Knowleching - Krishna

Knowleching (?), n. Knowledge. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Knowledge (?), n. [OE. knowlage, knowlege, knowleche, knawleche. The last part is the Icel. suffix -leikr, forming abstract nouns, orig. the same as Icel. leikr game, play, sport, akin to AS. lāc, Goth. laiks dance. See , and cf. , v. i., a frolic.]
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1. The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.
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Knowledge, which is the highest degree of the speculative faculties, consists in the perception of the truth of affirmative or negative propositions. Locke.
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2. That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; -- chiefly used in the plural.
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There is a great difference in the delivery of the mathematics, which are the most abstracted of knowledges. Bacon.
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Knowledges is a term in frequent use by Bacon, and, though now obsolete, should be revived, as without it we are compelled to borrow “cognitions” to express its import. Sir W. Hamilton.
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To use a word of Bacon's, now unfortunately obsolete, we must determine the relative value of knowledges. H. Spencer.
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3. That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.
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Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. 1 Cor. viii. 1.
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Ignorance is the curse of God;
Knowledge, the wing wherewith we fly to heaven. Shak.
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4. That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life.
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Shipmen that had knowledge of the sea. 1 Kings ix. 27.
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5. Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge.
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Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldst take knowledge of me? Ruth ii. 10.
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6. Sexual intercourse; -- usually preceded by carnal; same as carnal knowledge.

Syn. -- See .
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Knowledge, v. t. To acknowledge. [Obs.] “Sinners which knowledge their sins.” Tyndale.
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knowledgeable adj. 1. thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience; as, knowledgeable in classical languages. Opposite of unversed, unacquainted, and unfamiliar.
Syn. -- versed.
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2. fully informed.
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3. highly educated; having information or understanding.
Syn. -- enlightened, learned, lettered, literate, well-educated, well-read.
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-- knowledgeability, n. -- knowledgeably, adv. -- knowledgeableness, n.
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knowledge engineering n. The application of computerized data and text manipulation to manage and interpret large bodies of knowledge, or find useful information in large bodies of data. The study of methods for knowledge engineering is generally considered as a branch of artificial intelligence.
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knowledge-intensive a. Requiring access to and manipulation of large quantities of knowledge; as, knowledge-intensive labor.
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knowledge worker n. A person whose occupation is predominantly concerned with generating or interpreting information, as contrasted with manual labor.
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Known (?), p. p. of .
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Know-nothing (?), n. A member of a secret political organization in the United States, the chief objects of which were the proscription of foreigners by the repeal of the naturalization laws, and the exclusive choice of native Americans for office.
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☞ The party originated in 1853, and existed for about three years. The members of it were called Know-nothings, because they replied “I don't know,” to any questions asked them in reference to the party.
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Know-nothingism (?), n. The doctrines, principles, or practices, of the Know-nothings.
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Knubs (?), n. pl. Waste silk formed in winding off the threads from a cocoon.
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Knuckle (?), n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. knöchel, Sw. knoge, Dan. knokkel, G. knochen bone, and perh. to E. knock.] 1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers. Davenant.
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2. The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a quadruped, especially of a calf; -- formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.
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With weary knuckles on thy brim she kneeled sadly down. Golding.
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3. The joint of a plant. [Obs.] Bacon.
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4. (Mech.) The joining parts of a hinge through which the pin or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.
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5. (Shipbuilding) A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
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6. A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; -- called also knuckle duster, knuckles or brass knuckles. [Slang.]
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Coloq. Knuckle joint (Mach.), a hinge joint, in which a projection with an eye, on one piece, enters a jaw between two corresponding projections with eyes, on another piece, and is retained by a pin which passes through the eyes and forms the pivot. -- Coloq. Knuckle of veal (Cookery), the lower part of a leg of veal, from the line of the body to the knuckle.
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Knuckle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Knuckled (?);; p. pr. & vb. n. Knuckling (?).] To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under.
