ecardines

Inarticulate \In`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. inarticulatus; pref. in-
   not + articulatus articulate.]
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   1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible
      distinctness, as speech or words.
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            Music which is inarticulate poesy.    --Dryden.
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   2. (Zool.)
      (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body
          segments; as, an inarticulate worm.
      (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an order ({Inarticulata}
          or {Ecardines}) of brachiopods.
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   3. Incapable of articulating. [R.]
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            The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy.
                                                  --Walpole.

   4. Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly.
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Ecardines \E*car"di*nes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. e out, without +
   cardo a hinge.] (Zo["o]l.)
   An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See {Brachiopoda}.
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