Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r),
n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) The California vulture. [Local, U. S.]
2. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and
equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold,
and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon.
3. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is
no longer coined.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Colon \Co"lon\, n. [L. colon, colum, limb, member, the largest
of the intestines, fr. Gr. ?, and in sense of the intestine,
?: cf. F. colon. Cf. Colic.]
1. (Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends
from the c[ae]cum to the rectum.
Note: [See Illust of Digestion.]
2. (Gram.) A point or character, formed thus [:], used to
separate parts of a sentence that are complete in
themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place
of a conjunction.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |