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13 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Musical \Mu"sic*al\, a. [Cf. F. musical.] Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons. {Musical}, or {Music}, {box}, a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically. {Musical fish} (Zo["o]l.), any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc {Musical glasses}, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. CF {Harmonica}, 1. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Box \Box\ (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr Gr ?. See {Box} a case.] (Bot.) A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world. The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one of which the dwarf box ({B. suffruticosa}), is much used for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc {Box elder}, the ash-leaved maple ({Negundo aceroides}), of North America. {Box holly}, the butcher's broom ({Russus aculeatus}). {Box thorn}, a shrub ({Lycium barbarum}). {Box tree}, the tree variety of the common box. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Box \Box\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxed} (?); p. pr & vb n. {Boxing}.] 1. To inclose in a box. 2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel. 3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to bring to a required form {To box a tree}, to make an incision or hole in a tree for the purpose of procuring the sap. {To box off}, to divide into tight compartments. {To box up}. a To put into a box in order to save; as he had boxed up twelve score pounds. b To confine; as to be boxed up in narrow quarters. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Box \Box\, n.; pl {Boxes} [As. box a small case or vessel with a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr L. buxus boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf {Box} a tree, {Bushel}.] 1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes. 2. The quantity that a box contain. 3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement. Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage. --Dorset. The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges. --Dryden. 4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as a poor box; a contribution box. Yet since his neighbors give the churl unlocks, Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J. Warton. 5. A small country house. ``A shooting box.'' --Wilson. Tight boxes neatly sashed. --Cowper. 6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as a sentry box. 7. (Mach) a An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing. b A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works the bucket of a lifting pump. 8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach. 9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift. ``A Christmas box.'' --Dickens. 10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands. 11. (Zo["o]l.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue. Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox. {Box beam} (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have the form of a long box. {Box car} (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and inclosed on the sides to protect its contents. {Box chronometer}, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals, to preserve its proper position. {Box coat}, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a heavy cape to carry off the rain. {Box coupling}, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or other parts in machinery. {Box crab} (Zo["o]l.), a crab of the genus {Calappa}, which when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box. {Box drain} (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides, and with flat top and bottom. {Box girder} (Arch.), a box beam. {Box groove} (Metal Working), a closed groove between two rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between collars on another. --R. W. Raymond. {Box metal}, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead, and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc {Box plait}, a plait that doubles both to the right and the left {Box turtle} or {Box tortoise} (Zo["o]l.), a land tortoise or turtle of the genera {Cistudo} and {Emys}; -- so named because it can withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by hinged joints in the lower shell. Also humorously, an exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson. {In a box}, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in difficulty. (Colloq.) {In the wrong box}, out of one's place out of one's element; awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554) From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Box \Box\, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf {Pash}.] A blow on the head or ear with the hand. A good-humored box on the ear. --W. Irving. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Box \Box\, v. i. To fight with the fist; to combat with or as with the hand or fist; to spar. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Box \Box\, v. t. To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the ear, or on the side of the head. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Box \Box\, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.] To boxhaul. {To box off} (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback. {To box the compass} (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points of the compass in their order From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Boce \Boce\ (b[=o]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr bo`ax, bw^x.] (Zo["o]l.) A European fish ({Box vulgaris}), having a compressed body and bright colors; -- called also {box}, and {bogue}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: box n 1: usually rectangular container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" 2: private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" [syn: {loge}] 3: the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" [syn: {boxful}] 4: separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" 5: any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" 6: a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes" 7: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn: {corner}] 8: the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" [syn: {box seat}] 9: evergreen shrubs or small trees [syn: {boxwood}] 10: a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear" v 1: put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: {package}] [ant: {unbox}] 2: hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!" 3: engage in a boxing match; in sport From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: box n. 1. A computer; esp. in the construction `foo box' where foo is some functional qualifier, like `graphics', or the name of an OS (thus, `Unix box', `MS-DOS box', etc.) "We preprocess the data on Unix boxes before handing it up to the mainframe." 2. [IBM] Without qualification but within an SNA-using site, this refers specifically to an IBM front-end processor or FEP /F-E-P/. An FEP is a small computer necessary to enable an IBM {mainframe} to communicate beyond the limits of the {dinosaur pen}. Typically used in expressions like the cry that goes up when an SNA network goes down: "Looks like the {box} has fallen over." (See {fall over}.) See also {IBM}, {fear and loathing}, {Blue Glue}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: box1. A computer; especially in the construction "foo box" where foo is some functional qualifier, like "graphics", or the name of an {operating system} (thus, "{Unix} box", "{MS-DOS} box", etc.) "We preprocess the data on Unix boxes before handing it up to the {mainframe}." The plural "{boxen}" is sometimes seen. 2. Without qualification in an {IBM} {SNA} site, box" refers specifically to an {IBM} {front-end processor}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-29) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Box for holding oil or perfumery (Mark 14:3). It was of the form of a flask or bottle. The Hebrew word (pak) used for it is more appropriately rendered vial" in 1 Sam. 10:1, and should also be so rendered in 2 Kings 9:1, where alone else it occurs.
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