Kuda Ku"da noun (Zoology) The East Indian tapir. See Tapir .
Kudos Ku"dos noun [ New Latin , from Greek
ky^dos glory.]
Glory; fame; renown; praise. W. H. Russel.
Kudos Ku"dos transitive verb To praise; to extol; to glorify. "
Kudos'd egregiously." [ R.]
Southey.
Kudu Ku"du noun (Zoology) See Koodoo .
Kufic Ku"fic adjective See Cufic .
Kukang Ku·kang" noun (Zoology) [ Native name.]
The slow lemur. See Lemur .
Kuklux Ku`klux" noun The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization, active for several years after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freedmen; -- called also Kuklux Klan .
Kulan Ku"lan noun (Zoology) See Koulan .
Kulturkampf Kul·tur"kampf` noun [ G., from
kultur ,
cultur , culture +
kampf fight.]
(Ger. Hist.) Lit., culture war; -- a name, originating with Virchow (1821 -- 1902), given to a struggle between the the Roman Catholic Church and the German government, chiefly over the latter's efforts to control educational and ecclesiastical appointments in the interest of the political policy of centralization. The struggle began with the passage by the Prussian Diet in May, 1873, of the so-called May laws , or Falk laws , aiming at the regulation of the clergy. Opposition eventually compelled the government to change its policy, and from 1880 to 1887 laws virtually nullifying the May laws were enacted.
Kumish, Kumiss Ku"mish, Ku"miss noun See Koumiss .
Kummel Kum"mel noun [ German
kümmel cumin, caraway seed, Latin
cuminum . Confer
Cumin .]
A Russian and German liqueur, consisting of a sweetened spirit flavored with caraway seeds.
Kumquat Kum"quat noun [ Chin.
kin keu .]
(Botany) A small tree of the genus Citrus ( C. Japonica ) growing in China and Japan; also, its small acid, orange-colored fruit used for preserves.
Kupfernickel Kup"fer·nick"el noun [ G. See
Copper , and
Nickel .]
(Min.) Copper-nickel; niccolite. See Niccolite .
Kurd Kurd noun A native or inhabitant of a mountainous region of Western Asia belonging to the Turkish and Persian monarchies. [ Written also
Koord .]
Kurdish Kurd"ish adjective Of or pertaining to the Kurds. [ Written also
Koordish .]
Kurilian Ku·ril"i·an adjective Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of Kamschatka to Yesso. --
noun A native or an inhabitant of the Kurile Islands. [ Written also
Koorilian .]
Kuro-Siwo Ku"ro-Siwo noun [ Jap.
kuroshio ;
kuro black +
shio tide.]
See Japan Current , above.
Kursaal Kur"saal` noun [ G.]
A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering places and health resorts in Germany.
Kusimanse Ku`si·man"se noun (Zoology) A carnivorous animal ( Crossarchus obscurus ) of tropical Africa. It its allied to the civets. Called also kusimansel , and mangue .
Kuskus Kus"kus [ Persian & Hind. khaskhas .] (Botany) See Vetiver .
Kussier Kus"si·er noun (Mus.) A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered with skin, over which five strings are stretched. [ Written also
kussir .]
Kutauss Ku·tauss" noun (Zoology) The India civet ( Viverra zibetha ).
Kutch Kutch noun (Goldbeating) The packet of vellum leaves in which the gold is first beaten into thin sheets.
Kutch Kutch noun See Catechu .
Ky Ky noun plural Kine. [ Scot.] See
Kee ,
Kie , and
Kine .
Kyaboca wood Ky`a·bo"ca wood` (Botany) (a) Amboyna wood. (b) Sandalwood ( Santalum album ).
Kyack Ky"ack noun A pack sack to be swung on either side of a packsaddle. [ Western U. S.]
Kyanite Ky"a·nite noun See Cyanite .
Kyanize Ky"an·ize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Kyanized ;
present participle & verbal noun Kyanizing .] [ From Mr.
Kyan , the inventor of the process.]
To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under pressure.
Kyanol Ky"a·nol noun [ See
Cyanite .]
(Chemistry) (a) Aniline. [ Obsolete]
(b) A base obtained from coal tar. Ure.
Kyanophyll Ky·an"o·phyll noun (Botany) Same as Cyanophyll .
Kyar Kyar noun Cocoanut fiber, or the cordage made from it. See Coir .
Kyaw Kyaw noun (Zoology) A daw. [ Scot.]
Kyd Kyd past participle of Kythe .
Kydde Kyd"de imperfect of Kythe , to show. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. » Spenser erroneously uses
kydst to mean "knowest."
Kyke Kyke intransitive verb [ See 1st
Kike .]
To look steadfastly; to gaze. [ Obsolete] [ Written also
kike ,
keke .]
This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright,
As he had kyked on the newe moon.
Chaucer.
Kyley Ky"ley noun A variety of the boomerang.
Kyloes Ky"loes noun plural The cattle of the Hebrides, or of the Highlands. [ Scot.]
Sir W. Scott.
Kymnel Kym"nel noun See Kimnel . [ Obsolete]
Chapman.
Kymograph Ky"mo·graph noun [ Greek ... wave +
-graph .]
(Physiol.) An instrument for measuring, and recording graphically, the pressure of the blood in any of the blood vessels of a living animal; -- called also kymographion .
Kymographic Ky`mo·graph"ic adjective (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to a kymograph; as, a kymographic tracing.
Kymric Kym"ric adjective & noun See Cymric , adjective & noun
Kymry Kym"ry noun See Cymry .
Kynrede Kyn"rede noun Kindred. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Kynurenic Ky`nu·ren"ic adjective [ Greek ..., ..., dog + ... urine.]
(Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from the urine of dogs. By decomposition the acid yields a nitrogenous base (called kynurin ) and carbonic acid. [ Written also
cynurenic .]
Kyrie Kyr"i·e noun See Kyrie eleison .
Kyrie eleison Kyr"i·e e·lei"son [ Greek ky`rie 'elei^son .] 1. (R. C. Ch.) Greek words, meaning "Lord, have mercy upon us," used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc. Addis & Arnold. 2. The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Kyrielle Kyr`i·elle noun [ Confer French
kyrielle .]
A litany beginning with the words, "Kyrie eleison." Shipley.
Kyriolexy, Kyriology Kyr"i·o·lex`y, Kyr`i·ol"o·gy noun [ Greek ..., .... See
Curiologic .]
The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure ones. Krauth-Fleming.
Kyriological Kyr`i·o·log"ic·al adjective [ See
Curiologic .]
Serving to denote objects by conventional signs or alphabetical characters; as, the original Greek alphabet of sixteen letters was called kyriologic , because it represented the pure elementary sounds. See Curiologic . [ Written also
curiologic and
kuriologic .] » The term is also applied, as by Warburton, to those Egyptian hieroglyphics, in which a part is put conventionally for the whole, as in depicting a battle by two hands, one holding a shield and the other a bow.
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