lady crab

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lady \La"dy\ (l[=a]"d[y^]), n.; pl. {Ladies} (l[=a]"d[i^]z).
   [OE. ladi, l[ae]fdi, AS. hl[=ae]fdige, hl[=ae]fdie; AS.
   hl[=a]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to
   E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf. {Lord}.]
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   1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family;
      a mistress; the female head of a household.
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            Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou,
            and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the
            face of Sara my lady.                 --Wyclif (Gen.
                                                  xvi. 8.).
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   2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress;
      -- a feminine correlative of lord. "Lord or lady of high
      degree." --Lowell.
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            Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, .
            . .
            We make thee lady.                    --Shak.
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   3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was
      paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a
      sweetheart.
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            The soldier here his wasted store supplies,
            And takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --Waller.
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   4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a
      title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is
      not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a
      nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or
      knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by
      right.
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   5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman;
      -- the feminine correlative of {gentleman}.
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   6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. --Goldsmith.
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   7. Hence: Any woman; as, a lounge for ladies; a cleaning
      lady; also used in combination; as, saleslady.
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   8. (Zool.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a
      lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a
      seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.
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   {Ladies' man}, a man who affects the society of ladies.

   {Lady altar}, an altar in a lady chapel. --Shipley.

   {Lady chapel}, a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

   {Lady court}, the court of a lady of the manor.

   {Lady crab} (Zool.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab
      ({Platyonichus ocellatus}) very common on the sandy shores
      of the Atlantic coast of the United States.

   {Lady fern}. (Bot.) See {Female fern}, under {Female}, and
      Illust. of {Fern}.

   {Lady in waiting}, a lady of the queen's household, appointed
      to wait upon or attend the queen.

   {Lady Mass}, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary.
      --Shipley.

   {Lady of the manor}, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor;
      also, the wife of a manor lord.

   {Lady's maid}, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a
      lady. --Thackeray.

   {Our Lady}, the Virgin Mary.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF.
   velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo;
   all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy
   hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and
   cf. {Villous}.]
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   1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads.
      Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton
      or linen back, or with other soft fibers such as nylon,
      acetate, or rayon.
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   2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops
      and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid
      growth.
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   3. Something likened to velvet[1] in being soft or luxurious;
      as, a lawn of velvet.
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   {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton.

   {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic,
      and not woody or porous.

   {Velvet crab} (Zool.), a European crab ({Portunus puber}).
      When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety
      pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}.

   {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein.

   {Velvet duck}. (Zool.)
      (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia
          fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with
          a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch
          behind each eye.
      (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}.

   {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}.
      

   {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with
      velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}.

   {Velvet runner} (Zool.), the water rail; -- so called from
      its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.]

   {Velvet scoter}. (Zool.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above.

   {Velvet sponge}. (Zool.) See under {Sponge}.

   {in velvet} having a coating of velvet[2] over the antlers;
      in the annual stage where the antlers are still growing;
      -- of deer.
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