Floating kidney. See Wandering kidney, under Wandering. -- Kidney bean
(Bot.), a sort of bean; -- so named from its shape. It is of the genus
Phaseolus (P. vulgaris). See under Bean. -- Kidney ore (Min.), a
variety of hematite or iron sesquioxide, occurring in compact
kidney-shaped masses. -- Kidney stone. (Min.) See Nephrite, and Jade.
-- Kidney vetch (Bot.), a leguminous herb of Europe and Asia (Anthyllis
vulneraria), with cloverlike heads of red or yellow flowers, once used
as a remedy for renal disorders, and also to stop the flow of blood
from wounds; lady's-fingers.
{ Kid"ney-form` (?), Kid"ney-shaped` (?), } a. Having the form or shape
of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf. Gray.
Kid"ney*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) (a) A kind of saxifrage (Saxifrage
stellaris). (b) The navelwort.
Kie (?), n. pl. [Cf. Kee.] Kine; cows. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Kie"fe*kil (?), n. [Per. keff foam, scum + gil clay, mud.] (Min.) A
species of clay; meerschaum. [Also written keffekil.]
Kier (?), n. [Icel. ker a tub.] (Bleaching) A large tub or vat in which
goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; --
also called keeve.
||Kie"sel*guhr` (?), n. [G., fr. kiesel flint + guhr an earthy deposit
||or sediment in water.] Siliceous earth; specifically, porous
||infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the
||manufacture of dynamite.
||
Kie"ser*ite (?). n. [Named after Prof. Kieser, of Jena.] (Min.) Hydrous
sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of Stassfurt, Prussian
Saxony.
Kieve (?), n. See Keeve, n.
Kike (?), v. i. [Cf. D. kijken, Sw. kika.] To gaze; to stare. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Kike (?), v. t. & i. To kick. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Kil"der*kin (?), n. [OD. kindeken, kinneken, a small barrel, orig., a
little child, fr. kind child; akin to G. kind, and to E. kin.] A small
barrel; an old liquid measure containing eighteen English beer gallons,
or nearly twenty-two gallons, United States measure. [Written also
kinderkin.]
Kill (?), n. A kiln. [Obs.] Fuller.
Kill, n. [D. kil.] A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as,
the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull,
or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill,
etc.
Kill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Killed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Killing.] [OE.
killen, kellen, cullen, to kill, strike; perh. the same word as
cwellen, quellen, to kill (cf. Quell), or perh. rather akin to Icel.
kolla to hit in the head, harm, kollr top, summit, head, Sw. kulle, D.
kollen to kill with the ax.] 1. To deprive of life, animal or
vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put
to death; to slay.
Ah, kill me with thy weapon, not with words !
Shak.
2. To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of
a book. "To kill thine honor." Shak.
Her lively color kill'd with deadly cares.
Shak.
3. To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's
language, a shower of rain kills the wind.
Be comforted, good madam; the great rage, You see, is killed in
him.
Shak.
4. To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali
kills acid.
To kill time, to busy one's self with something which occupies the
attention, or makes the time pass without tediousness.
Syn. -- To murder; assassinate; slay; butcher; destroy. -- To Kill,
Murder, Assassinate. To kill does not necessarily mean any more than to
deprive of life. A man may kill another by accident or in self-defense,
without the imputation of guilt. To murder is to kill with malicious
forethought and intention. To assassinate is to murder suddenly and by
stealth. The sheriff may kill without murdering; the duelist murders,
but does not assassinate his antagonist; the assassin kills and
murders.
{ Kill"dee` (?), Kill"deer` (?), } n. [So named from its notes.]
(Zoöl.) A small American plover (Ægialitis vocifera).
It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are
yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a
ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.
Kill"er (?), n. 1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which,
kills.
2. (Zoöl.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus Orca, of which
several species are known.
The killers have a high dorsal fin, and powerful jaws armed with large,
sharp teeth. They capture, and swallow entire, large numbers of seals,
porpoises, and dolphins, and are celebrated for their savage, combined
attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to mutilate and
kill. The common Atlantic species (Orca gladiator), is found both on
the European and the American coast. Two species (Orca ater and O.
rectipinna) occur on the Pacific coast.
Kil*lesse" (?), n. [Cf. Coulisse.] (Arch.) (a) A gutter, groove, or
channel. (b) A hipped roof. [Prov. Eng.] Parker.
Kil"li*fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several small American
cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus and allied genera. They live
equally well in fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are
usually striped or barred with black. Called also minnow, and brook
fish. See Minnow.
Kil"li*grew (?), n. (Zoöl.) The Cornish chough. See under Chough.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Kil`li*ki*nick" (?), n. See Kinnikinic.
Kill"ing (?), a. Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in
a colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible. --
Kill"ing*ly, adv.
Those eyes are made so killing.
Pope.
Nothing could be more killingly spoken.
Milton.
Kill"-joy` (?), n. One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person.
W. Black.
Kil"lock (?), n. [Cf. Scot. killick "the flue [fluke] of an anchor."
Jamieson.] A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone
inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. [Written also killick.]
Kil"low (?), n. [Prov. E. kollow the smut or grime on the backs of
chimneys.] An earth of a blackish or deep blue color. Woodward.
Kiln (kl), n. [OE. kilne, kulne, AS. cyln, cylen; akin to Icel. kylna;
prob. from the same source as coal. See Coal.] 1. A large stove or
oven; a furnace of brick or stone, or a heated chamber, for the purpose
of hardening, burning, or drying anything; as, a kiln for baking or
hardening earthen vessels; a kiln for drying grain, meal, lumber, etc.;
a kiln for calcining limestone.