drunkelewt

and n. [ME. drunkelew, dronkelewe, drunken, IMG:content-0033.png:[blocks in formation] druse Drupaceæ (drö-pā'sē-ē), n. pl. [NL., fem. pl. of drupaceus: see drupaceous and -aceæ.] A name given by some botanists to that division of rosaceous plants which comprehends the almond, peach, cherry, plum, and similar fruit bearing trees. More generally called Amygda leæ, from Latin amygdala, almond. drupaceous (drö-pā'shius), a. [ drupe (drop), п. [= F. drupe = Sp. Pg. It. drupa, LGr. δρύππα, an overripe olive, The stone inclosing the kernel is called the putamen (or endocarp), while the pulpy or more succulent part is called the (or IMG:content-0034.jpg:[graphic] 2. Given to drunkenne ; habitually in temper-mesocarp), and ate: as, he is a drunken, worthle fellow. Alon. Is not this Stephano, my drunken butler? Seb . He is drunk now. Shak ., Tempest, v. 1. the outer covering the epicarp. The true drupe consists 3. Proceeding from intoxication; done in a of a single one state of drunkenne : as, a drunken quarrel. When your carters, or your waiting va als, Have done a drunken slaughter, and defac'd The precious image of our dear Redeemer, You straight are on your knees for pardon, pardon. Shak., Rich. III., ii. 1. 4. Acting as if drunk: applied by workmen to a screw the thread of which is uneven and pro- duces an unsteadine of motion in the nut. If the tool is moved irregularly or becomes checked in its forward movement, the thread will become drunken , that is, it will not move forward at a uniform speed. J. Rose, Practical Machinist, p. 106. Drunken cutter. See cutter1 . drunkenheadt (drung'kn-hed), n. [ME. drun- kenhed , drunkinhed , dronkehed , drunken + -hed, -head.] Drunkenne . For the i two through her dronkenhede, Of witles excitacion Oppre ed all the nacion Of Spayne. stik.] 1. One of the sticks used in beating a drum. That used for the ba drum has a soft, stuffed head. Drumsticks are generally used in pairs, one in each hand of the performer. 2. Hence, from its shape, the lower or outer joint of the leg of a dre ed fowl, as a chicken, duck, or turkey. Anatomically, it is the leg from the knee to the heel, the leg proper, or crus, intervening be cut off tween the thigh and the shank, which latter is usually 3. The stilt-sandpiper or bastard dowitcher, Micro palama him an top us. [Local, U. S.]