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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Night  \Night\,  n.  [OE.  night,  niht,  AS  neaht,  niht;  akin  to  D. 
  nacht,  OS  &  OHG.  naht,  G.  nacht,  Icel.  n?tt,  Sw  natt,  Dan. 
  nat,  Goth.  nachts,  Lith.  naktis  Russ.  noche,  W.  nos,  Ir 
  nochd  L.  nox,  noctis,  gr  ?,  ?,  Skr.  nakta,  nakti.  [root] 
  265.  Cf  {Equinox},  {Nocturnal}.] 
  1.  That  part  of  the  natural  day  when  the  sun  is  beneath  the 
  horizon,  or  the  time  from  sunset  to  sunrise;  esp.,  the 
  time  between  dusk  and  dawn,  when  there  is  no  light  of  the 
  sun,  but  only  moonlight,  starlight,  or  artificial  light. 
 
  And  God  called  the  light  Day  and  the  darkness  he 
  called  Night.  --Gen.  i.  5. 
 
  2.  Hence: 
  a  Darkness;  obscurity;  concealment. 
 
  Nature  and  nature's  laws  lay  hid  in  night. 
  --Pope. 
  b  Intellectual  and  moral  darkness;  ignorance. 
  c  A  state  of  affliction;  adversity;  as  a  dreary  night 
  of  sorrow. 
  d  The  period  after  the  close  of  life;  death. 
 
  She  closed  her  eyes  in  everlasting  night. 
  --Dryden. 
  e  A  lifeless  or  unenlivened  period,  as  when  nature  seems 
  to  sleep.  ``Sad  winter's  night''.  --Spenser. 
 
  Note:  Night  is  sometimes  used  esp.  with  participles,  in  the 
  formation  of  self-explaining  compounds;  as 
  night-blooming,  night-born,  night-warbling,  etc 
 
  {Night  by  night},  {Night  after  night},  nightly;  many  nights. 
 
  So  help  me  God,  as  I  have  watched  the  night,  Ay 
  night  by  night,  in  studying  good  for  England. 
  --Shak. 
 
  {Night  bird}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  The  moor  hen  ({Gallinula  chloropus}). 
  b  The  Manx  shearwater  ({Puffinus  Anglorum}). 
 
  {Night  blindness}.  (Med.)  See  {Hemeralopia}. 
 
  {Night  cart},  a  cart  used  to  remove  the  contents  of  privies 
  by  night. 
 
  {Night  churr},  (Zo["o]l.),  the  nightjar. 
 
  {Night  crow},  a  bird  that  cries  in  the  night. 
 
  {Night  dog},  a  dog  that  hunts  in  the  night,  --  used  by 
  poachers. 
 
  {Night  fire}. 
  a  Fire  burning  in  the  night. 
  b  Ignis  fatuus;  Will-o'-the-wisp;  Jask-with-a-lantern. 
 
 
  {Night  flyer}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  creature  that  flies  in  the 
  night,  as  some  birds  and  insects. 
 
  {night  glass},  a  spyglass  constructed  to  concentrate  a  large 
  amount  of  light,  so  as  see  objects  distinctly  at  night. 
  --Totten. 
 
  {Night  green},  iodine  green. 
 
  {Night  hag},  a  witch  supposed  to  wander  in  the  night. 
 
  {Night  hawk}  (Zo["o]l.),  an  American  bird  ({Chordeiles 
  Virginianus}),  allied  to  the  goatsucker.  It  hunts  the 
  insects  on  which  it  feeds  toward  evening,  on  the  wing,  and 
  often  diving  down  perpendicularly,  produces  a  loud 
  whirring  sound,  like  that  of  a  spinning  wheel.  Also 
  sometimes  applied  to  the  European  goatsuckers.  It  is 
  called  also  {bull  bat}. 
 
  {Night  heron}  ({Zo["o]l}.),  any  one  of  several  species  of 
  herons  of  the  genus  {Nycticorax},  found  in  various  parts 
  of  the  world.  The  best  known  species  is  {Nycticorax 
  griseus},  or  {N.  nycticorax},  of  Europe,  and  the  American 
  variety  (var.  n[ae]vius).  The  yellow-crowned  night  heron 
  ({Nycticorax  violaceus})  inhabits  the  Southern  States. 
  Called  also  {qua-bird},  and  {squawk}. 
 
  {Night  house},  a  public  house,  or  inn,  which  is  open  at 
  night. 
 
