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corposant
corposant (ˈkɔːpəzænt) Forms: 6 (corpus sancti), 7 corpus sant, (pl.) corpuzans, 8 (corpo zanto), corpusant, (pl.) corpusanse, 8– corposant. See also composant. [ad. Pg. and OSp. corpo santo = L. corpus sanctum holy body, or corpus sancti saint's body: cf. corsaint.] The ball of light which is somet...
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In Two Years Before the Mast, Richard Henry Dana Jr., (1815-1882) describes seeing a corposant The phenomenon appears in the first stanza of Robert Hayden's poem "The Ballad of Nat Turner"; it is also referred to with the term "corposant" in the
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Castor
▪ I. ˈCastor3 In Greek mythology, name of one of the twin sons (Castor and Pollux) of Tyndarus and Leda, brothers of Helena; represented in the constellation Gemini or the Twins, of which Castor is the first, and Pollux the second star.1526 Tindale Acts xxviii. 11 A ship of Alexandry, which had wynt...
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composant
▪ I. comˈposant1, a. and n. Math. ? Obs. [a. F. composant in same sense.] Entering into composition with other forces; a component, constituent.1828 Hutton Course Math. II. 142 The name resultant is given to a force which is equivalent to two or more forces acting at once upon a point, or upon a bod...
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Helena
† Helena Obs. (ˈhɛlɪnə) [a. L. Helena, a. Gr. Ἑλένη female proper name. The Greek Helene was the sister of Castor and Pollux, the name given to double meteors at sea; but there was perh. association also with Gr. ἑλένη torch.] A meteoric light seen about the masts of ships: cf. corposant.1563 W. Ful...
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furole
‖ furole ? Obs. [F. furole, earlier fuirole.] = corposant.1656–81 Blount Glossogr., Furole (Fr.), a little blaze of fire, appearing by night on the tops of Souldiers Launces or at Sea on Sayl-yards, where it whirles and leaps in a moment from one place to another. 1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Furole,...
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St. Elmo
St. Elmo (sənt ˈɛlməʊ) Also † St. Elm, St. Helmo, San Telmo, sant-elmo. [A corruption, via Sant'Ermo, of the name of St. Erasmus (martyred 303), Italian bishop and patron saint of Mediterranean sailors; cf. It. fuoco di Sant'Elmo.] Used in the possessive, absol., and with of to denote the luminous a...
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Hermes
Hermes (ˈhɜːmiːz) [L. Hermēs, Gr. Ἑρµῆς.] 1. In Greek mythology, a deity, the son of Zeus and Maia, represented as the messenger of the gods, the god of science, commerce, eloquence, and many of the arts of life; commonly figured as a youth, with the caduceus or rod, petasus or brimmed hat, and tala...
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witch
▪ I. witch, n.1 Now only dial. (wɪtʃ) Forms: 1 wicca, wycca, 3–6 wiche, etc. (as next). [OE. wicca wk. masc. (see next).] A man who practises witchcraft or magic; a magician, sorcerer, wizard. See also white witch.c 890 Laws of ælfred xxx, Ða fæmnan, þe ᵹewuniað onfon ᵹealdorcræftiᵹan, & scinlæcan, ...
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storm
▪ I. storm, n. (stɔːm) Also (1 stearm north.), 3–7 storme (3 steorm, storem, 5 stourme, starme). [Com. Teut. (not recorded in Gothic): OE. storm masc. corresp. to Fris., OS. (MLG., Du.) storm, OHG. (MHG., mod.G.) sturm, ON. storm-r (Sw., Da. storm):—OTeut. *sturmo-z (whence Rom. *stormo: see stour n...
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fire
▪ I. fire, n. (faɪə(r)) Forms: 1 f{yacu}r, 2–4 fur(e, 3–5 fuyr(e, 4 fuir(e, 5 feure, 2–5 fer(e, 3 south. ver(e, (5 feer), 2–7 fier(e, (3 feir), 4–6 fyr(e, (5 fyyr, 5– 7 fyer(e, (5 feyer, 6 fyar, fieare), 2–5 fir, 3– fire. [Com. WGer.: OE. f{yacu}r str. neut. = OFris. fiur, fior, OS. fiur (Du. vuur, ...
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