Word Meanings - COSTER - Book Publishers vocabulary database
One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc.
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- GREENLANDER
A native of Greenland. - GREENLET
l. One of numerous species of small American singing birds, of the genus Vireo, as the solitary, or blue-headed (Vireo solitarius); the brotherly-love ; the warbling greenlet ; the yellow-throated greenlet and others. See Vireo. 2. Any species - FRUIT
The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3. (more info) enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin 1. Whatever - FRUITAGE
1. Fruit, collectively; fruit, in general; fruitery. The trees . . . ambrosial fruitage bear. Milton. 2. Product or result of any action; effect, good or ill. - GREENSAND
A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated, consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and potash of a green color, mixed with sand and a trace of phosphate of lime. Note: Greensand is often called marl, because - GREENFISH
See POLLOCK - GREENOCKITE
Native cadmium sulphide, a mineral occurring in yellow hexagonal crystals, also as an earthy incrustation. - GREENHOUSE
A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather. - ABOUT
On the point or verge of; going; in act of. Paul was now aboutto open his mouth. Acts xviii. 14. 7. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching. "To treat about thy ransom." Milton. She must have her way about Sarah. Trollope. (more info) - GREENWEED
See GREENBROOM - FRUITIVE
Eujoying; possessing. Boyle. - GREENHORN
A raw, inexperienced person; one easily imposed upon. W. Irving. - GREEN-STALL
A stall at which greens and fresh vegetables are exposed for sale. - GREENISH
Somewhat green; having a tinge of green; as, a greenish yellow. -- Green"ish*ness, n. - GREENBACKER
One of those who supported greenback or paper money, and opposed the resumption of specie payments. - GREENGAGE
A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France Reine Claude, after the queen of Francis I. See Gage. - GREENROOM
The retiring room of actors and actresses in a theater. - FRUITION
Use or possession of anything, especially such as is accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction; pleasure derived from possession or use. "Capacity of fruition." Rogers. "Godlike fruition." Milton. Where I may have fruition of her love. Shak. - FRUITLESS
1. Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless marriage. Shak. 2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a fruitless - GREEN-BROOM
A plant of the genus Genista ; dyer's weed; -- called also greenweed. - AYEGREEN
The houseleek . Halliwell. - ROUNDABOUTNESS
The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness. - UNFRUITFUL
Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile; barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful soil; an unfruitful life or effort. -- Un*fruit"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*fruit"ful*ness, n. - BRUNSWICK GREEN
An oxychloride of copper, used as a green pigment; also, a carbonate of copper similarly employed. - SHAGREEN; SHAGREENED
Covered with rough scales or points like those on shagreen. (more info) 1. Made or covered with the leather called shagreen. "A shagreen case of lancets." T. Hook. - SHAGREEN
To chagrin. - BREADFRUIT
The tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also breadfruit tree and bread tree. (more info) 1. The fruit of a tree found