  {Night  key},  a  key  for  unfastening  a  night  latch. 
 
  {Night  latch},  a  kind  of  latch  for  a  door,  which  is  operated 
  from  the  outside  by  a  key. 
 
  {Night  monkey}  (Zo["o]l.),  an  owl  monkey. 
 
  {night  moth}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  the  noctuids. 
 
  {Night  parrot}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  kakapo. 
 
  {Night  piece},  a  painting  representing  some  night  scene,  as  a 
  moonlight  effect,  or  the  like 
 
  {Night  rail},  a  loose  robe,  or  garment,  worn  either  as  a 
  nightgown,  or  over  the  dress  at  night,  or  in  sickness. 
  [Obs.] 
 
  {Night  raven}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  bird  of  ill  omen  that  cries  in 
  the  night;  esp.,  the  bittern. 
 
  {Night  rule}. 
  a  A  tumult,  or  frolic,  in  the  night;  --  as  if  a 
  corruption,  of  night  revel.  [Obs.] 
  b  Such  conduct  as  generally  rules  or  prevails,  at 
  night. 
 
  What  night  rule  now  about  this  haunted  grove? 
  --Shak. 
 
  {Night  sight}.  (Med.)  See  {Nyctolopia}. 
 
  {Night  snap},  a  night  thief.  [Cant]  --Beau.  &  Fl 
 
  {Night  soil},  human  excrement;  --  so  called  because  in  cities 
  it  is  collected  by  night  and  carried  away  for  manure. 
 
  {Night  spell},  a  charm  against  accidents  at  night. 
 
  {Night  swallow}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  nightjar. 
 
  {Night  walk},  a  walk  in  the  evening  or  night. 
 
  {Night  walker}. 
  a  One  who  walks  in  his  sleep;  a  somnambulist;  a 
  noctambulist. 
  b  One  who  roves  about  in  the  night  for  evil  purposes; 
  specifically,  a  prostitute  who  walks  the  streets. 
 
  {Night  walking}. 
  a  Walking  in  one's  sleep;  somnambulism;  noctambulism. 
  b  Walking  the  streets  at  night  with  evil  designs. 
 
  {Night  warbler}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  sedge  warbler  ({Acrocephalus 
  phragmitis});  --  called  also  {night  singer}.  [prov.  Eng.] 
 
 
  {Night  watch}. 
  a  A  period  in  the  night,  as  distinguished  by  the  change 
  of  watch. 
  b  A  watch,  or  guard,  to  aford  protection  in  the  night. 
 
 
  {Night  watcher},  one  who  watches  in  the  night;  especially, 
  one  who  watches  with  evil  designs. 
 
  {Night  witch}.  Same  as  {Night  hag},  above. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Oyster  \Oys"ter\,  n.  [OF.  oistre,  F.  hu[^i]tre,  L.  ostrea, 
  ostreum  Gr  'o`streon;  prob.  akin  to  'ostre`on  bone,  the 
  oyster  being  so  named  from  its  shell.  Cf  {Osseous}, 
  {Ostracize}.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  marine  bivalve  mollusk  of  the  genus  Ostrea. 
  They  are  usually  found  adhering  to  rocks  or  other  fixed 
  objects  in  shallow  water  along  the  seacoasts,  or  in 
  brackish  water  in  the  mouth  of  rivers.  The  common  European 
  oyster  ({Ostrea  edulis}),  and  the  American  oyster  ({Ostrea 
  Virginiana}),  are  the  most  important  species. 
 
  2.  A  name  popularly  given  to  the  delicate  morsel  contained  in 
  a  small  cavity  of  the  bone  on  each  side  of  the  lower  part 
  of  the  back  of  a  fowl. 
 
  {Fresh-water  oyster}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  species  of  the  genus 
  {Etheria},  and  allied  genera,  found  in  rivers  of  Africa 
  and  South  America.  They  are  irregular  in  form  and  attach 
  themselves  to  rocks  like  oysters,  but  they  have  a  pearly 
  interior,  and  are  allied  to  the  fresh-water  mussels. 
 
  {Oyster  bed},  a  breeding  place  for  oysters;  a  place  in  a 
  tidal  river  or  other  water  on  or  near  the  seashore,  where 
  oysters  are  deposited  to  grow  and  fatten  for  market.  See 
  1st  {Scalp},  n. 
 
