Kinglihood King"li·hood noun King- liness. Tennyson.
Kingliness King"li·ness noun The state or quality of being kingly.
Kingling King"ling noun Same as Kinglet , 1. Churchill.
Kingly King"ly 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 King"ly 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 King"ship noun The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty. Landor.
Kingston metal King"ston met"al An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery. McElrath.
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.
Kingston, Kingstone King"ston, King"stone` noun (Zoology) The black angel fish. See Angel fish , under Angel .
Kingtruss King"truss` (Carp.) A truss, framed with a king-post; -- used in roofs, bridges, etc.
Kinic Ki"nic adjective [ Confer French
kinique .]
(Chemistry) See Quinic .
Kinit Kin"it 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 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 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 Kink noun [ Confer
Chincough ,
Kink-haust .]
A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [ Scot.]
Kinkajou Kin"ka·jou` 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 Kink"haust` noun [ Prov. English
kink to gasp (cf.
Chin cough ) +
haust a cough (akin to English
wheeze ).]
Whooping cough. [ Obsoleteor Prov. Eng.]
Kinkle Kin"kle noun Same as 3d Kink .
Kinky Kink"y adjective 1. Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; as, kinky hair. 2. Queer; eccentric; crotchety. [ Colloq. U.S.]
Kinnikinic Kin`ni·ki·nic" 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 Ki"no 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 Ki·nol"o·gy noun [ Greek
kinei^n to move +
-logy .]
That branch of physics which treats of the laws of motion, or of moving bodies.
Kinone Ki"none noun (Chemistry) See Quinone .
Kinoyl Ki"noyl noun (Chemistry) [ Obsolete]
See Quinoyl .
Kinrede Kin"rede noun Kindred. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Kinsfolk Kins"folk` 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 Kin"ship noun Family relationship.
Kinsman Kins"man noun ;
plural Kinsmen A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.
Kinsmanship Kins"man·ship noun Kinship. Thackeray.
Kinswoman Kins"wom`an noun ;
plural Kinswomen A female relative. Shak.
Kintlidge Kint"lidge noun (Nautical) See Kentledge .
Kinæsodic Kin`æ·sod"ic adjective (Physiol.) Kinesodic.
Kinæsthesis Kin`æs·the"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek
kinei^n to move + ... perception.]
(Physiol.) The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles. Bastian.
Kinæsthetic, Kinesthetic Kin`æs·thet"ic, Kin`es·thet"ic adjective Of, pertaining to, or involving, kinæsthesis.
Kiosk Ki·osk" noun [ Turk.
kiushk ,
kiöshk , Persian
k...shk .]
A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by pillars.
Kiosk Ki·osk" noun A light ornamental structure used as a news stand, band stand, etc.
Kioways Ki"o·ways` 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 Kip noun The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin. Kip leather. See Kipskin .
Kip 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 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 Kip"per 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 Kip"per transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Kippered ;
present participle & verbal noun Kippering .]
To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking. "
Kippered salmon."
Dickens.
Kipper Kip"per adjective Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly. [ Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Kippernut Kip"per·nut` noun (Botany) A name given to earthnuts of several kinds.
Kipskin Kip"skin` noun [
Kip +
skin .]
Leather prepared from the skin of young or small cattle, intermediate in grade between calfskin and cowhide.
Kirk 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 Kirked adjective [ Etymol. uncertain.]
Turned upward; bent. [ Obsolete]
Rom. of R.
Kirkman Kirk"man 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 Kirk"yard` noun A churchyard. [ Scot.]
Kirmess Kir"mess 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.
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