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Coloq. To knuckle to . (a) To submit to in a contest; to yield to. [Colloq.] See To knock under, under , v. i. (b) To apply one's self vigorously or earnestly to; as, to knuckle to work. [Colloq.]
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Knuckle, v. t. To beat with the knuckles; to pummel. [R.] Horace Smith.
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Knuckled (?), a. Jointed. [Obs.] Bacon.
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knuckle under, v. i. To yield; to submit; -- usually used with to.
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knuckles n. pl. a small metal weapon, worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand; called also brass knuckles and knuckle duster.
Syn. -- brass knucks, knucks, brass knuckles, knuckle duster.
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knucks n. pl. same as .
Syn. -- brass knucks, brass knuckles, knuckles, knuckle duster.
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Knuff (nŭf), n. [Cf. a churl.] A lout; a clown. [Obs.]
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The country knuffs, Hob, Dick, and Hick,
With clubs and clouted shoon. Hayward.
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Knur (nûr), n. [See .] A knurl. Woodward.
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Knurl (nûrl), n. [See , .] A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
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2. One who, or that which, is crossgrained.
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Knurl (nûrl), v. t. To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge of a flat knob, or coin; to mill.
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Knurled (nûrld), a. 1. Full of knots; gnarled.
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2. Milled, as the head of a screw, or the edge of a coin.
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Knurly (nûrl�), [Compar. Knurlier (nûrlĭẽr); superl. Knurliest.] [See , and cf. .] Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much.
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Knurry (?), a. Full of knots. [Obs.] Drayton.
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KO, K.O., k.o. n. a knockout; a blow that renders the opponent unconscious; -- used especially in boxing. [acronym]
Syn. -- knockout.
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KO v. t. [imp. & p. p. KO'd (?); p. pr. & vb. n. KO'ing.] To knock out; to deliver a blow that renders (the opponent) unconscious; -- used especially in boxing. [acronym]
Syn. -- knockout.
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Koaita (?), n. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Koala (?), n. A tailless furry marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, koala bear, native bear, and native sloth. The koala lives almost all of its life in trees, moves sluggishly like a sloth, and eats eucalyptus leaves almost exclusively.
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{ Kob (?), Koba (?) }, n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of African antelopes of the genus Kobus, esp. the species Kobus sing-sing.
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Kobalt (?), n. See .
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Kobellite, n. [From Franz von Kobell, of Munich.] (Min.) A blackish gray mineral, a sulphide of antimony, bismuth, and lead.
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Kobold (?), n. [G., perh. orig., house god, hose protector. See ] A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding to the Scottish brownie and the English Robin Goodfellow.
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KO'd adj. [from , v. t.] rendered unconscious, usually by a blow.
Syn. -- knocked out(predicate), kayoed, out(predicate), stunned.
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Kodachrome (kōdăkrōm), n. [A trademark.] A brand of photographic transparency bearing a positive color image.
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Kodagu n. A Dravidian language.
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Kodak (kōdăk), n. [An invented name.] 1. A kind of portable photographic camera, esp. adapted for snapshot work, in which a succession of negatives is made upon a continuous roll of sensitized film; -- originally a trademark name of the Eastman Kodak Company, but from early 1900's through the 1930's it was popularly applied to almost any hand camera. [Trademark]
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2. A photograph taken with a kodak.
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Kodak, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Kodaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Kodaking.] To photograph with a kodak; hence, to describe or characterize briefly and vividly. [obsolescent]
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Kodiak prop. n. Same as .
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Kodiak bear n. A large brown bear (Ursus middendorffi syn. Ursus arctos middendorffi) of coastal Alaska and British Columbia related to the grizzly bear; called also Kodiak bear.
Syn. -- Alaskan brown bear, Kodiak, Ursus middendorffi, Ursus arctos middendorffi.
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Koel (?), n. [Native name in India.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, found in India, the East Indies, and Australia. They deposit their eggs in the nests of other birds.
