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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
rostrum
n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give
prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium,
pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox]
2: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of
certain insects such as e.g. weevils [syn: snout,
rostrum]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Snout \Snout\ (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low
German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw.
snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose;
probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. Snite, Snot,
Snuff.]
1. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.
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2. The nose of a man; -- in contempt. --Hudibras.
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3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.
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4. (Zool.)
(a) The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod;
-- called also rostrum.
(b) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and
allied beetles.
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Snout beetle (Zool.), any one of many species of beetles
having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe
Rhynchophora; a weevil.
Snout moth (Zool.), any pyralid moth. See Pyralid.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Rostrum \Ros"trum\ (-tr[u^]m), n.; pl. L. Rostra, E.
Rostrums. [L., beak, ship's beak, fr. rodere, rosum, to
gnaw. See Rodent.]
1. The beak or head of a ship.
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2. pl. (Rostra) (Rom. Antiq.) The Beaks; the stage or
platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral
harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because
after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of
captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms
erected in Rome for the use of public orators.
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3. Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform
occupied by an orator or public speaker.
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Myself will mount the rostrum in his favor.
--Addison.
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4. (Zool.)
(a) Any beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an
animal, as the beak of birds.
(b) The beak, or sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera.
(c) The snout of a gastropod mollusk. See Illust. of
Littorina.
(d) The anterior, often spinelike, prolongation of the
carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster and the
prawn.
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5. (Bot.) Same as Rostellum.
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6. (Old Chem.) The pipe to convey the distilling liquor into
its receiver in the common alembic. --Quincy.
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7. (Surg.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a
beaklike form. [Obs.] --Coxe.
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4. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) |
ROSTRUM, n. In Latin, the beak of a bird or the prow of a ship. In
America, a place from which a candidate for office energetically
expounds the wisdom, virtue and power of the rabble.
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Thesaurus Results for rostrum:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
ambo, antlia, balcony, beak, beezer, bill, bow, bowsprit, bugle, catafalque, conk, dais, desk, emplacement, estrade, figurehead, floor, forecastle, foredeck, forepeak, gallery, heliport, hustings, jib boom, landing, landing pad, landing stage, launching pad, lectern, muffle, muzzle, nares, neb, nib, nose, nostrils, nozzle, olfactory organ, pecker, platform, podium, proboscis, prore, prow, pulpit, reading desk, rhinarium, schnozzle, smeller, snoot, snout, soapbox, stage, stand, stem, step terrace, stump, terrace, tribunal, tribune, trunk |
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Common Misspellings > |
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