King-post noun (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 .

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.

Kinglet (kĭng"lĕt) noun
1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. Carlyle.

2. (Zoology) Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus Regulus and family Sylviidæ .

» 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.
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Kinglihood noun King- liness. Tennyson.

Kingliness noun The state or quality of being kingly.

Kingling noun Same as Kinglet , 1. Churchill.

Kingly adjective [ Compar. Kinglier ; superl. Kingliest .] Belonging to, suitable to, or becoming, a king; characteristic of, or resembling, a king; directed or administered by a king; monarchical; royal; sovereign; regal; august; noble; grand. " Kingly magnificence." Sir P. Sidney. "A kingly government." Swift. "The kingly couch." Shak.

The kingliest kings are crowned with thorn.

G. Massey.

Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares.

Cowper.

Syn. -- Regal; royal; monarchical; imperial; august; sovereign; noble; splendid. -- Kingly , Regal . Kingly is Anglo-Saxon, and refers especially to the character of a king; regal is Latin, and now relates more to his office. The former is chiefly used of dispositions, feelings, and purposes which are kinglike ; as, kingly sentiments; kingly condescension; " a kingly heart for enterprises." Sir P. Sidney. The latter is oftener applied to external state, pomp, etc.; as, regal state, regal title, etc. This distinction is not observed by our early writers, but is gaining ground.

Kingly adverb In a kingly or kinglike manner. Shak.

Low bowed the rest; he, kingly , did but nod.

Pore.

» Although this citation, one from Paradise Lost, and one from Shakespeare's ll4th Sonnet are given by lexicographers as examples of adverbial use, it is by no means clear that the word is not an adjective in each instance.

Kingship noun The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty. Landor.

Kingston metal An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery. McElrath.

Kingston 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.

Kingston, Kingstone noun (Zoology) The black angel fish. See Angel fish , under Angel .

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

Kinic adjective [ Confer French kinique .] (Chemistry) See Quinic .

Kinit noun [ Greek ... to move.] (Physics) A unit of force equal to the force which, acting for one second, will give a pound a velocity of one foot per second; - - proposed by J.D.Everett, an English physicist.

Kink noun [ Dutch kink a bend or turn, or Swedish 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 intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Kinked ; present participle & verbal noun Kinking .] To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.

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

Kinkajou noun [ French kinkajou , quincajou , from the native American name.] (Zoology) A nocturnal carnivorous mammal ( Cercoleptes caudivolvulus ) of South America, about as large as a full-grown cat. It has a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It is the only representative of a distinct family ( Cercoleptidæ ) allied to the raccoons. Called also potto , and honey bear .

Kinkhaust noun [ Prov. English kink to gasp (cf. Chin cough ) + haust a cough (akin to English wheeze ).] Whooping cough. [ Obsoleteor Prov. Eng.]

Kinkle noun Same as 3d Kink .

Kinky adjective
1. Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; as, kinky hair.

2. Queer; eccentric; crotchety. [ Colloq. U.S.]

Kinnikinic noun [ 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 noun 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 .

Kinology noun [ Greek kinei^n to move + -logy .] That branch of physics which treats of the laws of motion, or of moving bodies.

Kinone noun (Chemistry) See Quinone .

Kinoyl noun (Chemistry) [ Obsolete] See Quinoyl .

Kinrede noun Kindred. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Kinsfolk noun Relatives; kindred; kin; persons of the same family or closely related families.

They sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

Luke ii. 44.

Kinship noun Family relationship.

Kinsman noun ; plural Kinsmen A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.

Kinsmanship noun Kinship. Thackeray.

Kinswoman noun ; plural Kinswomen A female relative. Shak.

Kintlidge noun (Nautical) See Kentledge .

Kiosk noun [ Turk. kiushk , kiöshk , Persian k...shk .] A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by pillars.

Kiosk noun A light ornamental structure used as a news stand, band stand, etc.

Kioways noun plural ; 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 noun The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin.

Kip leather. See Kipskin .

Kip noun [ Confer German 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 noun [ Confer Middle English kipen to catch, Icelandic kippa to pull, snatch. Confer Kipper .] An osier basket used for catching fish. [ Prov. Eng.]

Kipper noun [ Dutch kippen to hatch, snatch, seize. Confer Kipe .]
1. (Zoology) A salmon after spawning.

2. A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh. [ Scot.]

Kipper time , the season in which fishing for salmon is forbidden. [ Eng. & Scot.]

Kipper transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Kippered ; present participle & verbal noun Kippering .] To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking. " Kippered salmon." Dickens.

Kipper adjective Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly. [ Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Kippernut noun (Botany) A name given to earthnuts of several kinds.

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

Kirk noun [ Scot.; confer Icelandic 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.

Kirked adjective [ Etymol. uncertain.] Turned upward; bent. [ Obsolete] Rom. of R.

Kirkman noun ; plural 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 noun A churchyard. [ Scot.]

Kirmess noun [ Dutch kermis ; confer German 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.