knebelite

[Named by Dobereiner after Major von Knebel; suff. -ite ( Min. ).] Min.: A crystalline ma ive mineral, color grayish-black to black, also gray and spotted with various tints: opaque; fracture sub conchoidal. Composition: A silicate of the protoxides of iron and manganese, the formula being (FeO+MnO) 4SiO2. Found in large ma es at Dannemara, Sweden. kněck, s . [Etym. doubtful; cf. knag ; or po ibly from kink , by metathesis.] Naut.: A twist in a rope or cable. knee, *kne, *cneo, s . [A. S. спеб, спеби=a knee; cogu. with Dut. knie ; Icel. kné ; Dan. knæ; Sw. knä ; Ger. knie ; O. H. Ger.chniu ; Goth.kniu; Lat. genu; Gr. gonu ; Sansc. jánu. The root is un IMG:content-0265.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-0266.png:[blocks in formation] knělt, pret . & pa . par . [KNEEL.] *knět, pa . par.ora . [KNIT.] "A mile before histent fall down, and knee The way into his mercy." "I could as well be brought To knee his throne, and squire-like pension beg." Shakesp.: Lear, ii. 4. kneēd, a . [Eng. kne(e); -ed.] *1. Ord. Lang.: Having knees; only in compos i- tion; as, weak- kneed , knock- kneed , . 2. Bot .: The same as KNEE-JOINTED (q.v.). knee-hol-lý, knee-hōlm (or l silent), s. [Eng. knee, and holly , holm .] IMG:content-0267.png:[blocks in formation] kneēl-Ing-ly, adv . [Eng. kneeling ; -ly.] Ina kneeling manner or posture; with genuflections knee-păn, s. [Eng. knee , and pan .] Anat.: The same as KNEE-CAP (q. v.). kneepan-shaped, a . Bot.: Broad, round, thick; convex on the lower surface, concave on the upper one, patelliform. Nearly the same as meniscoid, but thicker. Exam- ple, the embryo of Flagellar i a. ( Lindley .) kněll, s . [A.S.cnyl; Sw.knall ; Ger. knall ; Wel. cnella pa ing-bell; cnalla knell.] [KNELL, v.] 1. Lit .: The sound of a bell when struck, espe- cially the sound of a bell rung at a funeral or to announce a death; a stroke upon a bell made at periodic intervals, at the time of a death or fu- neral; a single stroke is made for a child, two strokes for a woman, and three for a man. "Never sighed at the sound of a knell , Or smiled when a Sabbath appeared." knew (ew as ū), pret . of v . [KNOW.] *knib, v . t . [ΝΙΒ, v.] "Deep plunging, and again deep plunging oft, His broad keen knife into the solid ma .' Cowper : Task , v. 35. IMG:content-0268.png:[blocks in formation] "I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours." Young : Night Thoughts , i. 59. kněll, *knille, *knolle, *knowl, *knylle, v . i. & t. [A. S. cnyllan to beat noisily; cogn. with Dut. knallen to give a loud report; Dan. knalde (= knalle )=to explode; Sw.knalla to make a loud noise; Ger. knallen ; Icel. gnella to scream.] A. Intransitive : I. Lit .: To sound as a funeral bell; to knoll. "Not worth a ble ing nor a bell to knell for thee." Beaum. & Flet.: Spanish Curate , iv. 1. II. Figuratively : 1. To resound, to sound. "Your fame Knowls in the ear o' th' world." IMG:content-0269.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0270.png:[blocks in formation] "To honor Helen and to be her knight." Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream, ii. 2. *3. A man admitted to a certain degree of military rank, with certain ceremonies or religious rites, the candidate for knighthood being called upon to prepare himself by fasting and prayers, watching his arms alone all night in a chapel, and by receiving the accolade (q. v.). "A knight ther was, and that a worthy man." Chaucer: C. Т., 44. 4. One who holds a certain dignity conferred by the sovereign or his representative, and entitling the po e or to the title of Sir prefixed to his name. The dignity differs from that of a baronet in not being hereditary. Wives of knights are legally en titled to the designation of Dame, but are more commonly addre ed as Lady. ( Eng .) II. Technically : *1. Cards: The old name of the knave' or jack (q. v.). 2. Che : The name of one of the pieces the next in value to a pawn-in che , usually represented 3. Naut .: A wooden block with a sheave abaft the fore or the main mast, and known respectively as the fore-knight and main-knight. *knight-errand, s. A knight-errant (q. v.). *knight-errant, subst . A wandering knight; a knight who wandered about in quest of adventures for the purpose of showing his skill, prowe , and generosity. IMG:content-0271.png:[blocks in formation] Knight of Malta, Knight of Rhodes, Knight of St. John of Jerusalem, s. The names by which the ancient order of Hospitallers was known. Knight of St. Michael and St. George, subst . [MICHAEL.] Knight of St. Patrick, s. [PATRICK.] Knight of the Bath, s . [BATH.] *knight of the blade, s. A bully who perpetually threatened to draw his blade. *Knight of the chamber, s . A knight-bachelor made by the sovereign in time of peace, in the sovereign's chamber, and not on the field.