Flathead 音标拼音: [fl'æth
, ɛd]
n . 美国印第安部族
美国印第安部族
flathead n 1 :
food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific ;
resembles gurnards 2 :
pallid bottom -
dwelling flat -
headed fish with large eyes and a duck -
like snout Flathead \
Flat "
head `\,
a .
Characterized by flatness of head ,
especially that produced by artificial means ,
as a certain tribe of American Indians .
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Flathead \
Flat "
head `\,
n . (
Ethnol .)
A Chinook Indian .
See {
Chinook },
n .,
1 .
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Puff \
Puff \,
n . [
Akin to G . &
Sw .
puff a blow ,
Dan .
puf ,
D .
pof ;
of imitative origin .
Cf . {
Buffet }.]
1 .
A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth ;
hence ,
any sudden or short blast of wind ;
a slight gust ;
a whiff . "
To every puff of wind a slave ." --
Flatman .
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2 .
Anything light and filled with air .
Specifically :
(
a )
A puffball .
(
b )
kind of light pastry .
(
c )
A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder .
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3 .
An exaggerated or empty expression of praise ,
especially one in a public journal .
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{
Puff adder }. (
Zool .)
(
a )
Any South African viper belonging to {
Clotho }
and allied genera .
They are exceedingly venomous ,
and have the power of greatly distending their bodies when irritated .
The common puff adder ({
Vipera arietans },
or {
Clotho arietans })
is the largest species ,
becoming over four feet long .
The plumed puff adder ({
Clotho cornuta })
has a plumelike appendage over each eye .
(
b )
A North American harmless snake ({
Heterodon platyrrhinos })
which has the power of puffing up its body .
Called also {
hog -
nose snake }, {
flathead },
{
spreading adder },
and {
blowing adder }.
{
Puff bird } (
Zool .),
any bird of the genus {
Bucco },
or family {
Bucconid [
ae ]}.
They are small birds ,
usually with dull -
colored and loose plumage ,
and have twelve tail feathers .
See {
Barbet }
(
b ) .
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