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Koellia n. (Bot.) The genus comprising the American mountain mint, synonymous with Pycnanthemum.
Syn. -- Pycnanthemum, genus Pycnanthemum, genus Koellia.
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Koff (?), n. [D. kof.] A two-masted Dutch vessel.

Koftgari (?), a. [Hind. koft garï goldbeating. fr. Per. koft beating + garï trade.] Ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold, -- a variety of damascening much used in the arts of India.
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Kogia prop. n. (Zoöl.) The genus comprising the pygmy sperm whales.
Syn. -- genus Kogia.
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{ Kohinoor, Kohnur } (kōĭn�r), n. [Per. koh-i-nūr, lit., mountain of light.] A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindu legends, it was found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of various Hindu and Persian rulers.
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Kohl (?), n. [See .] A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids.
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Kohl-rabi (?), n.; pl. Kohl-rabies (#). [G. Cf. , the plant.] (Bot.) A variety of cabbage, in which the edible part is a large, turnip-shaped swelling of the stem, above the surface of the ground.
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Kokama (?), n. (Zoöl.) The gemsbok.
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Koklass (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any pheasant of the genus Pucrasia. The birds of this genus inhabit India and China, and are distinguished by having a long central and two lateral crests on the head. Called also pucras.
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Kokoon (?), n. (Zoöl.) The gnu.
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{ Kola (?), Kola nut }. Same as , .
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Kolarian (?), n. (Ethnol.) An individual of one of the races of aboriginal inhabitants which survive in Hindustan. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Kolarians.
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Kolinsky (?), n. [Russ. kolinski of Kola, a district in northeasten Russia where the finest minks abound.] Among furriers, any of several Asiatic minks; esp., Putorius sibiricus, the yellowish brown pelt of which is valued, esp. for the tail, used for making artists' brushes. Trade names for the fur are red sable and Tatar sable.
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kolkhoz n. [Russian, concatenated from kollektivnoye khozyaistvo, collective farm.] A collective farm owned by the communist state, in the former USSR.
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kolkhoznik n. a member of a kolkhoz.
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{ Koluschan, Kolushan } (?), a. [From Russ. kalyushka piece of wood (worn in the nether lip).] Designating, or pertaining to, a linguistic stock of North American Indians comprising the Tlinkit tribes of the Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska and adjacent coast lands. Their language bears some affinity to Mexican tongues.
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Kolkwitzia prop. n. A Chinese genus having only one species, the beauty bush.
Syn. -- genus Kolkwitzia.
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Komenic (?), a. [Prob. G. mekonin (by transposition of letters) + -ic.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from meconic acid. [Written also comenic.]
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komondor n. A Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog, used also as guard dog.
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Komtok (?), n. (Zoöl.) An African freshwater fish (Protopterus annectens), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food.
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Kon (?), v. t. To know. See , and . [Obs.]
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Ye konnen thereon as much as any man. Chaucer.
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konini n. An erect deciduous shrub or tree (Fuchsia excorticata), native to New Zealand, growing up to 10 feet, with maroon-flushed flowers.
Syn. -- tree fuchsia, native fuchsia, Fuchsia excorticata.
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Konite (?), n. (Min.) See .
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Konseal (?), n. [Prob. formed from conceal.] (Med.) A form of capsule for inclosing a dose of medicine that is offensive, caustic, or the like.
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Konze (?), n. (Zoöl.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face.
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Koodoo (?), n. (Zoöl.) A large South African antelope (Strepsiceros kudu). The males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long. The general color is reddish or grayish brown, with eight or nine white bands on each side, and a pale dorsal stripe. The old males become dark bluish gray, due to the skin showing through the hair. The females are hornless. Called also nellut. [Written also kudu.]
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Kookoom (?), n. (Zoöl.) The oryx or gemsbok. [Written also kookaam.]
