no opening for advance or retreat, so as to be obliged to remain immovable....
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heavy drift-ice
Dense ice, which has a great depth in the water in proportion to its size, and is not in a state of ...
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hummocks of ice
Protuberant lumps of ice thrown up by some pressure upon a field or floe, or any other frozen plane....
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island of ice
A name given to a great quantity of ice collected into one solid mass and floating upon the sea; the...
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vein of ice
A narrow channel between two fields. Any open cracks or separations of floe offering navigation.
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lane or vein of ice
A narrow channel between two fields. Any open cracks or separations of floe offering navigation.
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Light-o'-love
·noun Hence: A light or wanton woman.
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Red-light district
·add. ·- A district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts are frequent;
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light yellow-wood
i.q. long-jack (q.v.).
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make a light
expressive pigeon-English. An aboriginal'sphrase for to look for, to find. «You been make a lightyar...
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intensity of light
The degree of brightness of a planet or comet, expressed as a number varying with the distance of th...
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light water-draught
The depth of water which a vessel draws when she is empty, or nearly so.
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light water-line
The line showing the depression of the ship's body in the water when just launched, or quite unladen...
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saint elmo's light
See compasant.
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blink of the ice
A bright appearance or looming (the iceberg reflected in the atmosphere above it), often assuming an...
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run of the ice
In Arctic parlance, implies that the ice is suddenly impelled by a rushing motion, arising from curr...
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