  {Oyster  catcher}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  several  species  of 
  wading  birds  of  the  genus  {H[ae]matopus},  which  frequent 
  seashores  and  feed  upon  shellfish.  The  European  species 
  ({H.  ostralegus}),  the  common  American  species  ({H. 
  palliatus}),  and  the  California,  or  black,  oyster  catcher 
  ({H.  Bachmani})  are  the  best  known 
 
  {Oyster  crab}  (Zo["o]l.)  a  small  crab  ({Pinnotheres  ostreum}) 
  which  lives  as  a  commensal  in  the  gill  cavity  of  the 
  oyster. 
 
  {Oyster  dredge},  a  rake  or  small  dragnet  of  bringing  up 
  oyster  from  the  bottom  of  the  sea. 
 
  {Oyster  fish}.  ({Zo["o]l}.) 
  a  The  tautog. 
  b  The  toadfish. 
 
  {Oyster  plant}.  (Bot.) 
  a  A  plant  of  the  genus  {Tragopogon}  ({T.  porrifolius}), 
  the  root  of  which  when  cooked,  somewhat  resembles  the 
  oyster  in  taste;  salsify;  --  called  also  {vegetable 
  oyster}. 
  b  A  plant  found  on  the  seacoast  of  Northern  Europe, 
  America  and  Asia  ({Mertensia  maritima}),  the  fresh 
  leaves  of  which  have  a  strong  flavor  of  oysters. 
 
  {Oyster  plover}.  (Zo["o]l.)  Same  as  {Oyster  catcher},  above. 
 
 
  {Oyster  shell}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  shell  of  an  oyster. 
 
  {Oyster  wench},  {Oyster  wife},  {Oyster  women},  a  women  who 
  deals  in  oysters. 
 
  {Pearl  oyster}.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  under  {Pearl}. 
 
  {Thorny  oyster}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  spiny  marine  shell  of  the 
  genus  {Spondylus}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Quail  \Quail\,  n.  [OF.  quaille  F.  caille,  LL  quaquila  qualia 
  qualea  of  Dutch  or  German  origin;  cf  D.  kwakkel  kwartel 
  OHG.  wahtala  G.  wachtel.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  gallinaceous  bird  belonging  to  {Coturnix} 
  and  several  allied  genera  of  the  Old  World,  especially  the 
  common  European  quail  ({C.  communis}),  the  rain  quail  ({C. 
  Coromandelica})  of  India,  the  stubble  quail  ({C. 
  pectoralis}),  and  the  Australian  swamp  quail  ({Synoicus 
  australis}). 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  one  of  several  American  partridges 
  belonging  to  {Colinus},  {Callipepla},  and  allied  genera, 
  especially  the  bobwhite  (called  {Virginia  quail},  and 
  {Maryland  quail}),  and  the  California  quail  ({Calipepla 
  Californica}). 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  Turnix  and 
  allied  genera,  native  of  the  Old  World,  as  the  Australian 
  painted  quail  ({Turnix  varius}).  See  {Turnix}. 
 
  4.  A  prostitute;  --  so  called  because  the  quail  was  thought 
  to  be  a  very  amorous  bird.[Obs.]  --Shak. 
 
  {Bustard  quail}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  small  Asiatic  quail-like  bird 
  of  the  genus  Turnix,  as  {T.  taigoor},  a  black-breasted 
  species,  and  the  hill  bustard  quail  ({T.  ocellatus}).  See 
  {Turnix}. 
 
  {Button  quail}  (Zo["o]l.),  one  of  several  small  Asiatic 
  species  of  Turnix,  as  {T.  Sykesii},  which  is  said  to  be 
  the  smallest  game  bird  of  India. 
 
  {Mountain  quail}.  See  under  {Mountain}. 
 
  {Quail  call},  a  call  or  pipe  for  alluring  quails  into  a  net 
  or  within  range. 
 
  {Quail  dove}  {(Zo["o]l.)},  any  one  of  several  American  ground 
  pigeons  belonging  to  {Geotrygon}  and  allied  genera. 
 
  {Quail  hawk}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  New  Zealand  sparrow  hawk 
  ({Hieracidea  Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]}). 
 
  {Quail  pipe}.  See  {Quail  call},  above. 
 
  {Quail  snipe}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  dowitcher,  or  red-breasted 
  snipe;  --  called  also  {robin  snipe},  and  {brown  snipe}. 
 
  {Sea  quail}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  turnstone.  [Local,  U.  S.] 




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