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Koolokamba (?), n. (Zoöl.) A west African anthropoid ape (Troglodytes koolokamba, or Troglodytes Aubryi), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla, and, in some respects, intermediate between them.
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Koolslaa (?), n. See .
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Koord (?), n. See .
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Koordish, n. See .
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Koorilian (?), a & n. Same as .
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Kop (?), n. [South Afr. D., fr. D. kop head, akin to G. kopf and prob. to E. cop top.] Hill; mountain. [South Africa]
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kopeck (?), n.; pl. Eng. kopecks, Russ. kopeek. [Russ. kopeika.] A small Russian coin, continued as a unit of currency within the Soviet Union. One hundred kopecks make a ruble. The ruble was worth about sixty cents (U. S.) in 1910; in 1991 a two-kopeck coin could be used for a local telephone call at a pay telephone. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1993, the exchange value of the ruble declined rapidly and by the end of 1994 the ruble was worth three hundredths of a cent, and by 1997 two hundredths of a cent. By 1993, the kopek had become of such small value that it was obsolete and no longer minted. [Written also kopek, copec, and copeck.]
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kopje, koppie (kŏpĭ) n. [South African D., dim. of kop. See .] A hillock; a small kop, especially a small hill rising up from the African veld. [South Africa]
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☞ The colloqual Dutch pronunciation as here given is the usual one in South Africa.
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kor n. A Hebrew unit of capacity.
Syn. -- homer.
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Koran (kōr�n or k�rän; 277), n. [Ar. qorān; with the Ar. article, Alkoran, Alcoran; = Turk. Pers. qurân, from Ar. quran, qoran, book, reading, from qârâ, read. See .] The Scriptures of the Muslims, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also Alcoran. [Written also Kuran or Quran, Also rarely Coran and Core.]

☞ The Koran is the sacred book of the Muslims (sometimes called Mohammedans by non-Muslims, a term considered offensive by some Muslims). It is the most important foundation on which Islam rests and it is held in the highest veneration by all Islamic sects. When being read it must be kept on a stand elevated above the floor. No one may read it or touch it without first making a legal ablution. It is written in the Arabic language, and its style is considered a model. The substance of the Koran is held to be uncreated and eternal. Mohammed was merely the person to whom the work was revealed. At first the Koran was not written, but entirely committed to memory. But when a great many of the best Koran reciters had been killed in battle, Omar suggested to Abu-Bekr (the successor of Mohammed) that it should be written down. Abu-Bekr accordingly commanded Zeid, an amanuensis of the prophet, to commit it to writing. This was the authorized text until 23 years after the death of the prophet. A number of variant readings had, however, crept into use. By order of the calif Osman in the year 30 of the Hejira, Zeid and three assistants made a careful revision which was adopted as the standard, and all the other copies were ordered to be burned. The Koran consists of 114 suras or divisions. These are not numbered, but each one has a separate name. They are not arranged in historical order. These suras purport to be the addresses delivered by Mohammed during his career at Mecca and Medina. As a general rule the shorter suras, which contain the theology of Islam, belong to the Meccan period; while the longer ones, relating to social duties and relationships, to Medina. The Koran is largely drawn from Jewish and Christian sources, the former prevailing. Moses and Jesus are reckoned among the prophets. The biblical narratives are interwoven with rabbinical legends. The customs of the Jews are made to conform to those of the Arabians. Islamic theology consists in the study of the Koran and its commentaries. A very fine collection of Korans, including one in Cufic (the old Arabic character), is to be found in the Khedival Library at Cairo, Egypt.
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Korea prop. n. An Asian peninsula off Manchuria.
Syn. -- Korean Peninsula.
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Korean prop. a. Of or pertaining to Korea; as, Korean handicrafts; the Korean war.
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Korin (?), n. (Zoöl.) The gazelle.
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Korinthos prop. n. [Greek.] A city in Greece; the modern city is near the site of the ancient city that was 2nd only to Athens in size and power in ancient Greece.
