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Snake \Snake\, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel.
sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.]
(Zool.)
Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent,
whether harmless or venomous. See {Ophidia}, and {Serpent}.
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Note: Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the
larger number are harmless to man.
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{Blind snake}, {Garter snake}, {Green snake}, {King snake},
{Milk snake}, {Rock snake}, {Water snake}, etc. See under
{Blind}, {Garter}, etc.
{Fetich snake} (Zool.), a large African snake ({Python
Sebae}) used by the natives as a fetich.
{Ringed snake} (Zool.), a common European columbrine snake
({Tropidonotus natrix}).
{Snake eater}. (Zool.)
(a) The markhoor.
(b) The secretary bird.
{Snake fence}, a worm fence (which see). [U.S.]
{Snake fly} (Zool.), any one of several species of
neuropterous insects of the genus {Rhaphidia}; -- so
called because of their large head and elongated neck and
prothorax.
{Snake gourd} (Bot.), a cucurbitaceous plant ({Trichosanthes
anguina}) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than
that of the serpent cucumber.
{Snake killer}. (Zool.)
(a) The secretary bird.
(b) The chaparral cock.
{Snake moss} (Bot.), the common club moss ({Lycopodium
clavatum}). See {Lycopodium}.
{Snake nut} (Bot.), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree
({Ophiocaryon paradoxum}) of Guiana, the embryo of which
resembles a snake coiled up.
{Tree snake} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees,
especially those of the genus {Dendrophis} and allied
genera.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Blind \Blind\, a. [AS.; akin to D., G., OS., Sw., & Dan. blind,
Icel. blindr, Goth. blinds; of uncertain origin.]
1. Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect
or by deprivation; without sight.
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He that is strucken blind can not forget
The precious treasure of his eyesight lost. --Shak.
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2. Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of
intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or
judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects.
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But hard be hardened, blind be blinded more,
That they may stumble on, and deeper fall. --Milton.
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3. Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.
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This plan is recommended neither to blind
approbation nor to blind reprobation. --Jay.
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4. Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to
a person who is blind; not well marked or easily
discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path;
a blind ditch.
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5. Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.
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The blind mazes of this tangled wood. --Milton.
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6. Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall;
open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.
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7. Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind
passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.
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8. (Hort.) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as,
blind buds; blind flowers.
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{Blind alley}, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.
{Blind axle}, an axle which turns but does not communicate
motion. --Knight.
{Blind beetle}, one of the insects apt to fly against people,
esp. at night.
{Blind cat} (Zool.), a species of catfish ({Gronias
nigrolabris}), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns
in Pennsylvania.
{Blind coal}, coal that burns without flame; anthracite coal.
--Simmonds.
{Blind door}, {Blind window}, an imitation of a door or
window, without an opening for passage or light. See
{Blank door} or {Blank window}, under {Blank}, a.
{Blind level} (Mining), a level or drainage gallery which has
a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted
siphon. --Knight.
{Blind nettle} (Bot.), dead nettle. See {Dead nettle}, under
{Dead}.
{Blind shell} (Gunnery), a shell containing no charge, or one
that does not explode.
{Blind side}, the side which is most easily assailed; a weak
or unguarded side; the side on which one is least able or
disposed to see danger. --Swift.
{Blind snake} (Zool.), a small, harmless, burrowing snake, of
the family {Typhlopid[ae]}, with rudimentary eyes.
{Blind spot} (Anat.), the point in the retina of the eye
where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to
light.
{Blind tooling}, in bookbinding and leather work, the
indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; --
called also {blank tooling}, and {blind blocking}.
{Blind wall}, a wall without an opening; a blank wall.
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