·noun ·Alt. of Comet- seeker.
·add. ·noun A slide ruled in squares, so as to assist in locating particular points in the field of ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A member of the solar system which usually moves in an elongated orbit, approaching very near ...
·noun One who makes a practice of discovering others' faults and censuring them; a scold. ...
A bailiff. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
One whose employment is to empty necessary houses; called also a tom-turd-man, and night-man: the la...
·add. ·- A periodic coment, discovered by Biela in 1826, which revolves around the sun in 6.6 years....
·noun A telescope of low power, having a large field of view, used for finding comets. ...
The brighter part of a comet, from which the tail proceeds. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The condensed or star-like part of the head. ...