Syn. -- Corinth.
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Korrigum (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A West African antelope (Damalis Senegalensis), allied to the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a black stripe on the outside of the legs above the knees.
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kos n. an Indian unit of length having different values in different localities.
Syn. -- coss.
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Kosher (?), a. [heb. koshër fit, proper.] 1. Ceremonially clean, according to Jewish law; -- applied to food, esp. to meat of animals slaughtered according to the requirements of Jewish law. Opposed to tref. For food to be officially kosher, it must be certified fit to eat by a Rabbi, according to Jewish ritual law; as, kosher food. Hence, designating a shop, store, house, etc., where such food is sold or used; as, a kosher restaurant.
Syn. -- cosher, ritually fit, sanctioned.
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2. Proper; seemly; appropriate; legitimate; as, it's not kosher to do it that way. [colloq.]
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3. Genuine. [colloq.]
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Kosher, n. Kosher food; also, a kosher shop.
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2. the practise of adherence to the Jewish ritual law; used mostly in the phrase Coloq. keep kosher , v. i..
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Coloq. keep kosher To adhere to the rules for eating only kosher food and handling it properly.
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Kosher, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Koshered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Koshering.] To prepare in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law, as meat.
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Kosmos (?), n. See . Gladstone.
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Kosteletzya n. A small genus of herbs of the Southeastern U. S. and tropical America and Africa.
Syn. -- genus Kosteletzya.
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Kotow (?), n. [Chinese, knock head.] The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground; a kowtow. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings. [China] [Also spelled kowtow.] S. W. Williams.
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Kotow, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kotowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Kotowing.] To perform the kotow. Now usually spelled . [Also spelled kowtow.]
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Koulan (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A wild horse (Equus onager or Asinus onager) inhabiting the plains of Central Asia; -- called also gour, khur, and onager. [Written also kulan.]
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☞ It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is intermediate between the horse and ass.
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Koumiss (?), n. [Russ. kumys; of Mongolian origin.] An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made by the Tartars of central Asia from mare's or camel's milk. It can be obtained from any kind of milk, and is now largely made in Europe. [Written also koumyss, kumiss, kumis, kumish, and kumys.]
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Koumiss has from time immemorial served the Tartar instead of wine or spirits. J. H. Newman.
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Kousso (?), n. (Bot.) An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the flowers of which are used as a vermifuge. [Written also cusso and kosso.]
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kowhai n. A shrub or small tree (Sophora tetraptera) of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; it yields a hard strong wood.
Syn. -- Sophora tetraptera.
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Kowtow (?), n. [Chinese, knock head.] The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground; same as . There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings. [China] [Also spelled kowtow.] S. W. Williams.
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Kowtow, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kowtowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Kowtowing.] To perform the kowtow. Same as
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I have salaamed and kowtowed to him. H. James.
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Kr prop. n. (Chem.) The chemical symbol for the element krypyon, one of the six noble gasses. [abbrev.]
Syn. -- krypton.
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Kra (?), n. (Zoöl.) A long-tailed ape (Macacus cynomolgus) of India and Sumatra. It is reddish olive, spotted with black, and has a black tail.
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Kraal (kräl or kr�l; 277), n. [D., a village, inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg. curral a cattle pen; the same word as Sp. corral. See .] 1. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village; sometimes, a single hut. [South Africa]
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2. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which are to be tamed and educated. [Ceylon]
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Krait (?), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) A very venomous snake of India (Bungarus cœruleus), allied to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black, often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish.
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Kraken (?), n. [Prob. from OSw. krake, or ODan. krage the trunk of a tree, the branches of which are not entirely cut off, to which it was likened by the Norwegian mariners.] A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus.
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To believe all that has been said of the sea serpent or kraken, would be credulity; to reject the possibility of their existence, would be presumption. Goldsmith.
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Like a kraken huge and black. Longfellow.
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Krakowiak (?), n. (Mus.) A lively Polish dance. See .
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Krameria (?), prop. n. [NL. So called after the German botanists, J. G. H. Kramer & W. H. Kramer.] (Bot.) A genus of spreading shrubs with many stems, from one species of which (Krameria triandra), found in Peru, rhatany root, used as a medicine, is obtained.
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Krameric (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, Krameria (rhatany); as, krameric acid, usually called ratanhia-tannic acid.
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Krang (?), n. [Cf. D. kreng a carcass.] The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed. [Written also crang and kreng.]
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Kranging hook (?) n. (Whaling) A hook for holding the blubber while cutting it away. [Written also cranging hook.]
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Kreatic (?), a. See .
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Kreatin (?), n. (Chem.) See .
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Kreatinin (?), n. (Chem.) See .
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Kreel (?), n. See .
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Kremlin (?), n. [Russ. kremle.] 1. The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc. [Russia]

2. Hence: The government of Russia (or, 1920-1992, of the Soviet Union). [metonymical]
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Krems (?), n. A variety of white lead. See Krems lead, under , n.
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Kreng (?), n. See .
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Kreosote (?), n. See Creosote.
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Kreutzer (kroitsẽr), n. [G. kreuzer.] A small copper coin formerly used in South Germany; also, a small Austrian copper coin. [Written also kreuzer.]
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Kriegsspiel (�), n. [G., fr. krieg war + spiel play.] A game of war, played for practice, on maps. Farrow.
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Kris (?), n. A Malay dagger. See .
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Krishna (krĭshnȧ), n. [Skr. kṛshṇa ' The black.'.] (Hindu Myth.) The most popular of the Hindu divinities, usually held to be the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu.
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☞ Krishna is a well-known Hindu deity. Originally the ethnic god of some powerful confederation of Rajput clans, by fusion with the Vishnu of the older theology Krishna becomes one of the chief divinities of Hinduism. He is indeed an avatar of Vishnu, or Vishnu himself. In his physical character mingle myths of fire, lightning, and storm, of heaven and the sun. In the epic he is a hero invincible in war and love, brave, but above all crafty. He was the son of Vasudeva and Devaki, and born at Mathura, on the Yamuna, between Delhi and Agra, among the Yadavas. Like that of many solar heroes, his birth was beset with peril. On the night when it took place, his parents had to remove him from the reach of his uncle, King Kansa, who sought his life because he had been warned by a voice from heaven that the eighth son of Devaki would kill him, and who had regularly made away with his nephews at their birth. Conveyed across the Yamuna, Krishna was brought up as their son by the shepherd Nanda and his wife Yashoda, together with his brother Balarama, 'Rama the strong,' who had been likewise saved from massacre. The two brothers grew up among the shepherds, slaying monsters and demons and sporting with the Gopis, the female cowherds of Vrindavana. Their birth and infancy, their juvenile exploits, and their erotic gambols with the Gopis became in time the essential portion of the legend of Krishna, and their scenes are today the most celebrated centers of his worship. When grown, the brothers put their uncle Kansa to death, and Krishna became king of the Yadavas. He cleared the land of monsters, warred against impious kings, and took part in the war of the sons of Pandu against those of Dhritarashtra, as described in the Mahabharata. He transferred his capital to Dvaraka ('the city of gates'), the gates of the West, since localized in Gujarat. There he and his race were overtaken by the final catastrophe. After seeing his brother slain, and the Yadavas kill each other to the last man, he himself perished, wounded in the heel, like Achilles, by the arrow of a hunter. The bible of the worshipers of Vishnu in his most popular manifestation, that of Krishna, consists of the and the . See these words.
[Century Dict. 1906]

Coloq. Hare Krishnas A popular name for the group International Society for Krishna Consciousness (abbreviated ISKCON), devotees of Krishna, founded in 1966 by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (born 1896, died 1977). They are called thus because of their frequent public chanting of the words “Hare Krishna”.
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